Grand Shepherd Burtch
Retired old admiral
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a standard issue personal grenade launcher for the troops of the Elysium Empire military.
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- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: (X)
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: MandalArms
- Affiliation: Elysium Empire
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Fighting Lion Mk1 Grenade Launcher
- Modularity: Yes. Can use different kinds of ammunition:
- High explosive Grenades
- ION Grenades
- FRC-1 (X) gas Grenades
- Production: Minor
- Material:
- Classification: Personal Grenade Launcher
- Size: Average
- Weight: Average
- Ammunition Type: Interchangeable Grenade Types:
- High explosive
- ION
- FRC-1 Gas (X)
- Ammunition Capacity: Extremely Small (1 round magazine)
- Effective Range: Long Range
- Rate of Fire: Low (Must be reloaded after every shot, but the action is quite smooth with proper training)
- Damage Output: Extreme
- Recoil: Average
- HUD/Droid OS interface - software meshes seamlessly with Elysium Empire Standard equipment that uses the operating software.
- Anti-hacking/malware software - the electronics systems in these weapons are very difficult to corrupt and exploit.
- All environments - Capable of vacuum EVA and planetside combat.
- Percussion and proximity based detonator - if the proximity based detonator in the warhead is electronically disabled, the percussion based detonator still works.
- Variable cartridge charge - The Grenade cartridge rounds can be easily adjusted for different speeds and blast yields using HUD interface in the soldier's helmet, if the soldier is wearing one. The same function works for a droid, if the droid is using an Elysium Empire military operating system.
- Arcing Trajectory - In a gravity environment, the projectile can be slow enough to “arc” over enemy breastworks and strike behind enemy defenses.
- Variable cartridge charge - The Grenade cartridge rounds can be easily adjusted for different velocities and blast yields using HUD interface in the soldier’s helmet, if the soldier is wearing one. The same function works for a droid, if the droid is using an Elysium Empire military operating system.
- High yield- the ordinance that is launched is extremely powerful in all variants.
- High explosive - powerful enough to destroy an average Starfighter or main tank.
- ION - disables an average troopship or a main tank.
- FRC-1 - disperses a gas cloud (X) that affects a 50 meter radius.
- Average recoil - While flying in space with a jetpack, this weapon has enough recoil to be highly inconvenient and difficult to use
- Unguided - The projectile doesn’t have any ability to perform course corrections once fired.
- Low Volume of fire - the user gets one shot off and then has to reload. The loading action is smooth and efficient, but still struggles to keep up a high volume of fire.
- Unsubtle - not ideal for stealth operations.
- Straight line in space - The projectile does not “Arc” in a zero “G” environment.
This is a MandalArms product, made exclusively for the Elysium Empire under Loreena Arenais-Valhoun ’s ownership. It was designed by Viken Dobson and was commissioned by Commodore Burtch. It is extremely powerful, and gives imperial troops the ability to wield heavy firepower in a pinch.
