In YE 40 Galactic Horizon began working on a simple home defence weapon designed to break bones and maim more so than kill, so the Rock Salt HDR was invented.
Below is a table that contains information about this weapon:
Designer | Galactic Horizon |
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Manufacturer | Galactic Horizon |
Name | Rock Salt Home Defence Rifle |
Price | 150ks |
Nomenclature | GH-W3-3A |
Type | Gauss Rifle |
Role | Deterrent/Incapacitation |
Length | 50 cm (19.6 inches) |
Weight | 1.8 kg (4 lb) |
In YE 40 Galactic Horizon decided they would make another anti-riot style weapon after the success of the Sonic Suppression Rifle. So the Rock Salt HDR was developed along with the varied ammo types that were geared toward varying levels of potential lethality. The weapon was made to be (relatively) simple to use and maintain, it was released to the open market as a cheap deterrent to both rioters and home intruders alike - along with any other soft targets the buyer needed to keep away.
The Rock Salt HDR is a blocky half meter long firearm, it has a short and stubby stock behind the pistol-grip handle with a trigger guard. The weapon is 1 foot (12 inches) tall with the barrel sitting near the bottom of the weapon’s front and a clear, prismatic rectangle magazine at the top with a sliding hatch that acts like a hopper. The barrel of the weapon is just over an inch in diameter and protrudes and inch from the gun’s body.
Discharge Information | |
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Muzzle Flash: | None |
Retort: | A short-lived “Fwunk” noise as each round leaves the barrel |
Effective Range: | 50m |
Maximum Range: | 100m |
Rate of Fire: | Five per second |
Recoil: | The rifle kicks back with 0.5 pounds of force |
The Rock Salt HDR has three official ammunition types that vary in damage but in reality the weapon can fire any metallic object not exceeding 1 inch in diameter.
Ammunition: | Bruiser |
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Description: | A 1inch in diameter sphere of non-Newtonian fluid held by a flexible yet tough membrane, a 1cm in diameter copper sphere sits in the middle |
Damage: | DRv3 Tier 1, Light Anti-personnel |
Round capacity: | 100 |
Ammunition: | Bone breaker |
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Description: | A 1inch in diameter sphere with an iron core that is encased in copper |
Damage: | DRv3 Tier 2, Medium Anti-personnel |
Round Capacity: | 100 |
Ammunition: | Heart Stopper |
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Description: | A 1inch in diameter sphere made from staballoy |
Damage: | DRv3 Tier 3, Heavy Anti-Personnel |
Round Capacity: | 100 |
Each mag has thin slots that allow “agitating” disks to poke through and keep the ammunition from getting clogged, electromagnets run along the underside of the mag and run in pulse that are designed to drag the ammunition forward to the barrel that is only just big enough for one sphere to sit in. The weapon is designed to always have one sphere in the orb and when the trigger is pulled the sphere is launched from the barrel via magnets, with the next available sphere taking up position in the barrel.
Loading The Rock Salt HDR uses hoppers as magazines, a latch at the rear of the hopper is flipped upright to allow the hopper to be pivoted 45-degrees forward and then out either backwards or up.
To load a new hopper, insert it into top of the gun at a 45-degree angle before pivoting it down to sit flush and then lower the latch, the gun is ready to be fired.
Alternatively, the Hopper has a hatch at the top that can be used to load new shots or feed a belt of ammo in.
Firing Modes: | Full Auto |
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Safety mechanism: | The handle features a bio-electric generator that keeps the gun charged as long as it is held, simply hold the gun anywhere but the handle |
Weapon Sight | A two-pronged rear sight located on the hopper’s latch lines up with a prong above the weapon’s barrel, these are removable and sit on a rail that supports additional/alternate optics |
Attachment Hard Points: | The rifle has a rail along the top for optics to be mounted to, a rail on either side of the barrel for a small accessory, a rail along the bottom for grips and a harpoint at each end for a weapon sling to be attached |
Pricing The Rock Salt HDR is sold for 150KS per unit.
Listed below are replacement parts for the Rock Salt HDR as well as prices for said parts.
Replacement Electronics and Electro-Magnets: 70KS
Spare Hopper: 15KS
Rifle Sling: 10KS
Rifle Bag with extra pockets: 40KS
Red Dot Sight: 30KS
Tactical Flashlight: 15KS
Vertical Foregrip: 10KS
Replacement Body: 30KS
Ammunition Below is information regarding the ammunition that this rifle is chambered in:
Orb Shot | ||
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Type | Price (100 Rounds + Hopper) | |
Ammunition: | Bruiser | |
Bruiser | 60KS | DRv3 Tier 1 Light Anti-Personnel |
Ammunition: | Bone breaker | |
Bone Breaker | 100KS | DRv3 Tier 2 Medium Anti-Personnel |
Ammunition: | Heart Stopper | |
Heart Stopper | 160KS | DRv3 Tier 3 Heavy Anti-Personnel |
Products & Items Database | |
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Product Categories | weapons: rifles |
Product Name | Rock Salt Home Defence Rifle |
Nomenclature | GH-W3-3A |
Manufacturer | Galactic Horizon |
DR v3 max | Tier 3 |