[HoE] Adjusting ranges on weapons

["Darrin M. Conant" <dconant@stny.lrun.com>]

Some of the guys in the group have pointed out that the effective ranges of
most weapons don't really reflect the true effective ranges that these
weapons really have. They would like to adjust the base ranges of weapons to
the following... I will also include the range where the weapon has a target
number of 10 after 3 full rounds of aiming (Giving a +6 to the roll). This
is about the maximum effective range of the weapon.


Pistols - 10 - 110 yards
SMGs    - 20 - 220 yards
Rifles  - 30 - 330 yards
Heavy weapons like the tripod mounted MGs - 40 - 440 yards

Even these ranges aren't truly accurate, but the group believes that it
would be closer to what they should feel like. I think that the main problem
we've encountered is when people try to sneak up on a fort, you have to get
terrifyingly close before their (and your) weapons become effective. Also,
covering someone while they go see if the newly discovered town is friendly
becomes very difficult.

I want to bounce the idea off you before trying it out in the game session.
Can anyone find any problems with this?