Re: Near Future Rules Draft is up!
From: Alan Brain <aebrain@d...>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 13:08:04 -0500
Subject: Re: Near Future Rules Draft is up!
On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Ludo Toen wrote:
> Your probably right about the warhead. I'm thinking more of
the
> delivery system. Because conventional firearms woundn't operate in a
> vaccum,
Why ever not? Lubrication of moving parts is a problem, but other than
that, no worries.
Cordite etc contains its own source of oxidant. There is not enough
oxygen in a gun tube to support complete combustion of any propellant,
the propellant must have its own oxidant already in it.
True even for Gunpowder - the Saltpetre.
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