The best form of lubricants are synthetic tbh, so no petroleum oil is not an excuse.
Vegetables oils that can then be processed into Polyalkelene Glycol or other Alkene derived compounds are agriculture products. And IRL Americans have done wonder amount of research on making the best use of...
The idea of "AP" could means something that does not easily deform and having hard enough body than the body armor that it made impacts with. Hopefully with enough kinetic energy left to do some damage once it made a hole through. Rapier is much weaker and has no place in this conversation...
I think any of such development would be spearheaded by The Shi scientists, in the style of old USA government private contractors. They know how to make polymer, fusion battery, and restoration of Power Armor (and they even sell you some).
He told me that he's disappointed with AI. Otherwise, not much else. I guess for a while ago it was one of things he was still passioanate about to bother making status in this forum.
The censorship can be justifiable to something very silly like writing essential bad stuff that need to happen due to the context of setting (ex, post apocalypse)
Interesting, you basically reminds me of myself a year and half ago. I warn you though, ChatGPT as now has been extensively censored, perhaps it might not be apparent now but one day it might.
I don't think NCR are prepared in Mojave. We don't see NCR SWAT, Counter-Terrorism unit, hints of NCR units akin to CIA's Special Activity Division. There are too many creative way to undermine NCR beyond radioactive barrel and nerve toxin gas in the middle of city.
When you got something like NCR rangers, Legion must have diversify their clandistine bodies to not just limited to Frumentarii. I recall that FNV collector edition Cards got more: Speculatores & Exploratores. Then there's the fact that Roman Empire almost beat USA by having at least 8...
And then you got those IS-K fighters, hiding in Hindu Kush mountains. Which is basically one of mountain range bordering Himalaya. Full power rifle caliber and even anti-materiel rifle caliber speak more in this area.
I dunno about old bolt action rifles, but War in Afghanistan during counter insurgency phase 2000s-2010s was truly defined by machine gun saturation over >500 m target and sniper rifle. Stuff like 5.56..they don't speak much except in village firefight.
The Legions can be portrayed as cave-dweller barely got access to iron working. Similiar to the Barbarians in Battle Brothers game. Their iron equipment are cold-worked, they are fully nomadic, almost know no agriculture, and they desperate to find real perfect place to settle down.