RE: [SG] HAMR

It is also counter to the Geneva Convention to use that round against
human
targets.  Course I have always considered belt buckles and web gear to
be
material.

Bob

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[mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of John Atkinson
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 3:28 PM
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [SG] HAMR

--- Laserlight <laserlight@quixnet.net> wrote:
> Under the section on snipers, it mentions the Heavy
> Anti Materiel
> Rifle or HAMR.  What is this supposed to represent?
> A .50 cal rifle,
> or something bigger?

I always presume so, considering that "anti-materiel
rifle" is what .50 cal rifles are called.  Mostly
because that's what they are used for since it's so
much overkill it's ridiculous to shoot individuals
with it.

NRE has a 13mm Electrothermal-chemical rifle in that
role.

> Imapct 2d12 seems a lot for a .50 cal, but IIRC a
> recoilless has a
> large signature so wouldn't be appropriate for a
> sniper.

Yeah.

John

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