Diysuperguy33
Smarter than the average bear
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Strengths:
The Tempest was designed to give the Republic Remnant a potent, rapid fire sidearm to better deal with urban and enclosed environments [like starships]. The autopistol is rather new and has been, mostly, well recieved in the hands of support soldiers or naval marines who don't often engage in long drawn out campaigns or firefights where the unreliable nature of the tempest will start to effect them and where the rapid fire nature can help some overcome their skill deficiencies or better serve in the close environments where rate of fire will cause more damage then shot placement. The Tempest has found some use with some of the more specialized branches of the Republic Remnant military, however, its use in front line infantry is not nearly as high as the average infantryman prefers something he knows will work reliably and they won't need to baby everytime it rains or they have to crawl through the mud.
- Intent: To provide a rapid firing sidearm for the Republic Remnant.
- Image Source: X
- Canon Link: N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Republic Industries (Republic Remnant)
- Model: RR Tempest Model 12
- Affiliation: Republic Remnant
- Modularity: No
- Production: Minor
- Material: Durasteel, synthmesh, blaster components
- Classification: Blaster
- Size: Small
- Weight: Average
- Ammunition Type: Power cell || Gas Canister
- Ammunition Capacity: 50 [Power Cell] || 100 [Gas Canister]
- Reload Speed: Average
- Effective Range: Personal
- Rate of Fire: High
- Stopping Power: High
- Recoil: High
- User-Friendly
- Rapid Fire
- High Power
- High Recoil
- Poor Reliability
Strengths:
- User Friendly - The Tempest is very user friendly. It is a simple design, comfortable in the hand and on the side of the pistol is an ammunition counter allowing people without HUDs, such as support staff, to quickly see how much power they have remaining in the weapon.
- Rapid Fire - The Tempest can put out a torrent of fire, able to fill a hallway or corridor with bolts in no time. Its firing rate is much greater then most pistols on the market and enough to give even other machine pistols a challenge.
- Stopping Power - Despite being a machine pistol, the Tempest packs a punch. It lets it threaten body armor.
- Accuracy - The Tempest is not an accurate pistol. While it does have semi and burst fire options along with its full auto, it was not designed to be a marksmen's pistol. The kick and heft of the pistol draw even further from what accuracy this would have.
- Reliability - The Tempest is not nearly as reliable as the simpler Lucky Seven pistol of the Republic Armed Services. It has been known to jam and overheat, especially,if its fully auto function is heavily used which will cause it to rapidly overheat which can lead to barrel deformation and even catastrophic weapon failure.
- Recoil - The Tempest packs a kick and despite being heavier then many pistols, the weight is not enough to offset the mean kick it has, especially, since it is used in one hand. The faster rate of fire being used, the more recoil it will have. When in full-auto, it tends to climb.
The Tempest was designed to give the Republic Remnant a potent, rapid fire sidearm to better deal with urban and enclosed environments [like starships]. The autopistol is rather new and has been, mostly, well recieved in the hands of support soldiers or naval marines who don't often engage in long drawn out campaigns or firefights where the unreliable nature of the tempest will start to effect them and where the rapid fire nature can help some overcome their skill deficiencies or better serve in the close environments where rate of fire will cause more damage then shot placement. The Tempest has found some use with some of the more specialized branches of the Republic Remnant military, however, its use in front line infantry is not nearly as high as the average infantryman prefers something he knows will work reliably and they won't need to baby everytime it rains or they have to crawl through the mud.
