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Shell weight and accuracy in the UAD model

The simulation offers light through super-heavy shells, but standard shells avoid the barrel-wear, accuracy, and displacement penalties attached to heavier choices.

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Question

Why use standard rather than heavy shells in UAD?

Short answer

In this model, heavier shells tend to worsen barrel wear, accuracy, or displacement, so standard shells give a more reliable compromise.

Notes

UAD's shell-weight settings create a simulation-specific design choice rather than a universal historical rule. The game offers light, standard, heavy, and super-heavy shells. Heavy shells produce unwanted barrel-wear and accuracy effects in these experiments, while super-heavy shells impose displacement costs. Standard shells give the designs a more credible balance within the model.