Developed in YE 41 by Nepleslian Arms and Munitions to replace the GAFM-01a, the Guided Assault Fusion Mortar GAFM-02a is the updated version of a venerable weapon intended to equip the latest update of the upgrade. A semi-guided indirect fire weapon, the GAFM-01a lacks precision in favor of large area of effect capability as a counter to entrenched hostiles in defensive positions.

The GAFM-02a is an area of effect tactical weapon and mobile small scale artillery piece. The intention is that the GAFM's guided shells, with their wide blast radius, will counter both entrenched defensive positions and the mass swarming attacks utilized by enemy forces. Another tacit purpose of the weapon is to use it's fusion and scalar shells to deny positions to the enemy by irradiating them for periods from hours up to weeks.

To improve the accuracy and efficiency, the GAFM-02a utilizes a new generation of guided mortar rounds, the talon_gm, which incorporates

• Designer: Nepleslian Arms and Munitions
• Manufacturer: Nepleslian Arms and Munitions
• Name: Guided Assault Fusion Mortar
• Nomenclature: GAFM-02a
• Type: Guided Mortar
• Role: Anti-Emplacement, Anti-Infantry
• Length: 1.38m ¹⁾
• Weight: 50kg ²⁾

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• Muzzle Flash: None
• Retort: A loud thump as the mortar round is fired and briefly breaks the sound barrier.
• Effective Range: 17km in Atmosphere, 42.5 KM in Space
• Rate of Fire: 1 Missile every 17 Seconds, 8 Second Cooldown
• Recoil: Heavy recoil that pushes the firing platform down and back.

• Ammunition: NAM 'Talon' Guided Mortar Shell GMS-01a
• Round Capacity: 16 Rounds

• Firing Mechanism: Electromagnetic rails launch the mortar round out of the firing tube at maximum velocity, after which the round's internal guidance takes over.
• Loading: Rounds are fed into the mortar tubes by way of a mechanical autoloading mechanism that feeds from a 16 round magazine.
• Mode Selector: N/A
• Firing Modes: N/A
• Weapon Sight: The GAFM's munitions are guided by a launch vehicle's own onboard electronics and targeting software.

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Firebrand created this article on 2019/09/14 08:11.

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