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Combines both the old Annex 4 and Annex 5 pages from Jay's 2300 Resource Page website.
Colt "Stopper" M-28: This Pistol is one of the largest made by Colt, chambering the same round that makes the P-11 so devastating. It will be issued as a backup weapon to US Army and Marine Vehicle crews and Heavy Weapon operators sent to the Kafer Frontier beginning in 2303. It's highly prized for it's polymer construction and it's extensive reliability.
Type: 12mm Automatic Pistol, Country: USA, Wgt: 2 kg, Length: 35cm ( Bulk = 0), Action: Single Shot, Ammunition: 12x35mm fixed cartridge ball, Muzzle Vel: 600mps, Magazine: 7 rnd box, Magazine Wt: 0.4 kg, ROF: 3, Aimed Fire Rng: 80m Area Fire Burst: 3 rnds ( AFV = 0.25), Area Fire Rng: 40m, DP Val = 1, Price: Lv400 ( Lv5 for box of 100 rnds)
M-162 Special Ops Rifle: A new Special Ops Gauss Weapon manufactured by Colt for various US special ops units and the intelligence community, It is handy, accurate and deadly quiet, it can't be heard over 50m and you wouldn't recognize its sound as a weapon out to 30m. In short, the communities that have received this weapon have fallen in love with it and they can't say enough about it ( if they could, that is).
Type: 5.6mm Gauss Silenced Rifle, Country: USA, Wgt: 4.5 kg, Length: 78cm ( Bulk = 3), Action: Single Shots, Ammo: 5.6x20mm flechette, Muzzle Velocity: 1800 mps, Magazine: 60 rnd box magazine with integral power cell, Mag Wt: 0.3 kg, ROF: 3, Aimed Fire Range: 1000m, DP Val: 0.8, Price: 850Lv ( Lv 2 for 60 rnd mag)
Quinn Model 2275: An older weapon that was retired for active US service in the 2280's, it was known for reliability and accuracy in all conditions, it was a great sniper's weapon that can still be found in that capacity today with militias and local law enforcement establishments.
Type: 35-01 Laser, Country: USA, Wgt: 3.5 kg, Length: 72cm ( Bulk = 3), Action: Single Shot Pulse Energy: 0.35mj, Muzzle Vel: C, Magazine: 3.5mj LMS cell ( 10 Pulses), Mag Wt: 1 kg, ROF: 3, Aimed Fire Rng: 1200m, DP Val: 1, Price: Lv 800 ( Lv 5 for Power Cell)
Rockwell Starlight Special: A new experimental testbed weapon being tested on the ranges of Rockwell Industries on King, it's a new era in the history of laser weapons with output and ranges never heard of before in US weapons design, it also attempts to appropriate some of the Rotterman LK1's market as it also sports a 30mm GL.
Type: 70-01 Laser with 30mm underslung GL, Country: USA, Wgt: 3 kg, Length: 69cm ( Bulk = 2), Action: Single Shot Pulse Energy: 0.7 mj, Muzzle Velocity: C, Magazine: 7mj FDLMS cell ( 15 pulses), Mag Wt: 1 kg, ROF: 5, Aimed Fire Rng: 1400m, DP Val: 2, Price: Lv 825 ( Lv 5 for Disposable Power Cell)
Ruger Sure-Shot 60: A common and popular small caliber weapon on the frontier usually in the hands of colonists ( especially those too young to handle something larger) it's a popular, easy to use and accurate weapon. It's forgiving as well as there are at least 3 safeties, all of which have to be disengaged for the weapon to fire.
Type: 5mm Hunting Rifle, Country: USA, Wgt: 1 kg, Length: 72cm ( Bulk = 2), Action: Single Shot or Bursts, Ammo: 5x20mm fixed cartridge ball, Muzzle Vel: 700mps, Magazine: 80 rnd box, Mag Wt: 0.3 kg, ROF: 5, Aimed Fire Rng: 500m, Area Fire Burst: 20 ( AFV = 2), Area Fire Rng: 250m, DP Val: 0.3, Price: Lv 300 ( Lv 2 for box of 500 rds)
Traylor Model 63: An improved model of the Model 57, this weapon is gaining immense popularity with those that used the "57". It's larger magazine capacity, increased reliability and it's ease of care are hallmarks of this entire line of pistols, it is slated to replace the "57" in US general issue by 2310.
Type: 9mm Automatic Pistol, Country: USA, Wgt: 0.6 kg, Length: 20cm ( Bulk = 0), Action: Single Shot, Ammunition: 9x24mm Fixed Cartridge Ball, Muzzle Vel: 500mps, Magazine: 15 round box, Magazine Wt: 0.1 kg, ROF: 5, Aimed Fire Rng: 60m, Area Fire Burst: 5 rnds, ( AFV = 0.25) Area Fire Rng: 30m, DP Val: 0.4, Price: Lv 150 ( Lv 2 for box of 100 rnds)
Traynor Model 40 "Super Trench Broom": Newly issued to the USMC in 2303, the "STB", as it's affectionately known to Marines, is a devastating automatic shotgun now in general issue to all Marine units on the Kafer Frontier, this weapon is a true killing machine, in the words of one Marine NCO on Dunkelheim, "this thing will tear the #@@!!#!# face off of those @##@ bugs!" Needless to say, Traynor is finding it can't make weapons fast enough to keep up with demand.
Type: 18mm Automatic Shotgun, Country: USA, Wgt: 4 kg, Length: 68cm ( Bulk = 2), Action: Single Shot or Bursts, Ammunition: 18x60mm fixed cartridge buckshot, ( 10 6mm Slugs), Muzzle Vel: 500mps, Magazine: 10 or 50 rnd box, Mag Wt: ( 10 rd), 0.5 kg, ( 50rd) 0.6 kg, ROF: 5, Aimed Fire Rng: 150m Area Fire Burst: 10 ( AFV = 1.5), Area Fire Rng: 85m, DP Val: 0.4 ( x10), Price: Lv 450 ( Lv 2 for box of 100 rnds)
Winchester 2282: A new entry to the Hunting rifle market, it is a solid, well-built weapon with no real sterling qualities, but with a rugged reliability and accuracy that makes this weapon a steady seller.
Type: 7.5mm Hunting Rifle, Country: USA, Wgt: 4 kg, Length: 110cm ( Bulk = 4), Action: Single Shot or Bursts, Ammunition: 7.5x40mm Fixed Cartridge Ball, Muzzle Vel: 1000mps, Mag: 10 rnd box, Mag Wt: 0.2 kg, ROF: 3, Aimed Fire Rng: 800m, Area Fire Burst: 3 rnds ( AFV = 0.25), Area Fire Rng: 400m, DP Val: 0.7, Price: Lv260 ( Lv 2 for box of 100 rnds)
CASA-12: This is the old service weapon of the Mexican/Argentinian armed forces. It is a reliable, simple weapon that is easy to use and maintain. It is currently in the hands of second-line forces in both nations as the weapon has been replaced by the CASA-14.
Type: 7.5mm Conventional Rifle, Country: Arg/Mex, Wt: 4Kg, Length: 78cm ( Bulk = 2), Action: Single Shots or Bursts, Ammo: 7.5x11mm Ball, Muzzle Velocity: 650mps, Magazine: 30 rnd Box, Mag Wt: 0.3kg, ROF: 3, Aimed Fire Rng: 700m, Area Fire Burst: 15 ( AFV = 1.5), Area Fire Rng: 500m, DP Val: 0.5, Price: Lv 280 ( Lv 2 for 100 rnds)
CASA-14: The new service weapon of the Mexican/Argentinian Armed Forces, it is a FAM-90 knockoff with few real innovations ( in fact some question why the FAM-90 wasn't purchased instead), It isn't a bad weapon, but it is budgetarilly speaking, a waste.
Type: 4.5mm Gauss Rifle with 30mm GL, Country: Arg/Mex, Length: 78cm ( bulk = 2), Weight: 4.7kg, Action: Single Shots or Bursts, Ammo: 4.5x20mm Fletchette, Muzzle Vel: 1700mps, Magazine: 60 rnd Box Mag with integral power cell, Mag Wt: 0.3 Kg, ROF: 5, Aimed Fire Rng: 900m, Area Fire Burst: 10 ( AFV = 1.5), Area Fire Rng: 400m, DP Val: 0.6, Price: Lv 520 ( Lv 2 for 60 rnd mag)
L142 Enfield Assault Rifle: This it the standard British service weapon. It is a unique bullpup gauss design, that is handy, effective and nasty in the right hands, it also pack an underslung 30mmGL for that extra added punch.
Type: 4.5 mm Gauss Rifle with 30mm GL, Country: Britain, Wt: 4.5 kg, Length: 65 ( Bulk = 1), Action: Single Shots or Bursts, Ammunition: 4.5x20mm flechette, Muzzle Velocity: 1750mps, Magazine: 60 rnd box magazine with integral power cell, Mag Wt: 0.3 kg, ROF: 4, Aimed Fire Rng: 900m, Area Fire Burst: 10 ( AFV = 1), Area Fire Rng: 480m DP Val: 0.6, Price: Lv 480 ( Lv 2 for 500 rounds)
L144 Enfield SAW: This is the SAW version of the L142, it shares many of the qualities of it's smaller brother, with a heavier barrel for sustained fire and a higher cyclic rate.
Type: 4.5 mm Gauss SAW with underslung 30mmGL, Country: Britain, Wt: 6 kg, Length: 78cm ( Bulk = 2), Action: Single Shot or Bursts, Ammunition: 4.5x20mm flechette, Muzzle Velocity: 1750mps, Magazine: 60 rnd box mag or 200 rnd cassette, both with integral power cells, Magazine Wgt: 0.3 kg ( box), 0.6 kg ( cassette), ROF: 5, Aimed Fire Rng: 950m, Area Fire Burst: 20 rnds ( AFV = 2), Area Fire Rng: 500m, DP Value: 0.6, Price: Lv 550 ( Lv 2 for 500 rnds and 60 rnd mag, Lv 5 for cassette)
FAM-180 SAW ( Fusil Automatique Magnetique-2290/180): This derivative of the FAM-90 is the standard French Squad Support Weapon. It is basically a FAM-90 with a Heavier Barrel and a bipod. It is rugged, dependable and works quite well in all environments.
Type: 4.5mm SAW with integral 30mm GL, Country: France, Length: 80cm ( Bulk = 3), Wt: 6kg, Action: Single Shot or Bursts, Ammunition: 4.5x20mm flechette, Muzzle Velocity: 1800mps ( area fire = 850mps), Magazine: 60 rnd box mag or 100 rnd cassette, both with integral power cell Cassette Wgt: 0.5Kg, Mag Wt: 0.3Kg, ROF: 5 ( Area Fire: 7), Aimed Fire Rng: 1200m, Area Fire Burst: 20 ( AFV = 2), Area Fire Rng: 600m, DP Val: 0.6 ( 0.3 Area Fire), Price: Lv600 ( Lv 2 for 60 rnd Mag, Lv 5 for cassette)
FAB-62 ( Fusil Automatique Binon-2262): The predecessor to the FAM-90, this was at best, a fair weapon as it had many of the same problems that other Binary Propellant Rifles of the day suffered from, still it was reliable for a weapon of it's type and many an example can be found throughout Human Space in the hands of Militias, Colonists and Security forces.
Type: 7.5mm Binary Propellant Rifle, Country: France, Wt: 4Kg, Length: 80cm ( Bulk = 3), Action: Single Shots or Bursts, Ammo: 7.5mmx40mm Ball, Muzzle Velocity: 700mps, Magazine: 30 Round Box with separately loaded internal gas bottles with enough charges for 200 aimed shots or 20 bursts, Mag Wt: 0.3Kg, Recharge Bottle Wgt: 0.3Kg, ROF: 3, Aimed Fire Rng: 750m, Area Fire Burst: 10 ( AFV = 1), Area Fire Rng: 580m, DP Val: 0.7, Price: Lv 200 ( Lv 2 for 100 rnds, Lv 4 for 10 recharge Bottles and Lv 5 for Magazines)
Fabrique RPS-2292: This new French Combat Shotgun, issued strictly to the elite French FFL Raider Detachments, is all the rage among the French, it is a well behaved weapon that gives the user quite an edge at close quarters, it is popular on the Kafer frontier as it is handy, light and devastating.
Type: 18mm Pump Shotgun, Country: France, Wt: 3Kg, Length: 96cm ( Bulk = 3), Action: Single Shot, Ammo: 18x60mm fixed cartridge buckshot ( 10 6mm slugs), Muzzle Velocity: 450mps, Magazine: 6 rnd tubular magazine, ROF: 3, Aimed Fire Rng: 150m, Area Fire Burst: 3 rnds ( AFV = 0.5),Area Fire Rng: 80m, DP Val: 0.3 ( x10), Price: Lv350 ( Lv 2 for 100 rnds)
FAM-90S: The Special Ops version of the FAM-90 issued to FFL Raider Detachments, it has also garnered a reputation among the Legionnaires as a quiet, reliable weapon with no glaring faults.
Type: 4.5mm Gauss Rifle ( Silenced), with 30mm GL, Country: France, Weight: 4.5Kg, Length: 76cm ( Bulk = 3), Action: Single Shots, Ammo: 4.5x20mm Fletchette, Muzzle Velocity: 1600mps, Magazine: 60 rnd Box mag with integral power cell, Mag Wt: 0.3Kg ,Area Fire Burst: 3 ( AFV = 0.25), Area Fire Rng: 500m, DP Val: 0.6, Price: Lv 650 ( Lv 2 for 60 rnd mag)
SK-20 ( SturmKar 20): Just recently being issued to the German Marine Corps ( Deutsche Mariner Korps), this is an extremely effective and devastating weapon. It has proven it's worth during the cleanup operations on Joi where German Marines sang it's praises far and wide. It's handy, effective and fires a devastating 5.5mm Gauss round, it's also more reliable than it's French FAM-90 counterpart, which, of course, upsets the French.
Type: 5.5mm Gauss Rifle with integral 30mm GL, Country: Germany, Weight: 4 kg, Length: 67cm ( Bulk = 1), Action: Single Shots or Bursts, Ammunition: 5.5x20mm flechette, Muzzle Velocity: 1500mps, Magazine: 60 rnd box magazine with integral power cell, Magazine Wt: 0.5 kg, ROF: 3, Aimed Fire Rng: 850m, Area Fire Burst: 10 ( AFV = 1.5), Area Fire Rng: 400m, DP Value: 0.8, Price: Lv 520 ( Lv 2 for 60 rnd Magazine)
PSG-98: This Sniper Weapon is the finest in Human Space, it's a deadly accurate weapon out to almost 2km, it on one occasion picked off 4 Kafer officers at a range of 3.5km in rapid succession on Joi, during the fighting there. It's standard issue in the German Military and where the FTE-10 is reviled, this weapon is respected.
Type: 12mm Gauss Sniper Rifle, Country: Germany, Wt: 12.5 kg, Length: 185cm ( Bulk = 6), Action: Single Shot, Ammunition: 12x40mm flechette, Muzzle Velocity: 1800mps, Magazine: 6 round Box, 30 round power cell, Magazine Wt: 0.2 kg, Power Cell Wt: 0.2kg ROF: 1, Aimed Fire Rng: 2200m, DP Value: 4, Price: Lv 750, ( Lv 2 for box of 100 rnds, Lv 1 for Power Cell)
H&K 2293: This Shotgun is a well-made reliable model intended for law enforcement and military use. It has no real glaring faults or sterling qualities, and is a simple, reliable weapon.
Type: 18mm Auto Shotgun, Country: Germany, Wt: 4 kg, Length: 62cm ( Bulk = 2), Action: Single Shots or Bursts, Ammo: 18x60mm fixed cartridge buckshot ( 10 6mm Slugs), Muzzle Vel: 500mps, Magazine: 20 or 50 rnd box, Mag Wt: 0.5 kg ( 20 rnds), 0.6 kg ( 50rds), ROF: 5, Aimed Fire Rng: 200m Area Fire Burst: 20 ( AFV: 2), Area Fire Rng: 100m, DP Val: 0.4 ( x10), Price: Lv 480 ( Lv 2 for box of 100 rnds)
SK-20S: The Special Ops Version of the SK-20 just now being issued to German Special Operations units, it shares many of the sterling qualities of it's more conventional cousin and it's silent and accurate as well.
Type: 5.5mm Silenced Gauss Rifle with 30mm GL, Country: Germany, Weight: 4 kg, Length: 67cm ( Bulk = 1), Action: Single Shot, Ammo: 5.5x20mm flechette, Muzzle Velocity: 1500mps, Magazine: 60 rnd box magazine with integral power cell, Mag Wt: 0.5 kg, ROF: 3, Aimed Fire Rng: 850m, Area Fire Burst: 3 ( AFV = 0.25), Area Fire Rng: 400m, DP Val: 0.8, Price: Lv 720 ( Lv 2 for 60 rnd Mag)
Kurita Arms T-1: The new service rifle of the Japanese military, it is been met with immense popularity as it is essentially a PI'd ( Product Improved) FAM-90 that has better Muzzle Velocity and controllability.
Type: 4.5 mm Gauss Rifle with 30mm GL, Country: Japan, Wt: 4.5Kg, Length: 72cm ( Bulk = 2), Action: Single Shot or Bursts, Ammunition: 4.5x20mm flechette, Muzzle Velocity: 1750 mps, Magazine: 60rnd Box with integral power cell, Mag Wt: 0.3kg, ROF: 4, Aimed Fire Rng: 950m, Area Fire Burst: 15 rnds ( AFV = 1.5), Area Fire Rng: 450m, DP Val: 0.6, Price: Lv 550 ( Lv 2 for 60 rnd Mag)
Wu-Bejing Type 95 Assault Rifle: The Current Service weapon of the Manchurian armed forces, it is a conventional, simple design ,as Manchuria has no desire to invest in a costly, hard to maintain gauss weapon. Many however believe that it is simple conservatism on the part of the Manchurian procurement department. But the weapon is tried true and simple, and most importantly, cheap.
Type: 7.5mm Conventional Assault Rifle, Country: Manchuria, Wt: 4Kg, Length: 74cm ( Bulk = 3), Action: Single Shots or Bursts, Muzzle Velocity: 950mps, Ammo: 7.5x32mm, Magazine: 30 rnd Box Magazine, Mag Wt: 0.3kg, ROF: 4, Aimed Fire Rng: 850m, Area Fire Burst: 10 rnds ( AFV = 1.5), Area Fire Rng: 450m, DP Val: 0.7, Price: Lv 500 ( Lv 2 for 100 rnds)
AMM-2264 ( Automat Mikhailov Moderneta-2264): This weapon is the predecessor to the AS-89, it is a binary propellant rifle of amazing durability and reliability, the whole weapon is a marvel of small arms design, because of it's crude, simple design, it has unparalleled reliability.
Type: 7.5mm Binary Propellant Rifle, Country: RFSFR, Wt: 4Kg, Length: 82cm ( Bulk = 3), Action: Single Shots or Bursts, Ammo: 7.5x32mm Ball, Muzzle Vel: 650mps, Magazine: 50 rnd box with separately loaded internal gas bottles with enough charges for 400 aimed shots or 40 bursts, Mag Wt: 0.4 kg, Recharge Bottle Wgt: 0.4kg, ROF: 3, Aimed Fire Rng: 800m, Area Fire Rng: 580m, DP Val: 0.7, Price: Lv 220 ( Lv 2 for box of 100 rnds, Lv 4 for 10 recharge bottles)