Ricochet rounds

[Talohn Atar]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: Bullets meant to provide a special function for various operations
• Image Source: https://www.magistermilitum.com/replica-musket-ball-0-69-inch.html
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Talohn Atar
• Affiliation: Close market
• Model: Ricochet alloy experiment #5
• Modularity: No
• Production: Mass produced
• Material: Durasteel alloy

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Bullet
• Size: Cn vary depending on round size
• Weight: Very light
• Delivery Method: Fired
• Effective Range: Medium to long range
• Area Of Effect: None
• Stopping Power: Average, high if bullet has been previously ricocheted after firing.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Meant to Ricochet: These bullets are meant to ricochet, and the alloy it is made from is meant to cause a gain in velocity when the bullet bounces off of a surface, making them deadlier when ricocheted.
• Reusable: These bullets are hard to break, therefore they can be picked up and reused after a battle.

STRENGTHS

• Impactful strike: When ricocheted off of a surface, the bullet gains velocity. It will increase depending on how many surfaces the bullet has bounced off of. This can cause a chain reaction in which the bullet will surge through an enemy, bounce around and go into the next one. If one plays their cards right, they can end a single engagement with one bullet.

WEAKNESSES

• The bullets can end you. If one isn't careful, that bullet can ricochet towards them. If one isn't wearing enough armor, that could be the end then and there.
• Low initial velocity: The true power of these bullets is when they are ricocheted. When they are not, they perform below average in combat.

DESCRIPTION
Talohn, in another need to make something, woke up in the middle of the night and mixed this alloy for a bullet, not expecting much from it. What he discovered is that the bullet was able to ricochet more than any projectile than he had ever fired. Thus began his plan. Alone, these bullets aren't much. But with some bullet trajectory calculation tech, they could be of extreme use. This led to the creation of the PCC, allowing one to properly use this kind of bullet to it's full value.

 

[Talohn Atar]

John Locke Done with this one I think

 

[Darth Empyrean]

Under Review

 

[Darth Empyrean]

Talohn Atar

While it might seem semantic, I would change the mention of the bullet 'gaining velocity' when it bounces off something. It would essentially make this a perpetual motion device that would never stop bouncing, rather than just bouncing a lot by comparison. Make sure to say that it does what it does well, rather than breaks the laws of physics.

Also, please use the basic tech template for this. It will be shot out of a ranged weapon rather than be one in itself, so it doesn't make sense for it to be ranged as it is. That will have you all set!

 

[Darth Empyrean]

Talohn Atar

What is the status of this submission?

 

[Talohn Atar]

Darth Empyrean sorry, I still plan to finish it. Just been occupied by threads.

 

[Darth Empyrean]

Talohn Atar

Still not seeing any progress. Would you like this moved to Prefactory?

 

[Talohn Atar]

Darth Empyrean Go ahead. I'm too busy to finish it.

 

[John Locke]

Talohn Atar

What is the status of this submission? As per the rules of the pre-factory, which can be found here, submissions may only remain in the pre-factory for one month before being archived. Unfortunately, your submission has been in the pre-factory for longer than a month, if you could please update us on if you still intend to complete it, or if you would rather the submission be moved to the archives till you're ready to work on it.

 

[Talohn Atar]

John Locke go ahead and move it to archives. I'm full up on stuff to do right now.