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Can alliance soldiers go to the NJO and get sword training since we are facing Sith and soldiers?
The only real advantage of slugs is that they can't be deflected back at you - which is a very real danger with blasters. But other than that, they are inferior in every way. There's a reason they were considered to be an extinct weapon.
Personally, I'd probably rather take a PDW blaster for CQ combat than a sword. If the Sith is too busy blocking blaster bolts from a high rate-of-fire weapon, he doesn't have time to 1. figure out the geometry required to deflect it back and kill me and 2. hit me with the lightsaber.
That said, 60 round clip isn't much when you're shooting 950 rounds a minute.
I'd probably be dead before I could holster the weapon and draw the sword. But that's hypothetical. I haven't even RP'd here yet! So I guess I'll see.
No need to bring your father into this like a certificate of experience. I, too, have had family in the military, as far back as the civil war every male on my fathers side of the family has been in the military - except for me (combobreaker!) Doesn't take away from the fact that a modern assault rifle such as the AK-47 can fire at rates around 10 bullets a second (3 seconds to unload a clip of 30 rounds). A Jedi would have difficulty blocking that, especially from multiple vectors.
Simply put: the movies depict stormtroopers and droids as firing at slow rates of fire because otherwise it would diminish the Jedi's apparent power in films. It's a common tactic used in films: underpower the mooks to make the heroes look heroic.
Probably the fact that the movie would be nothing but a big red blur during fight scenes. :bitchez
No need to bring your father into this like a certificate of experience. I, too, have had family in the military, as far back as the civil war every male on my fathers side of the family has been in the military - except for me (combobreaker!) Doesn't take away from the fact that a modern assault rifle such as the AK-47 can fire at rates around 10 bullets a second (3 seconds to unload a clip of 30 rounds). A Jedi would have difficulty blocking that, especially from multiple vectors.
Simply put: the movies depict stormtroopers and droids as firing at slow rates of fire because otherwise it would diminish the Jedi's apparent power in films. It's a common tactic used in films: underpower the mooks to make the heroes look heroic.
[ST]Ok look I know it was wrong about blah blah blah [/ST]I'm not in the military and this isn't a pissing contest.
[ST]1. 10 rounds per second is accurate information, but add the recoil, the elements and the skill of the user:
- the rifle would jam as two or three ammunition clips
- the recoil would reduce the amount of accuracy do to the thing bouncing all over the place[/ST]
[ST]3. In order to lay down FPF (final protective fire) or suppressive fire (continuous long bursts) you need to stay in one spot so you don't injure yourself or your squad.[/ST]
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My point is, blasts will be shooting all over the place and nowhere near the oncoming sith/jedi, leaving him to run straight down the middle and towards his target.[/ST]
With that being said, if you focus your entire 12 man or 13 man(USMC) squad directly on the jedi/sith, you will kill him. It would take more than one guy to hold off a jedi/sith, at least if he had a vibrosword he could delay the enemy. It worked in KOTOR
Opinions are opinions and I didn't mean to argue with you, I'm no expert, but I see what you are saying. I have characters for the Empire and Alliance and they need friends of some sort so when you create your character, I wouldn't mind Steven or Roger haven't a battle buddy.
Welcome to the site, we've recently changed timelines and now we write Star Wars history. I'm going to hold a grudge against you, I'm just here to have fun.