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| − | + | |name = 8mm Assault Cannon | |
| − | + | |ammo = 8mm needles | |
| − | + | |caption = 8mm Assault Cannon | |
| − | + | |cost = Cr12,000 | |
| − | + | |footnote= Electronic sight. Laser sight. Gryoscopic compensator. Harness-mounted. | |
| − | | | + | |group = Gauss Weapon |
| − | + | |image = [[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif]] | |
| − | + | |TL = [[TL-11]] | |
| − | + | |size = 168.0 cm long | |
| − | + | |Type = Ranged Weapon | |
| − | }} | + | |volume = 18.0 liters |
| − | The weapon is fed by an ammunition cassette, which contains sixty rounds. The weapon also requires a coolant cylinder and power pack. Each power pack will fire four hundred rounds and each coolant cylinder will also cool the weapon for four hundred rounds before becoming exhausted. The weapon fires four round bursts. Assault cannons are fully man-portable. Each ammunition | + | |weight = 12.0 kg unloaded |
| − | {{Sources|S1=[[Morandir Armson]]}} | + | |manufacturer= Various |
| + | }} | ||
| + | An [[Assault Cannon]] is a gauss-operated support weapon. | ||
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| + | The assault cannon fires an 8.0 mm, 20.0 gram projectile at a rate of 1,200.0 mps, with a practical rate of fire of four rounds per second. Like all Gauss weapon, it makes a loud popping noise when fired, around 120.0 db. | ||
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| + | The weapon is fed by an ammunition cassette, which contains sixty rounds. The weapon also requires a coolant cylinder and power pack. Each power pack will fire four hundred rounds and each coolant cylinder will also cool the weapon for four hundred rounds before becoming exhausted. The weapon fires four round bursts. Assault cannons are fully man-portable. Each ammunition cassette weighs 4.0 kg. | ||
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| + | {{Basic}} | ||
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| + | |S1= Author & Contributor: [[Morandir Armson]] | ||
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| + | [[Category: Weapon]] | ||
| + | {{LEA|Firearm|Smallarm}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:00, 26 December 2018
| 8mm Assault Cannon | |
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 8mm Assault Cannon | |
| Group: | Gauss Weapon |
| Tech Level | [[Technology Level|TL–TL-11]] |
| Size | 168.0 cm long |
| Weight | 12.0 kg unloaded |
| Cost | Cr12,000 |
| Ammo | 8mm needles |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Electronic sight. Laser sight. Gryoscopic compensator. Harness-mounted. | |
An Assault Cannon is a gauss-operated support weapon.
The assault cannon fires an 8.0 mm, 20.0 gram projectile at a rate of 1,200.0 mps, with a practical rate of fire of four rounds per second. Like all Gauss weapon, it makes a loud popping noise when fired, around 120.0 db.
The weapon is fed by an ammunition cassette, which contains sixty rounds. The weapon also requires a coolant cylinder and power pack. Each power pack will fire four hundred rounds and each coolant cylinder will also cool the weapon for four hundred rounds before becoming exhausted. The weapon fires four round bursts. Assault cannons are fully man-portable. Each ammunition cassette weighs 4.0 kg.
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 Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Author & Contributor: Morandir Armson