Want a really good look at that Rebel HMG?

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-02-04 06:08am

Um, it says on that card there it's an "artillery" weapon. Does anyone else think "sus?"

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-02-04 06:17am

It also says "repeating blaster". Whatever it's classification in the card game, bah.

Jim Raynor · Post by **Jim Raynor** » 2004-02-04 07:18am

Stofsk wrote:Um, it says on that card there it's an "artillery" weapon. Does anyone else think "sus?"

It's been a long time since I've played the SW CCG, but I remember that "Artillery Weapon" was only a game mechanic. It has no meaning in the actual reality of SW.

Meest · Post by **Meest** » 2004-02-04 02:26pm

I have the laserdisc rip of ESB on DVD and there is a scene where it fires one big blast, unless there's another fire mode that's a pretty big repeating blast. Can capture a short bit of it if someone has webspace to upload to.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-02-04 07:31pm

Not so far-fetched. Original Maxim guns (and before them, .50 cal. mechanical Gatlings) were deployed as field artillery, before they were understood how to be used. There is a historical precedent for heavy and medium machine guns as "artillery" emplacements.

Meest · Post by **Meest** » 2004-02-05 04:42am

After reviewing it again, it is shown to fire several repeating big blasts, 3-4 pulses/sec. Maybe the rebels expected, or we didn't see any troops approaching and just turned the guns on the vehicles, to me it looks like that thing can mow down lines of troops.

Icehawk · Post by **Icehawk** » 2004-02-05 05:11am

Meest wrote:After reviewing it again, it is shown to fire several repeating big blasts, 3-4 pulses/sec. Maybe the rebels expected, or we didn't see any troops approaching and just turned the guns on the vehicles, to me it looks like that thing can mow down lines of troops.

I could see those weapons being usefull against AT-ST's and other light vehicles easily especially since star wars weapons have variable power settings. Although its primary purpose is no doubt to take on enemy troops.