RE: [HoE] Some Thoughts on Ammo

[David Pearson <regault@u.washington.edu>]

>I guess I can live with 7.62 (AK-47, right?) doing 4d8 damage, though this
>seems a little much to me.  But how on earth does a 5.56 round (M-16) do 3d8
>damage?  Those bullets aren't THAT big, are they?  The 7.62 is at least close
>to a 9mm with a bit more powder behind it, but the 5.56 is almost half the
>size of a 9mm slug, right?  I was under the impression that most assault
>weapon bullets tended to be a little smaller than standard rifle rounds, or at
>least didn't have as much powder, as they were designed with the idea that you
>wouldn't be shooting at anything past 300 ft. or so.  

Assault rifle bullets tumble in flight, so they tend to ricochet once they enter the body. I've read medical reports in Scientific American of people caught in gang firefights with entrance wounds near the collarbone, and exit wounds closer to the pelvis.
I'm personally waiting to see the Beretta Sniper Rifle as a piece of gear. (RI: 40, 5d10 damage...)

Lane Pearson