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MLeake · August 17, 2012, 09:05 AM

I may have remembered this incorrectly, but I thought Vincent closed on the two hoods, not vice versa.

And that kind of technique has been around for a long, long time.

Bill Hickock used to deliberately close on adversaries. His philosophy was a better shot would prevail at distance, but at bad breath range the steadier nerve would win.

Another thing to note about Vincent vs the two hoods - by moving in the manner he did, he deflects BG1's gun toward BG2; he also partially interposes BG1 between himself and BG2.

Had Vincent remained at distance, both BG1 and BG2 could have had unobstructed shots.

Agree with Frank Ettin and sheepdog - some of the folks complaining here don't seem to have had any H2H or CQB training.

August 17, 2012, 09:05 AM	#13
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	I may have remembered this incorrectly, but I thought Vincent closed on the two hoods, not vice versa. And that kind of technique has been around for a long, long time. Bill Hickock used to deliberately close on adversaries. His philosophy was a better shot would prevail at distance, but at bad breath range the steadier nerve would win. Another thing to note about Vincent vs the two hoods - by moving in the manner he did, he deflects BG1's gun toward BG2; he also partially interposes BG1 between himself and BG2. Had Vincent remained at distance, both BG1 and BG2 could have had unobstructed shots. Agree with Frank Ettin and sheepdog - some of the folks complaining here don't seem to have had any H2H or CQB training.