OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
The CAS-23, dubbed the "Silent Specter" by those in GEIST, emerged from the increasing need for a weapon that could maintain lethality while preserving utmost discretion in covert operations. The silhouette of the CAS-23 is reminiscent of classic slugthrowers but is built primarily from durasteel, ensuring durability and reduced weight. As an integrally suppressed weapon firing subsonic rounds, it makes the CAS-23 nearly undetectable in covert situations, a trait invaluable to GEIST operatives. The decision to utilize 8.6mm subsonic slugs came from a blend of achieving maximum stopping power without the tell-tale crack other firearms might emit. And with choices between depleted baradium AP rounds and Nyix-tipped soft rounds, the user can select the perfect ammunition for the job—piercing through heavy armor or delivering a devastating impact upon softer targets.
In the hands of a trained GEIST operative, the CAS-23 becomes an extension of their intent. It is designed for careful shots, not wild sprays of gunfire. It speaks to their modus operandi: silent, efficient, deadly. It might not fare well in open combat against a platoon of soldiers, but in the shadowed alleyways of a bustling metropolis or the silent corridors of an enemy base, the Silent Specter reigns supreme. In the age of blasters and energy weapons, the CAS-23 serves as a poignant reminder: sometimes, the old ways, when refined and enhanced, can still stand toe-to-toe with the new.
- Intent: create the mainstay of GEIST and SPECTER's armories.
- Image Source: Creditian Istani
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Universal Analysis Group
- Affiliation: GEIST
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: CAS-23 Personal Defense Weapon
- Modularity: limited modularity in that different attachments and modifications can be made
- Production: Limited
- Material:
- Durasteel
- Slugthrower Parts
- Classification: Slugthower (Personal Defense Weapon)
- Size: Small
- Weight: Average
- Ammunition Type:8.6mm Subsonic Slugs (Depleted Baradium AP Rounds or Nyix-tipped soft rounds)
- Ammunition Capacity: Average (20-round Magazines Standard)
- Effective Range: Average
- Rate of Fire: Low
- Fire Selector: Semi-Automatic or 2-round burst
- Damage Output: High
- Recoil: Low
- Integrally Suppressed
- Easy Breakdown/Dissassembly/Field Stripping
- Integrally Supressed and using Subsonic rounds for covert operations
- AP and Explosive-tipped rounds for impressive stopping power against armored or unarmored enemies
- Compared to Blasters and even some other slugthrowers, the standard magazine is smaller and it has a lower ammunition capacity
- It has a lower rate of fire compared to similar weaponry.
The CAS-23, dubbed the "Silent Specter" by those in GEIST, emerged from the increasing need for a weapon that could maintain lethality while preserving utmost discretion in covert operations. The silhouette of the CAS-23 is reminiscent of classic slugthrowers but is built primarily from durasteel, ensuring durability and reduced weight. As an integrally suppressed weapon firing subsonic rounds, it makes the CAS-23 nearly undetectable in covert situations, a trait invaluable to GEIST operatives. The decision to utilize 8.6mm subsonic slugs came from a blend of achieving maximum stopping power without the tell-tale crack other firearms might emit. And with choices between depleted baradium AP rounds and Nyix-tipped soft rounds, the user can select the perfect ammunition for the job—piercing through heavy armor or delivering a devastating impact upon softer targets.
In the hands of a trained GEIST operative, the CAS-23 becomes an extension of their intent. It is designed for careful shots, not wild sprays of gunfire. It speaks to their modus operandi: silent, efficient, deadly. It might not fare well in open combat against a platoon of soldiers, but in the shadowed alleyways of a bustling metropolis or the silent corridors of an enemy base, the Silent Specter reigns supreme. In the age of blasters and energy weapons, the CAS-23 serves as a poignant reminder: sometimes, the old ways, when refined and enhanced, can still stand toe-to-toe with the new.
