Late EE000 (YE 33), Neshaten engineers started working on new idea for weaponry. Firing a very thin sharp projectiles at high speed. It proved to useful weapon with possible use for military purposes, especially for the high penetration power. That lead to the creation of the first prototypes of Sharp Needler Pistol. Meant to serve as reliable and effective side-arm for both marines and ship-crew. After initial testing the weapon was adopted in EE001 (YE34) and is being issued to Neshaten Military.
Designer: Sar'eh Tira Manufacturer: Shukara Volunteer Navy Name: Sharp needle pistol Type: Mass Accelertor Role: Sidearm Length: 27 centimeters, grip is 17 centimeters Mass: 1.5 kilograms/ 3.3 pounds Rate of Fire: 30 rps/1800 rpm. Damage: Tier 1, Light Anti-Personnel Ammo-count 300 rounds
Because of most of current Neshaten weaponry is energy-based it was decided that there is a need for solid-projectile weaponry to be used. Sharp pistol was first to be prototyped and made to test the effect of needle weaponry and prove its need and usefulness.
Rather bulky pistol, there is no receiver visible on the weapon. On both side of the weapon is small indicator showing how much power the energy crystal still holds. The indicator is made by five little led-lights, less lights are lit up when weapon is powered up, the less energy is in the crystal. Large boxy magazine fed into the weapon in front of the trigger. Grip holds the energy crystal powering the mass accelerator. The grip itself has a small switch on the under side that activates the crystal and makes it power up the barrel.
Weapon itself does not produce any flash upon firing. What can be heard is buzzing of the magnets accelerating needles and of course the actual needles flying through the air. Since the ammunition is caseless, there are no cases exiting the weapon after firing.
Needles fly at extremely high speed and are not visible to the eye after firing.
| AP Needle Damage Quickchart | |
|---|---|
| Type | Damage |
| 3mm AP needle | Tier 1, Light Anti-Personnel |
Needles are over-penetrating high velocity munition. They have low stopping-power, but are likely to leave small bleeding and through-by-through wounds.
Along the lines are magnetic rails, which upon pressing the trigger starts powering up from energy crystal in the grip. As rails are magnetize, its sends the projectile that is fed into barrel at extremely high velocity through the barrel.
Needles are stored in a magazine. Due to the small size of the needles and large amount of them in the magazine, they come pre-loaded from factories and cannot be loaded by hand.
The magazine itself is inserted into the weapon in front of the trigger and is secured by pinch. To release the magazine, user has to push small button above the magazine, easily reached by thumb. Needles are fed into the weapon by small spring, pushing needles in the barrel through small gape in the upper part of magazine with squeeze of the trigger.
Safety is in the magazine itself. It is small slide closing the gap allowing the ammunition to be fed into the barrel. Weapon has no fire mode selector, it can only fire at fully automatic mode.
Weapon only fires in fully automatic mode. Magazine feeds the weapon, which fires roughly 30 rounds per second, one needle after another.
Weapon uses simple iron-sight on the upper side of the barrel. Two boxy shapes serves as rear sights and single one as a front sight. Weapon has to be held at certain distance form the eyes so, the sights can be aligned together.
Weapon has two rails for attachments. One under the barrel, used mostly to attach knife for close combat situation. Second is between the sights on upper side of the barrel.
This weapon currently has only two types of melee attachments.
The Spike is a long titanium object with no sharp edges. It has a very sharp point though, offering good penetration when used to stab enemy.
PDR: 3 Length: 25 cm
Sharpened long knife made from composite titanium, with sharp edge and point.
PDR: 2 Length: 30 cm
| (AP Needles) Price Quickchart | |
|---|---|
| Type | Price |
| 1 magazine - 300 shots | 20 RN |
This page was originally created on 2012/10/25 22:07 by ShotJon.