Re: Everyone is a sharpshooter

On 30 Nov 2003 17:47:00 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (st3ph3nm) wrote:

>Douglas Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
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><snip> 
>> A 14 is a oprofessional level of skill.  Means that he knows what he
>> is about with that blaster.
>> 
>> During my days in the Army, a pop-up human torso target at 100m would
>> stay up for about 2 seconds.  We were expected to hit it. It was on of
>> the easy tragets.  Had I fired a burst at that range, wit a stable
>> weapon and iron sights, I probably would have hit with at least two
>> rounds.
>> 
>> So I don't see any problem.
>
>Especially when it's a beam weapon with no recoil, and no adjustment
>needed for wind or gravity and not much for movement - you certainly
>wouldn't need to "lead" the target.  If the weapon in question has a
>half decent sight on it (IOW, it points the same direction as the gun)
>I have no problem with these results, either.  14 is a very competent
>skill.

I don't see how skill matters at all when a weapon has ACC that high.