Noah Corek
Cocked, Locked and a Smoking Barrel
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Once the standard, hollow point and armor piercing variants of Hekler'Kok's new product began to show more and more prominence the Hekler'Kok design team looked to create a new variant that could be marketed to more vast markets or even more niche markets. Just like with the others there was much debate before they decided on a subsonic variant for their more stealthy customers.
The design team experiment with a few methods to make the round subsonic. The first was rather simply to reduce the amount of propellant in the cartridge and while this seemed like a good solution it was found rather quickly that this had the consequence of reducing the stopping power of the round. The next potential idea was to construct the bullet in such a way that it wouldn't break the sound barrier and therefore making it subsonic but again this served to reduce the stopping power of the round as well. Finally the solution came to the team in a simple form, the just increase the weight of the bullet. This served to keep the stopping power of the round but also had the effect of reducing the range, a trade off they found acceptable considering that the bullet was meant to be stealthy.
- Intent: To further expand on Hekler'Kok's new flagship product with another variation on it
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- Primary Source: Standard Variant
- Manufacturer: Hekler'Kok Defense Industries
- Affiliation: Open-Market
- Model: Hekler'Kok Polymer Cased Ammunition-Subsonic
- Modularity: Comes in a variety of cartridges
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Heat-Resistant Polymer (Cartridge), Durasteel (Cartridge Rim and Bullet Jacketing), Lead (Bullet Core), Primer and Gunpowder
- Various Cartridges:
- Pistol Cartridges:
- 5.7x28mm
- 7.62x25mm
- 9x19mm
- 9x39mm (.357 Magnum)
- 10.9x33mm (.44 Magnum)
- 11.43x23mm (.45 ACP)
- Rifle Cartridges:
- 5.45x39mm
- 5.56x45mm
- 6.8x49mm
- 7.62x35mm (.300 Blackout)
- 7.62x39mm
- 7.62x51mm
- 7.62x63mm (.30-06 Springfield)
- 7.62x67mm (.300 Winchester Magnum)
- Lightweight: Due to it being constructed out of polymer rather than a traditional brass cartridge it ways about fifty percent less than a traditional cartridge
- Cheap: Since the cartridge is constructed out of polymer rather than a traditional brass cartridge it cost about twenty-five percent less to produced than a tradition cartridge
- Suppressable: Unlike most conventional blasters it is actually rather simple to suppress the noise emitted by slugs and slugthrowers
- Less Heat: Due to the mechanics of polymer cases the heat is directed towards the barrel rather than the action, causing less wear and tear on the weapon
- Universal: The ammunition is not limited to Hekler'Kok slugthrowers and can fired from any as long as they can chamber the proper caliber
- Whisper Quiet: Due to the rounds heavier construction the round is subsonic mean that when combined with a suppressor the round is almost completely silent
- Loud: On the other hand when the slugthrower is not suppressed it will make a decent amount more noise than your conventional blaster
- Not a Space Saver: Unlike blaster packs slugs are larger and will take up more space
- Not a Weight Saver: Slugs weigh more than blaster packs and will take up more weight
- Less Range: Due to the heavier round used the round also suffer from a lack of range compared to other rounds
- Smaller Selection: Due to the exact nature to which the round is meant to be used a lot of the higher caliber options available for other rounds are not available
Once the standard, hollow point and armor piercing variants of Hekler'Kok's new product began to show more and more prominence the Hekler'Kok design team looked to create a new variant that could be marketed to more vast markets or even more niche markets. Just like with the others there was much debate before they decided on a subsonic variant for their more stealthy customers.
The design team experiment with a few methods to make the round subsonic. The first was rather simply to reduce the amount of propellant in the cartridge and while this seemed like a good solution it was found rather quickly that this had the consequence of reducing the stopping power of the round. The next potential idea was to construct the bullet in such a way that it wouldn't break the sound barrier and therefore making it subsonic but again this served to reduce the stopping power of the round as well. Finally the solution came to the team in a simple form, the just increase the weight of the bullet. This served to keep the stopping power of the round but also had the effect of reducing the range, a trade off they found acceptable considering that the bullet was meant to be stealthy.
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