 Wanted: The Chaingun from "All Tommorow's Parties" |
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 Aug 11 2011, 11:47 AM
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Immortal Elf  Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392  |
QUOTE (Neurosis @ Aug 10 2011, 02:20 PM)  The thing is not anything like an actual 'chaingun' (minigun), it sounds more like a flak cannon to me. The name is a joke, much like Reason in Snow Crash. ("They'll listen to Reason" "Are you crazy? We just tried that." "No, this is reason." Pulls out a full auto minigun with uranium rounds out of a breifcase.) The gun fires lengths of chain, hence "chain gun." |
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Aug 11 2011, 10:15 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 935 Joined: 2-September 10 Member No.: 19,000 |
Yep, read both books and get that. : )
But the previous stats someone had posted looked more like an actual chaingun. |
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Aug 12 2011, 12:21 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,092 Joined: 3-October 09 From: Kohle, Stahl und Bier Member No.: 17,709 |
QUOTE (Neurosis @ Aug 10 2011, 06:20 PM) The thing is not anything like an actual 'chaingun' (minigun), it sounds more like a flak cannon to me. *beep* You have just triggered one of my pet peeves: A chaingun is a single-barreled machine cannon where the action is cycled by an external motor instead of using recoil or gas pressure. Power transmission is often done with a roller chain, hence the name. "Minigun" and "Gatling Gun" refer to weapons with multiple barrels in a rotating configuration. Both are actually names of weapons, but have become something like generic brand names. And just for completeness, a revolver cannon is something different again. Basically it's a gatling-style weapon which rotates only the chambers but fires through a single barrel. OK, enough nitpicking...the stats look fine (well, 18(f) nuts, but that's what this weapon is supposed to be (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ), I'd just add chunky salsa rules to reflect the warning about confined spaces. |
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Aug 12 2011, 12:53 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (Sengir @ Aug 11 2011, 08:21 PM) *beep* You have just triggered one of my pet peeves: A chaingun blah blah blah Ahem: QUOTE (Draco18s @ Aug 11 2011, 07:47 AM) The name is a joke
The gun fires lengths of chain, hence "chain gun." |
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Aug 12 2011, 08:42 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,092 Joined: 3-October 09 From: Kohle, Stahl und Bier Member No.: 17,709 |
Ahem: *points to the quote I was responding to"
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