So assuming strenght enhancing technology makes carrying large weapons and armor more practical where would the shield and gun combo best be utilized?
So assuming strenght enhancing technology makes carrying large weapons and armor more practical where would the shield...
Adam Miller
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Adrian Bennett
Room clearing, vip/material protection,riot control and boarding action.
Jason Diaz
Assuming armor was available that greatly enhanced strength and speed, and we had access to energy/nanofilament/power melee weapons, what circumstances might they realistically be used in when other people still have guns?
Something like Assault Marines in 40k? Or as a secondary CQC weapon with some extra pzazz like in Destiny?
Lincoln Howard
During riots. In actual military engagements the other guys will also have bigger guns so a shield would just mostly slow you down and not let you grab an even bigger gun.
Leave armor to actual vehicles.
Alexander Myers
second.
Basically any environment where most of your threat is going to come from small arms.
Urban or Field combat has too much risk of heavy ordinance negating the value of your shield completely
Possible exception if your shield bearer is highly mobile, I got a character in a modern fantasy superhero campaign whose basically warmachine with power armor generated and powered by Mars, Kerebos, and Hephaestus. He jets around and 'skis' like one of those heavies from from Tribes
Josiah Thompson
Breaching doors. Today, it's done with crowbars/hammers for slow/low risk and explosives [so the soldiers have to back off for safety] in fast/high-risk situations.
With lightsabers, the breach man could wave his tool around the door and the point man (with a gun) could go right in.
Ayden Smith
Why would your shield guys ever be stationary? I would think the best way to use them is to always push the line forward and prevent the enemy from pushing you back or pushing through your lines. If they come at you they hit a wall and get bullets to the face for their troubles
Connor Reyes
>He jets around and 'skis' like one of those heavies from from Tribes
That's some anime shit right there. Though, it did give me an idea. What if the Tribes mechanic of sking were brought to a fantasy setting via magic armor?
Jace Kelly
Artillery kinda makes the block infantry formation moot
That and vehicles/real armor
It is pretty anime user, I'll admit, many gundam jokes are had especially since he has side and back verniers for manuevering.
Which is funny because he's a 30 something ex marine who doesn't know shit about anime, so everyone's jokes are lost on him.
Brayden Brooks
>tribes
Fuck man, give me back Earthsiege, or even Starsiege, any day of the week.