Re: [HOE] Burst

[Jason Young <jason_d_young@yahoo.com>]

--- Scott Pedersen <spederse@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > When a weapon has a ROF of 9, will it then be able to
> > only fire 6 bullets at a time (2 bursts instead of
> > 3)??? We have so far let this be possible, but the
> > question was raised in the last session and the
> > almighty Marshal wanted to consult the other twisted
> > minds of the listserv. Your input is much appreciated.
> 
> As I understand it, yes.  A firer can choose how many bullets he wishes
> to
> fire in multiples of three.  Therefore, the person in your gaming group
> with
> more bullets than sense can choose to fire either 3, 6, or 9 bullets (in
> 1,
> 2, or 3 bursts respectively).  Of course, it is my opinion that a player
> should declare their intentions before any dice rolling is done.  Either
> you
> are spraying on full-auto, or you're not.  If you are taking the wall of
> lead approach, you don't really have time to evaluate the success of
> each
> bullet before firing the next.

As I understand things (though I don't know much about firearms), various
modern military weapons have 3 settings: single-shot, burst, and
full-auto. In HOE, I would therefore give a player the options of
single-shot (ROF 1), burst (ROF 3), and full auto (ROF 9).

And yes, you'd have to declare your selection before any dice were rolled.

HTH,

Jason

(Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.)

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