The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSacrificing realism for game balancemedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square126linkfedilinkarrow-up1502
arrow-up1502imageSacrificing realism for game balancemedia.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square126linkfedilink
minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoTheir math was wrong. 45 seconds of sustained fire would require a belt far larger than any one man could carry. It wouldn’t even be logical in a vehicle turret.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago20 rounds per second, 45 seconds is 900 rounds. Each round is 25g, so 900 rounds is about 25 kg. I don’t see the issue.
Their math was wrong. 45 seconds of sustained fire would require a belt far larger than any one man could carry. It wouldn’t even be logical in a vehicle turret.
20 rounds per second, 45 seconds is 900 rounds. Each round is 25g, so 900 rounds is about 25 kg. I don’t see the issue.