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 ====== NAM "Wolfhound" Heavy Multipurpose Railgun HMR-01a ====== ====== NAM "Wolfhound" Heavy Multipurpose Railgun HMR-01a ======
  
-Developed and manufactured in [[timeline:ye_41]] as part of the [[faction:nepleslia:military|SMDIoN's]] United Maintenance Plan, the Wolfhound HMR-01a is a heavy railgun intended to be used by heavy Power Armor such as the [[wip:faction:nepleslia:equipment:aggressor|Aggressor]], as a weapon by light vehicles, and as a crew served heavy weapon. Utilizing the new [[faction:nepleslia:weapons:umd_canister#vehicle_grade_munition_types|105mm UMD Canisters]], the Wolfhound gives marines and vehicles the capability of dealing with armored targets as well as clusters of targets.+Developed and manufactured in [[timeline:ye_41]] as part of the [[faction:nepleslia:military|SMDIoN's]] United Maintenance Plan, the Wolfhound HMR-01a is a heavy railgun intended to be used by heavy Power Armor such as the [[wip:faction:nepleslia:equipment:aggressor|Aggressor]] and as a weapon by light vehicles. Utilizing the new [[faction:nepleslia:weapons:umd_canister#vehicle_grade_munition_types|105mm UMD Canisters]], the Wolfhound gives marines and vehicles the capability of dealing with armored targets as well as clusters of targets.
  
 ===== About the Wolfhound ===== ===== About the Wolfhound =====
  
-The Wolfhound is intended to serve two primary purposes: as an infantry carried direct fire weapon, and as a vehicle mounted anti-vehicle cannon. For that purposes, the weapon was given the relatively lightweight and capable, yet easy to produce UMD Canister as a primary weapon.+The Wolfhound is intended to serve two primary purposes: as an anti-vehicle weapon carried by the heaviest of power armors, and as a vehicle mounted anti-vehicle cannon. For that purposes, the weapon was given the relatively lightweight and capable, yet easy to produce UMD Canister as a primary weapon.
  
 In order to achieve the high velocities that the Wolfhound's projectile achieves when fired, and still retain a relatively small weapon, the Wolfhound virtually extends the length of the barrel when firing. It does this using a high powered combat laser to ionize the air directly in front of the barrel, then extends electromagnetic fields that shape the plasma into a virtual electromagnetically charged rails. When the weapon's round is accelerated by the weapon's own internal rails, the virtual barrel will functionally extend the time the payload is accelerated for. When in a situation with no atmosphere, the Wolfhound can spit out its own gas to be ionized. In order to achieve the high velocities that the Wolfhound's projectile achieves when fired, and still retain a relatively small weapon, the Wolfhound virtually extends the length of the barrel when firing. It does this using a high powered combat laser to ionize the air directly in front of the barrel, then extends electromagnetic fields that shape the plasma into a virtual electromagnetically charged rails. When the weapon's round is accelerated by the weapon's own internal rails, the virtual barrel will functionally extend the time the payload is accelerated for. When in a situation with no atmosphere, the Wolfhound can spit out its own gas to be ionized.
  
-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:faction:nepleslia:equipment:aggressor]]. +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. It is recommended that the Wolfhound only be used by the [[wip:faction:nepleslia:equipment:aggressor]].
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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's barrel and plasma discharge.+
  
 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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   * 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: 1 Round every 1.5 Seconds   * Rate of Fire: 1 Round every 1.5 Seconds
-  * Recoil: Unusable except as a fixed weapon on standard Armorsuits; heavy but manageable on power armor such as the [[wip:faction:nepleslia:equipment:aggressor]]. Heavy on light vehicles, Slight and manageable on heavy vehicles such as tanks.+  * Recoil: Unusable except as a static, crew served weapon on standard Armorsuits; heavy but manageable on vehicle-grade power armor such as the [[wip:faction:nepleslia:equipment:aggressor]]. Heavy on light vehicles, Slight and manageable on heavy vehicles such as tanks.
  
 ==== Ammunition ==== ==== Ammunition ====
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 ===== Infantry Version ===== ===== Infantry Version =====
  
-The Wolfhound's infantry version is smaller and lighter, both to allow it to be carried by a team of three to four marines, and to allow heavy armorsuits to use it as a weapon.+The Wolfhound's infantry version is smaller and lighter to allow heavy armorsuits to use it as a weapon.
  
   * Length: 3.4m (11.1 feet)   * Length: 3.4m (11.1 feet)
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 ===== Vehicle Version ===== ===== Vehicle Version =====
  
-The vehicle version of the Wolfhound is larger than the infantry model.+The vehicle version of the Wolfhound is the same size as the infantry model, but heavier.
  
-  * Length: 5.9m (19.3 feet) +  * Length: 3.4m (11.1 feet) 
-  * Weight: 400kg (881 lbs)+  * Weight: 150kg (330lbs) unloaded, 165kg (363 lbs) loaded
  
 ==== Appearance ==== ==== Appearance ====
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   * Wolfhound: est. 70000 DA (not for sale outside the SMDIoN)   * Wolfhound: est. 70000 DA (not for sale outside the SMDIoN)
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 ===== OOC Notes ===== ===== OOC Notes =====

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