Re: [Epic] Happy Weapons (was Tank Armor)

From: Tyler Provick <bprovick_at_...>
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 1997 17:37:28 -0400

Andrea Langhi wrote:

> > I think that it's one (or several) of the Geneva Conventions which bans
> > all sorts of nasties such as the glass-filled rounds. IIRC when it
> > comes to infantry weapons, self-propelled rounds - where the bullet
> > contains a propellant to speed it on its way - and rounds which contain
> > an explosive tip are both banned. So next time you're l;osing to
> > marines, just point out that the opponent's troops areusing illegal
> > weapons in order to gain an unfair advantage :)
> >
> And what about Virus and Toxin grenades? Also Rad grenades don't
> follow the last international laws about non-conventional weapons...
>
> -Andrea Langhi
> a.langhi_at_...

Don't forget caseless, lead, flachette, or bullets so light that they
fragment on contact (A swedish bullet I think, they were trying to design a
long ranged bullet with good accuracy, and had to re-design it to fit within
Geneva guidelines. They succeeded I believe)

Tyler
Received on Wed Oct 08 1997 - 21:37:28 UTC