Unreviewed KCP-4 - Kainate Combat Pistol Model Four

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• Intent: Create a pistol for the Kainate.
• Image Source: Q-pistol
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions:
  
  • Malsheem Hypernautics and Manufacturing (X)
  • HPI - BACS-X89i | Breytast Adaptive Camouflage System (OM)
  • HPI - Skuggalegt I-pattern Stealth Polymer (OM)
  • HPI - AlloyPlast (OM)
  • FAE/AM-01 Energy Weapon Cartridge Series (N/A)
  • HPI - Ethaerium (OM)
  • GPO-12 "Ironmaze" Threat-Prevention Suite (OM)
  • FAE/S-06 Reactive Targeting Matrix v1.0.1 (OM)
  • FAE/S-07 Symbiotic Ghost Link (N/A)
  • Blaster Gas Mask (OM)
  • Phase I "Susurration" Anti-Sonic Silencer (N/A)
  • FAE/U-06 Collapsing Mirrors (N/A)
• Primary Source: N/A

• Manufacturer:
  
  • Malsheem Hypernautics and Manufacturing - Manufacture
    
    • Vorrik Armatech
  • First United Astral Engineering - Design and Consultation
• Affiliation:
  
  • The Kainate
  • The Sith Order
  • Exclusive Writers and Buyers
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: KCP-4 - Kainate Combat Pistol Model Four
• Modularity: Yes
  
  • Can link to virtually any electronics, sensor suite, HUD, artificial intelligence, or targeting system.
  • Can be configured for mounting on vehicle, droid, or automated platforms.
  • Frame may be coated or electroplated with various materials.
  • Settings and Programming Alterations
  • Aesthetic Modifications
  • Various Barrel and Rail Interface Attachments
  • Systems may be stripped as needed or desired.
• Production: Minor
• Material:
  
  • BACS-X89i | Breytast Adaptive Camouflage System - Primary Coating
  • Skuggalegt I - Secondary Coating
  • Protective Liquid Coating Treatment - Tertiary Coating
  • Quadranium-Rhenium - Barrel Core
  • Dallorian Alloy - Barrel Reinforcement
  • Agrinium-Duranium Alloy - Containment Chamber
  • AlloyPlast - Grip and User Interface
    
    • Overlaid Heat Sink Webbing
  • Agrinium Electronic Hardening - Ion and EMP Mitigation
  • Anti-Corr 113 Treatment
  • Programmable Matter - Various Applications
  • Internal Circuitry and Electronics
  • Various Particle Beam, Plasma, and Ionic Blaster Materials and Components

• Classification: Blaster Pistol - Hybrid Weapon
• Bolt Color / Appearance:
  
  • Hyper-Ionized Particle Bolt: Ultra Pink
  • Incendiary Plasma Bolt: Ferrari
  • Stun Bolt: Electric Purple
• Muzzle Velocity: 879 m/s
• Size: Average
• Weight: Average
• Ammunition Type: FAE/AM-01-S1 Energy Weapon Cartridge - Ethaerium Gas and CryoBan Coolant
• Ammunition Capacity: Small - 40 Shots
• Effective Range: Average - 50 Meters
• Rate of Fire: Semi-Automatic
  
  • Mechanical Rate of Fire: 300 RPM / 5 RPS
• Damage Output: Very High
• Recoil: Average

• Data and Information Security
  
  • Biometric Operator Verification System
    
    • Automatic power cell overload after multiple successive failed verification attempts.
  • Biohexacrypted Systems
  • GPO-12 "Ironmaze" Threat-Prevention Suite
• Combat Electronics
  
  • Interfacing, Uplink, and Networking Capability
    
    • Pyrowall and Echo Pulse
    • HUD Link or Data Feed Link
      
      • HUD link may include ammunition count, diagnostics, crosshair, range readout, and other information pertaining to the weapon.
  • Oversight and Governing Computer Brain
  • FAE/S-06 Reactive Targeting Matrix
• Control Systems
  
  • FAE/S-07 Symbiotic Ghost Link
  • Blink and Voice Command Functionality
  • Programmable Matter Ergonomics and Control Layout
• Energy Modes
  
  • Hyper-Ionized Particle Bolt
    
    • Considered to be the standard energy module, this module manifests a hyper-ionized particle bolt that deals damage via a veritable hammer blow of concussive shock (kinetic energy), the searing release of thermal energy as the superheated plasma particles destabilize matter to produce decohesion temperature heat (~six thousand five hundred degrees centigrade), and finally ionization energy which can disrupt electronics and overload energy shields in the manner of an electromagnetic pulse. Of particular significance, each bolt in the spread has an explosive effect upon connecting with a shield or solid object, including the blade of a lightsaber.
  • Incendiary Plasma Bolt
    
    • This module manifests an incendiary plasma bolt encased within a magnetic field. The bolt is designed to “splash” in a one-meter radius on impact with any solid object (including energy fields) as the searing plasma adheres itself to objects within its radius. Stuck to the target, the semi-solid plasma “gel” can potentially inflict significant and continuous superheating damage on shields, armor, and flesh, typically burning at temperatures in excess of five thousand degrees centigrade for several seconds. This module also has secondary kinetic effects, though not nearly to the degree of the default hyper-ionized particle beam module.
  • Stun Bolt
    
    • Projects a stun bolt that is designed to leave a target unconscious by overloading their nervous system via charged electrical impulses.
• Power Systems
  
  • Prismatic Crystal Focusing Array
    
    • Drop-Safe Stabilization - Anti-Crystal Misalignment
  • Micro Rylith Power Cell - Secondary Functions
  • Overcharged Galven Circuitry
  • Actuating Module Array
  • Magnetic Coils
• Utility and Safety Systems
  
  • Weapon Integrity Reader - Operating Temperature, Power Levels, Etc.
    
    • Cautionary Pulser
    • Automatic Diagnostic System
  • Blaster Gas Mask
  • Detachable Tritium Radioluminescent Iron Sights
  • Cooling System
    
    • Cooling Coils
    • Incorporated Heat Sinks
    • Heat Radiator Shroud
  • Electronic Safety
  • Integrated Radiation Screener
  • Autosteady-Gyro Gimbal
  • Galven Pattern Dampening Sleeve - Stun Bolt Setting
  • Magnatomic Grip(s)
  • Optional Silencer
  • Rail Interface System - Optic and Underbarrel
  • Collapsing Mirrors - Collapsible Frame
  • Hair Trigger or Electronic Trigger
  • Combat De-Ionization System
  • Terentatek Hide Integration
    
    • Critical internal systems and cartridges are lined with thin terentatek hide sheets. Ultra-thin terentatek hide microfibers are woven into insulation and wiring jackets, integrating Force-resistance directly into the weapon’s architecture.

• Thermal Endurance: The dallorian alloy-reinforced quadranium-rhenium barrel, overlaid heat sink webbing, and CryoBan coolant flushes from the energy cartridge, allow the KCP-4 to sustain an effective rate of fire far longer than standard blaster pistols. Where conventional sidearms overheat and require cooldown cycles after multiple shots, the KCP-4 can empty its forty-round capacity with only negligible performance degradation.
• Tri-Energy Lethality: The KCP-4’s three energy modes cover virtually any combat scenario. The hyper-ionized bolt delivers concussive, thermal, and ionic damage simultaneously, with a very high potential to overwhelm shields and pulse electronics. The incendiary plasma bolt mode discharges gel that can stick to targets for sustained superheating, ideal against armored opponents or area denial. And the stun bolt provides a non-lethal option. Few other pistols in the KCP-4’s class offer this breadth of terminal effects from a single frame.
• Handheld Heavy Weapon Output: The KCP-4 compresses carbine-grade energy into a pistol frame. The overcharged galven circuitry drives the prismatic crystal array at near-critical tolerance, while the quadranium-rhenium barrel and CryoBan cooling system survive the resulting thermal stress. Each hyper-ionized bolt delivers a concussive shock equivalent to a light slugthrower round, thermal energy sufficient to vaporize standard body armor at the point of impact, and an ionization burst that can feasibly overload personal shields with one or two hits. Against unprepared opponents, the first shot from the KCP-4 is often the last.
• Symbiotic Fire-by-Thought: The FAE/S-07 enables fire-by-thought actuation, reducing reaction time to the speed of neural transmission rather than mechanical trigger pull. When linked to compatible armor or HUD, the user can acquire targets, switch energy modes, operate the weapon’s functions, and fire with zero perceptible delay. This allows for split-second responses against multiple threats, giving the user a decisive advantage in close-quarters duels.
• Surgical: While the KCP-4 is not anything near a sniper weapon, the weapon is incredibly accurate and precise within its effective firing range.
• Witch Blood: Integrated terentatek hide gives the KCP-4 a stunning resistance to direct applications of the Force, particularly mechu-deru and similar technology manipulating powers. This allows non-Force-sensitive users to engage Force-wielders with confidence and security in their weapon's integrity.
• Shapeshifter: The grip, trigger reach, and control layout are not fixed. Programmable matter within the pistol’s frame reshapes itself to the user’s hand upon biometric verification, creating a perfect anatomical fit for any species, cybernetic configuration, or armored glove. Controls can be repositioned or re-mapped via neural, blink, and voice command. A Twi’lek, a Besalisk, and a human wearing thick gauntlets will each experience the KCP-4 as if it were custom-built for them alone.

• Fortune Teller: While the KCP-4 is drop-safe so that the prismatic crystal does not become misaligned with a simple fall or drop, if the weapon is fired with a misaligned prismatic crystal (which can occur if the weapon sustains damage), the risk of an explosive outcome is somewhat high. This can likely end with the weapon going off in the wielder’s hand to potentially catastrophic effect in the event that they attempt to fire it in spite of the damage.
• Ion Susceptibility: While the hyper-ionized particle bolt is excellent at disrupting enemy electronics and shields, the KCP-4 itself still remains vulnerable to ion weapons and EMP effects. The reinforced duraplast electronic hardening mitigates this weakness but does not eliminate it. A well-placed ion grenade could disable the Ghost Link, the targeting matrix, or the programmable matter ergonomics mid-fight, transforming a sophisticated sidearm into a brick in the user’s hand.
• Crystal Calibration Delay: The KCP-4's prismatic crystal array requires roughly a half-second to fully stabilize after switching energy modes—swapping from hyper-ionized to incendiary to stun. This calibration period leaves the weapon incapable of firing while the crystal reconfigures its lattice structure. A skilled opponent could feasibly exploit this window of vulnerability in any number of ways.
• Short Effective Range: The hyper-ionized bolt’s particle spread and the incendiary plasma bolt’s splash pattern lose cohesion beyond fifty meters. Competent enemies with carbines, rifles, or even well-maintained heavy pistols can outrange the KCP-4, forcing the user to close distance or rely on secondary weapons.

The Kainate Combat Pistol Model Four is a refinement on blaster pistol-style weapons designed by First United Astral Engineering and manufactured by the Vorrik Armatech subsidiary of Malsheem Hypernautics and Manufacturing. Incorporating First United Astral Engineering’s standard suite of utility features, the weapon is one of the most advanced pistol-style armaments fielded within the Sith Order. Notably, these features include programmable matter ergonomics that make the weapon a custom fit for any wielder, the FAE/S-07 Ghost Link for neural command and fire-by-thought capability, security features to prevent theft, a collapsible frame via molecular disruptor mirror cells, and yet more items that make the weapon one of the most convenient to wield in the Sith arsenal.

While the KCP-4 is manufactured exclusively by the Kainate, the weapon was also made available to other, non-Kainate groups in the Sith Order. These groups however are often made to pay a tithe to Malsheem in exchange for access to the weapon.

In all, the KCP-4 is anticipated to give Kainate personnel access to convenient, comfortable, and ultra-lethal firepower in a frame that offers a wide breadth of terminal effects in a compact package.