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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Skrit" data-source="post: 2777196" data-attributes="member: 34817">Energy weapons would have their uses and flaws over ballistic projectiles.Energy Weapons would be extreamly accurate because of the speed at which they'd travel. You point at it and fire, and the target would be hit. There would be no Adjusting for windage, angle, or anything. Also if you had a laser weapon that would allow for 1000's of shots before it needed replacing (AKA Lasguns in Wh40k) wouldn't that be better then a 30round clip??On the downside energy weapons don't cause much damage (Startrek aside). It will burn through you and stop and bleeding. Where as solid slug weapons have damage from impact, damage from a wound channel, and bleeding. Energy weapons might also be expensive since they could have lots of delicate lenses, parts and batteries. Solid Slug weapons are general reliable too you could burry in dirt till the bolt rusts, dig it up and kick the bolt free and it's ready to fire.As for Mythbusters they were talking about THE FORCE OF THE BULLET moving you back words. Not you falling down from tripping, loosing balance, or what ever. As for a 50.cal BMG round having knockback is just wrong.. I've seen quite a few things shot by 50Cals in my time and they tend to just explode. Such as if you take a 50cal to the very top of your breastplate it's going to make you loose your head, and most of your upper body. Take one to a limb forget about having that limb anymore.Other things to take note about bullets is everyone is designed to do a different thing. One of the failings of the 7.62 round (Failings by the US standered and why we use the 5.56) is that it tends to just blow right through the target. Where as the 5.56 tends to creat a huge wound channel because it likes to tumble when it hits you.</blockquote>

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