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Riv-20 "Horizon Killer" Anti-materiel Sniper Cannon
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
The Riv-20 is an exceptionally impressive weapon; fully assembled it reaches up to 90 inches from butt to barrel, dwarfing its wielder in terms of height when set upright. Thankfully this weapon is always carried in parts within a durasteel case. On the field it must be assembled before use, Riven typically does this with the aid of her personal droid who working in routine tandem together can fully assemble the Riv-20 in about 20 seconds, this including not only assembling the weapon itself but anchoring it to whatever nearby sturdy structure there is.
The whole frame and barrel of the rifle are coated in a matte black as to avoid reflecting light or being easily noticeable. The barrel itself makes up 50 inches of the total length of the sniper. The stock at the butt of the weapon is padded with a soft layer of sorbothane to assist in reducing the impact of the recoil. The two anchoring points at the base of the barrel can be used with steel wiring to attach into various hard surfaces with quick-drilled pitons, the firmness of the steel wiring must be adjusted until taut. To further assist with stabilization is a bipod that can be unslung from the bottom of the rifle to provide steady grounded aim.
The scopes of the Riv-20 are advanced and interchangeable. Some have night-vision, others thermal-vision, and many have adjustable levels of zoom and can adjust with dials to compensate or account for distance if needed. The weapon is designed to line up that perfect shot, and it gives you every tool you could desire to do so.
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a personal weapon for
Riven
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- Permissions: N/A
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- Manufacturer: Riven
- Affiliation: Riven
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: N/A
- Modularity: Yes
- Production: Unique
- Material: Hardened Durasteel Alloy, Phrik-infused Composite Liner, Titanium-cast Anchor Plates, Ceramic-Matrix Shock Dampers, Sorbothane padding.
- Classification: Anti-materiel Sniper/Cannon.
- Size: Very Large.
- Weight: Heavy
- Ammunition Type: 20mm high-yield explosive bullets.
- Ammunition Capacity: Extremely small (Individually loaded).
- Effective Range: Extreme.
- Rate of Fire: Very Low.
- Damage Output: Extreme.
- Recoil: Extreme.
- Kinetic - The Riv-20 is designed to only fire kinetic rounds.
- Stabilization - The Riv-20 has anchor points upon its frame that are to be used with steel wire to secure it to walls and floors to help with its recoil, it also has a foldable bipod to additionally assist with stability when aiming.
- Explosive Rounds - Typically the Riv-20 fires high-yield explosive rounds. These rounds are designed to detonate shortly after impact, allowing them to pierce through the armor of vehicles before the payload is released inside. The Riv-20 can also fire any other kinetic bullet that is 20mm in diameter.
- As good as it gets - Due to her size Riven took extra care to make the weapon as light as possible, as a result some things were sacrificed; namely the lack of any sort of magazine. While she made the weapon as light as she possibly could it is still very much heavy.
- Recoiling Barrel - To further aid with the extreme amount of recoil of the Riv-20: When fired the barrel takes on some of the recoil force and is pushed backwards into the frame of the weapon itself before being sprung back into place, acting as a sort of dampener for some of the force.
- Open Sesame - The Riv-20 is capable of punching through just about anything it cares to. It is designed to pierce both heavily armored vehicles and even the walls of a building. Naturally its piercing power will be greatly diminished with each layer it passes through.
- Horizon Killer - This rifle was designed for two things; being very far away from your enemy and still being able to kill them. As a result the Riv-20 boasts an absurd range, but likely one that is never utilized to its fullest extent. Simply because; while it has the capacity to perform these shots, its handler may not.
- Build-a-Gun - The modularity of the Riv-20 and the fact it needs to constantly be assembled means that its parts can be switched out for whatever might fit the task at hand, be this different scopes, a shorter barrel, a different method of anchoring and so on. Its parts are easily replaceable and customizable.
- Assembly Required - The Riv-20 must be assembled before use. It is so large that it must be carried at all times within a large case and put together wherever you want to use it, and disassembled when you wish to take it elsewhere.
- One Shot - Due to the lack of a magazine the Riv-20 is loaded directly by hand, inserting bullets into a side-compartment that feeds directly into the barrel itself. This gives it an extremely low rate of fire. Each spent casing must be manually ejected with a bolt at the side of the rifle.
- Anchoring - If the Riv-20 isn't properly anchored to a wall or floor the recoil will just break your shoulder. This weapon cannot be safely fired without proper anchoring and stabilization.
- Cumbersome - Due to the weapon's immense size and heavy weight it is practically impossible for someone of regular strength to wield it like any other rifle. You can't simply hold it and swing it around to take aim, it is a slow weapon to reposition and maneuver, especially if you want to re-anchor it.
- Loud - The shots of the Riv-20 are extremely loud, easily giving away the general position of the shooter. At a far enough distance the bullet will reach you before the sound does however, but you'll still definitely hear it.
The Riv-20 is an exceptionally impressive weapon; fully assembled it reaches up to 90 inches from butt to barrel, dwarfing its wielder in terms of height when set upright. Thankfully this weapon is always carried in parts within a durasteel case. On the field it must be assembled before use, Riven typically does this with the aid of her personal droid who working in routine tandem together can fully assemble the Riv-20 in about 20 seconds, this including not only assembling the weapon itself but anchoring it to whatever nearby sturdy structure there is.
The whole frame and barrel of the rifle are coated in a matte black as to avoid reflecting light or being easily noticeable. The barrel itself makes up 50 inches of the total length of the sniper. The stock at the butt of the weapon is padded with a soft layer of sorbothane to assist in reducing the impact of the recoil. The two anchoring points at the base of the barrel can be used with steel wiring to attach into various hard surfaces with quick-drilled pitons, the firmness of the steel wiring must be adjusted until taut. To further assist with stabilization is a bipod that can be unslung from the bottom of the rifle to provide steady grounded aim.
The scopes of the Riv-20 are advanced and interchangeable. Some have night-vision, others thermal-vision, and many have adjustable levels of zoom and can adjust with dials to compensate or account for distance if needed. The weapon is designed to line up that perfect shot, and it gives you every tool you could desire to do so.
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