208 Research Institute SMG
Country of
Origin: China
Appears in: This
is an actual weapon developed for the Chinese PDW/SMG competition, but not
approved.
Notes: The PLA
is currently conducting a competition for a new submachinegun/personal defense
weapon to be issued across the board from rear area troops to certain special
operations forces. One of the
competitors was in the competition for so short a time that it never had an
official name, but is normally called simply the “208,” for the company that
designed it, the 208 Research Institute.
The 208 is mostly a conventional-design SMG (in fact, it looks vaguely
like an MP-5, and the external design was in fact influenced by the German SMG;
it can even use steel MP-5 magazines).
The guts of the 208 are, however, very different from the MP-5; it uses a
telescoping bolt, blowback operation, and fires from an open bolt. The upper
receiver is of stamped steel, while the lower receiver and collapsing stock are
of aluminum alloy (virtually identical to the metal used in the AR-15/M-16
series’ lower receiver). Handguard,
pistol grip, and the buttstock insert are of light-but-strong polymer.
The charging handle is on top of the receiver (below the sight line of
the front and rear sights), and if the 208 jams it may be rotated 90 degrees
(locking it to the bolt) and used as a forward assist.
Though the sights are not of unusual design (they are a simple hooded
front post and an aperture rear); they are made of an unusual material: titanium
alloy. The rear sight is removable
and mounted on a short optics mounting rail.
The selector lever is also unusual; in addition to conventional safe,
semiautomatic, 3-round burst, and automatic settings, it also slides out,
allowing the weapon to be broken open for cleaning in the same manner as an
AR-15/M-16-series weapon. (This
strikes me as slightly dangerous, but anyway…)
A variety of accessories were designed for the 208, ranging from
non-magnifying holographic reflex sights to laser pointers to a lightweight
silencer.
Unfortunately,
the 208 was dropped from the competition very early in the process; most sources
cite the exotic construction materials and that unusual selector lever/breakdown
pin. The 208 Research Institute
tried to market the weapon elsewhere, but found no buyers.
It remains an interesting “what-if” weapon.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Merc 2000 Notes:
There is some limited use of the 208 (known in the Merc 2000 timeline as the
Type 08 submachinegun) by a couple of Chinese warlords’ forces, but the primary
users of the 208 are the troops of the Myanmar Army.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
208 SMG |
9mm Parabellum |
1.7 kg |
30 |
$411 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
208 SMG |
3/5 |
2 |
Nil |
2/3 |
2 |
3/4 |
26 |
AAI 18.5mm Submachinegun Feasibility Model
(“Rocket Submachinegun”)
Country of
Origin: US
Appears In:
DARPA weapons research in the early 1970s.
Notes: More
commonly called the 18.5mm Rocket Submachinegun, this unusual weapon was the
result of a DARPA-sponsored effort in the early 1970s to develop a
short-barreled automatic weapon based on the rocket-powered projectile idea of
the Gyrojet Pistol. Though the
Rocket Submachinegun is thought by some as more of a short-barreled assault
shotgun firing exotic ammunition, AAI always referred to the weapon as a
submachinegun; and as its primary round does use a single projectile, I will
keep it in this section of the site.
The final design proved to be quite feasible, and AAI also felt that the
Rocket Submachinegun could also be easily converted into submachineguns firing
more conventional ammunition (though this was never actually done, except on
paper). The military was reportedly
very interested in the Rocket Submachinegun as a lightweight support weapon, but
the post-Vietnam War drawdown and its sharp budget cutbacks killed the Rocket
Submachinegun’s DARPA sponsorship, killing the development program after only a
few prototypes had been built.
The Rocket
Submachinegun looked basically like a typical compact submachinegun of the time,
albeit with a huge-sized barrel and magazine.
Due to the nature of the weapon and its ammunition, operation is a rather
strange mix of gas and delayed blowback.
The round itself is ignited by a standard percussion-type primer and
using a firing pin. The Rocket
Submachinegun fired from a closed bolt, with a retarding wedge holding the bolt
closed until just after the round has left the barrel (roughly 25 milliseconds).
This allows the gas pressure from the launching charge of the round to
fall low enough so that the blowback part of the operation (which uses some of
the gas from the launching charge as well as the slight kick from the primer)
does not produce an excessive amount of recoil nor undue stress on the
lightweight receiver. The entire
round, including the casing, was fired from the Rocket Submachinegun, which made
the use of any sort of extraction mechanism unnecessary unless there was a dud
round or the weapon needed to be cleared for safety while a round was chambered.
The firing mechanism, despite its unusual nature, was actually quite
simple and required few moving parts.
The receiver of the Rocket Submachinegun was of lightweight aluminum
alloy, with steel used for the operating parts, barrel, and a few other parts
that might be otherwise easily damaged.
Sights consisted of an adjustable rear notch and a front blade.
The 11.5-inch barrel was rifled, due to the intended operation of the
rocket rounds. Though the
prototypes had no stocks, they did have attachment points for both fixed and
folding stocks, which would have been added later in the development.
The ammunition,
designed specifically for the Rocket Submachinegun, was about the size of a
12-gauge 3-inch magnum shell – but that is where the similarity ended.
The rounds were rimless, with canted exhaust ports around the base to
spin-stabilize the round after main propelling charge fires (except for the
HE-FRAG round, which is spin-stabilized only by the rifling in the barrel).
The rocket rounds used a large case of light steel alloy with a standard
percussion-type primer, but the entire round left the weapon when fired.
The rocket rounds had three charges in them.
The first, the launching charge, fires in a near-instantaneous spurt to
fire the round from the barrel before the main propelling charge fires.
The main propelling charge fires after the round has traveled about 6
meters (about 48 milliseconds after the launching charge fires), which keeps the
exhaust from the rocket motor from harming the shooter.
The third charge depends upon the round that was fired, and is either a
small sabot separation charge (for the Multi-Scimitar), a pellet ejection charge
(for the buckshot round), or a conventional RDX filler (for the HE-FRAG round).
The intended
primary round for the Rocket Submachinegun was the Multi-Scimitar.
The Multi-Scimitar used a four-piece sabot that contains two stacks of
seven Scimitar sub-projectiles; the Scimitar sub-projectile itself was an
advanced-design flechette made from simple stamped sheet steel and weighing 0.81
grams (12.5 grains). The Scimitar
was flat in shape, with a pointed nose that was sharpened to provide greater
penetration as well as improve aerodynamics and stability in flight.
The rear of the Scimitar has a pair of slightly-twisted fins to further
improve flight stability by providing a slow rate of spin. A thicker
cross-section at the nose also improved stability, ensures that the Scimitar
flies nose-first, and somewhat improves striking power.
The sub-projectile package was designed to diverge quickly so that it can
effectively attack large groupings of enemy troops at close and medium range –
the Scimitars give a grouping of about a 50mm at 15 meters range, increasing to
about 400mm at about 30 meters range.
The Scimitar projectiles were known to produce large, nasty wounds out of
proportion to their size and weight.
(In game terms, shots at short and medium ranges follow standard
Twilight 2000 v2.2 buckshot/flechette
rules – but at long range, Scimitar hits are only half as likely, and extreme
range fire is effectively not possible with the Multi-Scimitar round.)
The Scimitar projectiles would later show up again in the CAWS program,
though ultimately they were rejected for use in the CAWS ammunition.
The second round
designed for the Rocket Submachinegun is an HE-FRAG round, essentially a small
grenade. The design of the HE-FRAG
round was more or less conventional, and used a modified form of the rocket
shell used for the Multi-Scimitar round.
The fragments were produced by a thickened steel case wall, internally
scored and producing 415 cubical steel fragments.
The third round
is a rumored buckshot-type round that was essentially a rocket-powered shotgun
shell; it may have been a planned type of rocket round that was never actually
produced. The buckshot round was
similar to the Multi-Scimitar round in design, but discharged 14 cubical
tungsten pellets approximately 2.5mm in size, with the heavy, cubical tungsten
pellets providing increased penetration and tissue damage.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Rocket Submachinegun
(Stockless) |
18.5mm AAI Rocket Round |
2.4 kg |
20 |
$1875 |
Rocket Submachinegun
(Fixed Stock) |
18.5mm AAI Rocket Round |
2.9 kg |
20 |
$1905 |
Rocket Submachinegun
(Folding Stock) |
18.5mm AAI Rocket Round |
2.7 kg |
20 |
$1925 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage* |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Rocket Submachinegun (Stockless, Multi-Scimitar) |
5 |
2d6x14 |
1-3-Nil |
4 |
1 |
3 |
20** |
Rocket Submachinegun (Stockless, HE-FRAG) |
5 |
C1
B8 |
Nil |
4 |
1 |
3 |
60 |
Rocket Submachinegun (Stockless, Buckshot) |
5 |
2d6x14 |
1-Nil |
4 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
Rocket Submachinegun (Fixed, Multi-Scimitar) |
5 |
2d6x14 |
1-3-Nil |
6 |
1 |
2 |
20** |
Rocket Submachinegun (Fixed, HE-FRAG) |
5 |
C1
B8 |
Nil |
6 |
1 |
2 |
60 |
Rocket Submachinegun (Fixed, Buckshot) |
5 |
2d6x14 |
1-Nil |
6 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
Rocket Submachinegun (Folding, Multi-Scimitar) |
5 |
2d6x14 |
1-3-Nil |
4/6 |
1 |
2 |
20** |
Rocket Submachinegun (Folding, HE-FRAG) |
5 |
C1
B8 |
Nil |
4/6 |
1 |
2 |
60 |
Rocket Submachinegun (Folding, Buckshot) |
5 |
2d6x14 |
1-Nil |
4/6 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
*As the main propellant
charge does not ignite until a Rocket Submachinegun round has traveled 6 meters,
the velocity of the rounds are relatively low until this point.
If any of these rounds are
fired at a target 6.5 meters or less in range, the round will hit as a single,
low-velocity round; rounds like the Multi-Scimitar or buckshot will not have
time for the sub-projectiles or pellets to separate, and the HE-FRAG’s contact
fuze will not have time to arm, and will not explode.
Damage rating in this case is only 2, and penetration is Nil.
The Scimitar sub-projectile
is essentially treated as a buckshot/flechette round for game purposes at
greater than short range – except that it has a long range in addition to a
medium range, the individual Scimitars have a damage rating of 2, and
Penetration rating is 1.
**See the paragraph on the
Multi-Scimitar round above for further information on range effects.
AMAC Delta-786
Country of
Origin: United States
Appears in:
Company literature of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Notes: The
Delta-786 was designed by AMAC primarily for military use, and secondarily for
police SRT and SWAT use, with another possible role as a bodyguard’s weapon.
The Delta-786 is essentially a very small submachinegun, perhaps more a
PDW or machine pistol.As it’s primarily design impetus was to function as a PDW
in military use by rear-area troops, vehicle troops, or a sidearm for helicopter
crews, it contains features that are primarily military in appeal.
The Delta-786 is light and compact yet dirable and hard to break.
An optional “stock” is very unusual; it consists of a curved chinpiece to
brace the weapon against (yes, that sounds rough to me as well).
The chinpiece could also be used trapped against the forearm as a
vestigial stock. Of course, in the
testing phases, this was supplemented by a snap-on conventional stock, but it
was not retractable. Operation is by open belt and direct blowback.
Though there was only one manual safety, the Delta-786 also had a
plethora of internal passive safeties.
The trigger guard folds down for use with heavy gloves. A special
holster, strapping to the thigh, was designed for the Delta-786.
Field stripping is fast and easy, and a partial breakdown can also be
done which exposes the most commonly-dirtied parts for cleaning and lubrication.
Sights are heavy-duty, with the rear sight fully adjustable.
Proprietary
magazines were designed, but Uzi magazines can also be used. AMAC says that the
US Military never looked at their SMG seriously, and no country seems to have
been interested as well.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Delta-786 |
9mm Parabellum |
2.7 kg |
20, 25, 32 |
$273 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Delta-786 |
5 |
1 |
Nil |
1/3 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
Anthony Smith M-11/Suomi
Country of
Origin: United States
Appears in: Many
such weapons are regularly designed here and there in the world -- particularly
in the US -- mostly for use in specialist submachinegun competitions by licensed
individuals, or simply as experiments.
Notes: The
M-11/Suomi is a “frankenweapon” – a new weapon made by combining the parts of
one or more weapons into a new whole, in this case the Ingram M-11 in 9mm (the
SWD version) and part of the upper receiver of a Finnish Suomi submachinegun.
The result looks sort of like a long-barreled M-11, with the magazine
feed moved well forward of the grip, and now using Suomi-type magazines
(including the 71-round drums). The
rate of fire is drastically lowered by addition of a weight to the bolt, to 527
rpm. Due to the forward position of
the magazine feed, the barrel is not actually as long as it might appear; it is
in fact only 137 millimeters long.
The primary advantage of Anthony Smith’s conversion is to decrease the wasteful
rate of fire of the M-11, grant the ability to use the much better-made Finnish
magazines (which are also common on the War Surplus market), and simply produce
an interesting weapon. It is not
known at this time whether Mr. Smith plans on any sort of production of the
M-11/Suomi, though he does sell the plans for the weapon.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This submachinegun does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
M-11/Suomi |
9mm Parabellum |
3.61 kg |
50, 71 Drum |
$277 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
M-11/Suomi |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
3/5 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
Ares Folding SMG
Country of
Origin: United States
Appears in:
Weapon experiments of the late 1960s to late 1980s, when several such weapons
were designed in the US.
Notes: The ARES
Folding SMG is an ARES patent of the Warin SMG.
It is a novel concept in weapons, capable of being folded to the size of
a cigarette carton. One phase is required to ready the weapon when folded (or
vice-versa). The magazines used are Uzi or MP-28 magazines.
The cyclic rate of fire is adjustable between 650 and 950 rpm; this is
more a continuous adjustment, rather than a selector lever (though only ROFs of
5 and 10 are shown below).
There is also a 3-round burst setting.
In reality, only two of these weapons were ever built, and they were
withdrawn from sale without any buyers; it however makes an interesting
“what-if.”
Twilight 2000
Notes: Over 100 of there weapons were built for CIA and DIA agents.
Merc 2000 Notes:
As Twilight 2000 Notes, except that the number was closer to 200.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
ARES Folding SMG |
9mm Parabellum |
1.81 kg |
20, 32 |
$416 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
ARES Folding SMG |
3/5/10 |
2 |
Nil |
3 |
1 |
2/3/7 |
19 |
Benelli CB-M2
Country of
Origin: Italy
Appears in: This
submachinegun was actually ready for full-scale production, but unfortunately
Benelli had no buyers for whom to manufacture it.
Notes: This SMG fired a purpose-designed "semi-caseless" cartridge based on the
9mm Parabellum round. The round is semi-caseless in that the primer section is
made of a combustible compound inside a ring made of a brass compound. However,
there is nothing to be ejected when the weapon cycles, since the "semi-case" is
also ejected with the round down the barrel. Several countries evaluated the
weapon and liked it very much; however, the prospect of incorporating totally
new ammunition into their supply chain was a stumbling block, and none were
officially accepted into military service. It therefore went into the
dustbin of history.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The only people using the CB-M2 in the Twilight 2000 World are a few
special ops personnel, and government agencies.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
CB-M2 |
9mm AUPO |
3.15 kg |
20, 30, 40 |
$344 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Benelli CB-M2 |
10 |
2 |
1-Nil |
3/4 |
1 |
5 |
23 |
Colt MARS
Country of
Origin: US
Appears In: A
government request to Colt Firearms in 1997
Notes: The MARS
(Mini Assault Rifle System) was designed at the behest of the Special Analytical
Services in 1997, who felt that there was a place in the military as well as the
police for a PDW-type weapon that would also be useful to police SRT teams as
well as military special operations.
The MARS had a different design philosophy than other PDWs like Heckler &
Koch’s MP-7 and FN’s P-90 – most PDW’s focused on lightweight rounds with
enhanced penetration, while Colt’s approach was on damage and range, with
penetration a secondary requirement and minimum re-tooling necessary for
production of the MARS as well as its ammunition a third.
The MARS
prototype was, in fact, a heavily-modified M-4 carbine – literally.
The M-4 used in the tests was taken apart, had metal machined out of the
lower and upper receivers, a modification to the magazine well, a new bolt put
in – even the magazines were M-16/M-4 magazines that had been cut apart and
reduced in width, with a new follower and spring added.
Nonetheless, these jury-rigged weapons produced outstanding test results.
Three prototypes were made; two were chambered for the 5.56x30mm MARS
cartridge, while one was chambered for the 9x30mm MARS cartridge.
The 5.56mm MARS cartridges were made with cut-down 5.56mm NATO brass and
loaded with an M-193 bullet; the 9mm MARS round was made from a necked-down 10mm
Colt round loaded with a lengthened 9mm Parabellum bullet. The M-4s used for the
prototypes were flat-top weapons, and thus the tops of the receivers had a
length of MIL-STD-1913 rail. The
sliding stock was modified to allow it to be collapsed shorter than that of a
standard M-4; they could be collapsed almost to the receiver.
The sights designed for the MARS were a lower-profile M-4-type front
sight and a rear sight unit with a 1.5x optical sight, with a folding iron sight
similar to that of the M-4 as a backup.
In hindsight, it
is believed that what killed the MARS program was its proprietary cartridges.
As the 5.56mm MARS has the ballistics of a hotloaded .221 Fireball round,
many have said that Colt should have chambered the MARS for this round instead.
At any rate, military and police forces to whom it was demonstrated
thought it was a great weapon, but funds for development never came Colt’s way.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The MARS does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
MARS |
5.56mm MARS |
2.45 kg |
30 |
$549 |
MARS |
9mm MARS |
2.92 kg |
30 |
$932 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
MARS (5.56mm) |
5 |
2 |
1-Nil |
3/4 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
MARS (9mm) |
5 |
3 |
2-Nil |
3/4 |
4 |
9 |
16 |
Connor M-21 Folding SMG
Country of
Origin: United States
Appears in:
Weapon experiments of the late 1960s to late 1980s, when several such weapons
were designed in the US.
Notes:
During the movie Robocop II,
the public saw for the first (and only time) a folding submachinegun in the
hands of the juvenile villain called the UC-9.
This weapon was designed by Utah Connor for use by undercover police and
clandestine forces. It never
reached production (and the one in the movie was the only one made), but the
design was later refined into the M-21.
The UC-9 was a rather fragile weapon; the M-21 is far less so.
An accidental discharge while folded was possible with the UC-9; the M-21
cannot be folded if the weapon is cocked or a round is in the chamber.
The folded dimensions of the M-21 are 267x114x38mm.
Twilight 2000
Notes: Some 500 of these weapons were produced for MilGov after the split.
Merc 2000 Notes:
Though reports of these weapons show up from time to time, no one is sure how
many have been produced or who they were originally made for.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
M-21 |
9mm Parabellum |
2.84 kg |
32 |
$258 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
M-21 |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
3 |
1 |
3 |
22 |
Heckler & Koch HK-54A1
Country of
Origin: Germany
Appears in:
Candidates for Project 6.2 of the US JSSAP in the 1980s.
Notes: The US
JSSAP (Joint Services Small Arms Program) in the 1980s was a large military
small arms research project used to research and (if possible) procure new small
arms for the US military. Some
parts of the JSSAP included the well-known ACR program and the pistol project
that eventually led to the adoption of the M-9 pistol.
One of the lesser-known parts of JSSAP was Project 6.2, meant to produce
a new submachinegun for US military special operations.
As it was a small part of JSSAP, Project 6.2 was to use, as much as
possible, off-the-shelf components or modified versions of them.
US military special operations were already using several Heckler & Koch
weapons, so they were contracted to work with several US military research
agencies to work on Project 6.2, with the MP-5 submachinegun being the base
weapon.
The first weapon
produced by JSSAP 6.2 was the HK-54A1.
The HK-54A1 was a highly-modified version of the MP-5, with numerous new
features to make the HK-54A1 a more versatile submachinegun than the MP-5.
The HK-54A1 has been dehorned to a large extent from its MP-5 base –
without the silencer attached, it’s shorter than an MP-5, and most sharp
contours have been rounded off or covered with a polymer shell.
The sights, however are much more complex than those of the MP-5; the
rear sight was a large drum-type diopter sight which can be adjusted to a finer
point than typical submachinegun sights.
The front sight was basically the same as found on the MP-5.
Though the HK-54A1 could feed from standard MP-5 magazines, Heckler &
Koch also designed a drum magazine made of polymer and light alloy, with a
capacity of 50 rounds. (Despite the
lightweight materials used in the drum magazine, the drum still weighed 0.68 kg
empty, and it was rather clumsy.)
The selector mechanism allowed for five settings – safe, semiautomatic, 3-round
burst, automatic, and locked breech (explained in the next paragraph).
The sliding stock was designed to be lighter and more streamlined, and
the buttplate was much smaller in size.
(Future development was to give the HK-54A1 an ability to mount a wide
variety of attachments, but development of the HK-54A1 never got that far.)
Perhaps the
largest amount of modification to the MP-5 design was made for silenced
operation. The HK-54A1 was designed from the start to use a silencer better than
any on the market, and yet still be completely effective without a silencer
attached. Heckler & Koch used part
of the MP-5SD design to do this – the HK-54A1 has gas ports near the breech
similar to those on the MP-5SD.
Unlike the MP-5SD, the 7.06-inch barrel of the HK-54A1 is strong enough for use
without the silencer attached, and the ports can be closed with using a switch
under the fore-end of the weapon in front of the magazine well.
The silencer is of the screw-on type, and more than doubles the length of
the HK-54A1; with no silencer attached, the HK-54A1’s barrel does not extend
beyond the handgrip and barrel shroud.
The HK-54A1’s silencer, like that of the MP-5SD, demands the use of
full-power 9mm Parabellum ammunition of standard military weight and propellant
charge; without the silencer, the HK-54A1’s shooter has a much wider choice of
9mm Parabellum ammunition types.
Silent operation could be further enhanced by a selector lever setting that
locks the bolt back after each shot, eliminating bolt clatter.
(In game terms, the HK-54A1 has better than Class 3 noise suppression
when fired on the locked breech setting, but also has a BA fire rate.)
Used with a locked bolt and silencer, the HK-54A1 was at the time
possibly the quietest silenced weapon yet designed.
The HK-54A1 was
given a lot of testing by the US military, including range, field, and some
combat testing in unspecified places.
The troops that used the HK-54A1 felt that it was a very effective weapon
and an improvement over both the MP-5 and MP-5SD – but not a big enough
improvement to merit large-scale procurement.
The mechanism of the HK-54A1, particularly with the barrel porting
system, often caused problems, as they could be jammed, even when closed, by
dirt – in a closed, open or partially-open position.
Unit armorers sometimes felt that maintenance was a real pain in the butt
due to the complex mechanism. The
large 50-round drum designed by Heckler & Koch turned the HK-54A1 into a
relatively clumsy weapon. When the
silencer was attached to the HK-54A1, the length of the weapon suddenly became
7.2 inches longer, and the HK-54A1 became very front-heavy with the silencer
attached. Add the drum magazine
and the silencer to the HK-54A1, and
the user ended up with a very clumsy
weapon. The special operations
troops that used the HK-54A1 didn’t think the HK-54A1 was necessarily a bad
weapon, but they did feel there was considerable room for improvement;
therefore, they couldn’t recommend any large-scale buys to their superiors.
Heckler & Koch did more work with the HK-54A1 design, producing the
submachineguns commonly known as the SMG I and SMG II.
These are detailed later in this section of this site.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
HK-54A1 |
9mm Parabellum |
2.98 kg |
10, 20, 30, 50 Drum |
$384 |
HK-54A1 Silencer |
N/A |
0.42 kg |
N/A |
$123 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
HK-54A1 |
3/5 |
2 |
Nil |
3/4 |
1 |
2/3 |
19 |
With Silencer |
3/5 |
2 |
Nil |
4/5 |
1 |
1/2 |
16 |
Heckler & Koch SMG I/SMG II/MP-2000
Country of
Origin: Germany
Appears in:
Candidates for Project 6.3A of the US JSSAP in the 1980s.
Notes: Though
the HK-54A1 was rejected by the US military, US special operations units
(especially the Navy’s SEALs) still felt that the HK-54A1
was a promising design; it just
needed more work. The Pentagon
therefore authorized the JSSAP 6.3A submachinegun project, and asked Heckler &
Koch to further develop the HK-54A1 with input from the US special operations
community as well as selected US firearms designers.
The aim was to produce a submachinegun that could be placed in service by
the mid-1990s, and possibly also usable by other troops as a PDW.
Though commonly
called the SMG I, the first weapon produced under JSSAP 6.3A was referred to by
the military as the JSSAP 6.3A SMG; Heckler & Koch gave it the unusual
developmental designation of HK-94054.
The SMG I was a lightweight, short-barreled submachinegun, barely larger
than an MP-5K, but much more streamlined in appearance and in most ways more
versatile. The lower receiver,
magazine well, pistol grip, a non-folding foregrip, handguard, trigger guard,
and trigger group housing were a single unit, made from strong and lightweight
polymer/plastic. The upper receiver
was of stamped steel; in addition, steel or light alloy reinforcement was used
for the operating parts as well as to provide reinforcement in some areas of the
lower receiver. The sliding stock
was even more streamlined than that of the HK-54A1, and when completely
collapsed, it was almost completely flush with the receiver and barely visible.
The stock could also be completely removed.
The 30-round magazine, modified from the standard MP-5 design, was a bit
more curved than that of the standard MP-5 magazine to improve feed
characteristics when loaded with unusual ammunition types; it was also made from
the same lightweight polymer/plastic as the SMG I’s lower receiver.
(This magazine will not fit into other MP-5-based designs, though the SMG
I can also use standard MP-5 magazines.)
The SMG I was tested with the HK-54A1’s 50-round drum as well as several
variations on that theme, but the drum magazine idea was quickly rejected since
the drum did make the SMG I into a clumsy weapon.
Perhaps the most
dramatic change in the SMG I was to the internal operating system.
The roller-locking delayed-blowback operation of the MP-5 was totally
replaced; the SMG I used simple blowback operation and fired from a closed bolt.
The blowback operation was only slightly modified, using an integral
safety lock that delayed the release of the firing pin for a few milliseconds;
this prevented most cook-offs from happening in the first place.
The simplified operation also allowed for a much wider choice of 9mm
Parabellum ammunition types, weights, and propellant charges.
The SMG I was designed and presented to the US military with the
capability for only semiautomatic and automatic fire, though Heckler & Koch
could easily have added in burst capability if desired.
The SMG I also included a bolt hold-open device at the request of the
JSSAP committee, with the release being a button above trigger guard.
The selector group and magazine release were also ambidextrous.
The drum-type diopter rear sight was more complex than those of the
HK-54A1 (it was derived from the rear sight of the HK-21 machinegun), and
included a feature allowing the shooter to easily switch between standard and
suppressed fire while keeping the same zero.
Both the front and rear sights could be raised in height, making them
easier to use when the shooter was wearing a protective mask.
Unusually, the SMG I was equipped with a forward assist; though it could
be used to fully seat the bolt in a dirty weapon (which is really not a good
practice in the first place), it’s primary use was to quietly close the bolt
after loading and charging the SMG I.
The 5.63-inch
barrel did not have the complicated barrel porting system of the HK-54A1, but
the silencer designed for use with the SMG I was far better than the typical
removable silencer. The silencer
was not only useable with both full-power and subsonic ammunition, it could be
used with a much wider variety of bullets and propellant charges (though not as
large a selection as when the SMG I was used without its silencer).
The silencer is secured by latches instead of threads, and can be quickly
and easily removed and mounted by the user.
A gas adjustment valve was included to allow for more efficient use of
rounds with larger-then-normal propellant loads as well as subsonic propellant
loads. In addition, the bolt lock
of the HK-54A1 was retained, further quieting the SMG I if desired.
The silenced SMG I wasn’t as quiet as the HK-54A1 or MP-5SD, but it was
still one of the quietest submachineguns ever devised.
In the end, the
Pentagon decided against the SMG I.
This had nothing to do with the design of the SMG I – the troops were almost
completely satisfied with it. The
JSSAP committee simply decided that while the SMG I was a great submachinegun,
it just wasn’t really a necessary acquisition at the time, given that the SMG I
would be produced only in small batches – the SMG I would be an expensive weapon
due to the limited production alone, and the US defense budget was also
experiencing a drawdown. The
MP-5-series weapons that US special operations units were already using were
deemed adequate. Nonetheless, some
60 SMG I’s were built, and they have largely been retained (stored in an
operating condition) by the US military; in addition, the Pentagon elected to
retain complete copies of the specifications and associated engineering package
– supposedly for possible future use, though as far as is known, the SMG I has
not seen the light of day since 1985.
Heckler & Koch,
however, felt that they had a winner in the SMG I (and US special operations
troops agreed), and that sales to other countries were a real possibility.
Heckler & Koch tweaked the SMG I a bit more, combining some of the best
features of the SMG I and SMG II (see below) with those of the MP-5 series.
This led to the MP-2000. The
MP-2000 was very similar to the SMG I in appearance and operation, though a pair
of slots are cut into both sides of the fore-end on either side of the barrel.
A pair of cooling slots are cut on either side of the handguards.
The trigger guard was about twice the length of that on the SMG I; at the
front of the MP-2000’s trigger guard is a lever, which is the magazine release.
Below the handguard was a mount for a foregrip similar in shape to that
of the MP-5K; this foregrip was not only removable, but could be adjusted in
position along the handguard and (to a limited extent) adjusted for length.
The MP-2000 had charging handles on both sides of the receiver, further
enhancing its ambidextrous features.
The barrel was a bit longer at 5.87 inches.
The MP-2000 was reportedly tested in and out of combat by a number of
special operations units worldwide, but not officially adopted by anyone; it’s
uncertain how many MP-2000s were actually built.
It is possible that the MP-2000’s biggest marketing problem was that it
was competing against its own father – the MP-5 series – and a new (and more
expensive, in real-life terms) version of the MP-5 series couldn’t compete
against the already-existing versions of the MP-5 series and the greater
availability of parts, weapons, and support.
In between the
SMG I and the attempted marketing of the SMG II, Heckler & Koch designed the SMG
II. Designed in 1984, the SMG II is
sort of a product-improved SMG I.
The SMG II was designed for a still-unknown customer that liked the SMG I, but
wanted a few more changes to the design of the SMG I.
The customer for the SMG II is still undisclosed, but the SEALs are
believed to have at least tested the SMG II.
Most sources say that at least 60 examples of the SMG II were built, but
as many as 200 may have been made.
The SMG II was, however, close to handmade; no special production line,
machinery, or tools were set up at Heckler & Koch for the SMG II.
The
HK-21-derived sights used on the SMG I were exchanged for something in-between
those of the SMG I and MP-2000 – derived from those of the standard MP-5, they
were smaller and less complicated, but had the ability to switch between
settings for full-power ammunition and subsonic ammunition.
The sights also had brighter tritium inlays.
A minor change was made to the trigger group; the normal H&K selector
lever position markings (designed to be easily-understood whether the shooter
uses the Latin alphabet or not – or even whether or not he can even read) were
replaced by numerical markings instead.
The major change to the trigger group was that a four-position selector
was used, allowing for safe, semiautomatic, 3-round burst, and automatic fire;
bolt-locking was also retained from the SMG I, though it is done with a separate
switch. The MP-2000-type cooling
slots are mounted a bit further forward on the SMG II.
The charging handle of the SMG I was replaced with a knob above the
barrel, similar to that on the Uzi.
The folding stock design was further refined; the buttplate is even smaller than
that of the SMG I, and when folded, is indistinguishable from the rest of the
receiver at first glance. Some
internal changes to the SMG II also led to an ejection port positioned a bit
higher than that of the SMG I, and the rails of the sliding stock have a slight
cutout on the right side so that the ejection port is not blocked by the stock
rails when the stock is folded.
Atop the receiver are a pair of brackets for the mounting of various optics or
mounting devices. The hollow pistol
grip has a hinged endcap, which can store various small items (usually batteries
or a small cleaning kit).
Twilight 2000
Notes: In the Twilight 2000 timeline, the MP-2000 was put into limited
production starting in 1995; it was used by the US Navy SEALs, US Army Special
Forces, German Fernspah troops and the German GSG-9, among others.
The SMG I itself saw far more limited production and use, primarily by US
Navy SEALs; less than 200 were built in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
In the Twilight 2000 timeline, the “unknown customer” for the SMG II
turned out to be the ISA (Intelligence Support Activity), a little-known
composite CIA/military special operations unit.
As the Twilight War went on, spare parts for those SMG IIs got
progressively more difficult to get (despite the ISA having several alternate
sources for parts), and their SMG IIs had largely fallen into disuse after 1999.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
SMG I |
9mm Parabellum |
2.78 kg |
10, 15, 30 |
$284 |
MP-2000 |
9mm Parabellum |
3 kg |
10, 15, 30 |
$373 |
SMG II |
9mm Parabellum |
2.81 kg |
10, 15, 30 |
$374 |
SMG I/SMG II/MP-2000
Silencer |
N/A |
0.82 kg |
N/A |
$105 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
SMG I |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
2/4 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
With Silencer |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
4/5 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
With Silencer, Subsonic |
5 |
1 |
Nil |
4/5 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
MP-2000 |
3/5 |
2 |
Nil |
2/4 |
1 |
1/2 |
17 |
With Silencer |
3/5 |
2 |
Nil |
4/5 |
1 |
1/2 |
14 |
With Silencer, Subsonic |
3/5 |
1 |
Nil |
4/5 |
1 |
1/2 |
12 |
SMG II |
3/5 |
2 |
Nil |
2/4 |
1 |
2/3 |
17 |
With Silencer |
3/5 |
2 |
Nil |
4/5 |
1 |
1/2 |
15 |
With Silencer, Subsonic |
3/5 |
1 |
Nil |
4/5 |
1 |
1/2 |
12 |
Hill H-15
Country of
Origin: United States
Appears in:
Experiments conducted in the 1960s.
Notes: John L.
Hill began thinking about the H-15 design in 1948; however, it wasn’t until the
early 1960’s when, caught in a snowstorm in Denver in a machine shop with
nowhere to go and nothing to do that the first H-15 was made.
It is a shot-barreled submachinegun designed to be used in one hand or
fired two-handed like a large pistol, though a folding wire stock may also be
attached to the weapon. The most
striking aspect of the H-15 is the magazine; it is a large clear plastic box
that sits atop the weapon with the rounds contained sideways within it, in
exactly the same manner that the FN P-90 PDW would use some 30 years later!
It is sort of a “semi-bullpup” design, with the magazine behind and above
the pistol grip, and with a barrel which, though short, is longer than one might
expect from looking at the weapon.
The experimental weapons he produced had no manual safeties of any sort, though
there were some automatic safeties.
Unfortunately, the rather draconian gun regulations present in the US at the
time prevented Mr. Hill from making many fully-automatic versions of the H-15,
and he could not interest any police or military agencies in the rather novel
weapon. He was basically ahead of
his time. Perhaps 90-100 of these
weapons were built, mostly semiautomatic, and only 10 or 11 examples remain in
existence today. (The status of
Frankford Arsenal’s H-15 is unknown at this time.)
Most of these were made to fire 9mm Parabellum, but some .380 ACP
versions were also built. The H-15
remains a great example of how ingenious a private arms manufacturer can be.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
H-15 |
9mm Parabellum |
2.27 kg |
35 |
$303 |
H-15 |
.380 ACP |
1.81 kg |
35 |
$287 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
H-15 (9mm) |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
2/3 |
1 |
3 |
21 |
H-15 (.380) |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
2/3 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
Howlett JE-1 SMG
Country of
Origin: United States
Appears in:
Tests for new submachinegun to use the .30 Carbine round conducted in the
mid-1940s.
Notes: The JE-1
(with “JE” standing for “Japeradicator”) was a submachinegun designed by a
worker at Douglas Aircraft named C.C. Howlett.
While his weapon would now be regarded more as a PDW (Personal Defense
Weapon), at the time of its inception it was meant to be a small stockless
submachinegun to use the then-new .30 Carbine cartridge, which the US Army hoped
would be a round which was lighter and more effective than the .45 ACP when
fired from longer-barreled weapons.
The JE-1 was a selective fire weapon based on short blowback operation, with a
barrel that recoiled slightly much like that of a pistol, but not as far.
The upper receiver of the weapon was fashioned largely of stamped steel,
with a lower receiver of aircraft aluminum. And a wooden pistol grip and
fore-end/heat shield. A simple
thumb lever controlled the operation of the weapon, and the barrel was a short
12-inches, finned on the rear third of the barrel for cooling.
As stated before, the barrel had a lower wooden foregrip/heat shield,
with a steel, ventilated shield on top of the barrel; the barrel protruded only
a fraction of an inch from this affair.
External steel parts were blued, the aluminum was left in natural metal,
and the wood laminated. No tools
were required for stripping. The
weapon was designed to be used with two hands, but could be fired with one hand.
For a prototype, the JE-1 was exceptionally well-made, but it was a bit
on the heavy side.
Unfortunately,
though the Army took a long, hard look at the JE-1, and even extensively tested
it, they requested several changes – something Mr. Howlett had little money to
do. It was later determined that
the JE-1 offered no significant advantages over the M-1 Carbine, and furthermore
could not have a grenade launcher or bayonet mounted.
Though the OSS was reportedly quite interested in the JE-1, the Army
dropped interest in the weapon, and the end of World War 2 effectively killed
the JE-1 completely.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
Howlett JE-1 |
.30 Carbine |
2.72 kg |
15, 30 |
|
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Howlett JE-1 |
5 |
2 |
1-Nil |
2 |
1 |
3 |
21 |
Colt IMP/Bushmaster Rifle/Submachinegun
Country of
Origin: United States
Appears in: A
request by the US Air Force in an attempt to produce better armament for downed
pilots.
Notes:
This weapon was originally designed by the Frankfort Arsenal for use by
downed aircrews. The idea was to
give them the equivalent of an assault rifle in a package small enough to be put
in their survival kits. To this
end, they developed what they first called the “Arm Gun” (called that because
the proper firing position was to hold the bullpup stock against the bicep of
the firing arm with the off hand; the original name was the IMP, for Individual
Multi-Purpose, so-called because it was originally envisioned for a wider role).
They first experimented with a new cartridge, the .17 caliber Frankfort
Arsenal round; this did not give the proper punch, so they switched to .221
Fireball (approximately the same ballistics as the 5.56mm NATO, but lighter).
The military then asked for a switch to the standard 5.56mm NATO round.
The entire program was then scrapped, because the Air Force simply
couldn’t figure out how to fit it in the tiny survival packs of fighter pilots.
The three prototypes were all that were built.
They are presented here as an interesting “what-if.”
While the
Bushmaster Arm Gun was unsuccessful, Bushmaster later sold the weapon as a sort
of large pistol, and sales of this weapon took off.
The barrel is slightly longer, the weapon is lighter, and the Bushmaster
Pistol is designed to be semiautomatic-only, but it is otherwise the same as the
5.56mm NATO version of the Bushmaster Arms Gun.
This weapon was one of the first targets of the Brady Gun Ban, and it is
unknown whether Bushmaster plans to pick up production again in the future.
Twilight 2000
Notes: CivGov acquired Frankfort Arsenal during the confusion in the US after
the November Nuclear Strikes. They
took the plans for the Bushmaster and began manufacturing them in 5.56mm NATO
for issue to levied militia, particularly horse-mounted troops, vehicle crews,
and teenagers. They built
approximately 4000 of them.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
IMP |
.17 Frankfort Arsenal |
2.1 kg |
20, 30 |
$543 |
IMP |
.221 Fireball |
2.68 kg |
20, 30 |
$837 |
IMP |
5.56mm NATO |
2.8 kg |
20, 30 |
$863 |
Bushmaster Pistol |
5.56mm NATO |
2.38 kg |
10, 20, 30 |
$850 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IMP (.17) |
5 |
2 |
1-Nil |
3 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
IMP (.221) |
5 |
2 |
1-Nil |
3 |
2 |
5 |
14 |
IMP (5.56mm) |
5 |
2 |
1-Nil |
3 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
Bushmaster Pistol |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
3 |
3 |
Nil |
14 |
Ingram Lightning M-5
Country of
Origin: United States
Appears in:
Literature of the Lightning Arms Corporation of Post-World War 2.
Notes: The Model
5 was one of Gordon B Ingram’s first submachinegun designs (Ingram would later
become famous for the invention of the M-10 and M-11 submachineguns).
Though the Lightning Arms Corporation fully intended to mass-produce the
Model 5, and in fact had what they thought was a firm order from Nicaragua in
1946, ultimately only one prototype was produced.
Though somewhat
superficially resembling the Thompson M-2 submachinegun from the outside,
internally the M-5 is a quite different weapon; it is not nearly as complicated
a weapon as the Thompson (nor would its real-life price been anywhere as
expensive), built primarily from steel stampings and having an internal firing
mechanism with only 3 moving parts.
The furniture was of simple hardwood, and the weight of the M-5 was far less
than that of the Thompson. The M-5
also employed a fairly efficient (and advanced, for its time) buffer system
which reduced felt recoil despite the lack of any sort of muzzle device.
(In fact, Lightning’s representatives in Nicaragua demonstrated the
simplicity and low recoil of the M-5 by having the daughter of a high-ranking
political figure fire the weapon on full automatic, which she did quite well!)
Perhaps one of the smallest submachineguns of its time, the M-5 was a
mere 25 inches long, yet had a 10-inch barrel, with the barrel being covered by
a ventilated barrel shroud. Feed
was from Reising-type magazines, though Lightning advertised (but never made) a
25-round magazine. The prototype had no provision for semiautomatic fire, though
production examples were to have selective-fire capability.
Ultimately, it
appears that the M-5 was a victim of the post-World War 2 – as happens after any
large war, the world suddenly gets flooded with large amounts of cheap surplus
firearms, and Nicaragua found its firearms elsewhere instead of buying the M-5.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
Lightning M-5 |
.45 ACP |
2.72 kg |
12, 20, 25 |
$342 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Lightning |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
4 |
2 |
5 |
31 |
Ingram M-7/M-8/M-9
Country of
Origin: United States
Appears in:
Various Ingram designs of the early 1950s.
Notes: Though
the Ingram M-6 enjoyed moderate success in 9mm Parabellum, Gordon always
preferred the .38 Super cartridge, believing it to be superior 9mm Parabellum
and approaching the .45 ACP’s power without having quite the recoil of that
cartridge. He therefore developed
an improved version of the M-6, chambered exclusively for the .38 Super
cartridge; this submachinegun was known as the M-7.
The M-7 was similar in configuration to the M-6, but had a number of
differences internal and external that made it a new gun.
The M-7 fired from a closed instead of an open bolt, and had a receiver
made from an aluminum alloy, which was quite unusual at the time.
(Internally, there were steel strengthening spars.)
The M-7 had a slightly higher cyclic rate than the M-6, even in the M-6’s
rare .38 Super version (though not high enough to count for game purposes).
The barrel was heavy and finned for cooling and to stiffen the barrel;
underneath the barrel was a wooden foregrip, and the stock and pistol grip were
made from a single piece of wood.
Unfortunately, POC found no buyers for Ingram’s creation, and only one prototype
M-7 was ever built.
Ingram then
slightly modified and improved the M-7, producing the M-8.
The M-8 was again chambered for 9mm Parabellum as well as .45 ACP, and
the entire weapon was far easier to field-strip and resistant to dirt.
The charging handle slot had a dust cover added, and the safety would
work whether the bolt was forward or back.
By this time (1955), Ingram had left POC, and could not find another US
manufacturer to make the M-8. For a
while, it looked like Thailand’s state arms manufacturer was willing to produce
the M-8 for both Thai and export purposes, but this deal fell through.
Again, only one prototype was built.
Ingram returned
to the US, where he modified the M-8 to use the sliding stock of the M-3
submachinegun, calling it the M-9.
Again, Ingram was not able to attract any manufacturers, and again only one
prototype was built.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
M-7 |
.38 Super |
3.38 kg |
30 |
$328 |
M-8 |
9mm Parabellum |
3.27 kg |
30 |
$292 |
M-8 |
.38 Super |
3.38 kg |
30 |
$338 |
M-8 |
.45 ACP |
3.79 kg |
30 |
$452 |
M-9 |
9mm Parabellum |
3.1 kg |
30 |
$317 |
M-9 |
.38 Super |
3.2 kg |
30 |
$353 |
M-9 |
.45 ACP |
3.59 kg |
30 |
$477 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
M-7 |
5 |
2 |
1-Nil |
5 |
1 |
3 |
26 |
M-8 (9mm) |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
5 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
M-8 (.38) |
5 |
2 |
1-Nil |
5 |
1 |
3 |
26 |
M-8 (.45) |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
5 |
2 |
5 |
28 |
M-9 (9mm) |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
3/5 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
M-9 (.38) |
5 |
2 |
1-Nil |
3/5 |
1 |
3 |
26 |
M-9 (.45) |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
3/5 |
2 |
5 |
28 |
LAPA SM M-02
Country of
Origin: Brazil
Appears in: A
weapon designed to replace Brazilian submachineguns in the early 1980s.
Notes: This
Brazilian-made SMG was designed as a companion weapon to the LAPA FA M-03
assault rifle. It is a modern design, perhaps ahead of its time, with the entire
body made of high-impact plastic with smooth surfaces. It is short, light, and
easy to use. However, Brazilian troops found it, like the FA M-03, a bit strange
looking and the Army found training troops to use a radically different sort of
weapon costly. It was thus never adopted, and now is firmly in the prevue of
exotic weapons collectors and museums.
Twilight 2000 Notes: An initial production batch of about 275 of these weapons
was placed into the hands of Brazilian special operations forces, who liked
their resistance to dirt and damage. Factories could not be geared up quickly
enough to produce this weapon in large quantities, and after the November
Nuclear Strikes, the materials to produce it were almost unobtainable. However,
the troops who did use the LAPA loved it, since it was virtually indestructible
and idiot-proof.
Merc 2000 Notes: This is a Brazilian submachinegun that was adopted for a short
time by Brazilian armed forces, and also had some success with foreign sales.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
SM M-02 |
9mm Parabellum |
2.8 kg |
20, 30, 32 |
$284 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
SM M-02 |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
4 |
1 |
3 |
21 |
LEL-1
Appears in:
Experiments began by DM (“Carbine” Williams in the 1930s and continued by LE
Lisk in the early 1970s.
Weapon Type:
Submachinegun
Notes:
Lisk did improve
upon the design, and the eventual prototype produced was called the LEL-1.
It is, essentially, a belt-fed rimfire submachinegun.
Crude and rather lumpish in appearance, it looks like what it is – a
first prototype – in software terms, an “alpha” version.
The operation is very similar to that of the M-1919A4, firing from a
closed bolt, pulling the belt in from the right side, and ejecting brass from
the bottom of the receiver. The
charging sequence is unusual in that the bolt must be cycled twice before the
weapon is ready for operation.
Unlike the M-1919A4, however, the barrel does not move during operation;
instead, the LEL-1 has a “floating chamber” which moves by itself instead of
taking the barrel with it. The
belts themselves are made from cloth, and since no loading machine (Williams
designed one, but neither Williams nor Lisk ever built it) was ever made for
them, loading the belts is quite a bear of a job that tends to put blisters on
one’s fingers. There are no sights
of any kind; they were to be designed and placed on later models.
The LEL-1 has a sliding wire stock, but no sort of safety mechanism
(again, this was to be added later).
Most of the weapon is made from aluminum.
Like alpha software, the LEL-1 has a number of features which don’t
actually work, but were meant to be working in the final examples of the weapon.
The LEL-1 has a cocking knob, but it was left disconnected; instead, one
must open the top cover, pull the bolt back with a finger (like the M-3A1 Grease
Gun), then do it again. The LEL-1
also has a knob-like protrusion at the rear of the receiver.
In later examples, this would have adjusted the cyclic rate, but the
actual feature is not present in the LEL-1.
LE Lisk
demonstrated the weapon to the US Army at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
The Army was not really as interested in the weapon as they were to see
how it works; however, Lisk would not permit an internal inspection of it,
fearing the Army would steal the design before any contracts were signed.
Lisk went as far as taking the LEL-1 with him to lunch, keeping his foot
on it the entire time. (This
secrecy continues to this day.) The
Army refused to even consider any sort of contracts before they made a full,
disassembled inspection of the LEL-1.
Thus there was a classic standoff, with the Army and Lisk parting ways
rather quickly, and no one ever manufacturing the LEL-1.
Lisk also never continued work on the design (as far as is known).
Lisk seems to have lost interest in firearms design after the death of
his wife in 2002. Thus the LEL-1
remains an interesting design seemingly with much unrealized potential.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
LEL-1 |
.22 Long Rifle |
5.44 kg |
100 Belt, 250 Belt, 1000
Belt |
$221 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
LEL-1 |
25 |
1 |
Nil |
2/4 |
1 |
3 |
21 |
Len Savage Calico/MAC
Country of
Origin: United States
Appears in: An
experimental weapon made by Len Savage.
Notes: This
“Frankenweapon” is the result of one of those “what the hell” moments of
inspiration that often lead to something strange and/or innovative.
The Calico/MAC is pretty much what it sounds like – a combination of the
Calico M-900 pistol and the M-10 submachinegun in 9mm Parabellum.
Though the result does look primarily like a modified M-10 with a Calico
magazine atop the receiver, looking closely will reveal many other Calico
elements. The M-10’s upper receiver
is heavily modified to feed from the Calico’s helical magazine, and internally a
number of Calico parts are also used.
His original version used a fixed wooden stock, but later he removed the
wooden stock and replaced with a folding Calico stock.
In addition, the foregrip and protector of an MP-5K was also used.
Behind that is a short MIL-STD-1913 rail.
The M-10’s bolt is essentially flipped upside down, and mated with
elements of the Calico, particularly the magazine “well” and feed chute.
The barrel is a mere 5.4 inches.
Though Mr. Savage hopes for sales to the military and police, he is not
necessarily optimistic in this regard, and the Calico/MAC may remain simply a
“one-off.”
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Calico/MAC |
9mm Parabellum |
4.35 kg |
50 Helical |
$280 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Calico/MAC |
10 |
2 |
Nil |
1/3 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
Country of
Origin: United States
Appears in:
Special operations weapon experiment in the early 1970s.
Notes: Though I
have placed this weapon in the submachinegun category, this is more because of
the caliber than anything else; the M-101C is actually more a carbine than a
submachinegun, with several unusual features to boot.
Jim
The M-101C demonstrator was
chambered for 9mm Parabellum and used a 16.4-inch barrel tipped with a conical
flash hider. It was astonishingly
easy to field strip, breaking down into only 7 parts.
Armorer maintenance was not much more difficult.
The M-101C was very resistant to the extremes of nature.
Despite its blowback operation, the M-101C used what was essentially a
reciprocal recoil mass movement (perhaps the first use of such a principal in a
small arm) to greatly reduce recoil.
In addition, the M-101C had essentially a straight-line configuration,
which also reduced barrel climb (and was, incidentally, all the rage at the
time).
In addition,
The TAR-1
(Tactical Assault Rocket) was a 127mm rocket-assisted explosive shell –
essentially, a RAW-type weapon, but predating the RAW by over a decade.
Like the RAW, the TAR-1 was fired from an adapter attached to the muzzle
of the M-101C, and actuated by a standard round being fired through the M-101C.
The adapter was reusable, and the rocket charge gave it a range which was
astounding when used in direct fire – and even more astounding in indirect fire.
Like the M-101C itself, the TAR-1 was a demonstrator weapon –
In my mind, the
M-101C is another one of those “too bad” weapons – as in too bad it wasn’t
further developed and adopted for the US military.
The Pentagon really missed the boat on this one, primarily due to
ignorance and prejudice against what they believed was “just another
submachinegun.”
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
M-101C |
9mm Parabellum |
3.36 kg |
40 |
$510 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
M-101C |
5 |
2 |
2-Nil |
5 |
1 |
2 |
36 |
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight* |
Price* |
TAR-1 |
127mm RAM Grenade |
0.84/5 kg |
$120/200 |
Weapon |
ROF |
SS |
Damage |
Pen |
Range |
IFR |
TAR-1 |
1/2 |
2 |
C24
B34 |
12C |
250 |
3750 |
*Weight and price
are for the adapter/grenade.
PLJ
Country of
Origin: Unknown (Possibly Italy or the former Yugoslavia)
Appears In:
Immediate post-World War 2, but probably existed
during World War 2.
Notes: The PLJ
is a stockless submachinegun whose origin is a mystery.
Even the name of the weapon is a mystery; “PLJ” is derived from some
weapon markings that seem to indicate the designation of the weapon, but may not
be. The PLJ is a rare weapon, and
was a rare weapon even immediately post-World War 2.
Specimens have recently turned up in Slovenia, but these are in bad
shape. The weapons appears that,
even when new, construction quality was not the best; it may have been built as
an ad hoc weapon by resistance forces
in whatever machine shops were available. One might even argue whether the PLJ
is in fact a true submachinegun or simply a large machine pistol.
The PLJ is largely made from a single iron casting, with some parts of
the receiver being zinc; steel appears to have been reserved for the working
parts and the barrel. The grip is
of checkered wood, and the entire weapon appears to be crudely made.
The receiver is mostly made of an iron tube, with the end secured by a
screw-on cap. The 7.87-inch barrel
is tapered and has a post-type front sight with a large hood around it.
The rear sight is a simple notch.
The cocking knock is large, and also functions as a safety, with the knob
and lever moved into a position that locks the bolt.
The weapon is selective fire, but in a strange way – normal pressure on
the trigger gives automatic fire, but if the bottom of the trigger is pulled
instead of the middle of the trigger, semiautomatic fire will result.
The PLJ would be difficult to control on automatic fire, being light,
having no stock, and no foregrip. What magazines were used with the PLJ have
been lost; I have used an estimate below.
Likewise, examples existing today are not in firing condition and the
cyclic rate is unknown, and I have used an estimate for this. Even the intended
ammunition is a bit of a mystery; the chamber seems to fit both the 9mm
Parabellum round and the 9mm Glisenti round.
Twilight
2000 Notes: This weapon is noteworthy in Twilight 2000 because it represents the
kind of weapon that might be made in various machine shops in the aftermath of
the Twilight War.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
PLJ |
9mm Parabellum or 9mm
Glisenti |
2.2 kg |
25, 30, 32 |
$252 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
PLJ (9mm Parabellum) |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
2 |
1 |
5 |
20 |
PLJ (9mm Glisenti) |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
2 |
1 |
5 |
20 |
Policarpa 22-2
Country of
Origin: International
Appears in:
Built by different companies on and off for several decades, never in large
numbers.
Notes: The origins of the
Policarpa 22-2 are not entirely certain; a similar weapon was possibly invented
in Austria by Heinrich Von Wimmersperg in 1925, but he may have based his work
on the design of one or more other people.
Von Wimmersperg’s design seems to have sort of disappeared, but a similar
weapon again cropped up in the late 1960s in the US, where the Venus Corporation
of Michigan has acquired the rights for manufacture.
It appears that only a few prototypes were built by Venus, but for a
short time, it was manufactured in small numbers by a Columbian company named
Policarpa. Just to make things
stranger, it appears that the US government bought a few of these weapons for
covert operations, and it is possible that Mitch WerBell devised a special
T-shaped suppressor for the Policarpa 22-2.
Rumors of its use in US covert operations persist here and there, but it
is known that Policarpa never sold many, and today the Policarpa 22-2 is
essentially a curiosity item owned primarily by a few lucky collectors.
A little large
to be a machine pistol and a little small to be a submachinegun (it’s almost a
foot long, but the barrels are just a little over 4 inches each), the Policarpa
22-2 is a twin-barreled .22 Long-Rifle-firing automatic weapon able to fire most
.22 Long Rifle rounds on the market today and at the time of its inception.
(The US government is believed to have used the Policarpa with subsonic
ammunition.) It is fed by what are
essentially a pair of 22-round magazines joined together, each side of the
magazine feeding one barrel. The
Policarpa is well-balanced enough for one-handed use, and it does not have any
sort of shoulder stock.
Construction is largely of cast or machined steel, with a hollow grip that is
meant to contain a small cleaning kit.
There are ejection ports on either side of the receiver.
Semiautomatic fire occurs in an alternating manner from both barrels
(first the left barrel, then the right), automatic fire is basically the same,
except for the automatic fire. The
trigger is two stage, with a short pull firing the Policarpa on semiautomatic,
and a long pull firing it on fully automatic.
A safety lever is located on the right side of the receiver, and simply
allows the Policarpa to fire or be safed.
The magazine release is located just above the magazine well.
It is not possible to fire the Policarpa with only one side of the
magazine loaded or though only one barrel; it’s both or nothing.
The mechanism, with its extending and retracting firing pins, makes
runaway fire almost impossible and allows for clearing a jam much quicker and
easier.
In the
end, the Policarpa sold poorly, probably due to the low-power ammunition it
fires and the limited range of applications.
Though there have been persistent rumors of its use throughout the years
here and there, particularly by the US, it is has never been confirmed that that
any major government, army, or police force has used the Policarpa 22-2, and it
is unknown how many were actually built and sold.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
Policarpa 22-2 |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.3 kg |
44 |
$216 |
(With Silencer) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.6 kg |
44 |
$246 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Policarpa 22-2 |
20 |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
1 |
10 |
14 |
(With Silencer) |
20 |
1 |
Nil |
2 |
1 |
9 |
11 |
S&S SS-1 Sidewinder
Country of Origin: United States
Appears in:
Literature of the 1980s.
Notes: The
origins of this weapon are interesting.
Delta was looking for weapons that would help them during Operation Eagle
Claw, the abortive rescue of the hostages from the Iranian Embassy in 1980.
One thing that Delta was looking for was a weapon that their operators
could fire while roping down from helicopters (fast roping had not yet been
developed). Two weapon designers,
Sid McQueen and Donald Packingham, had been developing just such a weapon for
some time, but the design proceeded slowly, primarily due lack of government
interest – until the preparation for Eagle Claw began.
Suddenly, Delta was very interested in the Sidewinder.
By 1980, S&S had
four advanced Sidewinder prototypes (EX-002 in 9mm Parabellum, and EX-004 in 45
ACP). All were designed to be fired
with one hand or two, were bullpup designs, and extremely well-balanced.
The receiver and magazine could be rotated 180 degrees, without taking
apart the weapon – one simply depressed a lever on the pistol grip while holding
it vertically. (A later version,
the EX-020 does not have this
feature, for reasons which will become apparent in a moment.)
This allowed it to be used by both right and left-handed shooters with
equal ease, and could also allow shooters to shoot around left or right-hand
corners quite easily. Construction
was largely of a simple steel tube, with a steel barrel.
The top of the receiver had a mount for a variety of collimator, laser
aiming, or night vision sights.
Fire selection was done by trigger depression – a short pull gave semiautomatic
fire, while a full trigger pull gave automatic fire.
The stock was simply a padded crescent-shaped steel piece – this was at
the end of the main tube on EX-002 and EX-004, while on EX-003 and EX-020, a
sliding stock and a shortened main tube were used.
Caliber conversion was quite easy, consisting merely of changing the
barrel, reversing the bolt, and changing the magazine.
The magazine well had a projection which could be used as a speedloader
for the magazines; the magazines used were Sten magazines for the 9mm Parabellum
chambering, and M-3 Grease Gun magazines for the .45 ACP chambering.
All but the EX-020 prototype were fed from the side of the receiver;
EX-020 used traditional feed (from the underside of the receiver).
The trigger guard swings downwards for use with heavy gloves.
Fire controls are ambidextrous, as is the magazine release.
A peculiarity of
all Sidewinders is the cocking knob.
It is located at the center of the rear portion of the rear of the main
tube, offset to one side. On all
but the EX-020, the cocking knob reciprocates with the mechanism – which could
lead to the knob hitting the shooter in the face if fired from the shoulder.
As a result, S&S recommended that those versions should have the receiver
rotated to the left if the shooter is right-handed and to the right if the
shooter is left-handed. (The
ejection port is far enough forward was to not present a problem in this regard.
The EX-020 prototype has a non-reciprocating knob and therefore this is
not a problem.
Though it is all
very hush-hush, and to this day nothing official has come out, it is believed
that Delta took two Sidewinders to Eagle Claw – the EX-003 prototype (an EX-002
with a caliber conversion capability, a Weaver sight base with backup iron
sights, an extra fire selection setting (3-round burst), and a sliding stock);
and the EX-005 prototype (an EX-004 with similar modifications except for the
3-round burst selector). Delta’s
evaluations of the Sidewinder are still classified, but they apparently did not
accept it for use after Eagle Claw.
The EX-005 prototype in .45 ACP is identical to the EX-020 for game purposes;
the EX-005 prototype in 9mm Parabellum is identical to the EX-020 prototype in
9mm except for the magazine it uses.
The final
variation of the Sidewinder, the EX-020 prototype, did not appear until after
Eagle Claw. Most of the differences
are noted above, but it also had something the other prototypes did not have – a
manual safety. The EX-020 also is
much easier to field-strip and for armorers to work on, and in its 9mm iteration
uses Uzi magazines instead of Sten magazines.
Unfortunately,
no country’s military or police forces accepted the Sidewinder, and it became
another footnote in history.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
EX-002 Prototype |
9mm Parabellum |
2.04 kg |
32 |
$282 |
EX-003 Prototype |
9mm Parabellum |
2.13 kg |
32 |
$413 |
EX-003 Prototype |
.45 ACP |
2.24 kg |
30 |
$665 |
EX-004 Prototype |
.45 ACP |
2.15 kg |
30 |
$449 |
EX-005 Prototype |
9mm Parabellum |
2.13 kg |
32 |
$324 |
EX-020 Prototype |
9mm Parabellum |
2.13 kg |
20, 25, 32 |
$324 |
EX-005/020 Prototype |
.45 ACP |
2.24 kg |
30 |
$467 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
EX-002 |
10 |
2 |
Nil |
3/4 |
2 |
8 |
22 |
EX-003 (9mm) |
3/10 |
2 |
Nil |
3/4 |
1 |
2/6 |
22 |
EX-003 (.45 ACP) |
3/10 |
2 |
2-Nil |
3/4 |
2 |
3/11 |
23 |
EX-004 |
10 |
2 |
2-Nil |
3 |
2 |
12 |
23 |
EX-005/020 (9mm) |
10 |
2 |
Nil |
3/4 |
1 |
6 |
22 |
EX-005/020 (.45) |
10 |
2 |
2-Nil |
3/4 |
2 |
11 |
23 |
TSNIITOCHMASH Basksan
Country of
Origin: Russia
Appears in:
Pretty much nothing anymore, though there was a lot of buzz about the Baksan in
the early 1990s.
Notes: The
Baksan (called by many in the West the Busksun) is somewhat of an enigma; though
the manufacturer insists they have several prototypes of the weapon, and even
that the Russian military and police has tested it as a PDW, only literature and
drawings (including CAD-based plans) have been seen in public, with no actual
hardware having been produced for examination by the public.
It is therefore understandable (at least to myself) why there have been
no takers of the Baksan, and why the Russians say they don’t even use it.
In fact, the attempted marketing of the Baksan appears to have stopped in
1995; no one has seen or heard anything about the Baksan since that time, and it
is uncertain whether it will ever appear again.
As far as can be
told, the Baksan appears to be a Russian attempt at a PDW.
It is, according to the information that was released, an extremely
compact weapon, short-barreled weapon with a folding wire stock; its
configuration, with the magazine in its pistol grip, lends itself to firing as a
large pistol as well as a conventional submachinegun/PDW.
Of course, the light weight, as with all such weapons, does not really
lend itself to accurate automatic fire, even with the stock extended.
The operation is by delayed blowback, possibly making recoil even worse,
though TSNIITOCHMASH hints at internal mechanisms to reduce the recoil.
In addition, the 8-inch barrel is tipped with a rudimentary muzzle brake,
though the design of this brake would seen to indicate that it would not only be
rather ineffective, but that it would produce a lot of muzzle blast as well.
The wire stock folds forward almost to the end of the muzzle brake.
Construction is also a bit of a mystery, though it appears that the
Baksan might have a light alloy lower, a steel upper, and a polymer pistol grip
and handguard. Sights appear to be
simple fixed notch-and-blade. Feed
is from a 20-round magazine (again, composition unknown) which fits entirely
within the pistol grip and has a slightly-extended floor plate to make the
pistol grip flat-bottomed. The
trigger mechanism is also unknown, but appears to have a rather short pull
length. There is an optional
foregrip under the handguard.
Of course, due
to the relative dearth of information, there have been many guesses made, both
by myself and analysts in general.
Twilight 2000
Notes: Limited use of the Baksan was made by the Russians in the Twilight War,
primarily by airborne and air assault command personnel and some vehicle
drivers. Russian special ops
apparently either didn’t like the Baksan or preferred heavier weapons.
Many Russian troops found the firing signature caused by the muzzle blast
to be quite a detriment at night, easily giving away their position and spoiling
their night vision (or even blinding them for a few precious seconds when
wearing older night vision goggles).
The 9mm Parabellum version does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Baksan |
9mm Makarov or Makarov
Hi-Impulse |
1.8 kg |
20 |
$327 |
Baksan |
9mm Parabellum |
1.81 kg |
20 |
$329 |
Baksan |
9mm Gurza |
1.87 kg |
20 |
$343 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Baksan (9mm Makarov) |
5 |
2 |
2-Nil |
2/3 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
With Stock |
5 |
2 |
2-Nil |
2/3 |
1 |
3 |
23 |
Baksan (9mm Hi-Impulse) |
5 |
2 |
1-1-Nil |
2/3 |
2 |
5 |
24 |
With Stock |
5 |
2 |
1-1-Nil |
2/3 |
1 |
4 |
28 |
Baksan (9mm Parabellum) |
5 |
2 |
2-Nil |
2/3 |
2 |
4 |
21 |
With Stock |
5 |
2 |
2-Nil |
2/3 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
Baksan (9mm Gurza) |
5 |
2 |
1-1-Nil |
2/3 |
2 |
4 |
24 |
With Stock |
5 |
2 |
1-1-Nil |
2/3 |
1 |
3 |
29 |
Vesely V-42
Country of
Origin: Britain
Appears In: An
experimental submachinegun designed for the British Army in World War 2.
Notes: Labeled a
“Machine Carbine,” as the British called submachineguns at the time, the V-42
was one of three related weapons designed to be lightweight, easy to produce
(though it could not match later models of the Sten in that respect), and
provide superior firepower. The
V-42 series was designed by an escapee from Czechoslovakia named Josef Vesely,
who wanted to give back to his country of refuge.
It was a typical submachinegun of the period, something we might call a
carbine today due to its size. (The
barrel alone is 10 inches.) It was also much like the submachineguns of the
period in that it used straight blowback operation.
The V-42 used a wooden stock, normally of beech and varnished; the V-41
appears to be a prototype of the V-42, and it’s construction is almost identical
to the V-42. The V-43 was designed for paratroopers; the stock is
user-removable. In both cases, the
weapons can take a spike-type bayonet which fits over the barrel and forward
barrel jacket. The selector lever is split into two mechanisms; the first
selected between semiautomatic and automatic, and the second put the weapon on
safe.
The most unusual
feature of the V-42 is its feed system and the associated magazines.
The magazines held 60 rounds in a double stack configuration, but not a
double stack as we think of one today. The rounds sat in the magazine in two
columns (29 in the front and 31 in the rear), one column in front of the other.
The feed mechanism holds the rear column of rounds depressed below the
path of the bolt until the front stack is empty.
At this point, a switch is used to allow rounds to feed from the rear
stack. This allowed for more
ammunition, with less magazine changes, but it’s not like having a normal
60-round magazine.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
V-42 |
9mm Parabellum |
3.25 kg |
29/31 (60) |
$298 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
V-42 |
10 |
2 |
1-Nil |
4 |
1 |
5 |
26 |
W/99 Submachinegun
Notes: This
weapon is not a real weapon; it appeared in an article in Challenge
magazine, and I have added to the back story. It is, however, illustrative
of the type of weapons that would probably appear in the wake of World War 3.
Twilight 2000
Notes: Produced by the Wojchiechowiecz armaments factory in Krakow, the W/99 is
almost an exact copy of the Soviet W.W.II submachinegun the PPS-42/43.
The weapon is entirely stamped from steel except for the barrel and bolt,
and spot-welded together. The only
non-metal parts are the wooden grips and a small piece of leather acting as a
buffer for the bolt. The perforated
barrel jacket extends beyond the muzzle to act as a muzzle brake and
compensator, a curved 35 round box magazine is used; and the skeleton steel butt
folds across the top of the gun body.
A simple safety catch is fitted in the front edge of the trigger guard,
and there is no provision for single shots.
Finish on the W/99 is non-existent, rough welds and grinding marks being
apparent all over the weapon.
Merc 2000 Notes:
This weapon is not available in the Merc 2000 World.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
W/99 |
7.62mm Tokarev |
3.9 kg |
35 |
$306 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
W/99 |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
4/5 |
Nil |
2 |
17 |