Percussion Rifle
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| Generic Percussion Rifle | |
|---|---|
 Generic Percussion Rifle | |
| Group: | Ranged Weapon |
| Tech Level | TL–4 |
| Size | 1,500 mm |
| Weight | 4,000 grams |
| Cost | Cr600 |
| Ammo | 14mm Ball, cap & powder |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Archaic Firearm | |
A Percussion Rifle (4,000 grams, TL-4) is a muzzle-loading rifle relying on an explosive cap to ignite the powder. [1]
Description (Specifications)[edit]
It requires a small amount of time to reload during which time the firer may not evade. Loading is the same as for a musket but there is no chance of a misfire. The weapon fires as a rifle. [2]
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
All these weapons require that the owner also carry gunpowder and properly sized lead balls; percussion weapons also require a supply of percussion caps. [3]
Percussion rifles come of age in the TL:4-6 epoch and are considered obsolete before the end of the epoch. Percussion rifles tend to be replaced by modern Carbines and Rifles. [4]
Selected Percussion Rifle Models[edit]
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 42-43.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Characters and Combat (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 42-43.
- Imperial Encyclopedia
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 43.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 43.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 43.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak