Approved Tech Siren's Wail - Sonic Shotgun

[Cass Gemini]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a powerful shotgun suitable for boarding actions
• Image Source: Rawk Chopped specal
• Canon Link: n/a
• Permissions: n/a
• Primary Source: n/a

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Blastech Industries with aftermarket specification changes by Cass Gemini
• Affiliation: The Kraken Coalition
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Siren's Wail sonic shotgun
• Modularity: no
• Production: Limited
• Material:
  • Weapon components
    • durasteel
    • Alusteel
    • piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate
    • Sound absorbing materials to protect users
    • Synthetic leather handle cover
    • Brushed bronzium pump handle

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Sonic shotgun
• Size: Large
• Weight: Average
• Ammunition Type: Power cell
• Ammunition Capacity: Small
  • Only 24 shots between reloads
• Effective Range: Average
• Rate of Fire: Average
• Damage Output: Extreme
• Recoil: Low

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Low recoil for a shotgun to improve handling in enclosed spaces
• two different area strike modes
  • Spread mode - reduces range to personal but allows targeting a spread in front of the firer - buckshot analogue
  • lance mode - a lance of sonic energy has longer range but only single target - solid slug analogue
• Highly damaging against organic tissue, the sonic waves propagate through liquifying tissue and bursting organs.

STRENGTHS

• Dual firing mode - can be fired in either spread or of lance mode giving flexibility.
• low collateral damage - while fighting on board a ship, any collateral damage to the integrity of the hull could be lethal to those inside. By using high intensity sonic damage instead of projectiles or other energy types, the damage can be minimised.
• Impressive damage against organic tissue - the sounds waves easily destrly organic tissue, potentially causing serious and difficutlt to heal wounds. Even a minor wound might incapacitate a foe with the sheer pain.

WEAKNESSES

• Less effective against heavily armoured targets. For the same reason the sonic weapons wonder destroy hulls, they struggle against thick armoured plates.
• Low ammunition capacity - for a blaster type weapon, 24 shots is fairly low meaning users must manage their ammunition.
• Indescriminate - whilst on burst mode this weapon is an indiscrimate killer and it would be extremely easy to misjudge the shot and kill an ally.
• Poisonous crystals - the lead zirconate titanate is an cheap, tough and reliable way of converting pulses of power into sound waves, it is not a delicious seasoning for your rations.

DESCRIPTION
So you want to be a pirate? Fighting tooth and nail in close quarters against bloodthirsty foes? I suppose you will be wanting a shotgun.... whoops, you just blew out a hull panel and now you are frozen space junk, hard luck.

That is where the Siren's Wail sonic shotgun comes in. Using the same rationale as Geonosian cave warriors, this shotgun will cause hideous damage and death to your enemies while keeping the cold vacuum of space on the other side of the hull. Sound good? I thought so.

Technologically the weapon is fairly advanced and reliable, the power consumption gives it only limited shots before needing reloading compared to most blasters, but its spread and power mean it is often plenty. It causes horrendous injury as the sonic waves liquefy the targets internal organs, it is so painful it should probably be illegal, but hey, at least it isn't a disruptor.

 

[MANIAC]

Cass Gemini

This is an interesting and cool piece of firearm, and powerful of course. Please, try to not abuse it!

Approved.