Rocket Assisted Multi-purpose Grenade Launcher
| Generic Rocket Assisted Multi-purpose Grenade Launcher | |
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 Generic Rocket Assisted Multi-purpose Grenade Launcher | |
| Group: | Ranged Weapon |
| Tech Level | TL–8 |
| Size | 900.0 mm |
| Weight | 4,450.0 grams |
| Cost | Cr450 |
| Ammo | 40mm grenade, x3 round magazine |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Generic Rocket Assisted Multi-purpose Grenade Launcher | |
An Rocket Assisted Multi-purpose Grenade Launcher (4,450.0 grams loaded; Cr450; TL-8) incorporates rocket assistance to give the round superior range and flat trajectory capability; the RAM grenade is fired both from special launchers and as rifle grenades from the ACR and Gauss Rifle. [1]
- It is a KEW Light Weapon that usually employs Explosive Munitions.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
"Rocket Assisted Multi-purpose (RAM) Grenade Launcher:" The RAM grenade launcher fires 40mm RAM grenades at initial velocities of 150 to 200 meters per second, the grenade's booster charge accelerating it to velocities of 500 to 600 meters per second. A three round magazine is inserted in the top of the weapon behind the pistol grip. Each pull of the trigger fires one grenade. Reloading requires one combat round, during which the firer is treated as evading. Rounds available include HE, flechette, and high explosive armor piercing (HEAP). HEAP rounds have follow-up sensors to enable multiple hits. The weapon includes an integral electronic sight with both passive IR and light amplification, as well as a laser painting and range finding devices. A sling is provided to assist carrying. [2]
Weapon Characteristics[edit]
Length: 900.0 mm. Weight, unloaded: 4,000.0 grams (40mm RAM grenades weigh 450.0 grams each three-round clip weighs 1,400.0 grams). Base price: Cr400 (3 round clip or 3 round bandolier of rifle grenades costs Cr50). Extreme range: 1,000.0 meters. Tech level: 8. [3]
"Note:" RAM rifle grenades are similar, although not interchangeable, with ammunition for the grenade launcher. Grenades fired from both rifles and from the launcher use the semi-automatic fire advantages of RAM grenades, and have the additional range advantages. [4]
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Explosive weapons are developed as early as the TL:1-3 epoch. In the Terran tradition, some of the earliest wielders of such explosives were known as grenadiers, as in soldiers employing grenades or explosive bombs. Specialized grenadiers were often known as sappers. Some ingenious explosive weapons have been invented by primitive TL:1-3 civilizations including napalm-like pyrotechnics.
By the industrial epoch of TL:4-6, hand grenades have grown common, but suffer from the limitations of being thrown by a sophont’s manipulatory limbs. Rifle Grenades typically appear as one of the solutions to range limitations with early hand grenades.
Typically by the TL:7-9 epoch, sophonts have begun to work around the limitations of thrown weapons by using kinetic projectors or special launchers for such weapons. Grenade Launchers are some of these solutions to firing grenades at farther ranges. [5]
Selected Rocket Assisted Multi-purpose Grenade Launcher Models[edit]
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
- ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
- ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
- ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak