Deathstalker wrote:I agree, it would be quite effective, because the enemy would be laughing to hard to actually mount an effective defense. Of course, if one of the enemy has no sense of humor, all he is going to do is shoulder his race's equivlant of a rocket launcher or heavy phaser, and blow the buggy to hell and gone. He could even go so far as actually aiming his phaser rifle and shooting the driver of the buggy.
Ah, but you forget the power of Riker. Put Riker in the buggy... wham, everybody misses at point blank range and suddenly phaser shots go ultra-slow
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Plus more to the point, other races have not been seen to use anything like a rocket launcher or heavy phaser. One heavy phaser machinegun present at AR-559 for example would have decimated the Jem'Hadar who were rushing through a narrow hallway. Federation troops are generally better equipped than their enemies. The BEST is a shitty artillery the Klingons have, or the Isomagnetic Desintigrator (A Fed weapon).
Aiming is not a sure thing either, especially if the dune buggy is going at full speed and firing its own phaser forcing their opponents to keep their heads down (the traditional role of an HMG/LMG?)
Too bad, Argos kick ass in Trek in the open battlefield, especially if they can take advantage of their speed and strafe. The Type-IV likely has a longer range than conventional phasers as well, so the Argo could just use hit-and-run tactics.
Brian
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