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wip:faction:nepleslia:weapons:wolfhound_railgun [2019/12/01 02:32] – [Nomenclature Information] firebrand | wip:faction:nepleslia:weapons:wolfhound_railgun [2019/12/04 15:17] – [Discharge Information] firebrand | ||
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- | Developed and manufactured in [[timeline: | + | Developed and manufactured in [[timeline: |
===== About the Wolfhound ===== | ===== About the Wolfhound ===== | ||
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In order to achieve the high velocities that the Wolfhound' | In order to achieve the high velocities that the Wolfhound' | ||
- | When used by an armorsuit, the Wolfhound is a big bazooka of a weapon that requires the user to rest the weapon atop his shoulder while firing rounds from a five round magazine. The weapon is still large, however, and prevents a marine in armor from using a second primary weapon alongside it. The infantry Wolfhound actually has a tripod attachment, allowing it to be used in a fixed position by unarmored infantry; even so, it is recommended that the Wolfhound only be used by the [[wip: | + | When used by an armorsuit, the Wolfhound is a big bazooka of a weapon that requires the user to rest the weapon atop his shoulder while firing rounds from a five round magazine. The weapon is still large, however, and prevents a marine in armor from using a second primary weapon alongside it. The infantry Wolfhound actually has a tripod attachment, allowing it to be used in a fixed position by unarmored infantry; even so, it is recommended that the Wolfhound only be used by the [[wip: |
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+ | When used by unarmored infantry, the Wolfhound is mounted on its tripod and used by an operator in the prone position, who aims the weapon using its primary sights. When operated in this mode, safety regulations recommend that infantry not wearing some form of body armor stay away from the front of the Wolfhound, and keep a distance of up to three meters from the weapon' | ||
When used in a vehicle, the Wolfhound is somewhat small, but can feed from an autoloader or a manual breech depending on the parent vehicle. | When used in a vehicle, the Wolfhound is somewhat small, but can feed from an autoloader or a manual breech depending on the parent vehicle. | ||
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* Projectile/ | * Projectile/ | ||
* Effective Range: 4,000 meters in atmosphere, 7,000 meters in space. | * Effective Range: 4,000 meters in atmosphere, 7,000 meters in space. | ||
- | * Rate of Fire(Infantry): 1 Round every 1.5 Seconds | + | * Rate of Fire: 1 Round every 1.5 Seconds |
- | * Rate of Fire(Vehicle): | + | * Recoil: |
- | * Recoil: Unusable except as a fixed weapon on standard Armorsuits; heavy but manageable on superheavy | + | |
==== Ammunition ==== | ==== Ammunition ==== | ||
* Ammunition: [[faction: | * Ammunition: [[faction: | ||
- | * Round Capacity (Infantry): Five round box magazine, with enough stored gas for 40 shots in zero-atmosphere conditions. | + | * Round Capacity (Heavy Armorsuit): Five round box magazine, with enough stored gas for 40 shots in zero-atmosphere conditions. |
* Round Capacity (Vehicle): Depends on mounting vehicle. | * Round Capacity (Vehicle): Depends on mounting vehicle. | ||
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| YELLOW //Subspace Pinger// | | YELLOW //Subspace Pinger// | ||
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==== Weapon Mechanisms ==== | ==== Weapon Mechanisms ==== | ||
The Wolfhound has a complex firing mechanism, based on solid electromagnetic rails augmented by a ' | The Wolfhound has a complex firing mechanism, based on solid electromagnetic rails augmented by a ' | ||
- | * Firing Mechanism: When fired, the Battle Hammer | + | * Firing Mechanism: When fired, the Wolfhound |
- | * Loading: In the infantry version, the Battle Hammer's next round is pushed into the barrel from below by the weapon' | + | * Loading: In the infantry version, the Wolfhound's next round is pushed into the barrel from below by the weapon' |
* Safety Mechanism: There is no safety | * Safety Mechanism: There is no safety | ||
- | * Weapon Sight: The Battle Hammer | + | * Weapon Sight: The Wolfhound |
- | * Attachment Hard Points: The Infantry | + | * Attachment Hard Points: The infantry |
===== Infantry Version ===== | ===== Infantry Version ===== | ||
- | The Wolfhound' | + | The Wolfhound' |
* Length: 3.4m (11.1 feet) | * Length: 3.4m (11.1 feet) | ||
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==== Appearance ==== | ==== Appearance ==== | ||
- | The Wolfhound is mostly a long box. This box abruptly | + | The Wolfhound is composed of two portions: the main frame of the weapon, and the long barrel. The main frame of the Wolfhound is a roughly rectangular |
===== Vehicle Version ===== | ===== Vehicle Version ===== | ||
- | The vehicle version of the Wolfhound is substantially | + | The vehicle version of the Wolfhound is larger |
* Length: 5.9m (19.3 feet) | * Length: 5.9m (19.3 feet) |