Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780937279236
ISBN number: 0937279234
Label: R. Talsorian Games
Manufacturer: R. Talsorian Games
Page Count: 224
Printing Date: 1990
Publishing house: R. Talsorian Games
Sale Popularity Level: 1168513
Studio: R. Talsorian Games
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'When your back's to the wall, all you can trust is the Edge of the Sword. R. Talsorian and The Armory's Kevin Dockery present the very first in a series of manuals on modern paramilitary subjects. The Compendium of Modern Firearms is a ... book detailing the weapons of paramilitary police, army units, and hostage rescue teams worldwide. A set of comprehensive conversion rules also lets you place these guns inside the majority of modern role-playing systems.'
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When I very first saw this book in a gaming store a few years ago, I was initially put off by the fact that it was a role-playing reference book. Flipping through, one finds tables of to-hit rolls and other such gaming information, in this case specific to the D20 gaming system. However, looking past that annoying detail, this is a really great reference.
If you can ignore the game-specific information, you will find one of the most comprehensive, easy to use reference books on modern small arms you are likely to find. It includes listings for muzzle velocities, muzzle energies, three different rates of fire (cyclical - the maximum rate at which the weapon's action can cycle, automatic - the rate of fire including time to reload and for cooling, and single shot - the number of aimed shots that can be fired in a minute). It includes stats for magazines, including size and weight both empty and loaded, trigger groupings, sights, feed, accuracy, etcetera.
The book is no longer cutting-edge, and lists some modern production firearms in their older, prototype versions. I don't recommend it for somebody looking for stats on weapons developed very recently. If, however, you are looking for quick, broad-reaching coverage of virtually any small arm produced from the end of the First World War through the publication date (1991), this is the book for you. If you happen to be a D20 gamer in a modern setting campaign, it's even better for you.
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