M19 Weapons and Accessories
The following is a list of accessories, weapons, and add-ons created for the M19 Ryoko Mecha. Due to the power limitations of the Ryoko's reactors and capacitors, up to 8 Tier Weapons (TW) and 2 Tier-Equivalent Weapon Group (TEWG).
Shoulder Hardpoint
Weapons typically designed for the shoulder are missiles and indirect support weaponry. Ammunition for a large handheld weapon is also attached to the shoulder but actually are behind the Ryoko. Typically they are attached to the “Planetary” backpack which removes the upper thruster vanes of the Ryoko.
Ke-M19-W4315 Quad Mini-Missile Rack
Consisting of four modified Ke-M2-W2906 Shoulder-Fired Missile Pods slaved together to a single fire control system, the Ke-M19-W4315 Quad Mini-Missile Rack fulfills an anti-armor role. When not in use, the missiles are protected by the pod's launcher covers.
Power Cost: 1 TEWG
Nomenclature: Ke-M19-W4315
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Range: 50 miles
Rate of Fire: Volleys of 5, 10, 20 per pod. Volleys can be combined.
Payload 80 Mini-Missiles (20 in each pod).
Ke-M19-W4302 Dual Torpedo Adapter
Ke-M19-W4302 Dual Torpedo Adapter is a simple mounting system that mimics hardpoints found on fighters. While useless in a terrestrial environment, they can be used to carry torpedos in a Zero-G environment like fighters.
Compatible Torpedos
Ke-M19-W4319 155mm Linear Howitzer
A lighter version of the 200mm Heavy Railgun intended for mounting on the shoulder. The Ke-M19-W4319 does not require the Ryoko to be immobile in order to fire indirectly on planets. When not active, the barrel of the weapon folds upward to reduce the length of the weapon.
* Power Cost: (1 TW)
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Name: 155mm Linear Howitzer
Nomenclature: Ke-M19-W4319
Type: Gauss
Role: Artillery
Length: 9 meters (combat), 5 meters (folded)
Weight: 800kg
Appearance
The Ke-M19-W4319 155mm Linear Howitzer is made up of three sections, the barrel assembly, the breech assembly, and the autoloader/magazine. The barrel is a simple tube of Durandium Alloy that has a boxy appearance halfway to the breech assembly. The Breech Assembly looks like a wide boxy shape that pivots in the center. The autoloader looks like a crane's counter-weight and remains in the same shape no matter the elevation of the barrel.
Muzzle Flash: Blue ionized air and ripples in the air
Retort: Thunderous thunderclaps
Projectile/Beam Appearance: Normally not visible to the average eye. High-speed cameras will see the round as if unfired.
Effective Range: Indirect: 90 km, direct: 8 km
Rate of Fire: 10 rounds per minute
Recoil: Heavy, kinetic force from sonic boom will shake the M19 Ryoko.
Ammunition
Weapon Mechanisms
Firing Mechanism: The round within the weapon is programmed on when to explode. The capacitors are then discharged and the electromagnetic coils are activated in a cascading order. The weapon's autoloader then reaches into the magazine, activates a magnet to grasp a new round, and then loads it into the breech of the weapon. The round is then activated (if not kinetic) and waits for programming.
Firing Arc: 60 degrees up and 15 degrees down
Loading: Rounds are fed from a magazine block at the rear of the M19.
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Weapon Sight: KIES linked weapon sight is used for CAS and direct fire. For indirect, the KIES calculates trajectories and pilot moves the howitzer to the right elevation.
Attachment Hard Points: None
Forearm Hardpoint
Typically used as a connection point for high powered handheld weaponry, small offensive and defensive systems can also be attached.
Ke-M19-W4305 Multipurpose Plasma Forearm Weapon
The Ke-M19-W4305 is a light anti-mecha weapon with offensive and defensive capability (convex shield). It is based on the Ke-M12-W3300 Forearm Weapon, with connections for handheld weapons. The Ke-M19-W4305 rises from its compartment and projects its blade over the hands of the Ryoko. An extended magnetic handguard keeps the hand from moving into the field of fire.
| Firing Mode | Purpose | Rate of Fire | Area of Effect | Range |
| Blade | Tier 7, Light Anti-Mecha | Constant | Single Target | 13’(4m), 2'(61cm) wide blade, wider at the base |
| Pulse | Tier 5, Medium Anti-Armor | 500 pulses per second | Single Target | 4.3 miles(7,000m), 1'(30cm) wide pulse |
| Beam | Tier 7, Light Anti-Mecha | 1 beam every 2 seconds | Single Target | 50 miles(80km), 1'(30cm) wide beam |
Hip Hardpoint
While small weaponry emplacements can be attached to the hips, the hip hardpoints are typically used for utilitarian purposes.
Ke-M19-W4316 Dual Mini-Missile Rack
Consisting of two modified Ke-M2-W2906 Shoulder-Fired Missile Pods slaved together to a single fire control system, the Ke-M19-W4316 Dual Mini-Missile Rack fulfills an anti-armor role. When not in use, the missiles are protected by the pod's launcher covers.
Power Cost: 0.5 TEWG
Nomenclature: Ke-M19-W4316
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Range: 50 miles
Rate of Fire: Volleys of 5, 10, 20 per pod. Volleys can be combined.
Payload 40 Mini-Missiles (20 in each pod).
Ke-M19-G4315 Aether Beam Cannon Generator
Due to the M19 Ryoko Mecha being primarily powered by fusion reactors, an additional aether generator is required for peak operation. Armored with Yama-Dura plating, the Ke-M19-G4315 Aether Beam Cannon Generator is lined with Yarvex and Xiulurium to further protect the generator from spall and reduce its energy signature.
Ke-M19-M4302 Weapon Mount
A specially designed weapon mount for the Aether Beam Cannon and the plasma blade. It can also accommodate other weapons that reduce their size in a similar manner.
Outer Calf Hardpoint (2)
The outer calf mirrors the shoulders with its primary use being the location of missile-based weaponry. Support for additional propulsion systems also exists.
Ke-M19-W4315 Quad Mini-Missile Rack
Ke-M19-W4302 Dual Torpedo Adapter
Handheld
Not technically a hardpoint, the hands of the Ryoko do have power/gass supply connection points for supported handheld weaponry (or attached to the forearm hardpoint).
Ke-M19-W4300 Aether Beam Cannon
Power Cost: 4 TWs
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Ke-M19-W4301 200mm Heavy Railgun
The Ke-M19-W4301 200mm Heavy Railgun is designed as an alternative for orbital bombardment and fires missions that do not require high mobility. The Ke-D7-W3200 Mass Driver Gun serves as an inspiration for the weapon. The weapon was developed by Sakura Machinery in YE 42 and given its nomenclature in YE 43.
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Name: 200mm Heavy Railgun
Nomenclature: Ke-M19-W4301
Type: Gauss
Role: Artillery, Orbital Bombardment, anti-mecha
Length: 10 meters
Weight: 1,200 kg
Appearance
The 200mm Heavy Railgun is a long weapon that resembles a bazooka. At the end of the weapon, is the firing assembly, autoloader, and box magazine underneath it. The whole weapon is made with Durandium Alloy and usually colored in Yamataian blues or black.
Muzzle Flash: Blue ionized air and ripples in the air. In space, there is no muzzle flash.
Retort: Very loud and deep thunderclaps.
Projectile/Beam Appearance: Normally not visible to the average eye. High-speed cameras will see the round as if unfired.
Effective Range: 150 km (atmospheric)
Rate of Fire: 5 rounds per minute
Recoil: Very
Heavy, shakes the whole mecha when used within an atmosphere.
Ammunition
Weapon Mechanisms
Firing Mechanism: The round within the weapon is programmed on when to explode. The capacitors are then discharged and the electromagnetic rails are activated that accelerate the round out. The weapon's autoloader then reaches into the magazine, activates a magnet to grasp a new round, and then loads it into the breech of the weapon. The round is then activated (if not kinetic) and waits for programming.
Loading: Rounds from the magazine is autoloaded into the breech of the weapon.
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Weapon Sight: KIES linked weapon sight.
Attachment Hard Points: None
Notes
While on a planet, the Ryoko (or any other Mecha making use of the weapon that isn't quad-legged) needs to sit in order to handle the recoil of the sonic boom and to aim accurately long distances. It can be used normally, with care, for direct use.
Ke-M19-W4303 Particle Beam Rifle
The Ke-M19-W4303 is designed to be an anti-mecha weapon for direct support missions. Developed by Sakura Machinery for use with sister corporation Ryu Heavy Industries mecha design, it was adopted for M19 used under the nomenclature Ke-M19-W4303 in YE 43.
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Name: General Purpose Plasma Rifle
Nomenclature: Ke-M19-W4303
Type: Plasma
Role: General Purpose Rifle
Length: 4 meters (barrel collapses to streamline shape for attachment to M19 weapon mount)
Weight: 500kg
Appearance
The Ke-M19-W4303 is a sleek, black rifle that shares some features of the much smaller Ke-M2/12-W3903 Coherent Aether Rifle. It has a tuning fork type barrel that is used to focus the plasma particles and project them in the firing sequence. A weapon sight is located at the top of the weapon on rails and the back of the weapon housing cabling to power connections if a Mecha is not compatible with the power connections in the grip.
Energy Source: Plasma
Damage: Tier 7, Light Anti-Mecha (Beam)/ Tier 8, Medium Anti-Mecha (Continuous Beam)
Muzzle Flash: The barrel of the weapon emits a reddish-purple light when discharged.
Retort: The weapon emits a high-pitched whine.
Projectile/Beam Appearance: Bright reddish-purple beams of light. On continuous firing mode, the diameter of the beam is nearly twice as wide as the barrel of the rifle itself.
Effective Range: 150,000 km in space, 50km in atmosphere.
Rate of Fire: 1 plasma beam per 3 seconds or the weapon can fire a continuous plasma beam for 5 seconds every 10 seconds.
Recoil: Moderate and upward recoil pattern.
Capacity: Effectively unlimited as long as it within the hand of the M19 Ryoko. Should it be disconnected, the weapon can fire whatever is loaded once.
Weapon Mechanisms
Firing Mechanism: At the squeeze of the trigger, the capacitors within the weapon discharge their energy into the weapon's plasma exciter filled with helium-3 gas. The gas is supercharged into plasma, focused and then accelerated with subspace accelerators. Helium-3 is then reloaded into the exciter, cooling systems activated, and capacitors recharged.
Loading: Helium-3 and power is fed to the weapon from the hands of the Ryoko.
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Weapon Sight: KIES linked weapon sight.
Attachment Hard Points: The weapon's custom railing can support different types of weapon sights should they be developed.
Ke-M19-W4310 Plasma Blade
The Ke-M19-W4310 Plasma Blade is a two-handed weapon modeled off of the nagamaki nodachi the corporation's parent Clan is fond of. It was approved for use with the M19 Ryoko and given the nomenclature of Ke-M19-W4310 in YE 43.
Power Cost: 1 TW
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Name: Plasma Blade
Nomenclature: Ke-M19-W4310
Type: Plasma
Role: Anti-Mecha Melee Weapon and Hull Cutting Tool
Length: 1.5 meters folded and 6 meters when ignited (half is plasma).
Mass: 500kg
Damage: Tier 8, Medium Anti-Mecha
Energy Discharge Appearance: When activated, the magnetically contained plasma has a reddish-purple from the helium-3 being turned to plasma.
Duration of Operation: Ke-M19-W4310 Plasma Blade can be constantly sustained as long as they are attached to a supported Mecha like the
M19 Ryoko Mecha. If the blade is detached from the hands, the blade will remain for a minute before its storage of Helium-3 and battery are exhausted.
Blade Mechanisms
Mechanism: A magnetic field is generated from the hilt of the blade. Plasma is then generated from an exciter and directed into the magnetic field.
Loading: Helium-3 gas in the hilt's storage tanks is replenished from the Ryoko as it is used. The internal battery and capacitors are also recharged if needed.
Modes/Mode Selector: When inactivated, the Ke-M19-W4310 Plasma Blade can be collapsed to a smaller size, allowing for ease of storage within the
M19 Ryoko Mecha and safe handling by unarmored personnel. This is accomplished by a series of interlocking joints.
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Example Loadout: Orbital Support
Below is the standard loadout for deployments as long-range support for Fleets/Orbital Artillery:
Left Shoulder: Ke-M19-W4315 Quad Mini-Missile Rack (1 TW)
Right Shoulder: Ke-M19-W4315 Quad Mini-Missile Rack (1 TW)
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Left Outer Calf: Nothing
Right Outer Calf: Nothing
Left Forearm: Ke-M19-W4305 Multipurpose Forearm Weapon (0.5 TW)
Right Forearm: Ke-M19-W4305 Multipurpose Forearm Weapon (0.5 TW)
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Built-in Systems:
Power Load: 8 TWs and 2 TEWGs
OOC Notes