Re: Full Metal Asgard

At 11:07 PM -0700 10/23/03, Don M wrote:
>The only people who seem to be able to hit anything at any range with a
>staff are Teul'c and Master Bratac [sic] and they're not only major
>characters, but also warriors of vast experience. Anything that does
get
>hit, is toast.  ROF is very low. I like the musket analogy, there are a
>number of scenes where masses of jaffa charge SG troopers and get cut
up
>badly.
>
>One thing of note, the bullets that the SG troopers use are "special
loads".
>As I recall the first few episodes there was an armor penetration
problem.
>This would make the jaffa's armor at least as effective as current
ballistic
>armor. More bullet resistant than proof, but Teflon loads from a SAW or
>P90....Ouch

Teflon does NOTHING for bullet penetration through armor. Its the 
tungsten or steel core. And the standard P90 is good at penetrating 
helmet armor at 200 meters as I understand it.
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