Approved Ranged Weapon LO-MGT-Ø1 "Mettallum's Maw"

[Laphisto]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

Intent: Unique, personal heavy hybrid machine gun for Lord Mettallum
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Canon Link / Permissions / Primary Source: Provided via Lilaste order submissions

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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

Manufacturer: Lilaste Arms
Affiliation: Lord Mettallum
Market Status: Closed-Market
Model: LO-MGT-Ø1 "Mettalum's Maw" (personal heavy hybrid).
Modularity: yes
Production: Unique
Material: Material: Fyrirdögun frame, Seigurium internals, Kov'dra reinforcement plates, Laminanium self-healing sheath,Aetherium Power Cell, Blackblood ice cooling system

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Classification: Hybrid Heavy Machine Gun
Size: Very Large
Weight: Very Heavy

Particle bolt

• Ammunition Capacity: Large 4000 [gas canister] 10000 [ Aetherium Power Cell]
• Effective Range: Average:
• Rate of Fire: Extreme:
• Damage Output: Very High
• Recoil: Very High

Slug

• Ammunition Capacity: Average | 2000 round belts or 600 round box magazines [12.7×99mm / .50 ]
• Effective Range: Average
• Rate of Fire: Extreme:
• Damage Output: Extreme:
• Recoil: Very High [Slug]:

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SPECIAL FEATURES

• Aetherium Core Chamber: Reinforced, annealed chamber that channels refined Crystallized Aetherium energy into condensed particle bolts. Designed to emulate the terminal ballistics of 12.7mm while delivering energetic effects (thermal, concussive, shield-bleed).
• Aetherium Power Cell (APC) Interface: Removable APC pack supplies conditioning current, smoothing capacitors, timing systems, and regenerative buffering. APCs allow sustained automatic fire within thermal limits.
• Hybrid Ballistics Tuning: Fire control software allows the particle bolt to be tuned for ".50-class" terminal profile (penetration-focused) or "thermal/fragment" profile (maximizes concussive/shrapnel effects against soft targets).
• Blackblood CryoCycle Cooling: Integrated phase-change microchannel cryoloop (Blackblood Ice cores) around the barrel/manifold to handle heat spikes during bursts.
• Quick-Switch Mounting & A.A.S.H. Compatibility: Tripod, vehicle pintle, and Third-Arm (A.A.S.H.) harness integration for mobile emplacements.
• Adaptive Fire Control: Smart modes (Semi / 3-Burst / Suppression Full-Auto / Overdrive). Includes thermal tracking, shot counter, and automatic duty-cycle regulation to prevent crystal stress.
• Anneal & Safety Hatch: Field anneal port and diagnostic hatch for authorized techs to run conditioning cycles, check crystal lattice stability, and perform controlled annealing without removing the core.
• Shield-Bleed Pulse Tuning: Particle pulses can be phase-modulated to disrupt local energy shields and power nodes (short, high-energy pulse sequences cause shield instability).
• Self-Mending Internals: Laminanium sheath and self-healing seals on key wear surfaces reduce stoppages and extend the service interval.
• Dual-Fire Mode: This weapon can fire a slug and a particle bolt simultaneously from a single trigger pull.

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STRENGTHS

• Extreme terminal power (hybrid): Particle bolts tuned to a .50-class profile deliver both penetration and thermal/concussive damage — very effective vs. infantry, light vehicles, emplacements and power nodes.
• Fully-automatic suppression: High cyclic rate + APC smoothing allows sustained automatic particle fire for suppression and shock action.
• Shield disruption: Shield-bleed pulse tuning can destabilize or collapse local energy shields and overload generators — gives a tactical edge vs. shielded opponents.
• Versatile engagement profiles: Hybrid Ballistics Tuning and selectable fire modes (Semi / 3-Burst / Full-Auto / Overdrive) let the operator tailor shots for penetration, area effect, or precision.
• Reduced mechanical wear (relative to pure slug guns): Particle primary reduces physical bore erosion and belt-feed wear compared to constant kinetic fire.
• APC sustainability: Removable Aetherium Power Cells let the Maw keep firing without constant replacement of traditional ammo belts — useful for prolonged engagements if APCs are available.
• Advanced cooling: Blackblood CryoCycle greatly improves short-burst endurance and thermal recovery between volleys.
• Integrated safety & diagnostics: Anneal & Safety Hatch and adaptive duty-cycle regulation reduce the risk of unnoticed lattice stress and automate safe firing envelopes.
• Low mechanical recoil feel for the operator: Electromagnetic feedback may be felt, but Fyrirdögun dampers and mounting/A.A.S.H. compatibility keep the weapon controllable despite 'Very Heavy' classification.
• Modularity: Swappable optics, APC bay, mounts let the Maw be optimized for vehicle, tripod, or A.A.S.H. operator roles.
• Durability & self-repair: Laminanium self-mending sheath reduces stoppages and increases mean time between overhauls.

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WEAKNESSES

• Transient harmonic coupling Simultaneous particle and kinetic fire create transient resonances in the feed/receiver system; during transitional cycles the timing lattice can enter brief chaotic modes that manifest as misfeeds or phase-skip bursts.
• Overheating in Sustained Fire
  Even with stabilizers and mesh stock, extended full-auto Tibana fire risks overheating the barrel assembly. The weapon can still handle it, but prolonged bursts may reduce accuracy until cooled.
• Loud Report & Muzzle Flash (Slug mode)
  When firing its slugs the weapon produces extreme sound and flash, making concealment impossible without the suppressor attachment.
• Particle plume refraction
  Dense smoke, ionized air, or overlapping ion wakes from successive volleys bend particle bolts enough to reduce long-range hit consistency.
• Extreme acoustic signature
  Both slug and particle modes generate very loud reports; sustained fire is easily heard across long distances and betrays firing positions.
• APC voltage sag As the Aetherium Power Cell depletes, bolt energy and consistency drop late-cycle shots hit weaker and show increased variance. untill a new cell is inserted
• Severe recoil spikes — Each shot, especially Dual-Fire volleys, produces violent impulse spikes that jar the weapon and throw off aim if not mounted or braced.
• Dual-feed stress — Simultaneous use of both feed systems places combined mechanical strain on belts, links and feed paths, increasing the chance of misfeeds and violent feed failures during sustained or rapid-fire sequences.
• Feed jam violence — When a feed fails under peak load it tends to do so violently—sheared links, ripped belts, and stuck slugs create abrupt, hard-to-clear stoppages.

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DESCRIPTION
Forged by Lilaste Arms to the exacting specifications of the Droid Lord Mettallum, the LO-MGT-Ø1 is a unique, closed-market heavy weapon built as an extension of its master's will. Massive and uncompromising, the Maw was designed to be carried, mounted or integrated directly into Mettallum's chassis and fighting platforms a single instrument that combines .50-class kinetic punishment with conditioned Aetherium particle fire to collapse shields, punch armor and pulverize anything that stands between the droid and its objective.

Physically the Maw is a cathedral of laminated alloys: a Fyrirdögun outer frame rings a Seigurium core, reinforced with Kov'dra plates and sheathed in self-mending Laminanium. Its barrel/manifold is a broad, multi-channel assembly two concentric conductors for particle conditioning wrapped around a heavy rifled throat for kinetic slugs. The removable Aeitherium power cells [ APC] bay is prominent on the left flank, the anneal & diagnostic hatch sits low and accessible, and the Blackblood cryoloop weaves visibly along the manifold in twin braided runs. Cosmetic touches Mettallum's sigil stamped into the receiver, burnished dark steel, and a scarred muzzle crown from countless test volleys mark it as his personal piece.

Functionally the Maw is a dual-role engine of suppression and punch. It supports standard slug belts and box mags for brute kinetic power while converting Crystallized Aetherium into conditioned particle bolts for thermal, concussive and shield-bleed effects. Its signature Dual-Fire mode fires both a slug and a particle bolt in the same muzzle cycle, stacking penetration and shield disruption into a single, devastating volley. Adaptive Fire Control gives selectable profiles (Semi / 3-Burst / Suppression Full-Auto / Overdrive), and Hybrid Ballistics Tuning lets the operator bias particle output toward raw penetration or thermal/fragment effects as needed.

Despite its size the Maw is engineered for practical battlefield integration: quick-switch mounts, vehicle pintle fittings and native A.A.S.H. compatibility let Mettallum mount it to walkers, gunships or his own articulated arms. The weapon's safety suite anneal diagnostics, shot counters and duty-cycle regulation is tuned to protect the Aetherium core during long engagements, while the Laminanium sheath reduces stoppages and extends service intervals between overhauls.

On the battlefield the Maw behaves like a siege engine in a single hand: ideal for holding chokepoints, breaking shielded emplacements, and turning combined arms into wreckage. Its strengths are brutal and obvious raw terminal power, sustained automatic suppression with APC backing, and the ability to unbalance shielded foes with targeted shield-bleed pulses. Its presence is purposeful: the Maw is meant to dominate space and conversation alike, a weapon that announces Mettallum's arrival long before his silhouette clears the horizon.

As a commissioned personal weapon it carries Mettallum's operational signatures tuned recoil maps for his servos, an armored quick-release APC lock keyed to his credentials, and a firmware handshake that integrates Maw telemetry directly into his combat net. Unique, expensive and unmistakably personal, the LO-MGT-Ø1 is not a tool for conscripts: it is a statement of intent, a field-forged throne carved from alloy and crystal, and the instrument by which Lord Mettallum enforces his will.

 

[Noah Corek]

Looked over this and everything seems to check out. Just a big hybrid heavy repeating blaster/heavy machine gun.

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