Hit Probability Modifiers

        Target Size Modifiers

        • Half man-sized -20%
        • 1/4 man-sized or prone -35%
        • dog/wolf size -25%
        • cat, snake, bird -40%
        • rat, small birds -50%
        • horse +15%
        • cattle, bison +20%
        • elephant, big game +35%
        • automobile +30%
        • truck, SUV +30%
        • large truck, tank +40%
        • semi truck, boxcar +50%
        • firing slit -80%
        • window -10%
        • door +10%
        • garage door +40%
        • house +100%
        • broad side of a barn +150%

        Range Modifiers

        • handgun/SMG at melee range -10%
        • rifle/LMG at melee range -20%
        • larger weapon at melee range -50%
        • Short Range (up to 1/2 effective range) +/- 0
        • Medium Range (effective range) -20%
        • Long Range (maximum range) -75%

        Melee range modifiers assume a moving, combative target, not a motionless one.

        Movement Modifiers

        All modifiers shown as attacker/target modifiers

        • stationary 0/0%
        • walk, trot -10/-5%
        • jog, canter -20/-10%
        • run, gallop -30/-25%
        • evading -35/-35%
        • crawl, swim -20/-5%
        • falling -40/-25%
        • general modifer per 10MPH speed -10/-10

        Other Factors

        • bipod or solid rest +20%
        • tripod or heavy mount +30%
        • telescopic sight +10%
        • night vision -15%
        • laser targeting +10%
        • video targeting +25%
        • facing bright light -15%
        • very dark conditions -30%
        • snapshooting -25%
        • hipshooting -40%
        • heavy weapon handheld -15%
        • fanning a revolver (at hip) -50%
        • rapid fire heavy-recoiling firearm-25%
        • full auto light recoiling -10% (-25% past short range)
        • full auto medium recoiling -20% (-40% past short range)
        • full auto heavy recoiling -40% (-80% past short range)
        • shotgun shot up to 10m +25%
        • shotgun shot over 15m -50%
        • smoothbore firearm -20%
        • pistol one-handed -10%
        • carbine/SMG one-handed -20%
        • rifle, shotgun one-handed -45%
        • laser weapon +30%
        • indirect fire weapon -30%

        A Few Words on the Modifiers

        These sort of modifiers are difficult to quantify into an exact number. They should be used as a general guideline ONLY. A player should know what these modifiers are but should never count on being able to add up everything & have that number stand as Law.

        Some of these numbers are can be debated, probably endlessly. Most of the modifiers for any given factor are themselves dependent on other factors. The more you understand the realities of hitting a target with a gun the more you realize that there are hundreds of variables. You could probably fill a page with shotgun modifiers alone. There's just way too much to go into, so I use the numbers above as a starting place and a general guideline.

        Some of the modifiers shown will take extra time- a laser sight for example usually takes longer to use than plain iron sights. Scopes can make target acquisition difficult and time consuming, especially at short ranges, in effect becoming more of a hinderance than an aid.



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