Re: [DL] Single Action/Double Action/Gattling Weapons

["Vincent Vandemeulebrouck" <vvandemeulebrouck@yahoo.com>]

>hit.  AND gunman B only has to make 1 roll, that's 1
>chance to go bust where as gunman A has 2 chances and
>with 5d12 the odds of going bust are high.  And

That is one chance out of 1728 for each roll. Not so big, IMHO.

And chances of hitting with two bullets are:

for gunman A:   99.75% to hit with (at least) 1 bullet
                99.0% to hit with 2 bullets

for gunman B:   99.5% to hit with one bullet
                76.2% to hit with 2 bullets
                30.2% to hit with 3 bullets


On average, with a 3d6 pistol, the total damage for the round is:

for gunman A:   25.04 
for gunman B:   25.94 (no reliability check)
                24.64 (with a reliability of 19)


Personnaly, I prefer a DA pistol, with these rules, because 

* The figures tell it is almost the same
* The reliability makes the Gattling pistol lower than 
  a DA pistol
* The risks with a reliability check may hurt you
* With raises on DA pistols, you get a lot more chances 
  to hit gizzard or head
* If you carry a gattling pistol, local law will often be 
  more suspicious

But of course, overawe with a gattling pistol could be a lot better...


Vincent "Lightning calculator" Vandemeulebrouck 
The French tinhorn with a Great name 
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http://vvandeme.free.fr/Deadlands/ 



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