Looking at the SMG vs Assault rifle thing, I noticed some people were talking about dual wielding SMGs. then I started looking for a mention of something like "this gun requires two hands to use properly" like they have for melee weapons. Is there something I'm missing as to why someone wouldn't just dual wield LMGs (or HMGs for trolls) or grenade launchers? concealability aside, when things go haywire and its time to tell Knight Errant to leave you alone, Why isn't everyone (both runners and KE) dual weilding assault rifles?
Did I miss something, or is there just supposed to be a GM ruleing of whether that kind of thing works based on how pink mohawk/black trenchcoat your group is?
<Puts on Gun Nut Hat>
Simple fact is, you can "one arm" an AR let alone an LMG. The weight and balance of an AR is not designed for that operation, thus you would have ZERO control of the weapon. Then add in the recoil from the rounds fired and all you would do is punch holes in the ceiling.
LMGs are an even more extreme and heavy AR so you just compound the issue. (Typical weight and length of an LMG 1.7m and 20kg)...
Here is a simple experiment for your home. Get you broom out. Grab the handle as far back as you can in a single hand, and now try to lift the head of the broom off the ground and straight out in front of you. Feel that tension in your fore-arm? Yea thats with a broom... not 5 to 20kg (10 to 40lbs) of fire-arm.
Also note, not ALL smgs are smaller then ARs.
If you hunt around on the forums, you'll find a few pictures I have posted of my personal collection of fir-arms. (Pistols, long-arms, military weapons)
In one picture, you can clearly see that my model 1928 Thompson is actually bigger then both my AK-47p and my AR15.
By definition, the difference between an SMG and an AR is the ammo. A SMG fires "pistol caliber" rounds while an AR fires "Rifle rounds". (Not that it makes a difference in the weight of the ammo... .45acp weights more the 5.56mm Nato rounds...)
But, thanks to population "dumbassery" that is only re-enforced by movie idiocy, people think that you CAN "one arm" Assault Rifles. (Want some great examples... YOUTUBE! I have spent hours laughing my ass off at morons who try to one arm ARs and break their wrists, clobber themselves in the face, break their weapons, or nearly shoot their dumbass camera man!)
So yes, it depends on the realism you want in your game.