Johnny Y.
4/17/2011 5:12pm,
Speculative thread, here, but if there really are operatives somewhat like those out of the Splinter Cell franchise, what sorts of weapons would they use?
Suppressed firearms in the real world aren't stealthy. They're still damn loud. They might be 30dB or so quieter than their unsuppressed brethren, and without a muzzle-flash, but if someone gets capped in the next room over from you, you'll sure as **** know it.
There are almost silent guns, however. They're not powerful at all, but can kill at pistol-range. Which is good enough for Splinter Cell-esque black ops. See the NRS gun-knife (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW3ZBLlPz_c) and pistols that use the same special round.
The less-than-lethal ring airfoil projectile from the games are real, though I don't know if the launchers can be made that quiet. I think they use a blank cartridge to propel the ring.
The taser bullets are now real, but they're made for a 12 gauge shotgun. Not stealthy on the fire. Though perhaps a spring or piston propelled version is workable. I like the electrolaser concept more, myself; up the milliamps and they can kill too, if that's your bag.
Of course Old School still works. Pistol crossbows that shot knife blades were used back in the Cold War days to kill guard dogs, and probably people too. And spin-less knife throwing techniques do the trick quite nicely at indoor ranges.
Suppressed firearms in the real world aren't stealthy. They're still damn loud. They might be 30dB or so quieter than their unsuppressed brethren, and without a muzzle-flash, but if someone gets capped in the next room over from you, you'll sure as **** know it.
There are almost silent guns, however. They're not powerful at all, but can kill at pistol-range. Which is good enough for Splinter Cell-esque black ops. See the NRS gun-knife (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW3ZBLlPz_c) and pistols that use the same special round.
The less-than-lethal ring airfoil projectile from the games are real, though I don't know if the launchers can be made that quiet. I think they use a blank cartridge to propel the ring.
The taser bullets are now real, but they're made for a 12 gauge shotgun. Not stealthy on the fire. Though perhaps a spring or piston propelled version is workable. I like the electrolaser concept more, myself; up the milliamps and they can kill too, if that's your bag.
Of course Old School still works. Pistol crossbows that shot knife blades were used back in the Cold War days to kill guard dogs, and probably people too. And spin-less knife throwing techniques do the trick quite nicely at indoor ranges.