Do I Dream of Electric Sheep?
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a Unique Variant of the M-18 Pit Viper for G3M1N1
- Image Source: Jaw by Peterku
- Canon Link: None
- Permissions: Here
- Primary Source: M-18 Pit Viper
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Freebirds Industries
- Affiliation: G 3 M 1 N 1
- Model: M-18a
- Modularity: Has modular rails to customize possible accessories at the top bottom left and right side of the weapon. Can also be equipped with a stock.
- Production: Unique
- Material: Phrik-A receiver, magnetic accelerator rails for Verpine Shatter Gun Barrel, FM-001 coating over all major electronic internals (aside from targeting interface with armor), Synthetic Yorik Coral Coating, Duraplast grips and outer reinforcements to keep all receiver components together, Combat De-Ionizers to assist with dissipation and protection of Ion/EMP based attacks from its Pyronium rounds.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Verpine Shatter Pistol
- Size: Large
- Weight: Heavy
- Ammunition Type: Specialty 2 stage Bes'kar tipped ballistic darts (10mm x 40mm darts) - Power Cell Combos (see list)
- Darts: Little more than a solid Bes'kar tipped dart fired at ridiculous speeds off of the verpine scatterguns magnetic rail with no payload.
- Shredder Rounds: A round with a small charge that is usually set to detonate moments after their firing, breaking into fragments of sharp shrapnel not unlike a scatter-gun round which fires at Rail-gun speeds.
- High Ex - A dart with a high powered kinetic explosive charge capable of tearing apart organic material or unarmored hardware.
- White Phosphorus Rounds - Incendiary rounds which erupt into fire when exposed to atmosphere, bright and hot enough to burn regardless of submersion.
- Ion/ Taser Rounds - Conductive Pyronium Rounds charged with Ion or electrical energy from the rails as it fires delivering its charge continually on impact.
- Ammunition Capacity: Small - 12 rounds
- Effective Range: Average / Low (when fan firing)
- Rate of Fire: Average / High (when fan firing)
- Damage Output: Extreme
- Penetration: Extreme
- Recoil: High
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Click and/or Boom: Dual stage delivery ammunition allow the weapon to fire high armour piercing Bes'kar tipped rounds not unlike a small warhead. These rounds can be set to explode on impact or on a delay to allow them to penetrate a hard or armoured substance first before delivering its payload on the inside.
- Rail-gun: Verpine Shatter Dart construction allows for increased range and accuracy. This is due to the fin stabilized nature of the darts allowing for increased aerodynamic performance and stability as the rounds fly through the air.
- Ironclad: Phrik-A receiver construction makes this weapon highly durable, even able to be used as a bludgeoning weapon without risking damage.
- Integrated: Built in computer assisted aiming system allows for this to tie into a soldier's HUD to give them an artificial aiming reticule and ammo count.
- Versatile: This weapon with its modular rails is extremely customizable, compatible with laser sights, scopes, stocks and even underbarrel weapons such as integrated Disruptors or scattergun tubes. Making the M-18a a choice weapon for those who need to change it up from job to job.
- Ion Shielded: Combat de-ionizer gives this weapon good protection against EMP/Ion weapons and to be honest, even if someone disables the weapon with said types of attacks, you can just beat the poor guy to death with it. FM-001 gives the weapon's core working components extreme levels of protection against Ion/EMP weapons.
- Fan the Hammer: A charge option which overcharges the weapons mag-rails and alters the weapon to fire on a manual irons semi-auto hair trigger in order to maximize its rate of fire. Though the effective range of its rounds falls off as a trade, it serves as a potent firing mode in a desperate situation.
STRENGTHS
- 2 Stage Projectiles: This weapon fires a set of custom made Bes'kar tipped high armour penetration darts at extreme speeds. The darts are integrated with a simple mechanism which allows the shooter to either allow them to detonate with their payload on impact, set a time of up to a day away or allow them to delay their blast for up to a minute in order to have them relieve their contents tactically in various scenarios; Ie. allowing full penetration of a heavily armoured droid first before exploding within it, setting traps or conducting tactical simultaneous demolitions.
- Fan the Hammer: The overcharge option of the weapon extends the internal hammer mechanism within the gun so that it can be operated manually which pulls the switch off the mag rails causing them to charge continuously. This mode of fire removes the mag-rails' charge time between shots allowing the weapon to fire as a much faster semi automatic weapon.
- Versatile: The M18a rather than be fitted with any specific load out allows itself to be custom set by its user for any given mission with modular rails compatible with myriad combinations of potential accessories Including but not limited to; laser sights, scopes, stocks and even under-barrel weapons such as integrated Disruptors and scatter-gun tubes
- Ironclad Construction: Synthetic Yorik Coral Coat on the weapon system gives it a good protection against both corrosive and heat based attacks, and the Phrik-A in the receiver makes this weapon exceptionally hard to break. Then to top it off, the Synthetic Yorik Coral gives this weapon an unintended side effect. It for all intents and purposes is force dead. And while that won't mess with someone trying to use their force powers on anything else, good luck manipulating this weapon with that space magic.
WEAKNESSES
- Not for the faint of heart: With a large frame size and heavy recoil, this gun is not the kind of weapon you would train with as a new gunner. Heavy enough to be used as a bludgeoning weapon and tough enough to take it, it requires preternatural strength in order to wield it effectively in one hand.
- Electronic systems can be disabled: So if you hit this thing with Ion/EMP based weapons the first thing that's going to go is its ability to interface with armors and their HUD. The weapon will still work, but you're gonna have to manually aim the thing.
- Small ammo capacity: With this weapon only able to hold 12 darts within its rotating ammunition chambers it requires reloading often in combat.
DESCRIPTION
This hand Cannon is a custom variant of the M-18 Pit Viper, called the Diamond-back its simultaneously a more and less versatile weapon. Stripped of its parents Disruptor parts in order to focus and capitalize on the delivery of the Bes'kar tipped armour piercing, 2 stage delivery darts it boasts in its chambers. It has an extended ammunition capacity with more punch and delivery potential than its predecessor. Power not needing to be spent to other systems allows more power to the mag-rail boosting its overall rate of fire without comprising its damage, while G3M1N1 saw in the weapons' construction an interesting ability to be able to manually fire it from its electronic hammer, which would normally charge the mag-rails on release. Manually releasing that hammer forces the mag-rails to permanently charge so long as its released in this manner offering a larger rage of fire, but at the cost of accuracy at longer ranges.
Gem was gifted one of these fire-arms as a symbol of recognition while dealing with the Dire-wolves. She considered it a great honor before G3 quickly moved to optimizing it for their own personal use the moment she could get her hands on it. Replacing some of its casing and construction while fiddling with the insides, the M18a - Diamondback that was born was a terrifying creature, and quickly became one of Gemini's favorite weapons especially when used in conjunction with the Scorpio to afford her a ranged option she was able to reload swiftly and fire more often than the integrated weaponry of her chassis.
Her load-out most often consists of a collapse-able stock, a compensator on the barrel with Violet UV laser-sight combined with and speed reload cache which holds 2 reloads which can be administered at lightning speeds on the bottom and outer mag-rails specifically. Though she has been known to change things up on occasion with a scatter-gun barrel.
"Oh, I love it! With the timer you can set all your shots off to detonate at the same time. There's nothing more satisfying than putting a bullet in every enemy knowing that in exactly ten minutes, that area is going to be burned to the ground behind me. "
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