Glossary
Introduction
Introduction, Part 2
In the beginning...
- Telnet and connecting
- Creating a character
- Setting up your character
Basic MUX
- Help and News
- Say, Pose, and Page
- Enter and Leave
BMI Introduction
- Starting Up
- Heading and Navigate
- Speed
- Turning while Moving
- Dropping Prone
- Jumping
- Status
Contacts
- Sensors and Weather
- Lock
- Scan
- Tactical
- Long Range Scan
- Arc of Fire
- Rotating Torsos
Sighting and Firing
- Weapons
- Melee Attacks
- Weapon Tics
- Gunnery Modifiers
- Hit Locations
- Heat
- The End
Fun With Macros
- Adding Sets
- Commands
Repair Corps Handbook
- !commands
- Damage, Repair, Fix
- Guns, Ammo, Other
- Scrapping
- 'Mech Information
3030 Scenario Information
Combat Unit Commands
What is 3030MUX?
Live, Eat, Breathe 3030MUX
"I Can Do It Better!"
7. ARC OF FIRE
Your unit has a facing. This facing determines your 'Arcs of Fire'
The forward arc and rear arc is 120 degrees wide, while the left and right arcs are 60 degrees wide.
A turret arc (on tanks for instance) cover an area +/- 60 degrees of the turret's current heading.
Graphic 4M
Torso Centered:
'*'
300 deg 60 deg
\ Forward /
\ Weapons /
\ Arc /
\ /
|| ||
Left Arm || _-_ || Right Arm
Arc |>(_O_)<| Arc
'l' || || 'r'
/ \
/ Rear \
/ Weapons \
/ Arc \
240 deg 120 deg
'v'
o Forward Weapons Arc
Legs, Torso, Arm, and Head located weapons can fire into this arc.
Units whom are in your Forward Weapons Arc have a '*' before their unit ID on the contacts list.
o Rear Weapons Arc
A Torso weapon (be it Center, Right or Left) with a 'R' after its location can fire into this arc alone.
Some Mecha have a special ability to fliparms which will let their arm weapons fire into the rear arc.
Units whom are in your Rear Weapons Arc have a 'v' before their unit ID on the contact list.
o Left Arm Arc
This arc can only be used by weapons located in your left arm. Punching with your left arm also uses this arc. All arm weapons (punches included) also can be used in the Forward Weapons Arc.
Units whom are in your Left Arm Arc have a 'l' before their unit ID on the contact list.
o Right Arm Arc
This arc can only be used by weapons located in your right arm. Punching with your right arm also uses this arc. All arm weapons (punches included) also can be used in the Forward Weapons Arc.
Units whom are in your Right Arm Arc have a 'r' before their unit ID on the contact list.
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