Buddy, please inform yourself on what is true about suppressors before adding misinformation to the conversation. The vast majority, as correctly stated by Banshee, of suppressors DO NOT affect the velocity of the projectile by slowing the projectile down to sub-sonic levels!!!
If anything a suppressor attached to any gun might potentially slightly increase the muzzle velocity because of trapping the gasses through a series of baffles, hence slightly increasing the pressure in the gun (cyclic rates) and pressure behind the projectile. Most modern auto rifles have alternate gas settings on piston guns to adjust this pressure levels in the gas system. The only military firearm that I know of that has a built in suppressor into the barrel, that has a series of gas bleed off ports in the barrel, which slows standard velocity rounds below the sound barrier is the HK MP5SD, again as correctly stated by Banshee. Modern military grade suppressors only attempt to trap, slow, and dissipate the heat of the expanding gasses behind the bullet. The supersonic crack is only affected by having a lower powder charge in the weapon to fire the projectile at sub sonic speeds. How many suppressors have you used or owned, how about even any military weapons for that matter? I've fired over a dozen of different types of military weapons, shot thousands of rounds out of each of them, and own several different types of suppressors. What do you have? A computer and an Xbox I suppose.
What this mod seems to be doing is making attaching a damn suppressor to your firearm of choice more realistic because you are shooting standard velocity rounds through the gun so therefore only the sound signature is reduced by controlling the muzzle blast and the suppressor has NO affect on the ammo you are more than likely using. It's a buff to the suppressors being used because it eliminates the damage drop off from the bullet and makes the round have the same damage levels. Hopefully you still hear a supersonic crack going down range, and when they add subsonic ammo the gun shooting will be even more quiet at the cost of vastly reduced range and power of the rounds.
Some rounds are naturally subsonic such as .45 ACP and heavier 147grn 9mm NATO. So realistically when adding a suppressor there shouldn't be a damage and range drop for guns shooting these rounds because the rounds naturally travel at subsonic speeds. The 5.56mm NATO rounds are high velocity naturally, and when the round is "modified" to be subsonic, not the suppressor doing that but rather the ammo, the range and damage potential is vastly weakened. The shooter is basically taking a bigger cartridge, 5.56mm NATO, taking a heavier gun, AR-15, and reducing the power of the round to the limits of a standard velocity .22 LR round!
How is this SO DIFFICULT for gamers to understand when there is a ton of information about them online?
Please go back to playing COD and let the men handle the conversation. Just sit back in your child's car seat, enjoy your Capri Sun juicy drink, and go along for the ride, Junior...:mad::mad::mad:
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Quick video on how they work.
http://www.gem-tech.com/store/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=7#30
A military grade suppressor manufacturers FAQ's.
