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Lets talk vehicles

Started by GeekyBugle, April 25, 2021, 07:16:16 PM

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HappyDaze

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April 27, 2021, 02:04:47 PM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on April 27, 2021, 01:58:26 PM
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Ah, yes. Well, rifle cartridges from the 30s would be just a powerful. I guess the real question would be things like submachine guns (.45 Thompsons, for example).

Correct, so far my best info is almost all handguns are useles (exceptions being the 38/44) and most rifles wouldn't stop the car except the BAR and one other similar to it unless they hit the tires, driver, radiator or a hose. Big game rifles would penetrate the body and probably hit the ppl.
The BAR doesn't fire anything all that different from the rifles of the day. The .308 or 8mm rifle rounds of those days packed a considerable punch.

Different enough to crack an engine block.
The BAR fired the 30-06 Springfield. That was a standard military rifle round at the time. It's not until later that lighter rifle rounds (like the 5.56mm) become more typical.

Omega

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April 27, 2021, 04:27:29 PM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on April 27, 2021, 01:57:03 PM
Gangbusters, M,S&P.E. I own, hadn't thought of checking for inspiration or to "borrow" from.

Crimefighters by David Cook?

Gangbusters and Star Frontiers share a somewhat similar vehicle combat system. SF has the more robust of the two though and covers more than just cars.

And correct Cooks mini-RPG in one of the early issues of Dragon.

moonsweeper

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April 27, 2021, 04:42:27 PM
BAR was a .30-06...equivalent to a 'modern' .308...it'll kill an engine block.
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HappyDaze

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April 27, 2021, 05:07:09 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 27, 2021, 04:42:27 PM
BAR was a .30-06...equivalent to a 'modern' .308...it'll kill an engine block.
Right. I was objecting to the idea that the BAR used a round that was exceptional for it's era. Most military rifles of that time fire comparable rounds.

Brad

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April 27, 2021, 05:08:17 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 27, 2021, 04:42:27 PM
BAR was a .30-06...equivalent to a 'modern' .308...it'll kill an engine block.

I'd take a 30-06 over a .308 for stopping power due to a combination of heavier bullets and more powder. In gaming terms, 30-06 is going to incur slightly more encumbrance but do slightly more damage.
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GeekyBugle

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April 27, 2021, 05:35:50 PM
Quote from: Omega on April 27, 2021, 04:27:29 PM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on April 27, 2021, 01:57:03 PM
Gangbusters, M,S&P.E. I own, hadn't thought of checking for inspiration or to "borrow" from.

Crimefighters by David Cook?

Gangbusters and Star Frontiers share a somewhat similar vehicle combat system. SF has the more robust of the two though and covers more than just cars.

And correct Cooks mini-RPG in one of the early issues of Dragon.

I've got that mini-RPG... Somewhere.
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moonsweeper

#36
April 27, 2021, 06:42:05 PM
Quote from: HappyDaze on April 27, 2021, 05:07:09 PM
Quote from: moonsweeper on April 27, 2021, 04:42:27 PM
BAR was a .30-06...equivalent to a 'modern' .308...it'll kill an engine block.
Right. I was objecting to the idea that the BAR used a round that was exceptional for it's era. Most military rifles of that time fire comparable rounds.

Yeah it was a standard military round.  I actually didn't see your post when I made mine. (I hadn't gotten to the next page yet.)
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