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== [[Literature]] ==
== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[Dune]]'' played with this trope with the [[Deflector Shields]] in common use for the military: they deflect long-range ordnance and energy weapons cause them to have a [[Critical Existence Failure]] in the form of a nuclear-scale explosion. Therefore, the only reliable weaponry that can be used in soldier-to-soldier combat are things that can move slowly enough to pass through them which requires being very up close and personal with your foe.
* ''[[Dune]]'' played with this trope with the [[Deflector Shields]] in common use for the military: they deflect long-range ordnance and energy weapons cause them to have a [[Critical Existence Failure]] in the form of a nuclear-scale explosion. Therefore, the only reliable weaponry that can be used in soldier-to-soldier combat are things that can move slowly enough to pass through them which requires being very up close and personal with your foe.
* In the ''~Gaunt's Ghosts~'' novel ''The Armour of Contempt'', being able to connect with a "tread fether" anti-tank missile at 300 metres is considered great. Problem is, even back in 'Nam the [[wikipedia:RPG-7|RPG-7]] was accurate up to 300 and maxed out at ~920, while the [[wikipedia:M72 LAW|LAW]] was good up to 200. In contrast, 1990s technology like the [[wikipedia:FGM-148 Javelin|Javelin]] is good up to 2500 and guided to boot. Unless the Guard has regressed to 'Nam levels of technology, less than 300 metres is awful.
* In the ''[[Gaunt's Ghosts]]'' novel ''The Armour of Contempt'', being able to connect with a "tread fether" anti-tank missile at 300 metres is considered great. Problem is, even back in 'Nam the [[wikipedia:RPG-7|RPG-7]] was accurate up to 300 and maxed out at ~920, while the [[wikipedia:M72 LAW|LAW]] was good up to 200. In contrast, 1990s technology like the [[wikipedia:FGM-148 Javelin|Javelin]] is good up to 2500 and guided to boot. Unless the Guard has regressed to 'Nam levels of technology, less than 300 metres is awful.
* Played with, and provides the solution to the whodunnit in the [[Father Brown]] short story {{spoiler|The Arrow of Heaven}}.
* Played with, and provides the solution to the whodunnit in the [[Father Brown]] short story {{spoiler|The Arrow of Heaven}}.
* Murphy of the [[Dresden Files]] invokes this in Aftermath, mentioning that the RDS on her (highly illegal) P90 was zeroed for relatively close range, because in all her years of being a cop and fighting at Harry's side, she'd fought in less than five long-range encounters.
* Murphy of the [[Dresden Files]] invokes this in Aftermath, mentioning that the RDS on her (highly illegal) P90 was zeroed for relatively close range, because in all her years of being a cop and fighting at Harry's side, she'd fought in less than five long-range encounters.
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** On the other hand, as the height of the archer increases relative to other units, the range of the bow increases vastly. This doesn't happen with guns.
** On the other hand, as the height of the archer increases relative to other units, the range of the bow increases vastly. This doesn't happen with guns.
* ''[[Hellgate:London]]''. The maximum range of sniper rifle is less than 100 meter, even extended with sniper skill. Don't even talk about other guns.
* ''[[Hellgate:London]]''. The maximum range of sniper rifle is less than 100 meter, even extended with sniper skill. Don't even talk about other guns.
* In SNK's crossover fighter ''~Neo-Geo Battle Coliseum~'', the ''[[Metal Slug]]'' [[Shout-Out]] Marco's pistol has an effective range of its muzzle flash.
* In SNK's crossover fighter ''[[Neo-Geo Battle Coliseum]]'', the ''[[Metal Slug]]'' [[Shout-Out]] Marco's pistol has an effective range of its muzzle flash.
* Also shows up, shamefully, in the online MMO ''[[Tabula Rasa]]'', where due to whatever limitation the designers put on it, limits the range of its ranged weapons to a maximum of around 240 feet (80 yards) for the ''sniper rifle''- never mind that the real-life "accurate" range of a current .50 caliber sniper rifle is ''2000 yards'' (6000 feet - over a mile). Most of the other weapons in the game have "optimum" ranges of less than 30 meters (90 feet). Whoever heard of a rocket launcher with an "optimum" range, period? Or a pistol with a maximum range of 60 feet? Being that the game is from a fictional future, and most of the weapons involved are quite exotic - this is a baffling limitation.
* Also shows up, shamefully, in the online MMO ''[[Tabula Rasa]]'', where due to whatever limitation the designers put on it, limits the range of its ranged weapons to a maximum of around 240 feet (80 yards) for the ''sniper rifle''- never mind that the real-life "accurate" range of a current .50 caliber sniper rifle is ''2000 yards'' (6000 feet - over a mile). Most of the other weapons in the game have "optimum" ranges of less than 30 meters (90 feet). Whoever heard of a rocket launcher with an "optimum" range, period? Or a pistol with a maximum range of 60 feet? Being that the game is from a fictional future, and most of the weapons involved are quite exotic - this is a baffling limitation.
** ...which is fantastic range compared to another sci-fi MMORPG, ''[[Anarchy Online]]'' where most sniper rifles have a range of 35 meters(!) or less.
** ...which is fantastic range compared to another sci-fi MMORPG, ''[[Anarchy Online]]'' where most sniper rifles have a range of 35 meters(!) or less.
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