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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TanisFrey" data-source="post: 2476579" data-attributes="member: 26948">I did say that a person would dirft, ie slowly move.  Yes, an automatic would have more effect.  And of corse a rocket launcher would have even more push.  I would execpt a show to play up how much movment there would be, for effect.I missed a lot of FireFly and did not see this one, did not know Jayne's total sitution.I do think that most automatic gas driven fire mechanismn are mainly sealed and should work just fine in space.  As in they reset the mechanismn then vent to the air.  If ours don't I am shure that this would be solved in 500 years time.  Hover a recoil mechanismn may not unless you were on something with enouth mass to push back.  The biggest problem to firearms in the void of space would be contraction of the barrel due to the temp. vs how much the bullet contracts.  An army of FireFly would likely develop a heated gun for special forces.  Ship to Ship deployment would not be something attempted much when a powered breaching pod will due.  Execpt for the crazy/desperet like the Firefly crew.</blockquote>