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Intent: To create a troop transported Grenade launcher for Mandalorians/Milatary sale.
Development Thread:
Manufacturer: MandalTech
Model: MT-40G
Affiliation: Mandalorians, MandalTech, Sales
Modularity: Yes (Ammo only)
Production: Minor
Material: Durasteel
Description:
The MT-40G is a belt fed, blowback operated, air cooled, crew served, fully automatic weapon that is designed not to cook off. It fires 40mm grenades at a cyclic rate of 225 to 275 rounds per minute, giving a practical rate of fire of 40 rounds per minute (rapid) and 20 rounds per minute (sustained). The weapon operates on the blowback principle, which uses the chamber pressure from each fired round to load and re-cock the weapon. The MT-40G can launch its grenade at a maximum distance of 2,212 meters, though its effective range to a point target is about 1,500 meters, since the large rear leaf sight is only graduated to 1,500 meters. The nearest safe distance to launch the grenade is 310 meters in training and 75 meters in combat. Though the MT-40G has a flash suppressor, it serves only to save the eyesight of its operator; it does not conceal the weapon's position.
The MT-40G is a man-portable crew-served weapon that can fire from a tripod mounted position or from a vehicle mount, with the latter being the preferred method.On impact, the grenade could kill anyone within the radius of three meters, and wound them within the radius of 10 meters. It is especially effective when used against enemy infantry formations. The ammunition comes in cans that hold a 32 or 48 grenades belt weighing 19 and 27 kilograms (42 and 60 lb), respectively. Due to its low recoil and comparatively light weight, it has been adapted for use on many different platforms, including Gunships, tripods, troop ground transports, Repulsor Tanks and dropships.
Classification: Automatic Grenade Luancher
Size: Stationary, Vehicle/Gunship Mounted
Status: Military
Length: 1,090 millimetres (43.1 in)
Weight: 30.7 kilograms (68 lb) (empty, without accessores)
Ammunition Type:
40mm x 53mm Grenades:
High Explosive (HE)
High Velocity Canister Cartridge (Gas Grenades)
Practice Rounds (paint)
Dummy (no projectile just blowback)
Ammunition Capacity: 28 or 40 grenades belt
Effective Range: 1,400 metres (1,500 yd)
Muzzel Velocity: 240 metres per second (790 ft/s)
Rate of Fire: 225–275 rpm (cyclic)
