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A look at the MA-75's caliber/ammo | ||
Posted By: Tursas | Date: 3/7/03 7:23 p.m. | |
I briefly visited the Marathon Story page a little while ago and thought that I might check up on weapons developments. I saw that a new idea I have hasn't been mentioned yet, and seeing as how I don't want to sift through the many forum posts I thought I'd run it by you guys. Previously, I questioned whether the -75 in the assault rifle's name in fact represents a year instead of a caliber. At the time I thought that .75 caliber was impossibly large for a rifle round. Following that posting John Rychlik pointed out that the manual in fact states that the rifle "...fires 600 rounds per minute of .75 caliber shells..." hence, the 75 must refer to a caliber. Usually, when we use the term caliber, it most often refers to a cartridge fired from a pistol or rifle. However, the term 'shell' usually denotes the cartridges fired through a shotgun. Well, as it turns out, when a 12-guage shotgun fires one large projectile, the caliber of that projectile is, in fact, approximately .73. This value is 0.02" from the desired .75. But wait, that's not all! If one looks at a shotgun shell, it can be seen that, as opposed to a
So, in effect, the MA-75 may really fire shotgun shells! But that's not all either! Many times people have cursed the accuracy of the MA-75, because it's
The verdict? The MA-75 actually fires spherical 'pumpkin balls' (as
Feel free to poke holes as you see fit. |
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A look at the MA-75's caliber/ammo | Tursas | 3/7/03 7:23 p.m. | |
Re: A look at the MA-75's caliber/ammo | Agent Shem | 3/9/03 4:41 a.m. |
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