BA Shotgun possible?

[=WM=Vordermark]

I have noticed there are guns galore for BA in the game, has anyone thought about adding a SHotgun type weapon for Shooting MEchs and BA to spread damage around or shoot them if they are in the air?

[Jaso the Sniper]

You mean an LBX-type weapon? or a "shotgun" like now?

[TheDrgnRbrn]

Dont see the reason to have one. Current weapon selection is already good for both anti-BA and mech duties, so why have a shotgun?

[Flyingdebris]

i'd say there is a niche to fill,  I'd love to have a weapon with a bit of forgiving aim when fighting other elementals without having to be so precise all the time.

there is some mention in the books of certain types of heavy needlers that overcome the usual poor anti armor performance of their smaller brethren, like the firedrake needler.  However it is my understanding that they probably wouldn't do much to vehicle armor.

Also clan anti personnel gauss rifles fire flechette ammo in shotgun-like spreads

[Snowball]

BA Shottie?

[SquareSphere }12thVR{]

Nice SB, i thought i had posted on something exactly like this

[[CW]Outlaw]

I think the niche of the Shotgun was replaced in CBT by the Needler, as it acts in roughly the same way, just much more gruesome. The problem with the needler is that it could not penetrate armor of any kind, that includes the armor of BA, so would have to think of something else for that. Realistically shot fired from a shotgun doesnt really have the kinetic energy to penetrate armor.

[~SJ~ Xarg Talasko]

Laser shotgun :p

[Flyingdebris]

lasers do not work that way

[[MPB]OM_Sannyasi]

funny- i just suggested this a few days ago

[snooggums]

The problem with the needler is that it could not penetrate armor of any kind, that includes the armor of BA, so would have to think of something else for that. Realistically shot fired from a shotgun doesnt really have the kinetic energy to penetrate armor.

Nor throw people back like in the movies...

[Flyingdebris]

Actually, after some thinking, what i'd rather have is to introduce some inaccuracy to the BA minigun.  Its so accurate it misses.  I'd be considerably more effective i think if it had a little more variance so that you don't have to keep a dead lock on an enemy BA.

[EagleFire]

Actually, after some thinking, what i'd rather have is to introduce some inaccuracy to the BA minigun.  Its so accurate it misses.  I'd be considerably more effective i think if it had a little more variance so that you don't have to keep a dead lock on an enemy BA.

This is what I've thought as well. Right now it' just behaves like a laser that fires for a long time, if it were given spread it would be far more useful in taking out other BA.

[Brainwright]

Eh, why?  The Micro Heavy Laser is the number two close combat weapon as is.  It's even got twenty-five meters on the old minigun implementation.

[~SJ~ Xarg Talasko]

lasers do not work that way

Science-fiction, set 1000 odd years in the future, why can't lasers work that way.