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Slug Throwers
Slug throwers do just that. Fundamentally, their
ammunition consists of a cartridge containing an explosive
chemical propellant packed behind a payload, which may be as
simple as a slug designed to do impact damage or as complex as
a chemical, explosive, or other payload designed to do
additional damage. The cartridge sits in a barrel until the
chemical propellant is subjected to an electrical impulse from
the firing mechanism, which explodes the propellant and forces
the payload out of the barrel at high velocity. Various
weapons employ different design philosophies. Some weapons use
a single barrel design while others use multiple barrels to
improve cooling or rates of fire. Some weapons use a clip or
belt-fed method to continuously feed projectiles into the
barrel while others stack ammunition in the barrel and fire it
one after the other. Stacking ammunition in the barrel reduces
moving parts and leads to vastly higher rates of fire and
lower failure and jam rates. Clip fed systems have the
advantage of always firing the projectile from the end of the
barrel, providing the longest barrel length, and consequently
accuracy, for each shot. Stacked ammunition designs are
reloaded through a variety of means, which can include
replaceable barrels, "cartridge of cartridges", and individual
projectile reloads.
Models
The numbers include a "tech
level" corresponding to the History
section.
| Promenade |
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Tzar 7mm Pistol. Small and
slow, not exceptionally powerful but light and easily
concealed. Good civilian personal protection. 6-shot
clip. |
| Wasp |
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Tzar 7mm
submachine gun |
| Voyager |
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Tzar 10mm Hunting Rifle.
Decent range and stopping power. Four-shot clip. |
| Chivo |
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IDC standard sidearm which
uses 9mm rifle rounds. Designed
to provide serious stopping power in a pistol, it is
heavy and bulky and has a mean kick when fired. It features a 10-shot clip. |
| Obov |
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IDC 9mm Main rifle. |
| Melaina |
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IDC 10mm sniper |
| Prudence |
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CCS 7mm sniper |
| Watchman |
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Volto-Avaiga 7mm Patrol pistol |
| Tribunal |
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Volto-Avaiga 10mm stopping
pistol |
| TRR-4 |
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Volto-Avaiga 7mm TRR-4
Tactical Response Rifle |
| TRR-6 |
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Volto-Avaiga 7mm TRR-6
Tactical Response Rifle |
| Firedrake |
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Volto Avaiga
multi-purpose, gravitic short shotgun |
| SR-4 Judicious |
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Volto-Avaiga 8mm Sniper Rifle |
| Scout |
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Azatlath 10mm side arm |
| Vigilant |
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Azatlath 10mm main-force
assault rifle |
| Meticulous |
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Azatlath 10mm Sniper |
| Decimator |
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Azatlath 15mm
Anti-Material Sniper |
Standard Cartridge Types
| Tzar 7mm |
Small, short, cheap,
mass-produced 7mm pistol ammunition. Also fits the WASP
SMG, compatible with CCS 7mm. Only available in
standard slugs. |
| Tzar 10mm |
Long 10m rifle hunting
rounds designed for reasonable range and decent impact
damage to stop regular quarry. Available in hollow-point
slugs for larger, more dangerous game. |
| IDC 9mm Standard |
Standard IDC round
manufactured and handed out to the troops like candy.
Technically a long rifle round, it fits both sidearms
and main force rifles. Predominantly available in
standard slugs, special requisition can be made for
chemical and explosive-tipped rounds. |
| IDC 10mm Sniper |
Long-cartridge sniper
rounds designed for maximum range and maximum impact
damage. Standard slug, hollowpoint, chemical, and
explosive-tipped rounds can all be requisitioned. |
| CCS 7mm |
Long-cartridge 7mm rifle
rounds designed for maximum range and accuracy. Standard
slug, hollowpoint, explosive-tipped, and guided rounds
can all be requisitioned. Compatible with Tzar 7mm
pistol. |
| Volto-Avaiga 7mm Pistol |
Short rounds designed for
close fighting fit both the patrol pistol and the TRR-4.
Available in standard slug, non-lethal
"rubber", and hollowpoint. |
| Volto-Avaiga 7mm Rifle |
Long rounds designed for
more accuracy at range. Fit both the TRR-4 and TRR-6.
Available in standard slug, non-lethal
"rubber", hollowpoint, and kinetic penetrator
ammunition. |
| Volto-Avaiga 10mm Pistol |
Designed with good stopping
power in a variety of tense, in-close situations.
Available in standard slug, non-lethal
"rubber", hollowpoint, and kinetic penetrator
ammunition. |
| Volto-Avaiga 8mm Sniper |
Longer, larger rounds
designed for a good balance of accuracy, stopping power,
and extreme distance. Available in standard slug,
non-lethal "rubber", hollowpoint, and kinetic
penetrator ammunition. |
| Volto Avaiga "Wheat" |
Non-lethal charges
intended to cause non-lethal pain and incapacitation in
a target for crowd control. Developed for use with the
Firedrake gravitic shotgun, the Wheat cartridge fires a
cloud of nanocarbon strips The nanocarbon strips are
stiff and relatively aerodynamic until they strike a
target. Then internal stiffening strips "crumble" and
the strips become relatively soft, "collapsing" into a
target and causing graduated external impact damage. |
| Azatlath 10mm Short |
Designed for the Azatlath
10mm handgun, Azatlath 10mm Short ammunition is
available in standard slug, hollowpoint, and kinetic
penetrator versions. |
| Azatlath 10mm Long |
Designed for the Azatlath
10mm Main Force and Standard Sniper rifles, Azatlath
10mm Long ammunition is available in standard slug,
hollowpoint, and kinetic penetrator versions. |
| Azatlath 15mm Sniper |
Designed exclusively for
the Azatlath 15mm anti-material sniper rifle, 15mm
Sniper ammo is available in a variety of formats,
including standard slug, hollowpoint, kinetic penetrator,
chemical, guided, and anti-armour explosive charges. |
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