Chief Ironside
OUT-OF-CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: A custom combat shotgun for the elite unit known as Ironside's Irregulars.
- Image Source: Sergey Tyapkin (https://www.artstation.com/tyapkin)
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Ironside's Irregulars
- Manufacturer: Thirdas Heavenshield; Ironside's Irregulars
- Affiliation: Thirdas Heavenshield; Ironside's Irregulars
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Ironside's Warmace
- Modularity: Yes, easily modified to the user's specifications.
- Production: Semi-Unique
- Material: Phrik (casing), durasteel (attachments), blaster components.
- Classification: Shotgun
- Size: Large
- Weight: Heavy
- Ammunition Type: Power cells
- Ammunition Capacity: Very large
- Effective Range: Average
- Rate of Fire: High
- Damage Output: Very high
- Recoil: Average
- Fires from all four barrels simultaneously with every pull of the trigger.
- Detachable sights.
- Semi-automatic and, if you need something dead real quick, full auto firing modes.
- Focused spread.
- Sturdy and compact design.
- Deals massive damage due to firing four shots simultaneously.
- A narrow spread focuses all damage on a single unlucky target.
- Big and heavy.
- Requires large ammo reserves as each shot spends four times the energy.
- Full auto mode tears through a fresh reload in a few seconds.
When the Ironsides broke ties with their Antarian Ranger roots, it was decided that they would be putting together their own armaments in the future rather than rely on some other company or faction for equipment. Designing each weapon themselves, thought was put into under which circumstances said weapon would be used, a high level of modularity, and achieving maximum firepower. Considering there were only twelve of them, that last part became especially crucial, hence all weapons used by the Ironsides pack a serious punch.
The Warmace is a beast of a combat shotgun, capable of blasting its way through even the most stubborn of defences and, to an ever greater extent, defenders. Designed to put out as much devastation in the shortest amount of time possible, it holds four barrels instead of one or two, hence its increased size and weight when compared to other models in its class. Just like its ancient namesake, it is a blunt instrument of pain meant to pulverise particularly dogged opposition, or simply clear out an entire room in just a couple of shots.
