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Old 11-07-2010, 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Snake Eyes View Post
Ditto SSC's rec. I think it would be a waste of your time and considerable talent to bother with the insignificant nuances of all the AR-family clones, unless there is really some compelling non-cosmetic difference that needs to be underscored - especially since the game mechanics really aren't granular enough to take into account most of those subtleties.
Even in GURPS (3e) which allows more variance in weapon stats, most 5.56mm weapons have virtually similar stats to the M16 (long barrel) or M4 (short barrel). The only stats that really vary are cost (which doesn't matter in most games) and weight (which tends to be a small variation).
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