Kinetic Energy Weapon
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A Kinetic Energy Weapons (KEW) is a weapon which uses kinetic energy as its primary agent of damage with little to no guidance.
- KEW weapons are commonly known as slugthrowers although a vast variety of weapons using projectile munitions are available.
- They are also known as Ballistic Weapons or projectile throwers.
Please see the following AAB articles for related data:
- Interstellar War
- Military Technologies
- Offensive Technologies
- Ironmongery
- Archaic Arms
- Heavy Arms
- Small Arms
- Vehicle Weaponry
- Starship Weaponry
- Energy Weapons
- Guided Weapons
- Projectile Weapons
- Spinal Mounts
- Weapon Types
- Ironmongery
- Offensive Technologies
Description (Specifications)
KEW weapons fall into several basic categories:
- Archaic Projectile Weaponry
- Electromagnetic Weaponry
- Explosive Weaponry
- Gyrojet Weaponry
- Projectile Weaponry
- Conventional Projectile Weaponry
- Unconventional Projectile Weaponry
Archaic Projectile Weaponry
- Archaic Pistols
- Black Powder Revolver
- Duckfoot Pistol
- TBD
- Archaic Rifles
- Archaic Heavy Weapons
- Archaic Specialty Weapons
Gauss Weaponry (Electromagnetic Weaponry)
- Gauss Pistols
- Gauss Rifles
- Gauss Heavy Weapons
- Mass Driver Cannon AKA MDC
- L16A4 Gauss Squad Automatic Weapon
- LMG-45B1 "Saw" Gauss Squad Assault Weapon
- Mass Driver
- Rail Gun
- VRF Gaus Gun
- TBD
- Gauss Specialty Weapons
Explosive Weaponry & Grenades
Conventional Explosives:
- Block Charge
- Burst Widget
- Concussion Grenade
- Grenade
- Limpet Mine
- Mark XIV Liquid Explosive
- Mine
Gyrojet & Rocket Weaponry
Most Gyrojet and Rocket weaponry use a chemical rocket to propel a munition downrange, generally inflicting damage through kinetic or high explosive damage types.
Gyrojet & Rocket Weapon Types:
- Gyrojet Weaponry
- Rocket Weaponry
Conventional Projectile Weapons
Conventional weapons work by propelling a projectile, usually called a bullet, out of a barrel inflicting damage through kinetic energy.
Conventional Weapon Types:
- Conventional Pistols
- Conventional Rifles
- Conventional Heavy Weaponry
- 13mm Double Barrel Big Game Rifle
- 14.5mm Crunch Gun
- 7mm Rotary Gun
- 8mm Assault Cannon
- Auto-cannon
- Auto-Sentry
- Belt-Fed Automatic Rifle
- Grenade Launcher
- GSR-12 class Sniper Rifle
- Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
- Light Assault Gun (LAG)
- Light Machine Gun (LMG)
- Medium Machine Gun (MMG)
- Underbarrel Grenade Launcher
- TBD
- TBD
- Shotguns
- Conventional Specialty Weaponry
Unconventional Projectile Weapons
- Specialty Weaponry
- Exotic Weaponry
- Flechette Gun
- Needle gun
- Needler
- Reproduction Firearms
- Sticky Weapon
KEW Artillery
- Howitzer
- Mortar
- Rocket Battery
- Tube Artillery
History & Background (Dossier)
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science