eliyes: (Atlantis)
Eliyes ([personal profile] eliyes) wrote2011-02-12 08:13 pm

A thought

The logistal problem with firearms practice/training in Atlantis prior to re-establishing contact with Earth is that the ammunition they brought with them is all the ammunition they have. What's the right balance between keeping skills sharp and conserving valuable resources?

[identity profile] eliyes.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
The question is then whether they chose to use some of their limited space bringing non-live ammunition.
taichara: (Azul -- ?)

[personal profile] taichara 2011-02-12 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
They can't find something useful when they arrive? ;p Not very resourceful --

[identity profile] eliyes.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
The cultures with firearms (as opposed to arrows, javelins, or other effectively nasty projectiles having shafts) either are not advanced enough to have ammo they could use in their Earth-made guns, or else have energy weapons.

Which, I grant you, is probably part of why they started picking up Wraith weapons in numbers larger than needed to study them. I do wonder why they didn't bring any zats with them... But I feel that Ronon's gun is technologically superiour to zats, so there! XD
taichara: (hokuto)

[personal profile] taichara 2011-02-13 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
Nothing they could MacGuyver (*snrk*) into paint rounds or summat? Damn.

*cackles* X3