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- Intent: To create a staggeringly potent anti-materiel and anti-power armor single-shot weapon for use by unaugmented infantry.
- Image Source: Fan Zhang
- Canon Link: Verpine Shatter Gun
- Primary Source: T-8B Self-Loading Precision Carbine, VW-01 "Fatebringer" - Pattern Repeating Gauss Carbine, E-21/07 "Cambiador" Blaster Rifle, Type-51 Special Application Rifle/Advanced
- Manufacturer: Core Imperial Engineering Corps
- Affiliation: Core Imperial Confederation
- Model: K-22/02 "Lance" Mass Driver Rifle
- Modularity: Yes (Combat Rails: Sight/Scope, Foregrip Type, Launchers, Etc.)
- Production: Minor
- Material: Durasteel, Depleted Baradium, Titanium, Electrical Components
- Classification: Mass Driver Rifle
- Projectile Velocity: Mach 6 (2058 m/s)
- Projectile Mass: 64 grams
- Size: Average (36 inches)
- Weight: Heavy (16 Lbs.)
- Ammunition Type: 15x68mm Caseless Hyper-velocity Monomolecular-tip Depleted Baradium Jacket Projectile
- Ammunition Capacity: 1
- Reload Speed: Average
- Effective Range: Extreme (2400 m)
- Rate of Fire: Very Low (Single Shot, ~20 RPM)
- Stopping Power: Extreme (135,578 Joules)
- Recoil: Very High
- Integrated Combat Rails (Combat Sights, Scopes, Gadgets, Etc.)
- Integrated Remote HUD Uplink (Ammunition Counter, Heat Status, Weapon Integrity, Etc.)
- Front and Rear Glow Sights
- Ambidexterous Support
- Heat Sinks
- 2.5-15x Multispectrum (Clear Channel, Thermal, Infrared, Low-Light) HUD-Linking Variable Zoom Scope
- HUD-Linked Rangefinder and Targeting Computer
- High Accuracy, High Precision: The Lance is extremely accurate and precise for a weapon of its size.
- Stopping Power/Armor Penetration: The Lance is capable of engaging and neutralizing light vehicles, low-flying fighters, and power armor-clad infantry to awesome effect. The hypersonic 15x68mm projectile is capable of penetrating conventionally manufactured armors with a thickness in excess of 50 mm. It is also able to punch through armors manufactured from exotic and heavy materials, provided the armor has less thickness.
- Shield Breaker: The hypersonic 15x68mm projectile is more than capable of penetrating, disrupting, and/or nullifying infantry-grade personal energy shield systems in a single strike, while also maintaining more than enough force to penetrate (potentially over-penetrate) any armor behind the shields. However, the projectile tends to struggle against more robust vehicle and fighter-grade energy shield systems.
- Single Shot/Low Rate of Fire: As a single-shot weapon, the Lance demands a consummate amount of precision and accuracy from its operator in order to perform according to expectations on the battlefield.
- Severe Recoil: Although the Lance features a built-in recoil reduction system, it still has a strong kick-back which can be difficult to control if the operator is unprepared for it.
- Unwieldy/Heavy: Although the Lance was built to allow optimal firing in a typical upright shooting stance, it is still heavier than more conventional weapons of its class. A physically vigorous operator is recommended for prolonged operation, especially when the weight of a typical field loadout is considered as well.
- Sensitive System: The Lance is built on a highly sensitive and maintenance intensive platform. Although the components are manufactured from durable material, they are also very delicate and easily subject to damage if the weapon is handled carelessly.
The K-22/02 “Lance” is a single-shot anti-armor weapon used by frontline troops in the Stormtrooper Corps, Army, and various special forces of the Core Imperial Confederation. The weapon operates according to the principles of a gauss rifle, possessing a linear motor which accelerates the projectile in the barrel to a forward velocity which is many times the speed of sound. It fires a caseless 15x68 mm projectile with a mass of 64 grams, which imparts an average of 135,578 Joules of force upon impact. As such, the weapon’s penetrative abilities are nigh-unparalleled, even in comparison to other gauss or rail-type weapons. Specifically, the projectile can easily punch through even the most exotic and heavy materials used in armor, including (but not limited to) durasteel, cortosis, phrik, and beskar. The Lance is most effective as a force multiplier when used against low-flying fighters, light vehicles, and walkers, by granting unaugmented infantry the ability to neutralize those targets. Although the platform is indisputably effective at annihilating infantry, its low rate of fire and potential for over-penetration hinder its efficiency against such targets, especially during intense firefights in close-quarters. However, the Lance’s accuracy, precision, and range allow it to be utilized as a makeshift sniping weapon if called for.
As a means of controlling recoil, the Lance has built-in charge capacitor which converts the energy from kinetic recoil into power. After the first shot, the power cell requires a much lower percentage of its charge to fire, because of the reserves of energy retained from recoil. The system vents waste heat from the front and sides of the barrel, and as such, the weapon tends to run hot during prolonged firing. However, because of the weapon's low rate of fire, heat is very rarely an issue during standard operation.
