🚀 go-pugleaf

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Mark Morrison wrote:

> On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 00:35:31 +0100, malc <malc@NOSPAM.gothcorp.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> >the majority of weapons are similar, however the (miniscule) difference in 
> >stats does make an awful lot of strategic importance when deciding on a 
> >weapon; especially when half a kg of weight may mean the difference 
> >between being able to carry enough ammo to finish the mission or having 
> >a weapon with enough range not to worry about being mowed down before 
> >you can let off your first shot...
> >That said, I have found a couple of weapons I liked that seem to work and 
> >kitted my troops out with them almost exclusivly.  
> 
> When your guys are stronger, I like to carry a main weapon, and a
> shoret-range heave damage weapon for when I raid space ships (you
> generally fight close range in those).

I've been stung with only having Grenade Launchers, rifles, and rocket 
launchers in the middle of a small enemy craft... suffice to say that not 
many of my guys survived! I've altered my tactics since then... shotguns 
and mini-machine guns all the way!

>  THere's a gun called a
> JAckhammer (IIRC) which does something like 1440 dmagae on burst, but
> only has a range of 6 metres or so.

I've not found that to be too useful yet - I may give it another go 
though!

> 
> I also like the flame thrower.

I've only managed to use that sucessfully once - the range on it is 
dire... but brilliant for rounding a corner just to bump into 2 heavily 
armed greys ;o)

> 
> I keep meening to give someone a grenade launcher, but keep
> forgetting...
> 

I've been using them for a few missions now, not sure if they are better 
or worse than the RPGs/other rocket launcher...
They don't seem to be helping in my present missions :-( But that might be 
because I'm sending my guys out on glory-runs![1]

- Malc
 
[1] often loosing said glory-runner as soon as he strays more than a few 
feet from the secured area where there rest of the team are!