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== Description (Specifications) == | == Description (Specifications) == | ||
| − | It can take several minutes to load with powder and a ball, and is fired by holding a flame to the touchhole. It fires as [[body pistol]], but may not fire at close range. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=43|version=Classic Traveller}} | + | It can take several minutes to load with [[Gunpowder|powder]] and a ball, and is fired by holding a flame to the touchhole. It fires as [[body pistol]], but may not fire at close range. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=43|version=Classic Traveller}} |
== History & Background (Dossier) == | == History & Background (Dossier) == | ||
| − | All these [[weapon]]s require that the owner also carry gunpowder and properly sized lead balls; percussion weapons also require a supply of percussion caps. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=43|version=Classic Traveller}} | + | All these [[weapon]]s require that the owner also carry [[gunpowder]] and properly sized lead balls; percussion weapons also require a supply of percussion caps. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=43|version=Classic Traveller}} |
== References & Contributors (Sources) == | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | ||
Revision as of 22:52, 17 May 2018
| Hand Cannon | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Group: | Ranged Weapon |
| Tech Level | TL–TBD |
| Size | TBD |
| Weight | TBD |
| Cost | TBD |
| Ammo | TBD |
| Manufacturer | TBD |
| TBD | |
A Hand Cannon (5,000 grams; TL-2) is literally a small, hand-held, muzzle-loading cannon. [1]
Description (Specifications)
It can take several minutes to load with powder and a ball, and is fired by holding a flame to the touchhole. It fires as body pistol, but may not fire at close range. [2]
History & Background (Dossier)
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]
References & Contributors (Sources)
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.
- 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.
- 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), 43.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 43.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 43.