M44 offhand @ 500 yards

[Ragitsu]

Re: M44 offhand @ 500 yards

 

An inherent penalty?

[RexMundi]

Re: M44 offhand @ 500 yards

 

You could also add some more specifics just for the Weapon. The M44 is a big beefy bolt action. Exceptionally rugged, very stable, and a beast to work with for smaller folks, but it likes to shoot long and flat hence you could give the rifle itself a range level or two....

 

Recent episode of Top Guns featured the m44 it's a good watch....

 

~Rex

[Hida Tsuzua]

Re: M44 offhand @ 500 yards

 

Here's my breakdown. It's from a 6th edition perspective. While the fact that the video is "out of combat" should kept in mind, you might want to make a PC that can pull off this feat in combat.

 

A non-moving human sized target is DCV: 3 (6E2 170). Since the target is half-human sized, that's +2 DCV for DCV 5. Personally I think it's really odd, but apparently this is the "normal case." Depending on you feel, the DCV could be lowered to 0 or 2. In which case, the later math should be adjusted by a similar amount.

 

At 500 yards or 457m, you're looking at a -12 range penalty (256-512m). If he's bracing, that negates 2 points worth of range penalties. There isn't a M44 entry in the Equipment Guide, but based on other's comments, it's a fairly accurate weapon. Accurate bolt-action rifles are typically given +1 to +2 range bonus. I'll use the higher one due to the praise it has gotten. That's a total net penalty of -8.

 

Assuming you want to hit at least half the time, you need hit on a 11- (this means you will need about 4 takes to do the video). That means you need an total OCV (from base OCV, PSLs, skill levels, or whatever) of 13. If you have the target be DCV 0, you just need an 8. If you take the size bonus into account, then it'll be 10.