Flare gun
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| Flare gun | |
|---|---|
| Type | Emitter |
| Tech Level | TL–5 |
| Cost | Cr75 |
| Size | 1.5 liters |
| Weight | 1kg |
A flare gun is used for long-range signalling, and it has a number of applications, both civil and military. It consists of a pistol-like launcher which can fire any of several types of flares up to 50 meters. In addition to being used for signals, it can fire illuminating flares which can be used for spotting purposes at night.
A signal flare is a standard type which provides an easily noticed trail of light (but no real illumination). An illuminating flare for 30 seconds lights up everything in a radius of 50 meters around the firer. Such flares are always noticed at night but have little effect by day.
Flare guns can set fire to flammable materials as secondary effects, but do not have any practical weapon use.
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.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 57.
- Greg Porter. Central Supply Catalog (Imperium Games, 1996), 25,33.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 636.