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Intent: To provide a minigun option to the WESTAR marketpage designed for closer quarters environments.
Development Thread: N/A unless required
Manufacturer: WESTAR
Model: N/A
Affiliation: WESTAR, Clan Raxis
Modularity: Limited- color and ammo
Production: Major production
Material:
-durasteel
-silicar
-plastiod
-electronic components
Classification: Blaster
Size: Hand held- two hands
Length: .7 meters
Weight: 12 kg
Ammunition Type: Power cells; Power generators
Ammunition Capacity: 200 shots per cell & holds 3 cells; power generators provide unlimited shots until generator is spent
Effective Range: 50 meter optimum, 500 meter maximum
Rate of Fire: Automatic- 200 rpm
Special Features:
-minigun
-overheat resistant
-cold resistant
-can connect to power generators for unlimited ammo
-holds 3 power cells
Strengths: Spray & Pray- The WESTAR MG-01 is a chaingun blaster. This fact means the weapon is able to pump out a terrifying number of rounds quickly that can mow down a group of enemies or focus fire down a vehicle in a short amount of time. The special feature of it carrying up to 3 power cells or being able to be attached to a power generator means that the weapon can pump out rounds for longer than most miniguns.
Weaknesses: Close Quarters- The WESTAR MG-01 was designed to be as effective in close quarters as possible. This means that the further away a target is than 50 meters the less effective the minigun happens to be with rounds only able to hit 500 meters away at most if the shooter is lucky. This is due to the weapon's shorter barrel length. This also means the weapon's accuracy is good up to 50 meters, but quickly drops off past that.
Description: The weapons provided at WESTAR were good at providing many things, but they were not able to provide an overwhelming amount of firepower. So with that goal in mind, the designers turned to making a weapon that did just this. They began to focus on making a chaingun blaster that would fill the current void in their arms catalog. They settled on a closequarters focus for it as well due to the increase in urban and spacecraft battles.
The WESTAR MG-01 was designed with a three rotating barrels that move to spins counter-clockwise. The barrels were created by making the barrel out of silicar as the base with durasteel surrounding it and plastiod over the durasteel as the final layer. The silicar can withstand high levels of heat and stress which allows the weapon to avoid overheating and the metal becoming warped from use. The durasteel provides strength to the barrel and protects the silicar from being pierced by enemy fire. The plastiod covering the durasteel is to further protect the silicar as well as protect the durasteel from elemental hazards. The rest of the weapon was designed in much the same fashion as the barrels were. The only exception being the handles which are silicar with plastiod covering them. The silicar used in its design also protects the weapon from the effects of outside weather effects such as heat and cold.
The WESTAR MG-01 was given a few features to enhance its effectiveness in close quarters. The barrels were kept shorter to allow the weapon be quicker to move from side to side. This allows it to be more comfortable in the close quarters of an urban environment and spacecrafts such as ships and stations. The next featured added on was that the weapon can hold multiple power cells. The built in power cell drum can hold 3 of them and works on a revolving ammo system much like a revolver. When a cell is spent the end pops out on the user side and rotates counter-clockwise to move the next one into place. These cells can be pulled out and replaced while the next one is in use and when all three cells are spent they will all be sticking out of the back. When they are all spent the weapon can not be fired. To finish off the weapon the weapon was given the ability to run a cable to a power generator which provides the weapon with unlimited ammo until the generator runs out.
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