» Fri May 27, 2011 6:21 am
I hope the BAR isn't reality based, but somehow "lore" related, as the "real deal" is pretty much, (as far as Fallout tech goes) a non-starter, not to mention the fact that you need an entire new ammo category/caliber to make it run.
For its time, it was a devastating weapon, but that time passed very quickly, to be replaced with what we now refer to as an "M-14". Face it, a "SAW" that held only 10 rounds, however effective they might be, does nothing for the "spray 'n' pray" doctrine of modern (i.e.-post BAR/WWI) combat weaponry, especially once you need to mitigate the effects of recoil on those 10 rounds.
A "Hunter's Rifle", in the same caliber would be much more effective. The "lurv" for this beast must come form some WWII FPS that glamorized its role in actual effectiveness...
EDIT- After looking at further posts, it seems that the general consensus is that the BAR is (and somehow "should be") a .308 weapon, when in fact it was actually .30-06...
If such is true, at least from a gaming standpoint, it still would be inferior to an M-14, as the later model had several more features to increase durability, accuracy, and ammo capacity.
Again, I defer to "some other game who got it wrong" as well...