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This Letavi planetary militia trooper is scouting just ahead of her team in a wintery landscape. She's looking for movement in a line of trees just out of frame. She's wearing an electro-optical set with comm gear, and is toting the local version of the standard Axis Army rifle, but in reduced scale and in 6.5mm Plaser, and with a 40mm grenade launcher. Her shoulder patch indicates she's with the 5th Hydonni Division (Militia/Axis Army Reserve).
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Between getting hit here in Texas by multipule ice storms,I got into a winter art mood...things being s-l-o-w at the pool store gave me plenty of time.
I watched "The Day After Tomorrow" and "The Empire Strikes Back" as I was finishing this piece to help stay on theme.
Between getting hit here in Texas by multipule ice storms,I got into a winter art mood...things being s-l-o-w at the pool store gave me plenty of time.
I watched "The Day After Tomorrow" and "The Empire Strikes Back" as I was finishing this piece to help stay on theme.
Hello, dear.
Plaser, hrmm? As in plasma-pumped laser, or as in plasma using a laser beam as a "carrier", so to speak? Or am I missing it entirely and the term is short for pulsed laser? I note the weapon still carried a cartridge ejection port. Is it using explosive compression to produce its' necessary power spike? Or is it using an electrothermal system, where the contents of the round (likely a liquid) get a charge dumped into them sufficient to plasmate them? (I would not be surprised it it was a combination of both, using an explosive compression-generated spike to plasmate a liquid medium...)
If it is a pure laser system (pulse laser), my other possible thought is using the explosive compression current spike to generate the necessary charge to fire the laser, thus necessitating the ejection port and semi-conventional action...
Ah, pardon my tech ramblings. I'm just a very old Kitsune with a love of high-tech.
Wishing you well and welcome back,
Yours,
Mika Kyubi
Kitsune-at-Large
Plaser, hrmm? As in plasma-pumped laser, or as in plasma using a laser beam as a "carrier", so to speak? Or am I missing it entirely and the term is short for pulsed laser? I note the weapon still carried a cartridge ejection port. Is it using explosive compression to produce its' necessary power spike? Or is it using an electrothermal system, where the contents of the round (likely a liquid) get a charge dumped into them sufficient to plasmate them? (I would not be surprised it it was a combination of both, using an explosive compression-generated spike to plasmate a liquid medium...)
If it is a pure laser system (pulse laser), my other possible thought is using the explosive compression current spike to generate the necessary charge to fire the laser, thus necessitating the ejection port and semi-conventional action...
Ah, pardon my tech ramblings. I'm just a very old Kitsune with a love of high-tech.
Wishing you well and welcome back,
Yours,
Mika Kyubi
Kitsune-at-Large
It's a plasma-bolt weapon that uses a laser to carry the bolt and to create a "channel" in open air to help dimminsh atmospheric degeneration of the said plasma-bolt.
The cartridges it uses are kinda like the ones used in David Drake's "Hammer's Slammers" books. The spent cartridges are bigger, hence the larger ejection port.
The addition of an "ejection port" helps make the weapon "realistic".
The cartridges it uses are kinda like the ones used in David Drake's "Hammer's Slammers" books. The spent cartridges are bigger, hence the larger ejection port.
The addition of an "ejection port" helps make the weapon "realistic".
Ahhh, QUITE useful, the information. I have to say I like it. Many many thanks for the information. I must admit to not having read the Hammer's Slammers series by Drake, though I have fleetingly glanced through them. Most of my information there came from a rather basic (to me) knowledge of some of the more esoteric methods of generating power and methods of generating a plasma. I do hope you didn't over-much mind the questions, as it is a hobby and interest of mine.
Many thanks, dearest, for the answers!
Yours,
Mika Kyubi
Kitsune-at-Large
Many thanks, dearest, for the answers!
Yours,
Mika Kyubi
Kitsune-at-Large
Seconds later, her head explodes as a .50cal slug fired by a sniper hidden in the trees enters just between her eye and splatters her gray matter in a cone behind the head as the now-lifeless body hits the ground.
...At least, it seems to me that's a possibility. Especially as a SCOUT you're just stickin' your head up like that.
...At least, it seems to me that's a possibility. Especially as a SCOUT you're just stickin' your head up like that.
Try cycling a fifty cal near a critter with ears like hers, let alone the scout drones she's got running around and cyberlinked. Besides, she's already spotted someone who hasn't seen her...thats what the camo is for...and the EW gear behind her.
A real(and good) sniper won't shoot at the scout anyway, he'd wait till the rest of the force moves up and presents a more important target.
A real(and good) sniper won't shoot at the scout anyway, he'd wait till the rest of the force moves up and presents a more important target.
Don't be so sure. An enemy would have fancy countermeasures of his own, and taking out the scouts of your enemy is the best way to lure him into a trap. It's part of modern tactical doctrine during a combat engagement, and since you mention she's Militia, that implies defensive operations. That means the enemy is planning to attack, which means denying your enemy information of your force composition and location is paramount, on both sides.
And, her ears may be good, but they won't hear a cartridge already loaded into the barrel, not to mention a .50cal slug travels faster than the speed of sound.
It's not an unreasonable scenario. :P
And, her ears may be good, but they won't hear a cartridge already loaded into the barrel, not to mention a .50cal slug travels faster than the speed of sound.
It's not an unreasonable scenario. :P
Well, she is a trained advanced scout, and would know how to use the land for cover, would know what to look out for, and have skills equal to any sniper. In fact she can do a little precise shooting herself.
Also, being Militia in her own homeground, she knows the lay of the land, it's nature, and where all the good spots are. Plus she not only has her EW/ELINT gear, but that of the force right behind her cyberlinked.
Losing contact with your scout is also info, using the tech( and realtime commo) she's got would alert CinC that somethings up and the force would have warning and come in for bear( the recce and attack drones would swarm that area...).
Big difference in 21st century tech and doctrine and 23rd's.
Snipers to survive in her enviroment need something with greater range and a "smarter bullet" than the antique ".50 cal slug", and would choose a more imporant target( he's only going to get a few shots). Snipers in her time work with that kind of equipment, or in really "built-up" areas, or have the tech advantage.
Luckly, she's just on drill and looking out for "Red Team".
Also, being Militia in her own homeground, she knows the lay of the land, it's nature, and where all the good spots are. Plus she not only has her EW/ELINT gear, but that of the force right behind her cyberlinked.
Losing contact with your scout is also info, using the tech( and realtime commo) she's got would alert CinC that somethings up and the force would have warning and come in for bear( the recce and attack drones would swarm that area...).
Big difference in 21st century tech and doctrine and 23rd's.
Snipers to survive in her enviroment need something with greater range and a "smarter bullet" than the antique ".50 cal slug", and would choose a more imporant target( he's only going to get a few shots). Snipers in her time work with that kind of equipment, or in really "built-up" areas, or have the tech advantage.
Luckly, she's just on drill and looking out for "Red Team".
"Antique"?
It doesn't matter if the joules come from exotic energy states or a slug of metal flying over a thousand miles an hour, heads still go splat either way. Furthermore, how would EW/ELINT help her when a sniper uses a visual scope? How can drones be even remotely effective when camouflage works against biological and electronic eye alike? Furthermore, drones by their very nature would be fragile, as all aircraft are (I presume you mean airborne drones as land-based ones seem ridiculous in such a situation as you described), and more shots can easily disable THEM.
Not to mention, the rest of her force charging in? Sure! Come charging in right into the minefield, get caught in the crossfire from flanked enemy forces, simply because you ran straight for the enemy position and got caught in an ambush. Like they WANTED you to do when they took out your scout.
"Smart" bullets? It's on a ballistic path, and its electronics could break or be jammed. Plus, it'd be pointless to use against someone with their face perfectly exposed. I can see that for use in cannon shells like the 20mm on the now-cancelled OICW/SABR, as that would allow for different detonation sequences for different targets, but for bullets? A perfectly expensive waste.
"More range"? .50's got a 2-mile range, or 3.2km if that's your thing. I can't imagine needing anything longer range for sniping when most people can't sight that far without a powerful scope, remaining dead still, like a sniper. There's a reason they remain still; any fluctuation in the position of the arms can turn a headshot into a clean miss.
Now, look, I'm not trying to put down the advanced tech you got there. It's very good stuff, and it WOULD be VERY effective and formidable and definitely a series of force-multipliers.
But you don't dis the .50cal just because it's old. A knife can be the wrong weapon to use at times, but it'll still be effective and incredibly deadly in the right situation. The same goes for the .50cal, and I don't see how all that fancy gear would make it any less applicable or equally effective as her weapon in this scenario here.
An M1 Garand is obsolete by modern standards, yet it can, with a scope, hit and kill a man equipped with body armor, advanced assault rifle, and battlenet-linked radio. Doesn't mean those things ain't good things to have, but it DOES mean you respect the ability of even an "obsolete" weapon to reach out and snuff out a life.
So, again, I DO lik this picture, I DO like the imaginative and well thought out tech you've got goin' there. I think it's great and realistic, in fact. But don't dismiss a rifle just 'cuz it ain't some fancy boltgun or plasma weapon, and don't be so cure that all that advanced tech is sufficient to overcome the Laws of Physics. 'Cuz 200 years from now .50BMG will still be a staple of military arsenals 'cuz it's simple, versatile, cheap, and lethal.
It doesn't matter if the joules come from exotic energy states or a slug of metal flying over a thousand miles an hour, heads still go splat either way. Furthermore, how would EW/ELINT help her when a sniper uses a visual scope? How can drones be even remotely effective when camouflage works against biological and electronic eye alike? Furthermore, drones by their very nature would be fragile, as all aircraft are (I presume you mean airborne drones as land-based ones seem ridiculous in such a situation as you described), and more shots can easily disable THEM.
Not to mention, the rest of her force charging in? Sure! Come charging in right into the minefield, get caught in the crossfire from flanked enemy forces, simply because you ran straight for the enemy position and got caught in an ambush. Like they WANTED you to do when they took out your scout.
"Smart" bullets? It's on a ballistic path, and its electronics could break or be jammed. Plus, it'd be pointless to use against someone with their face perfectly exposed. I can see that for use in cannon shells like the 20mm on the now-cancelled OICW/SABR, as that would allow for different detonation sequences for different targets, but for bullets? A perfectly expensive waste.
"More range"? .50's got a 2-mile range, or 3.2km if that's your thing. I can't imagine needing anything longer range for sniping when most people can't sight that far without a powerful scope, remaining dead still, like a sniper. There's a reason they remain still; any fluctuation in the position of the arms can turn a headshot into a clean miss.
Now, look, I'm not trying to put down the advanced tech you got there. It's very good stuff, and it WOULD be VERY effective and formidable and definitely a series of force-multipliers.
But you don't dis the .50cal just because it's old. A knife can be the wrong weapon to use at times, but it'll still be effective and incredibly deadly in the right situation. The same goes for the .50cal, and I don't see how all that fancy gear would make it any less applicable or equally effective as her weapon in this scenario here.
An M1 Garand is obsolete by modern standards, yet it can, with a scope, hit and kill a man equipped with body armor, advanced assault rifle, and battlenet-linked radio. Doesn't mean those things ain't good things to have, but it DOES mean you respect the ability of even an "obsolete" weapon to reach out and snuff out a life.
So, again, I DO lik this picture, I DO like the imaginative and well thought out tech you've got goin' there. I think it's great and realistic, in fact. But don't dismiss a rifle just 'cuz it ain't some fancy boltgun or plasma weapon, and don't be so cure that all that advanced tech is sufficient to overcome the Laws of Physics. 'Cuz 200 years from now .50BMG will still be a staple of military arsenals 'cuz it's simple, versatile, cheap, and lethal.
Rokas, chill...this supposed to be fun!!
I'm sure the .50cal will be around for quite some time, especially Ma Duce.
And even in my universe snipers have a role to play, but with different methods and toys.
But I would never truly dis .50cal, but look out...there are a lot of 20mm's coming out as sniper guns( I like ol' trusty 30.06 myself).
But you do seem to dismiss that the Bunni, might be as skilled as a sniper( or may be a sniper herself) and knows what she's doing.
Sure she can be killed like anyone else by a weapon, but then so can the sniper, and snipers aren't God, they just think they are.
I'm going to assume her skills will keep her alive( and for most modern soldiers, it goes a long way to doing just that!!).
Plus she's got two rabbit's feet, so we know she's got luck on her side as well.
Also most snipers today wait, and wait, and wait...letting scouts and patrols pass by, waiting for the target that matters most, or in some cases calling fire on a target and not firing his weapon once!! But then the role of scout and sniper have become one in some forces.
Some other points...
1.) Smart bullets are just around the corner, timewise( 25 years I figure). They may be expensive, but only the best for the best(not a "grunt's" weapon), and I'd think a sniper would qualify. But then I'd also give some of my snipers a Californium hollowpoint for those very special targets...& hope the bad guys don't have good nuclear dampers!!
2.) Drones will not always be "fragile". Example: Mk.1 tanks were fragile, but M1 Abrams aren't. It a safe prospect that drones and warrobots will follow that trend(...depending on their job of course).
A danger would be that they would watch too much Battlestar Galctica and turn Cylon.
3.) Minefields are defensive, there are some tactics for offensive minefields, but generally they are defensive. As such, I'd have more than just a sniper on overwatch.
A future tech mine might just hop-up and find a victim within it's sensor range, and that would change doctrine a bit!!
4.) Before the main force moves in the attack drones go in, also recce shells make a sweep. Otherwise, arty-time!!!
5.) Yes and obsolete weapon can kill, if in the right hands. Ther are some old but "solid" weapons that are considered "obsolete" that I'd rater use in combat that certain modern ones. I'd take an M-14 over any model of M-16!!
The deadliness of obsolete weapons has been a lesson learned during events as the Zulu Wars and having fighter bombers shot down by Maxim guns over Vietnam. But if the obsolete weapon is in the wrong hands( or under skilled),the user will be killed quickly. Neat video of Jihadis in blowing themselves up with a recoiless cannon comes to mind.
6.) Don't limit your snipers to visual ranges, you're doing them a disservice!! In SF/cybertech a sniper could have enhanced optics(either equipment or implants) and could use other non-visual means of sighting and remote sighting. Ever see the snipers in "Ghost in the Shell"? Heck those guys could stop their hearts and breathing, and rely on portable heart/lung machines to keep them alive, just so their would have ultimate breath control...and a full cyborg would have the same effect!!
Thanks for your comments, and remember this is for fun!!
I'm sure the .50cal will be around for quite some time, especially Ma Duce.
And even in my universe snipers have a role to play, but with different methods and toys.
But I would never truly dis .50cal, but look out...there are a lot of 20mm's coming out as sniper guns( I like ol' trusty 30.06 myself).
But you do seem to dismiss that the Bunni, might be as skilled as a sniper( or may be a sniper herself) and knows what she's doing.
Sure she can be killed like anyone else by a weapon, but then so can the sniper, and snipers aren't God, they just think they are.
I'm going to assume her skills will keep her alive( and for most modern soldiers, it goes a long way to doing just that!!).
Plus she's got two rabbit's feet, so we know she's got luck on her side as well.
Also most snipers today wait, and wait, and wait...letting scouts and patrols pass by, waiting for the target that matters most, or in some cases calling fire on a target and not firing his weapon once!! But then the role of scout and sniper have become one in some forces.
Some other points...
1.) Smart bullets are just around the corner, timewise( 25 years I figure). They may be expensive, but only the best for the best(not a "grunt's" weapon), and I'd think a sniper would qualify. But then I'd also give some of my snipers a Californium hollowpoint for those very special targets...& hope the bad guys don't have good nuclear dampers!!
2.) Drones will not always be "fragile". Example: Mk.1 tanks were fragile, but M1 Abrams aren't. It a safe prospect that drones and warrobots will follow that trend(...depending on their job of course).
A danger would be that they would watch too much Battlestar Galctica and turn Cylon.
3.) Minefields are defensive, there are some tactics for offensive minefields, but generally they are defensive. As such, I'd have more than just a sniper on overwatch.
A future tech mine might just hop-up and find a victim within it's sensor range, and that would change doctrine a bit!!
4.) Before the main force moves in the attack drones go in, also recce shells make a sweep. Otherwise, arty-time!!!
5.) Yes and obsolete weapon can kill, if in the right hands. Ther are some old but "solid" weapons that are considered "obsolete" that I'd rater use in combat that certain modern ones. I'd take an M-14 over any model of M-16!!
The deadliness of obsolete weapons has been a lesson learned during events as the Zulu Wars and having fighter bombers shot down by Maxim guns over Vietnam. But if the obsolete weapon is in the wrong hands( or under skilled),the user will be killed quickly. Neat video of Jihadis in blowing themselves up with a recoiless cannon comes to mind.
6.) Don't limit your snipers to visual ranges, you're doing them a disservice!! In SF/cybertech a sniper could have enhanced optics(either equipment or implants) and could use other non-visual means of sighting and remote sighting. Ever see the snipers in "Ghost in the Shell"? Heck those guys could stop their hearts and breathing, and rely on portable heart/lung machines to keep them alive, just so their would have ultimate breath control...and a full cyborg would have the same effect!!
Thanks for your comments, and remember this is for fun!!
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