Loren Wiseman's clarification that the Gauss Pistol in TNE is actually
_supposed_ to be a piece of junk prompted me to post one of the designs
I've come up with for a campaign based in the same setting as Steve
Higginbotham's TCS game. The design philosophy here is that guns used
3700 years in the future should be more effective than those used today,
not less.
Sidearm, Gauss, Marine, Model 5630
Notes: The SGM-30 was designed and produced by a consortium of Neubayern
and New Home companies. For millenia, conventional wisdom has held that
pistols are worthless on a battlefield. The designers were attempting to
produce a pistol which would be at least marginally useful in a battle.
Although they succeeded in their goal to some extent, the resulting pistol
is too large and expensive to be widely accepted. Some of these pistols
have been procurred by the NFMC for use by those personnel willing (and
able) to carry them.
Ammo: 4x40mm iron dart
Wt: 1.9 kg
Mag: 24 box, .3 kg, Cr30
Cost: Cr1,543
Weapon ROF Dam Pen Blk Mag SS Brst Rng
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SGM-30 3 4 1-2-Nil 2 24 2 3 25
Like all Neubayern small arms, the SGM-30 has an integral laser sight.
This allows the first three shots after an aim action to get the bonus,
rather than only the first shot.
Kenneth G. Hagler
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