Re: COLONIAL WEAPONS

--- Scott Clinton <grumbling_grognard@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> What about a plain'ol future tech LASER rifles?

Low rate of fire (SG, p 27) and low impact (best
mil-grade sniper rifles have only d8).	Plus you have
optics to worry about here--how much dirt/grit/abuse
can they tolerate?  And if it breaks, it's not easily
repairable--a cased ammunition rifle can have spare
parts machines in a garage.  Laser rifles require an
electronics industry.  While there may be a light
electronic industry on a colony planet, if you have to
ship the spare parts half-way around a planet with
poorly developed transportation networks the costs get
pretty high and the availablity is questionable.

John

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