Re: DS2: Design questions of my own.

Oerjan Ohlson wrote:

>That is to say, "when the MDC/4 has a ~50% chance of K-killing the
target
>in case of a hit, the MDC/5 has ~75% chance" :-/ (Figures taken from
the
>close range case)

So the MDC 5 gives you a 50% increase in kill likelihood, for a 25%
increase 
in capacity and cost... sounds like a bargain.

>>In addition, when calculating the difference in lethality, did John
take
>>into consideration the difference in Range?
>
>That difference is pretty minor - only 6". It matters in open terrain,
but
>not in close terrain where you aren't likely to have many 3+km lines of
>sight (ie., 30" on the table) anyway.

A range which, while not the norm, happens often enough to justify the 
increase to the MDC 5.

Brian B2

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