Rusty
Purveyor of Fine Weaponry
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a unique, versatile weapon for [member="Aver Brand"]
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- Manufacturer: [member="Rusty"]
- Model: MPPDS
- Affiliation: [member="Aver Brand"]
- Modularity: Interchangeable optics
- Production: Unique
- Material: Plastoid, carbon fiber, ceramics
- Classification: Pneumatic Slugthrower
- Size: Handheld
- Length: 73 cm
- Weight: 1.9 kg
- Ammunition Type: Payload projectile, carbon fiber gas canister
- Ammunition Capacity: 10, 20, and 30 round magazines available, gas canister is good for 100 shots
- Effective Range: Personal
- Rate of Fire: Semi
- Nonmetallic build makes it easier to sneak the MPPDS through security checkpoints
- Nearly silent operation, thanks to integrally suppressed barrel
- Can shoot a wide variety of specially designed projectiles, making it truly one of the most versatile weapon systems in existence
- Stealth- Integrally suppressed barrel reduces the noise signature to the point where it might as well not even exist. Use of compressed air to fire means that there's no noticeable muzzle flash or thermal bloom, and the weapon will remain cool under extended use. Nonmetallic construction reduces the effectiveness of sensors designed to detect more traditional weapons as well. All in all, the MPPDS is nearly invisible on the battlefield.
- Versatile- The MPPDS can fire a wide variety of munitions, suitable for nearly any role on the battlefield. When combined with the inherent stealthiness of the platform, it allows for an unprecedented level of flexibility. The options are nearly limitless.
- Portable- The MPPDS is small and lightweight. Even if it's not the user's primary weapon system, it's hardly going to encumber them.
- Range- The MPPDS has a maximum effective range of about 50 meters. This, more than anything, is its downfall. Though it's reasonably accurate within that range, it's not useful for long range sniping, or any sniping, really. Additionally, some of the available payloads will require a great deal of caution. One wouldn't want to be downwind from a nerve agent pellet, for instance.
- Fragility- The use of nonmetallic components means that the MPPDS is more susceptible to abuse than a traditional projectile weapon. While it can take a certain amount of beating and banging, it will break long before, say, a blaster. The carbon fiber air tank is particularly prone to being punctured if struck the wrong way.
- Reload- Though the individual magazines can be swapped out with ease, reloading said magazines takes time. The more hazardous the load, the more time it should take. Additionally, swapping out the gas cylinder is not something to be attempted quickly. The use of ceramics rather than metal components in the gas system allows for stealth, but it means that manhandling them can result in damage far more easily.
The MPPDS is the solution to the age old question of what to build for a mercenary who already has everything. The long answer is to make something capable of performing in more roles than all their other weapons combined. The short answer is the MPPDS.
The MPPDS is essentially a pneumatic slugthrower. A compressed air canister contains enough power for 100 shots. The magazines, which come in 10, 20, and 30 round variants, fit specially designed projectiles that are reasonably accurate to within the weapon's effective range of 50 meters. At thirty meters, when shooting from a rest, one should reasonably expect all shots fired to land within a 10 cm circle.
The key to the MPPDS's versatility lies in those projectiles.
The projectiles are essentially 2.5 cm fin-stabilized plastoid canisters designed to shatter on impact. The payload is then released in one of a few ways. If its a powder, a spring-loaded cup flings the powder everywhere on impact. Gaseous payloads are compressed, and spew outwards when the projectile is ruptured. Liquid payloads can be pressurized or unpressurized, depending on the purpose. Purely kinetic loads can be made entirely out of dense rubber, or can be loaded with sand for extra impact. The projectile payloads are loaded by the customer, and thus, can be tailored to meet the specifications of the job at hand.
Though they are large, the MPPDS transfers very little energy to the shooter in the way of recoil, as they travel at relatively low velocity when compared to your average slugthower.
One must take care when changing out the gas canister, as its construction makes it more prone to damage from abuse than a more traditional metallic design. The use of carbon fiber and ceramic parts gives it plenty of strength, but it is not as hearty as a purely metallic design would be. In addition, one must take care to maintain seals, gaskets, and O-rings, as the tolerances are slightly more loose than they would be on a metallic design. The wielder must also ensure that they're well lubricated, in order to prevent damage from friction.
