Velok the Younger
When I Was A Young Warthog
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
* Intent: A nice little weapon for elite Whiphid raider teams
* Image Source: N/A (No Image)
* Canon Link: N/A
* Restricted Missions: N/A
* Primary Source: Mk 47 automatic grenade launcher - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_47_Striker
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
* Manufacturer: Merr-Sonn Munitions
* Model: VLK Blue Ice grenade launcher
* Affiliation: Whiphids
* Modularity: Compatible with a wide variety of optics (night vision, macrobinocular, etc.)
* Production: Limited
* Material: Durasteel
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
* Classification: Automatic grenade launcher
* Size: Large
* Weight: Very Heavy (20kg)
* Ammunition Type: 40mm guided or unguided airburst grenades (thermal detonator, guided fragmentation, gas, incendiary, CryoBan, etc.)
* Ammunition Capacity: Belt-fed (30-cartridge belt)
* Reload Speed: Low (when carried by an individual Whiphid), High (when tripod-mounted with a second Whiphid on reload duty)
* Effective Range: Battlefield (2km optimal);
* Rate of Fire: High (320/min)
* Stopping Power: Extreme (standard frag cartridge will punch through 3cm of durasteel and has a kill radius of 17m against unarmored targets)
* Recoil: Very High
SPECIAL FEATURES
* Optics-linked airburst functionality
STRENGTHS
* Ammunition will automatically airburst slightly before impact.
WEAKNESSES
* Slower reload when carried, and will go through a belt in about six seconds on full auto
DESCRIPTION
Imagine a nice human squad grenade launcher, carried by an eight- or nine-foot-tall warthog. Imagine the weapon has been tailored for cold-weather operation and big strong hairy tridactyl hands.
The VLK Blue Ice grenade launcher is pretty close to top of the line, a limited custom order from Merr-Sonn Munitions. It's meant for two scenarios: boarding starships whose interior geometry is expendable, and shelling the utter feth out of hostiles dumb enough to set foot on Toola.
* Intent: A nice little weapon for elite Whiphid raider teams
* Image Source: N/A (No Image)
* Canon Link: N/A
* Restricted Missions: N/A
* Primary Source: Mk 47 automatic grenade launcher - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_47_Striker
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
* Manufacturer: Merr-Sonn Munitions
* Model: VLK Blue Ice grenade launcher
* Affiliation: Whiphids
* Modularity: Compatible with a wide variety of optics (night vision, macrobinocular, etc.)
* Production: Limited
* Material: Durasteel
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
* Classification: Automatic grenade launcher
* Size: Large
* Weight: Very Heavy (20kg)
* Ammunition Type: 40mm guided or unguided airburst grenades (thermal detonator, guided fragmentation, gas, incendiary, CryoBan, etc.)
* Ammunition Capacity: Belt-fed (30-cartridge belt)
* Reload Speed: Low (when carried by an individual Whiphid), High (when tripod-mounted with a second Whiphid on reload duty)
* Effective Range: Battlefield (2km optimal);
* Rate of Fire: High (320/min)
* Stopping Power: Extreme (standard frag cartridge will punch through 3cm of durasteel and has a kill radius of 17m against unarmored targets)
* Recoil: Very High
SPECIAL FEATURES
* Optics-linked airburst functionality
STRENGTHS
* Ammunition will automatically airburst slightly before impact.
WEAKNESSES
* Slower reload when carried, and will go through a belt in about six seconds on full auto
DESCRIPTION
Imagine a nice human squad grenade launcher, carried by an eight- or nine-foot-tall warthog. Imagine the weapon has been tailored for cold-weather operation and big strong hairy tridactyl hands.
The VLK Blue Ice grenade launcher is pretty close to top of the line, a limited custom order from Merr-Sonn Munitions. It's meant for two scenarios: boarding starships whose interior geometry is expendable, and shelling the utter feth out of hostiles dumb enough to set foot on Toola.
