Autopistol
| Generic Automatic Pistol | |
|---|---|
 Generic Automatic Pistol | |
| Group: | Ranged Weapon |
| Tech Level | TL–5 |
| Size | 175.0 mm |
| Weight | 750.0 gm |
| Cost | Cr200 |
| Ammo | 9mm bullet, x15 rounds |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Generic Automatic Pistol | |
An Automatic Pistol (1,000 grams loaded; Cr210; TL-5) is the basic repeating handgun, firing 9mm caliber bullets (each weighing approximately 10 grams) at velocities from 400 to 500 meters per second. [1]
- Automatic Pistols or Autopistols are KEW weapons.
Description (Specifications)
A magazine containing 15 cartridges fits into the handle of the pistol, and one cartridge is fired for each pull of the trigger. Automatic pistol ammunition is interchangeable with submachinegun ammunition (although magazines are not). Preloaded pistol magazines may be inserted into an empty pistol, requiring a small amount of time for this reloading procedure to occur. [2]
Weapon Characteristics
Length: 175mm. Weight, unloaded: 750 grams (loaded magazine weighs 250 grams). Base price: Cr200 (loaded magazine: Cr10). [3]
History & Background (Dossier)
The Auto Pistol is the most commonly used automatic weapon. It fires bullets at 400 to 500 meters per second. The weapon is fitted with a magazine that can hold up to fifteen rounds of ammunition. A favorite among ex-military travellers, the auto pistol is small, inexpensive and quite effective against opponents not protected by armor.
Auto Pistols come of age in the TL:4-6 epoch and are never really considered obsolete as they remain useful well into the TL:13-15 epoch. However, few models are issued to soldiery by the TL:10-12 epoch, as military personnel strongly tend to prefer Gaus Pistols and Laser Pistols. [4]
Selected Automatic Pistol Models
- TL-4 Early Automatic Pistol
- TL-5 Automatic Pistol
- TL-6 Automatic Pistol
- TL-7 Automatic Pistol
- TL-8 Automatic Pistol
- TL-9 Automatic Pistol
- TL-10 Automatic Pistol
- TL-11 Automatic Pistol
- TL-12 Automatic Pistol
- TL-13 Automatic Pistol
- TL-14 Automatic Pistol
- TL-15 Automatic Pistol
References & contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37-38.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Characters and Combat (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 37-38.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), TBD.
- Mike Jackson. Third Imperium 09 (Galaxy Games, 1988), 19.
- Marc Miller. MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients (Paragon Software, 1991), TBD. (Software)
- EXTERNAL LINK: freelancetraveller.com Megatraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients Manual
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak