CarlManvers2019
Writers Blocked Douchebag
How would combat evolve as to varying degrees it may also account for things like heat and radiation based attacks?
How would combat evolve as to varying degrees it may also account for things like heat and radiation based attacks?
Depends. Can they be 'beaten down' with repeated hits like say Halo? Or too powerful for that from modern day small arms? Also how expensive and or widespread is such a system?
Beaten down with enough firepower from modern small arms
Helps if it’s rapid fire
Costs as much as say, $100-$200 at cheapest and that’s not accounting for MODs or ones that are meant to take more firepower
I’m kinda thinking of Borderlands’ shields when I say MODs
How many rounds to bring it down fully? Just trying to get a solid figure.
5-10 and that’s not accounting for the relatively quick videogame speed recharge if they hide behind cover
One thing this might do is give real teeth to "10 round magazine" bands that are getting torn down right now. Currently these are a feel good measure that provably doesn't do much. However, if a shield would soak that many rounds it makes reducing magazines to less than it takes to pierce a shield somewhat logical. It hoses self defense of course but that's always been the goal.
Is it just the number of projectiles that allow them to overcome the force field? If so, maybe they will design bullets that fragments as some point during their flight. That or smaller bullets shot at rapid rates or maybe even multiple barrels shooting at the same time. I don’t think that this would make melee combat much more important on the battlefield. It might, however, make civilian combat (including police) more close combat intensive.
First world countries would have an easier time adapting to this. Third world nations, not so much. American soldiers facing AK-47 fire would now be considerably safer. Snipers might be a lot less effective too. I suppose that explosive can overcome the force field, either through brute force or effectively more than 5 projectiles.
If a high caliber pistol can overcome the force field, then I don’t think we need a bazooka. Even those super high powered pistols have similar energy as a rifle firing a .30-06 which is the standard hunting rifle round and similar to some weapons used by the military.I was admittedly thinking of video games when I thought this up, the more impact, that could be followed up by extra shooting, the more the shield gets depleted
If you really want to kill someone in one shot, either get a bazooka or get a VERY high caliber pistol or shotgun and shoot at VERY close range