Approved Tech Kathol Lancer

[Atlas Drake]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To submit an iconic rifle for the Kathol Republic Marines and any Coalition PCs who want to borrow one.
• Image Source: Gears of War
• Canon Link: /
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: The Kathol Republic
• Affiliation: Outer Rim Coalition
• Model: Lancer Gauss Rifle
• Modularity: No.
• 
  Production: Minor
  
• Material: Durasteel, Electromagnetic Coils, Ultrasonic Vibration Generator

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Gauss Rifle
• Size: Large
• Weight: Heavy
• Ammunition Type: Electromagnetic Cartridge
• Ammunition Capacity: 60 Rounds
• 
  Reload Speed: Average
  
• Effective Range: Average
• Rate of Fire: Very High
• Stopping Power: Very High
• Recoil: High

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Vibrosaw

STRENGTHS

• Armor Piercing Slugthrower: The Lancer is a coilgun, using electromagnetism to accelerate ferromagnetic projectiles at high velocity. Unlike most slugthrowers it has the stopping power to penetrate heavier armor in the same way as las bolts.
• Underslung Vibrosaw: Providing an effective if grisly melee option, each Lancer comes with a vibrosaw attachment along the barrel just below a hand guard which allows for a safe two handed grip.

WEAKNESSES

• Heavy Rifle: The Lancer is large, bulky, and bucks like a fathier when you shoot it. It is best used with some form of augmented strength assistance.

DESCRIPTION

While blaster technology has been known to Kathol for some time, the Republic Marine Lancer is a holdover from bygone days when all the materials necessary to power them were much more difficult to come by. Employing a low tech form of electromagnetic coil acceleration, Lancers are much bulkier and more unwieldy than a blaster rifle but boast considerable stopping power and a rapid rate of fire.

And then of course, there is the chainblade. The Lancer's underslung vibrosaw has done more to solidify Kathol Marines' reputation for brutal effectiveness than any other tool in their arsenal. In the depths of the Outback all kinds of terrors loom which explains its brutal necessity, but it remains an unsettling sight when employed against sentient beings.

 

[Gir Quee]

Approved.