Revolver
| Generic Revolver | |
|---|---|
 Generic Revolver | |
| Group: | Ranged Weapon |
| Tech Level | TL–4 |
| Size | 200mm |
| Weight | 900 grams |
| Cost | Cr150 |
| Ammo | 9mm bullet, x6 rounds |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Generic Revolver | |
A Revolver (1,000 grams loaded; Cr155; TL-4) is an older variety of handgun. [1]
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The revolver fires 9mm bullets with characteristics similar to those fired by the automatic pistol, but not interchangeable with them. No magazine is used: six cartridges are inserted into the revolver individually. Reloading takes a short amount of time, and even a little less time if the loader foregoes the benefit of evasion. [2] A revolver can be fitted with a silencer and a detachable shoulder stock. [3]
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Weapon Characteristics[edit]
Length: 200mm (some versions may be shorter or longer). Weight, unloaded: 900 grams (weight of six cartridges: 100 grams). Base price: Cr150 (six cartridges cost Cr5). [4]
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The revolver is a natural development of improved and improving ammunition technology. The Muzzle-loading Pistol leads to the Percussion Revolver, which in turn leads to the contemporary revolver, which is still a potent weapons after more than a thousand years in the field. Many revolvers are more reliable than their Automatic Pistol counterparts. [5]
Revolvers 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. Revolvers grow increasingly sophisticated through the epochsm including great increases in reliability and hitting power during TL:7-9 and TL:10-12. However, few models are issued to soldiery by the TL:10-12 epoch, as military personnel strongly tend to prefer Gauss Pistols and Laser Pistols. Nevertheless, the Magnum Revolver remains popular even in an age of High Energy Weaponry. [6]
Selected Revolver Models[edit]
References & contributors (Sources)[edit]
- Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Characters and Combat (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 37.
- Matthew Sprange. Core Rule Book (Mongoose Publishing, 2016), 120.
- 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), 37.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Post-publication Errata
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak