Cool. I still question the necessity, but that's moot, as long as Andrew and Kim are willing to roll with it.DocTomoe said:Alright, I've done some small adjustments to the article, the remaining vague bits I'll explain here.
First off, I did intend for the slide of the upper assembly to be replaced in the process of rotating out assemblies. Its a matter of being able to just de-attach the whole top-end of the pistol and fit on another to allow for a Peacekeeper to carry one or two variants of the upper assembly on them to allow them to switch calibers easily.
As for pressures, the issue is moot with the changing of the slide portion of the pistol in the process of changing upper assemblies to accommodate alternative ammunition.
... I'm not sure that entirely works, as seating a bullet deeper into a case can eliminate valuable space between powder and bullet. But OK, design bullets to accommodate that, it's fine.As for the round size, the 35mm length is the case, as noted in the footnote near there. The bullet itself would be situated deeper within the bottleneck of the casing for some of the larger calibers.
Now we're getting somewhere. Doc, you applied one speed to an entire class of cartridges. You can't do that. The cartridges act differently. I know you took those calibers from real-life rounds, so please apply those speeds instead of a blanket 2,500 fps.In regard to the speed of the round, I was basing the velocity off of the 5.7 x 28mm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.7x28mm , I bumped up the speed only because of the size of the casing being much larger than that of the 5.7x28mm. However, I'll bump it down a smidge.
Agree to disagree.In regard to the PDW performance, I would have to disagree and sight the Five-seveN, which is capable of performing quite nicely with it's rather tiny round.
R1. Like I said, a PDW round. No qualms here.As for the caliber variety, I shall explain the use of each;
1. 4.6mm, Selected to allow for optimal light-armor penetration. The small size of the bullet allows for it to enter the target individual and pass through, without causing excess shock to the surrounding organs and tissues along the bullet's travel path.
2. 5.58mm, Selected for taking out unarmored soft targets, its larger width would reduce it's capability to penetrate armor, yet it would still be capable of excess speeds and it's greater mass would increase the inflicted wound size and the shock induced to the target.
3. 7.63mm, Its getting me more kinetic impact energy, and far more stability if obstacles are between the shooter and the target such as glass, foliage, or lighter wall materials.
4. 9.1mm, Yeah, Kim likes it.
5. 10mm, It delivers increased kinetic energy on impact, and it's larger shape inflicts a far wider wound upon the target. Additionally, since the Peacekeeper force is populated by former 5th XF, there would be a populace which are quite fond of 10mm ammunition and would be far more familiar with it's impact characteristics.
6. NAM 12mm, I added a blurb about the tooling of the weapon to accommodate the caliber. As for the availability... I would suggest looking at the individual character relations with governments, such as Yuriko, whom is in possession of a HHG for example. It is a reasonable assumption that if the UOC were to continue to forge positive ties with the Nepleslian Democratic Imperium, that there would be a market for 12mm ammunition.
7. LSDF 12mm, A designation I whipped up for the .50 utilized by the Lorath for the Hand Cannon. Additionally, I added the blurb regarding specialized tooling for a pistol which would accommodate the round.
Fair enough. I was mostly annoyed with all the stuff about the calibers. The other details I mentioned are ones that I like to have personally, as I've had to make them up for other guns along the way. But hey, so it goes.Finally, on the matter of details; I did what was asked of me for the template. I filled in the blanks that were needed, and have provided a bit more information than some of the other weapons which have been approved. If I need to do something special here, I'd like to know why.
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