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[[Firearm]]s are any [[Ranged Weapon]] used with intent to inflict damage or harm to living [[creature]]s, [[sophont]]s, structures, or systems.
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[[Firearm]]s are any [[Ranged Weapon]] used with intent to inflict damage or harm to living [[creature]]s, [[sophont]]s, [[vehicle]]s, [[ship]]s, structures, systems, or other targets.
 
* All sorts of ranged weapons are including [[Small Arm]]s, [[Long Arm]]s, [[Light Weapon]]s, etc.
 
* All sorts of ranged weapons are including [[Small Arm]]s, [[Long Arm]]s, [[Light Weapon]]s, etc.
 
* [[Firearm Accessory|Firearm accessories]] are available for many of these [[weapon]]s.
 
* [[Firearm Accessory|Firearm accessories]] are available for many of these [[weapon]]s.
  
 
== Description (Specifications) ==
 
== Description (Specifications) ==
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''Guns:'' The following [[gun]]s are generally available (but note especially that local planetary [[law level]]s may restrict the possession, use, or importation of some or all of these guns). [[Pistol]]s are effective at all but the longest ranges; other guns are effective at all ranges. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=38|version=Classic Traveller}}
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''[[Gun]]s:'' The following [[gun]]s are generally available (but note especially that local planetary [[law level]]s may restrict the possession, use, or importation of some or all of these [[gun]]s). [[Pistol]]s are effective at all but the longest ranges; other [[gun]]s are effective at all ranges. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=38|version=Classic Traveller}}
  
 
=== Selected Firearm Types ===
 
=== Selected Firearm Types ===
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## [[Shotgun]] {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=39|version=Classic Traveller}}
 
## [[Shotgun]] {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=39|version=Classic Traveller}}
 
## [[Submachinegun]] {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=39-40|version=Classic Traveller}}
 
## [[Submachinegun]] {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=39-40|version=Classic Traveller}}
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# [[Light Weapon]]s
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## [[TBD]]
  
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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The term “Firearms” at one time only meant [[projectile weapon]]s or [[slugthrower]]s. Those terms are often now associated with the acronym [[KEW]], meaning [[Kinetic Energy Weapon]].
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Around the [[TL:7-9]] epoch, [[Energy Weapon]]s or [[DEW]] ([[Directed Energy weapon]]s), also known as [[Beam Weapon]]s or [[Projected Energy Weapon]]s become a significant part of the battlefield. They start as rangefinders and target designators and eventually become a significant weapon for armored vehicles ([[AFV]]s), fighting ships, and even as infantry [[smallarm]]s as the [[technology]] is miniaturized.
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At that point, the term [[Firearm]]s is expanded to include three primary types:
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# [[DEW]] ([[Directed Energy weapon]]s)
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# [[GUW]] ([[Guided Weapon]]s)
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# [[KEW]] ([[Kinetic Energy Weapon]]s)
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So, the modern meaning of the term “[[Firearm]]s” in [[1105]] [[IC]] encompasses all complex, contemporary ranged weapons. The term excludes:
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#  [[Archaic Ranged Weapon]]s
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#  [[Melee Weapon]]s
  
 
== References & contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & contributors (Sources) ==
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{{Sources
 
{{Sources
 
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Characters and Combat|page=37-40}}
 
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Characters and Combat|page=37-40}}
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[[Category: Ranged Weapon]]
 
{{LE|Weapon}}
 
{{LE|Weapon}}

Revision as of 11:31, 23 May 2018

Firearms are any Ranged Weapon used with intent to inflict damage or harm to living creatures, sophonts, vehicles, ships, structures, systems, or other targets.

Description (Specifications)

Guns: The following guns are generally available (but note especially that local planetary law levels may restrict the possession, use, or importation of some or all of these guns). Pistols are effective at all but the longest ranges; other guns are effective at all ranges. [1]

Selected Firearm Types

  1. DEW Firearms
    1. Laser Carbine [2]
    2. Laser Rifle [3]
  1. KEW Firearms
    1. Automatic Pistol [4]
    2. Automatic Rifle [5]
    3. Body Pistol [6]
    4. Carbine [7]
    5. Revolver [8]
    6. Rifle [9]
    7. Shotgun [10]
    8. Submachinegun [11]
  1. Light Weapons
    1. TBD

History & Background (Dossier)

The term “Firearms” at one time only meant projectile weapons or slugthrowers. Those terms are often now associated with the acronym KEW, meaning Kinetic Energy Weapon.

Around the TL:7-9 epoch, Energy Weapons or DEW (Directed Energy weapons), also known as Beam Weapons or Projected Energy Weapons become a significant part of the battlefield. They start as rangefinders and target designators and eventually become a significant weapon for armored vehicles (AFVs), fighting ships, and even as infantry smallarms as the technology is miniaturized.

At that point, the term Firearms is expanded to include three primary types:

  1. DEW (Directed Energy weapons)
  2. GUW (Guided Weapons)
  3. KEW (Kinetic Energy Weapons)

So, the modern meaning of the term “Firearms” in 1105 IC encompasses all complex, contemporary ranged weapons. The term excludes:

  1. Archaic Ranged Weapons
  2. Melee Weapons

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.
  1. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
  2. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 40.
  3. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 40.
  4. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37.
  5. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 39.
  6. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37.
  7. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37-38.
  8. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37.
  9. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 39.
  10. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 39.
  11. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 39-40.
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