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Introduction to Personal Weaponry [Monday, second period]
Today the Danger Shop had been set up with quite a bit more room than usual. There were still targets at the far end of the shooting range, but that far end was quite far indeed.
"Today we're going to focus on the most extreme edge of what might be considered 'personal' weapons," Max explained, reaching down behind his desk and coming up with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. "There is a limit to the size of a weapon someone can carry. You don't see anyone wandering around with catapults or cannons slung over their shoulder for good reason: they can't. The size and weight are just too much, not just to carry, but to handle. Imagine trying to aim a catapult at someone charging you with a sword."
"So we'll be looking at the heaviest and most unwieldy weapons available today, and discussing why they may, in some cases, be worth using." He held the RPG out so that it was easy to see. "There are two broad types of this sort of extremely heavy man-portable weapon. This is the first. Extremely powerful single-shot weapons like the rocket-propelled grenade launcher attempt to pack the maximum amount of power a man can carry into one shot in one weapon. One shot from this can take out an armored vehicle, or a small house. Which is great if you're opponents are inside either of those things." He grinned and set the weapon down on the desk. "On the flip side, trying to hit just one person with a weapon like this is extremely hard. And since it only has one shot and takes so much time to reload, there's a very good chance that you won't have time for a second shot before whoever you're dealing with is right on top of you." And that was bad.
"Which brings us to the other end of the way-too-big weapons spectrum." Max reached behind the desk again and pulled out an M2 Browning machine gun. "Heavy machine guns weigh a lot. This one weighs about 50 pounds," he explained. "So it's not exactly practical for running around with." He set the thing down on the desk with a thump. "But once you get one set up, it's a pretty bad idea for anyone to mess with you." With a few quick movements he managed to deploy the tripod on his desk and settle the gun.
"Weapons this size are often capable of shooting 10 bullets every second, and those bullets are huge." Max held up a hand thoughtfully, then extended his thumb. "The M2 here fires rounds the size of my thumb." And Max had huge thumbs. "Heavy machine guns are designed to shoot lots and lots of people very quickly and make sure they don't get back up. So unlike the RPG, you a single charging guy isn't a huge worry."
He grinned slightly. "Except for one thing. Bullets this big are heavy, and shooting this fast means you need a lot of the things. In fact, most weapons this size are considered to be for two-person teams because the gun itself is plenty heavy and someone has to carry fifty or sixty pounds of ammo."
Max waved toward the back of the room. "I know I say this every week, but seriously people, be careful with these. They pack about as much destruction as can be managed into a weapon a single person can use, so no playing around."
"You know the drill. Get to it."
"Today we're going to focus on the most extreme edge of what might be considered 'personal' weapons," Max explained, reaching down behind his desk and coming up with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. "There is a limit to the size of a weapon someone can carry. You don't see anyone wandering around with catapults or cannons slung over their shoulder for good reason: they can't. The size and weight are just too much, not just to carry, but to handle. Imagine trying to aim a catapult at someone charging you with a sword."
"So we'll be looking at the heaviest and most unwieldy weapons available today, and discussing why they may, in some cases, be worth using." He held the RPG out so that it was easy to see. "There are two broad types of this sort of extremely heavy man-portable weapon. This is the first. Extremely powerful single-shot weapons like the rocket-propelled grenade launcher attempt to pack the maximum amount of power a man can carry into one shot in one weapon. One shot from this can take out an armored vehicle, or a small house. Which is great if you're opponents are inside either of those things." He grinned and set the weapon down on the desk. "On the flip side, trying to hit just one person with a weapon like this is extremely hard. And since it only has one shot and takes so much time to reload, there's a very good chance that you won't have time for a second shot before whoever you're dealing with is right on top of you." And that was bad.
"Which brings us to the other end of the way-too-big weapons spectrum." Max reached behind the desk again and pulled out an M2 Browning machine gun. "Heavy machine guns weigh a lot. This one weighs about 50 pounds," he explained. "So it's not exactly practical for running around with." He set the thing down on the desk with a thump. "But once you get one set up, it's a pretty bad idea for anyone to mess with you." With a few quick movements he managed to deploy the tripod on his desk and settle the gun.
"Weapons this size are often capable of shooting 10 bullets every second, and those bullets are huge." Max held up a hand thoughtfully, then extended his thumb. "The M2 here fires rounds the size of my thumb." And Max had huge thumbs. "Heavy machine guns are designed to shoot lots and lots of people very quickly and make sure they don't get back up. So unlike the RPG, you a single charging guy isn't a huge worry."
He grinned slightly. "Except for one thing. Bullets this big are heavy, and shooting this fast means you need a lot of the things. In fact, most weapons this size are considered to be for two-person teams because the gun itself is plenty heavy and someone has to carry fifty or sixty pounds of ammo."
Max waved toward the back of the room. "I know I say this every week, but seriously people, be careful with these. They pack about as much destruction as can be managed into a weapon a single person can use, so no playing around."
"You know the drill. Get to it."
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Those guns were only fifty pounds? His sword weighed more than that.
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