RE: [HOE] Unity Question... [PEG/SHANE/WHAT THE HECK, EVERYONE!]

[Patrick Gamblin <b7um@unb.ca>]

>===== Original Message From Shane.Mclean@t-online.de (Shane Mclean) =====
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>> Oh, and, yes, I do know that, if they do work, that the recoil from it
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>> definetly work as a small rocket!  :-)  It might go something like this...
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>Only in a small way.  Remember that the "effort" required by the expanding
>gasses to move the bullet down the barrel is rather less than the effort
>required to move the weapon, and by extension the person holding it.  That
>means that something like a .22 would probably set you moving at an almost
>slower-than-perceptive pace, whereas a .50AE will be a bit quicker.

If I recall correctly, the resulting acceleration of the person firing the 
weapon would be equal to (The acceleration of the round fired)X (The mass of 
the bullet divided by (The mass of the person and the weapon and everything 
else they are wearing, added together)).

Now, figuring out the acceleration of a bullet may be too much detail. You 
could probably get by with using the speed of the bullet to find a 'speed' for 
the firer. Not accurate, as they would accelerate, not just move along at a 
constant speed, but useful enough for an RPG session.

Especially in a fight, where you want to keep things moving.

Marshal Paddy

"As I look back, I see that it had been a mistake to send the letter. If you look far enough back, you will find that everything starts at some minor point. Something small becomes something very big. Something simple becomes complex. A brief moment of time becomes the focus of a tragedy. The letter was the minor point - something of no consequence that became the start of something of... importance." - Paul Thorgrimson, 'River of Blood, Path to Ruin,' October 2001