Unreviewed Ru'vecuyani Hand Cannon

[Thyr Kyron]

R U ' V E C U Y A N I
HAND CANNON
​

"They kept firing until they couldn't. We found it still in their hand."
- Humbarine recovery team

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a semi-unique hand cannon as a spoil for the Iron Covenant.
• Image Source: x
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: Roble Manufacturing
• Primary Source: KWF-41 Heavy Blaster Pistol

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Kayatr'ade Forges
• Affiliation: The Iron Covenant (Thread Participation)
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Ru'vecuyani Hand Cannon (Modified KWF-41 Blaster Pistol)
• Modularity:
  • Ammunition type
• Production: Semi-Unique
• Material:
  • Duravlex Inner Barrel Plating
  • Duranium Casing
  • Heat Radiating Shroud
  • RWA-M1 Integrated Weapons Scope
  • SACG-23S Shock-Absorbent Gel
  • Liquid-Aenite Coating
  • Glowrod Attachment
  • Dolovite Heat Insulation
  • SACG-23S Shock-Absorbent Gel

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Hand Cannon
• Size: Small
• Weight: Average
• Ammunition Type: Tracyntium bullets (interchangeable)
• Ammunition Capacity: Very Small (12 Rounds)
• Effective Range: Long-Range
• Rate of Fire: Low
• Damage Output: Extreme
• Recoil: Low

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Protective anti-element coating
• Modified disruptor components
  • Barrel electromagnetic coil accelerators
  • Enhanced barrel rifling
• Helmet HUD Integration
  • Encrypted transmittor, scrambled Iron Covenant frequencies
  • Individually-synchronized IFF (Identification: Friend-or-Foe) network
• Weapon component mounts
  • Interchangeable scope
  • Under-barrel mount, optional glowrod
• 12-round Ammunition Cylinder
  • Single-track barrel integration
  • Fast-reload cylinder extension, security latch
• Dissipation venting
  • Rapid thermal-buildup discharge
• Underslung beskar vibro-dagger
  • Monomolecular serrated edge
  • Detachable

STRENGTHS

• Fire-Bite: The tracyntium bullets of the hand cannon are an extremely lethal choice of ordnance. Its nature as a slughthrower makes it significantly harder for Force Users to block or evade the weapon, as its bullets travel at a higher speed, are invisible to the naked eye, and will shatter into still-lethal shards if blocked by a lightsaber. Its armor-piercing qualities also ensure that it can punch through the toughest of metals, stopping at beskar (although a significant kinetic impact may still impart some damage).
• Smooth Shot: Exceptional barrel rifling, weight stabilization, and balancing of the weapon with a low recoil means that a marksman can confidently hit targets well out of the range of a normal blaster pistol.
• Mandalorian-grade: The weapon is extremely durable -- its survival of full-scale bombardment is testimony enough. The firing mechanisms of the hand cannon, unlike a blaster, are completely mechanical and, as such is much more reliable. Tracyntium is easier to forge than a traditional bullet, though other types of bullets may be used in the hand cannon.

WEAKNESSES

• Slughthrower Reload: The slugthrower magazine is confined to a much more limited scope than traditional blaster weaponry, and heavy use necessitates carrying multiple packs of ammunition, extra bulk, and weight that may be cumbersome and is obviously more logistically complicated.
• Rate of Fire: When timing is everything, every shot matters.
• Irreplaceable: The hand cannon is a unique memorial to the fallen vode of Humbarine. If one is destroyed or lost, it cannot be replaced.

DESCRIPTION
They found the blasters still on the bodies. Some were lost to the rubble. Some were crushed beyond use. Some had been fired empty in the final moments before their tags went dark and were left where they fell. But enough was recovered that when the Iron Covenant returned to Kestri bearing their fallen kin, the Forgemaster at Kayatr'ade had something to work with. She looked at what remained and made a decision. The blaster internals were too far gone to restore cleanly; galven circuits were shattered, gas compression chambers were warped, and variable power regulators were stripped or fused. But the frames were durable and usable. They could be forged into something anew, a living memorial of the fallen vode of Kestri.

What went in their place was a rifled barrel, a tracyntium slug feed, a high-cycle action, and a blade. Mandalorians do not build weapons that run out. When the magazine empties, the blade answers. The fight continues. Slug magazines don't carry forever, and a warrior in a real engagement doesn't have time to reload twice. The Forgemaster built the cycle rate to deliver what rounds exist quickly, decisively, before the range closes; and when it does close, the blade is already there.

She fitted each with new duranium grip panels, hand-matched to the frame, notched with the kill count of the original owner. On the frame, just above the grip, they engraved a single word -- Ru'vecuyani -- filled with duranium shavings so the letters read amber against blue-black steel.

The Ru'vecuyani Hand Cannon is a beautiful testament to the brave last stand of Mandalorians who sacrificed their own life to rescue their vode; a testament to the brotherhood that unites all true Mandalorians, children of the Resol'nare, the people of the Iron Covenant. These champions, even in death, have found a way to give to their brothers and sisters who keep the torch lit.