New guns for SG1?

[gfps]

When it comes right down to it, the P90 is not too far evolved from the 1st firearms/sidearms. You pull a trigger a hard metal projectile flies down the barrel and continues, usually until it impacts with someone/something - unless you are a really bad shot. Crude but effective! Against the mechanical spiders, Zats and other electronic weapons were ineffective. Thor was at their mercy. If he had an old sixgun or scattergun, he could have defended himself. Heck, even a good medievel mace would have been more effective than a zat!

[Koala]

The primary improvements with the P90 are ergonomic. It;s reputed ability to pierce so many layers of kevlar is more likely the reulst of improved ammunition.

The P90 is used by the SAS, German Security Police, US SWAT teams, and other "elite" units.

[Koala]

Sorry about making a second post but forgot about the zat issue.

I would think that any civilization capable of creating energy-based weapons would be capable of creating some form of an energy dispersal (or absorption) grid or device soon after. The absorption device would basically just be a big capacitor, which would release its energy to power other "devices" the holder had.

It would further make sense that differnt type of energy or plasma weapons would require different types of neutralizing defensive steps.

In the case of a zatnikatel, since it basically "shocks" the target, perhaps an anolgous defensive device would be like the wire mesh used to "harden" military electronics from EMP of nuclear blasts. A bit different but similar enough conceptually. You would block the "shock" and basically "insulate" the target. Multiple blast would have no effect since supposedly each shot from a zat is at the sasme energy and frequency levels, and since each is blocked there would be no cumulative effect.

[Åsgard Shal]

just give me my 9mil. For me it is easy to carry, ammo is easy to store and well It handles like a dream............I love it. I hit the target all the time.......

[Koala]

but "slug throwers" don't work well in a zero-g environment. and 9 mm has a lower stopping power (but won't go thru walls if you miss - which is why police departments use them now). i'd prefer a .45 with a decent sized clip loaded with hydra-shock scorpion ammo.

[gfps]

I sure hope our local police never get any P90s. I'd hate to catch a stray round from a cop who was trying to shoot someone on the next block. Those armor piercing rounds could probably penetrate a couple of houses on the way to my butt! :dead: