Re: SG - New Israeli's _ Eureka Miniatures

On Mon, 1 Sep 1997, Steve Pugh wrote:

> gases to worry about. But the whole point of a gauss rifle is to 
> throw a very small penetrator at very high speeds.

Well, there's no reason it couldn't fire a heavier projectile at lower 
speeds -- e-mag arty probably will -- but that would affect the range
and 
penetration.

> I don't think 
> you'll be able to do much about the sonic boom.

With sufficient PSB, you can... but the sonic crack is harder to locate 
than the sound of firing anyway. I'm not sure a suppressor would have 
many military applications. The sniper's happy with no muzzle flash or 
sound -- the target dies before hearing the projectile. 

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