Preacher
Swabbie
Banned
I just finished reading a number of the WC novels, and there's something I just don't quite "get": The "Flechette" guns. They served to "rip through" the enemies shield/armor/etc. In fact, they were responsible for a "kill" just about every time I read of 'em being used. While presented as a "gun" weapon, the description of how they worked seemed to softpedal that, and implied that they were more "released" (like chaff) rather than "fired". What I don't get is this: If they were simply released (as with a pack of chaff), they wouldn't have any significant velocity behind 'em, and therefore it seems they'd simply "bounce off" a fighter's shields, no harm done. Am I missing something, or were they actually "launched" (that is to say, released under power of a rocket or missile, etc.), and therefore logically would be as devastating as they turned out to be?... This would put 'em more in line with a type of "fragmentation'' grenade mechanism, and would be far more plausible. Thoughts?...
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