MAG-95/98
Notes: This
Polish pistol utilizes a Western approach to pistols, such as a Browning action,
double-action trigger, chrome plated barrel, and 9mm Parabellum ammunition.
In addition, these pistols have a DA/SA trigger and a decocker similar to
those used on SiG-made pistols. The
MAG-95 is equally suited to right- and left-handed firers, and is well balanced.
The MAG-98 uses a recoil buffer, and has tritium inserts for its sights.
A variant of the MAG-98, the MAG-98c, has an adjustable rear sight; this
version is otherwise identical to the MAG-98 for game purposes.
Twilight 2000
Notes: Most of these weapons were snapped by special ops units in Poland.
The MAG-98 is almost nonexistent, however, in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Merc 2000 Notes:
This is an international best seller.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
MAG-95 |
9mm Parabellum |
1.05 kg |
10, 15, 20 |
$244 |
MAG-98 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.88 kg |
10, 15, 20 |
$319 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
MAG-95 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
11 |
MAG-98 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
11 |
Radom P-64
Notes: This
pistol was replaced by the P-83 in Polish service in the early 1980s.
Externally, it resembles the Makarov; internally, it more resembles the
Walther PP. The P-64 is a basic
blowback pistol that can be difficult to aim due to poorly-designed sights
(though the rear sight is dovetailed in and can be replaced).
It has several features inherited from its Walter PP heritage, such as a
slide-mounted safety/decocker and a chamber-loaded indicator.
Oddly, while the P-64 has a slide catch, but the catch has no manual
release – the shooter must pull back on the slide to release it.
The magazines are similar in design to those of the PP (though not
interchangeable), and the P-64 even has a finder rest at the bottom of the grip.
The P-64 is a rather small pistol, with a short 3.3-inch barrel and only
6.1 inches in length total.
Twilight 2000
Notes: A large number of Polish forces, particularly reserves and militia, were
still equipped with this weapon during the Twilight War.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
P-64 |
9mm Makarov |
0.62 kg |
6 |
$144 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
P-64 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
8 |
Radom P-83 Wanad
Notes: This
pistol first entered service in late 1970s, the idea being to replace the P-64
in Polish service with a weapon that is cheaper and easier to produce.
It is generally similar to the P-64, but generally using pressings,
stampings, and welding. The weapon
is usually finished in black oxide, though some have a bright or dull chrome
finish. One of the objectives was
to produce a pistol equivalent to Makarov, but cheaper to produce; the real-life
price is much less than a Makarov, but the P-83 also has a relatively rough
appearance. The magazines are
compatible with the Makarov and vice versa.
The sights are fixed, but the rear sight is dovetailed into the slide.
The manual safety also automatically decocks the P-83, and unlike the
P-64, the P-83 has a proper slide lock.
The P-83 is often called the “Wanad” after the name of the development
and trials program that produced the P-83.
The Wanad may
also be fitted with a gas cartridge/blank cartridge/rubber bullet firing
adapter. This device is a muzzle
attachment and when equipped with it, the Wanad is known as the P-83G.
An alternative attachment may be used for firing flares, though the
nomenclature is the same when this device is attached to the Wanad.
The pistol itself is not loaded to fire this ammunition, and the caliber
of the base pistol is not important for using the devices.
The muzzle attachments add 0.1 kg each to the weight of the ammunition as
well as one bulk level (as the attachments are large and round.) The attachments
each hold four rounds. Gas rounds
may be CS (common) or a tranquilizer gas (extremely rare). When used with blank
cartridges, the P-83G is suitable for use as a starter’s pistol at sporting
events (and used as such in Poland).
The P-93 is an updated version
of the P-83 described before. The
P-93 is more conducive to two-handed shooting, with a squared-off trigger guard
front (for putting the index finger of the supporting hand).
The P-93 is safer to carry, with a hammer safety, and has an adjustable
high-contrast rear sight and high-contrast front sight.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon equipped almost 50% of pistol-armed Polish forces in the
Twilight 2000 timeline. Almost none
of these fired .380 ACP. The P-93
was very rare; production was never high, and the special operations community
rejected it and its cartridge in favor of the MAG-95 and others.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
P-83 Wanad |
9mm Makarov |
0.73 kg |
8 |
$146 |
P-83 Wanad |
.380 ACP |
0.7 kg |
8 |
$139 |
Muzzle Attachment |
N/A |
0.1 kg |
4 Internal |
$30 |
P-93 |
9mm Makarov |
0.75 kg |
8 |
$150 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
P-83 (9mm) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
9 |
P-83 (.380) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
9 |
P-83G (Gas) |
SA |
-1* |
Nil |
2 |
2 |
Nil |
5 |
P-83G (Flare) |
SA |
(B25) |
Nil |
2 |
2 |
Nil |
25 |
P-93 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
Radom Wz/35 (“Radom”)
Notes: This may
be the best combat pistol ever made that no one knows about.
The Wz/35 is perhaps better known by the name “Radom,” as at the time of
its inception it was the best-known product of the Polish State Arsenal at
Radom. It is similar in operation
to the Browning High-Power, but the mechanism makes recoil less violent than
even the Browning, and also limits wear on the moving parts.
It can be cocked with the thumb, and the only safety is a grip safety,
allowing quick times into action.
Pre-World War 2 Radoms are of excellent quality; during World War 2, the Germans
forced the Poles to make them very quickly for the Nazis, and quality decreased
dramatically. Production stopped
with World War 2, but resumed in 1994, at their former quality.
Twilight 2000
Notes: Production of the Radom never resumed in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
Radom |
9mm
Parabellum |
1.05 kg |
8 |
$243 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Radom |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
11 |
WITU WIST-94
Notes: Sometimes
known by the name “Piryt” after it’s developmental name, the WIST-94 is to be
the Polish sidearm of the future.
Development of the WIST-94 took a while from the first prototype in 1992, the
preproduction prototype in 1994, and its choice in 1997 as the new standard
Polish sidearm. This was due to
budgetary problems in Poland and dissatisfaction with the earlier prototypes by
special operations units in Poland.
Therefore, full-scale production only recently began, though low-rate production
has been going on for several years.
Poland has not released the number of WIST-94s built and issued so far,
but they are believed to have gone to special operations and air assault units
first. WIST-94s are carried by
Polish units participating in the current war in Iraq.
The WIST-94 is a
modern combat pistol using a modified Browning action.
The 4.5-inch barrel uses modern polygonal rifling that reduces barrel
wear and imparts better ballistic properties to the bullet.
The trigger action is a DAO-type based on the Glock pistols, and the only
safeties are an automatic firing pin safety and a trigger safety; there are no
manual safeties. The magazine catch
is reversible for use by lefties.
The WIST-94 has a slide stop, and a release on the left side.
The sights are fixed and use a three-dot tritium-inlay arrangement.
The Frame is polymer, with a steel slide and working parts.
The WIST-94L is
identical, except for a small integral laser aiming module ahead of the trigger
guard under the dust cover.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The WIST-94 is not available in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
WIST-94 |
9mm
Parabellum |
0.73 kg |
13 |
$244 |
WIST-94L |
9mm
Parabellum |
0.79 kg |
13 |
$644 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
WIST-94 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
11 |