Approved Tech Hekler'Kok MISS-1

[Noah Corek]

Credit: http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/189/2/b/uscmc_m250_acsw_by_wolff60-d1q6x3z.png
Intent: To create a weapon system that can be mounted on vehicles to effectively destroy lightly armored vehicles and enemies
Development Thread: N/A
Manufacturer: Hekler'Kok Defense Industries
Model: Mounted Infantry Support System-1
Affiliation: Independent (Hekler'Kok maintains the right to deny service to anyone)
Modularity: Yes (Optics can be added, as well as longer barrels or heavier barrels for extended range and accuracy)
Production: Mass-Produced
Material: Duraplast Shell with Quandanium Steel Inners and Tungsten Barrels
Description: The Mounted Infantry Support System is a new piece of tech within the Hekler'Kok arsenal that was needed to boost morale after the failed pulse weapons line. The MISS-1 isn't actually a single weapon, its a heavy blaster repeater on top and a automatic 30mm grenade launcher on bottom, the reason that it was designed this way is so that soldiers wouldn't have to choose between mounting a anti-infantry or a anti-vehicle weapon on the vehicle, this way, they can have access to both weapons systems in one convenient package. It works by having a the blaster put on top and its utilizing a power cell, while the grenade launcher is put on the bottom and is fed by a belt or a ammo box attached to the side, of course this does produce some problems, being that since it runs on two types of ammunition, its harder to reload this weapon than it would be if you were just using a single weapons system. The weapon is slated to be mounted on all Hekler'Kok Vehicles, from the Thorn-class ICV and on a upcoming main battle tank and a upcoming long range recon vehicle. The standard kit for this also comes with a tungsten barrel that is used to increase the amount of blaster bolts that can be fired before the barrel begins to melt, this of course adds extra weight, but since this is a mounted weapon and its barely a problem since it won't hinder the user or slow the vehicle down that it is mounted on. The MISS-1 one originally had two triggers, but after a incident in where it was torn from its housing and landed a tester in the hospital for a week, the two triggers were replaced by one trigger and a fire selector. To prevent damage to the blaster when the grenade launcher fires, state of the art mini-shock absorbers were inserted into the areas between the two weapons, as well as making most of the inner working with the more durable quandanium steel rather than durasteel.
Classification: Mounted Heavy Blaster Repeater/Grenade Launcher
Size: Mounted
Status: Military
Length: 103.2 Centimeters
Weight: 57.3 Kilograms
Ammunition Type: Bolts and 30mm Grenades
Ammunition Capacity: 750 (Gas Canister) 250 (Power Cell) Bolts and 30 Grenades
Effective Range: 2500 Meters (Heavy Repeater) 150 Meters (Grenade Launcher)

 

[Noah Corek]

nvm. I'll just use this instead of making a new sub.

 

[Popo]

[member="Noah Corek"]
@ me when this is ready for review, please.

 

[Noah Corek]

[member="Popo"]
Done, sorry I accidentally pressed the enter button before this was ready, buts its ready now!

 

[Popo]

[member="Noah Corek"]
Mkay, couple of issues here.

First, your weight vs your description is way off. 27.3kg is only 60lbs. I'm assuming this weapon is a heavy mg as per the tripod base and vehicle mounting sections in your description. For reference, I'm going to use the Browning M2 .50 heavy machine gun and the Type 92 heavy machine gun used by the US and Japan respectively. The M2 is 38kg without the tripod/mounted and 58kg with the tripod. The Type 92 is 55.3kg with the tripod. I get the lessened weight and SW tech and all, but at 27.3kg of weight, that's not going to hinder anyone in the military. Any humanoid species with decent muscle mass could heft 27kg. If you want to bump up the weight appropriately? Cool. If not? Drop the implication that the thing weighs hundreds of pounds in the description, please. It might take a wookiee or tunroth to fire the thing with any degree of accuracy from the hip, but anyone could carry the thing.

Moving on, I see it's a blaster weapon. Two things about blaster weapons. They use power cells and tibanna gas canisters and they don't generally heat the barrel up too much. Blasters fire superheated tibanna gas that flashburn the target on impact (ie, a huge amount of near instantaneous transfer of massive amounts of heat). The power cells ionize/super heat the gas which is then "bottled" into a magnetic field and shot out the barrel. The magnetic field keeps the plasma contained and and only ruptures when it hits a solid object (which is why bullets have better penetration in brush and other areas), thereby transferring the thermal energy directly upon contact. The power cell is what heats the gas, which is why power cells have a set number of shots before requiring a swap-out. The compressed tibanna gas usually has far more shots as you don't need as much tibanna gas to fire a bolt. That's why you see a fifty shot power cell with a five hundred or more shot gas canister. Now, moving on to the heat issue, blasters generally overheat from the power cell/source as the raw power moves through and heats up the blaster's "receiver" and internal systems. The downside is, they have to bleed the heat. Upside? It's pretty hard to cook off loaded ammo in a blaster (short of a catastrophic failure, deliberate tampering, or gremlins). With that in mind, please note how many shots are available in a power cell for the weapon and how many shots are in the tibanna gas canister for the weapon. The tungsten barrel can stay, though you could drop it for something lower grade and cut IC costs on the weapon.

Now for the grenade system. Personally, I don't see why you'd want a grenade system on a HMG. You could easily model the thing after the Browning M2, which is highly effective against infantry and light vehicles, and call it a day. That said, looks like you want an automatic, underslung grenade launcher. Toss on some more weight for the extra barrel, receiver, and moving parts and explain how the repeating blaster's internal components don't rattle apart and you should be good. Also, list whether you're operating on a fire selector or a dual trigger. Doesn't matter which, but I'd suggest a selector so you don't accidentally pull both triggers at once and rip the gun off the mounting in the process.

Next, the range. The Type 92, a WWII era gun, has the same range this one does. It fired a .303 rifle round which is great for killing people, but has terrible penetration (the back of the bullet has more weight so it tumbles when it hits, shredding the target but not doing much penetrating damage). Now, the M2 has a little under 2,000m of effective range with a little under 7,000m of maximum range. You don't have to change the range if you don't want to, but I'd suggest doing so unless you want to be shown up by stuff like the E-Web and such when it comes to range.

Last one for now, but does "Independent" for affiliation mean "Open Market"?

 

[Noah Corek]

Slapped a extra 30kg on there to fit the weight needs. Kept the 750 bolts for the gas canister, but cut it down to 250 for the power cell. Added a little description in the affiliation section and I increased the range, by A LOT.
[member="Popo"]

 

[Popo]

[member="Noah Corek"]

this does produce some problems, one being that the weapon is very heavy, not being able to be hefted by most humanoids species

It might take a wookiee or tunroth to fire the thing with any degree of accuracy from the hip, but anyone could carry the thing.

Just a description issue. Sorry if I wasn't clear the first time around, my bad.

I saw you bumped the weight, but could you toss on another 10 or so kilograms, please? This would cover the added weight of the grenade launcher.

Also, I didn't find anything that explained how the blaster is protected from the shock of the grenade launcher firing. Just a little blurb in the description is fine. Reinforced internals or maybe some recoil absorbing gear. Whatever works.

Other than that, you should be good. @ me when done and we'll move along.

 

[Noah Corek]

[member="Popo"]
Done.

 

[Popo]

[member="Noah Corek"]
Alrighty. Approved pending secondary. Abuse it, you lose it and all the usual jazz.

 

[Thurion Heavenshield]

Approved.