07-24-2016, 05:41 AM
(07-24-2016, 05:16 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote:(07-24-2016, 04:13 AM)YDH Wrote: So, ballistics aficionados... question about Avali railguns.
Would such weapons be able to vary their projectile velocity to switch between lethal and less lethal rounds? Could you fire normal flechette rounds, swap out for a clip of taser rounds, turn the power down, and stun someone?
Easiest way to do that would be using plastic darts with limited ferrous metal near the tip of the round. It would allow you to control the max amount of force applied, without having to put some advanced annoying computer that's bigger than it needs to be on the weapon. (Screen, method of input[controls], processor, etcetra)
So changing the material, but not the amount of energy put into firing? Hmm.
What about a firing mode switch, so you would have safe, semi-auto, full auto, and stun velocity?
I assume that either way, the lower velocity will limit the range and accuracy?