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[GiglameshDespair]

It's a massive railgun.

[~Neri]

Still, railguns scale up. Should have more ammo.

[GiglameshDespair]

If we're going on realism, we shouldn't have mechs.

That aside, it'd be rather pointless: it's not like they're going to run out very often with forty shots.

[~Neri]

*Everyone runs out of ammo except those with lasers*

[Again_Dejavu]

*Lasers run out of power*

[Rolepgeek]

Aye, but what's the caliber on that? The caliber on these is some 10mm, not 10cm.

Donjon is pretty awesome, I know this to be true.

Also, that's what I was saying, Dice; I think they're needles(and not two meters long, but maybe one), but still, unless it's bursts, 25 shots isn't much.

Giglamesh, actually, if you can't resupply between every battle, forty shots isn't much, since misses are very, very common.

And logical fallacy; we can want realism for everything surrounding the basic premise of the game while stille wanting the basic premise of the game to stay the same.

[~Neri]

*Lasers run out of power*

*Has a nuclear reactor*

[Rolepgeek]

*Lasers run out of power*

*Has a nuclear reactor*

*The nuclear reactor is out of power*
...
*yes, we do all have cancer*

[Again_Dejavu]

*Uranium rods become spent*

[~Neri]

How would those run out so fast? I mean, unless I am fighting for weeks straight with no stopping for replacements, that shouldn't happen.

[Again_Dejavu]

We never specified a timeframe

[GreatWyrmGold]

I really don't buy the whole '1 cm ball bearing' thing as ammo for a gauss cannon. Just saying.

A. No aerodynamics; you need what is effectively a tungsten needle for it to survive the speeds it's going at and hit the target
B. Inefficient armor penetration; again, a needle is far better; since you don't need to worry about relative mass(since the more mass there is, the more mass is being pulled by the magnet) for any reason beyond recoil(not a negligible consideration, granted), I'm thinking they're more like 20-30 cm long needle-shaped projectiles.
C. Pellets are dumb. :p

Pellets work pretty well for bullets. Which are also aerodynamic and pierce armor pretty well. It doesn't take a great deal of modification for a ball bearing to become a good bullet.

And logical fallacy; we can want realism for everything surrounding the basic premise of the game while stille wanting the basic premise of the game to stay the same.

Thank you.

Alice grinned. "People die in war, kid. Bystanders. Innocents. And you're gonna be the one who blows them away. "
She knealt, and leaned closer to Angel.
"The people we're gonna kill are people just like us. Just lookin' at a different point o' view."

You're not going to deprive her of her cheerful childhood naievity before the first mission.

[Rolepgeek]

I really don't buy the whole '1 cm ball bearing' thing as ammo for a gauss cannon. Just saying.

A. No aerodynamics; you need what is effectively a tungsten needle for it to survive the speeds it's going at and hit the target
B. Inefficient armor penetration; again, a needle is far better; since you don't need to worry about relative mass(since the more mass there is, the more mass is being pulled by the magnet) for any reason beyond recoil(not a negligible consideration, granted), I'm thinking they're more like 20-30 cm long needle-shaped projectiles.
C. Pellets are dumb. :p

Pellets work pretty well for bullets. Which are also aerodynamic and pierce armor pretty well. It doesn't take a great deal of modification for a ball bearing to become a good bullet.

Really? You think a round ball is better for being accurate and penetrating than a bullet-shape?
And would you rather have a 1/2 oz. piece of metal flying at your opponent at mach 7, or a 28 oz. sharpened piece of metal flying at your opponent at mach 7?

[~Neri]

What if I want both? At the same time?

[Rolepgeek]

What if I want both? At the same time?

Sorry, we only have 1 barrel.