> If you really want to get technical... > > Consider ricochets when the bullet impacts a surface like a wall or > street pavement; book physics would imply that the bullet would > rebound from the surface in a text book perfect angle. In reality, > the bullet will ricochet off the surface and continue travelling > parallel to the surface at a distance of between 12 and 18 > inches. It doesn't usually matter what angle the bullet hits, so > long as it ricochets, this effect is likely to occur.
I read somewhere that soldiers are trained not to hug walls anymore but to stand a couple of feet from them. Of course that potentially makes them more likely to be spotted and shot at depending on the situation. Take your pick really. Stranger -- |\_/| Gareth L Owen, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (o o) Man in Black, heretic and itinerant DBA \_/ MSN IM ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
