Blowgun

Notes: This is a long metal or wooden tube for firing of breath-propelled darts. Usually, these are poisoned, as the darts themselves are small and do little damage.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Blowgun

Blowgun Dart

3 kg

2

$50

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Blowgun

SS

-2+Special

Nil

5

1

4

Compound Bow

Notes: These bows are similar to the longbow, but have pulleys and cranks to allow the user to increase the draw of the bow. These bows are of usually of pre-war manufacture, and have draws of 50-150 pounds.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Compound Bow

Arrow

2.5 kg

1

$400

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Compound Bow

SS

2

1-2-Nil

7

6

30

Firing Knife

Notes: This is a knife with a spring-loaded blade, able to fire the blade with great force but with poor accuracy. The blade must be pushed strongly into the handle against a hard object to reload. This weapon is common with Chinese Special Forces and Spetznaz.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Firing Knife

Firing Knife Blade

0.3 kg

6

$100

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Firing Knife

SS

2

2-Nil

1

5

6

Great Bow

Notes: This weapon is a large bow such as the oriental daikyu, often reinforced with stronger wood, plastic, or fiberglass. It has a pull of up to 225 pounds, and can only be wielded by the very strong.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Great Bow

Arrow

4 kg

2

$1200

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Great Bow

SS

3

Nil

10

10

30

Hand Crossbow

Notes: This is a small crossbow, without a stock and with a pistol grip. They fire shorter-than-normal bolts.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Hand Crossbow

Short Bolt

2 kg

4

$250

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Hand Crossbow

SS

-1

Nil

4

3

8

Heavy Crossbow

Notes: This is a crossbow, large in size and usually with a metal bow. It is usually cocked with a crank or pulley system, but crossbows manufactured after the war from improvised materials often do not have these features. The heavy crossbow has a pull of up to 700 pounds.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Heavy Crossbow

Bolt

7 kg

5; (Prewar) 3

$700

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Heavy Crossbow

SS

4

1-2-Nil

5

4

25

(Prewar)

SS

4

1-2-Nil

5

4

30

Heavy Self Bow

Notes: This is an unreinforced heavy bow, made of stouter wood than normal. Pull on this bow is 150-250 pounds.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Heavy Self Bow

Arrow

4 kg

1

$550

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Heavy Self Bow

SS

+1

3-Nil

6

6

20

Horse Bow

Notes: This is a medium bow designed for use while mounted. It has a pull of 40-60 pounds.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Horse Bow

Arrow

1.2 kg

1

$400

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Horse Bow

SS

1

Nil

6

6

20

(Composite)

SS

1

2-Nil

6

6

25

Light Crossbow

Notes: This is a standard sort of crossbow, somewhat heavier than that given in the rules. It has a pull of up to 350 pounds, and is often cocked with a hand crank or lever.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Light Crossbow

Bolt

5 kg

3; (Prewar) 1

$400

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Light Crossbow

SS

2

2-Nil

4

2

20

(Prewar)

SS

2

2-Nil

4

2

25

Longbow

Notes: This is the weapon that made English archers famous. Weapons similar to this were made all over the world, and composite bows are reinforced with bone, extra wood, or fiberglass.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Longbow

Arrow

1.4 kg

1

$900

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Longbow

SS

2

Nil

8

7

25

(Composite)

SS

2

2-Nil

8

6

30

Medium Crossbow

Notes: This is a larger version of the light crossbow, with a pull of up to 400 pounds. It can be found with cranks, pulleys, or levers for cocking, and just as often metal instead of wooden or fiberglass bows.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Medium Crossbow

Bolt

6 kg

3; (Prewar) 2

$500

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Medium Crossbow

SS

2

1-Nil

4

3

25

(Prewar)

SS

2

1-Nil

4

3

30

Oversized Crossbow

Notes: This is a large, ballista-like weapon, firing huge bolts. It must be cranked by an attached pulley system, as it has a pull of up to 1200 pounds. The bow is usually made of thick metal. Most of the weapons of this type are improvised weapons made rather recently when ammunition for firearms became more scarce. They can often be found on an improvised tripod mount.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Oversized Crossbow

Ballista Bolts

13 kg

5

$1250

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Oversized Crossbow

SS

7

2-3-Nil

8

8

30

(With Tripod)

SS

7

2-3-Nil

8

2

50

Shortbow

Notes: This is a small bow with a little more power than the hunting bow found in the game rules. Pull is 30-50 pounds.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Shortbow

Arrow

0.9 kg

1

$300

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Shortbow

SS

-1

Nil

6

5

15

(Composite)

SS

-1

2-Nil

6

5

20

Sling

Notes: This is a simple cloth or leather strap with a cup in the middle, to hurl a rock or metal bullet with greater force than possible with the unaided hand. In practice, it requires great skill to use effectively. The sling is fired using Thrown Weapon skill.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Sling

Rock or Metal Ball

0.2 kg

3

$10

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Reload

Bulk

SS

Range

Sling

SS

-2

Nil

3

5

2

10

(With Bullets)

SS

-1

Nil

3

5

2

13

Speargun

Notes: This is a weapon normally used for hunting underwater. The spear is usually barbed, and a rope or elastic thong usually connects the projectile to the gun. In that case, range is limited by the length of the rope. It is also often used by troops that operate underwater. This weapon, like crossbows, is fired using the Early Firearms skill.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Reload

Price

Speargun

Speargun Spears

4 kg

4

$700

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Range

Speargun

SS

4

2-Nil

3

5

6