Assault Rocket Launcher
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| Assault Rocket Launcher | |
|---|---|
 Rocket Weapon | |
| Group: | Ranged Weapon |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Size | |
| Weight | 3 kg |
| Cost | 800 |
| Ammo | 10mm |
Related to the advanced combat rifle (ACR), the assault rocket launcher's barrel is merely a launch tube for the ammunition. Like the ACR, the ARL is gyrostabilized when the trigger is pulled.
The ARL fires 10mm solid fuel rocket slugs. Each slug has four pinhole-sized nozzles angled to imitate rifling and "burns" for 5 meters before momentum takes over. The use of rocket slugs provides many advantages. For example, no cartridge ejectionsystem is needed, so the weapon can be sealed from dirt. The action and barrel do not have to withstand high pressures The weapon’s chief disadvantage is its high signature.
The ARL can be fired in both automatic mode and semiautomatic mode, with each automatic burst consisting of four rounds.
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Loren Wiseman. "Assault Rocket Launcher." Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 17 (1983): 14-15.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 72,75.
- Matthew Sprange. "Assault Rocket Launcher." Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society volume 1 (2019): 106-107.