The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoSacrificing realism for game balancemedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square122linkfedilinkarrow-up1502arrow-down111
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minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month 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-up1·1 month 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.