RE: HAMR time

Definitely warrants a reduction in movement in my book then.

Magic

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> [mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of John Atkinson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 11:12 AM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: HAMR time
> 
> 
> 
> --- Tomb <tomb@dreammechanics.com> wrote:
> 
> > [Tomb] Why yes. The penalties are identical. None. 
> > 
> > [Tomb] Now, you could, if you were inclined,
> > consider the guy lugging
> > the HAMR (if by himself) to be encumbered. That
> > wouldn't be what one
> > would do for the average SAW (think Minimi/M249 -
> > not _that_
> > encumbering!). But the HAMR is monsterous enough to
> > make a one-person
> > lug rather unwieldy (and hence merit a reduction in
> > movement). 
> 
> I would.  An M-249 with bipod and tools weighs 7.718
> kg (17.00 lbs).  200 round box magazine weighs 3.14 kg
> (6.92 lbs).  Spare heat shield, spare barrel assembly,
> and barrel bag weighs 3.178 kg (7 lbs).  So a SAW
> gunner with a combat load of 600 rounds is carrying a
> total of 29.598 kg (44.76 lbs)  Source is the
> operator's manual for said weapon.
> 
> The Barrett .50 cal M82A1 weighs much more --12.9 kg
> (28.5 lbs).  And that's just the rifle (according to
> http://www.barrettrifles.com/rifles.html).  Ammunition
> is heavy as hell also.  I can't find the numbers right
> now, but a magazine of 10 rounds is probably about 2/3
> the weight of the SAW magazines.
> 
> But wait, there's more!  The overall length of the
> M-249 is 1.35m (40.75").  Pretty handy, and there's a
> collapsible stock version that's even shorter.  The
> Barrett is 1.4478m, a total of 57".  IOW, nearly 5
> feet long. 
> 
> 
> John
> 
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