I have a cyberarm with gyromount, which gives recoil 3, and the barret gives 2, dont really know where the other one is from.

I have SMG's and stuff too, where that gyromount is very useful =P

You do know it isn't always on right? You can turn off the cyberarm gyro (and thus look less ridiculous). Also you don't need to use the bipod.

Gyromount, whatever did we do before we had you?

Oh, yeah, spray and pray!

See this? Here is the perfect candidate for the Born Rich positive quality.

-paws

As for bipods, I strongly suggest a new modifier of "Weapon Braced: +1" to reflect the enhanced accuracy when bracing a weapon against a bipod, tripod, weapon mount, or simply a handy solid object. This is what gun writers loosely refer to as "bench rest" as it is indeed a more accurate way to shoot.

I can...and I dont have to, but its better to put the max values in, than it is to wonder later, and go look up 5 items, in 6 different books.

No, we fired rapid, accurate semi-auto or precise short bursts like intelligent folk. Even machinegunners don't just hold down the trigger and sweep left to right anymore.

Cyber arm * lock it in place via mental command = insta benchrest?

Bah, that doesn't fit with the Mohawks, Mirrorshades and Razorblades appeal of Cyberpunk!

To answer the original question; because the Assault Cannon is a man-portable ass-kicking high caliber cannon from hell. Consider Iraq - there's no doubt that sniper fire is a solid dis-incentive for insurgency. Nobody wants to get shot in the head without even hearing it coming. Intimidating. Now instead imagine a Army Weapons Platoon laying down the equivalent of a man-portable 25mm bushmaster cannon barrage on an insurgent position. You don't get the same precision, but I'd surely surrender. The capability for a small unit to do serious structural damage to a building before calling in tanks, artillery, or warplanes? Fuck yes.

Back in my army days the longest burst I ever fired was ~50 rounds - from the coaxial 7.62mm MG on an MBT...

I thought you're supposed to hold down the trigger and sweep if you're in immediate danger of being overrun.

That's what claymore's are for, last I checked.

Not even close, bro. That cyberarm is still stuck to a quivering, shaking, breathing, and generally unstable mass known as the living body.

I would be willing to bet the reason is: for 6 shots in a turn without recoil. I would bet 160K of that 200K nuyen in cyber/bio is...Synaptic Accel..er..Booster.

I would bet that it isn't and anyway recoil doesn't carry over to next IP.

Ok... cyber arm, torso, and leg, all told to hold position while you shoot with the other arm?

Or...you could drop 50 bucks and use a high-speed/low-drag super-fly bipod (It even says so in the gun rag ad!) while prone? Or brace your rifle up against a tree branch? Maybe a rock? How about a car hood? How about a slightly modded camera stand from Stuffer Shack for 15 ?

Hmm...

In SR you take a minus for that, because everyone knows that nobody can shoot better laying prone than they can offhand.

I'm inclined to think that the bonus for shooting from bench rest has to do with the "Take Aim" action. If you wanted to have bipods/tripods aid in that, you could always have them allow for more take-aim actions, rather than simply granting a straight-up bonus...

I'm starting to think I need to upgrade my armour to full combat gear for this.

Anyone here ever fire a machinegun in RL? I've fired the M60 and M2 50 cal. The 60 is way more accurate with the bipod deployed and in the prone position than it can ever be while the shooter is standing. Even if he is supported. the body still sways. it doesn't while lying down. plus you make a smaller target. as for spray and pray, it is still used... its called supressive fire. you aim 1 to 2 meters from the ground and fire off 9 - 12 round bursts. holding the trigger down only draws enemy fire and overheats your barrel.

I've fired an M249 and a pintle mounded M2.

As I'm a retarded with no real training, I couldn't even hit a target at 80 meters with the M2.

Well it depends on how you want to read that. Since on ARS pg 34 at the start of the ammunition section it says that the ammo listed uses the same rules as on page 312 of the mainbook. Going to BBB pg 312, it says "The ammunition's Damage Modifier and AP Modifier are added to the weapon's usual DV and AP."

So you would add a -4 AP when using it against people, and add a -6 AP when using it against vehicles. So using it in a hmg would give you a -7 AP for people, and -9 AP for vehicles. Least that is how I read it.

If you used it like you said, you would be worse off firing av rounds than apds rounds.

The Assualt cannon is big, scary, and looks cool as hell. Nuff said.

Carlos Hathcock laughs at you.



-np

It's Lapua, not Laupa

Assualt cannon are meant to be use to do major damage to vehicle and builting. In world war 2 12inches to 18 inches gun fireing HE shell where able to destory tank with direct hit as 2000 IBS of TnT can defeat any amour as it engulf the entire vehile. The naval big calicer gun where all hight velocity gun compare to low velocity howter. Snipe rifle round isnot big enought to damage than armour vehicle.

The real question one has to ask yourself concerning assault cannons is.....

WHY NOT?

Seriously, BOOM. Great for Pink Mohawks too.

QFT.

Also, in a similar vein, when someone asks me which gun for his character, my standard response is "why not both?".

Too bad Shadowrun seems to encourage a level of Gygaxian GMing that would probably make Gygax himself twitch. You can't afford to be even slightly distinct without planning to get a body sculpt after you're finished the run.