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[Minonian]

Gunman versus swordsman?

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A Normal Foot Soldier doesnt need Mastery of his Weapon. He is not expected to Life long enough as that the effort would matter wither with Bow or Rifle. So the Rifle for which you can learn the Basics much Faster than for a Bow is an much more Simple Choice.

(nods) Sound awful but your average foot soldier is nothing more but a cannon fodder. Counts enough to take effort keep him alive not matters enough to keep em out of harm's way, and when the need arises? They were sacrificed just like peasants in chess.

 

[Lianachan]

Actually that reminds me of an especially cruel sort of ammunition called Flechettes. They're basically small metal arrows which can be shot by normal guns with special ammunition but are also used in anti infantry artillery shells and rockets.

They pierce every known helmet and body armour with ease but behave like soft point bullets in soft tissue which means that they deform easily and leave big wounds with wide wound caves. They also have the ugly habit of turning and changing their direction in the target of the body additional to the deforming of the projectile.

They're considered as so gruesome that they were internationally outlawed, but the research on them is still in progress afaik.

Israel use them in Palestine. They seem to have been first used in a big way in WW1, being dropped from aircraft. I can't think of any particular research into them, off the top of my head. I'm not sure if they'd be considered a version of the dart, but if so then they've been around for a long, long time.

Edited afterthought - I suppose the flechette you're referring to, which is fired en masse rather than dropped, is quite like canister shot.

 

[Becks]

Israel use them in Palestine. They seem to have been first used in a big way in WW1, being dropped from aircraft. I can't think of any particular research into them, off the top of my head. I'm not sure if they'd be considered a version of the dart, but if so then they've been around for a long, long time.

Edited afterthought - I suppose the flechette you're referring to, which is fired en masse rather than dropped, is quite like canister shot.

Yeah, artillery fired Beehive rounds were extensivly used by the US in Vietnam.

For the research, I'm not sure how many current research projects are ongoing but I'm aware that at least one weapon manufacturer has already developed a functioning 'needlegun', the Steyr ACR and I doubt that the various militaries and manufacturers around the world have forgotten it.

 

[Lianachan]

Yeah, artillery fired Beehive rounds were extensivly used by the US in Vietnam.

For the research, I'm not sure how many current research projects are ongoing but I'm aware that at least one weapon manufacturer has already developed a functioning 'needlegun', the Steyr ACR and I doubt that the various militaries and manufacturers around the world have forgotten it.

[archaeologist mode]Ah, sorry - I assumed you meant historical research rather than development![/archaeologist mode]