Difference between revisions of "Railbow"
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| + | <p style="mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt;mso-pagination:none; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica; color:#3A3A3A">A mechanical projectile weapon, the railbow uses the potential energy of a powerful spring to propel a 250mm arrow. The railbow is built around a central rail and sheathe, which is usually hollow steel or some other hard metal, although some models use a ceramic-sheathed polymer rail. It features two handles, one fore, attached to the outer sheathe and one aft, attached to the end of the rail, a sight and a skeleton magazine, both attached to the outer rail. The magazine holds around ten darts and feeds them into the device’s chamber. Although the weapon does not resemble a conventional bow, the weapon is cocked in a way which looks exactly like the action of pulling a bow, hence the weapon's name. | ||
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| − | <p style=" | + | <p style="mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt;mso-pagination:none; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica; color:#3A3A3A">Pulling the weapon extends the weapon’s length by around 300mm, cocks the weapons spring and slots a new dart into the chamber. The trigger is a thumb-operated button on the top of the rear handle. When the arrow has been shot, the weapon must be telescoped back together and re-drawn for the next arrow. |
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| − | <p style=" | + | <p style="mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica; color:#3A3A3A">Railbows are adjustable, for a pull of between 8kg and 60kg and a draw of between 200mm and 400mm. The railbow is a popular target-shooting weapon, used on a number of worlds.</span></p> |
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Revision as of 07:54, 24 May 2012
| Railbow | |
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| Type | Weapons |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Cost | Cr300 |
| Size | 60cm |
| Weight | 2.5kg |
A mechanical projectile weapon, the railbow uses the potential energy of a powerful spring to propel a 250mm arrow. The railbow is built around a central rail and sheathe, which is usually hollow steel or some other hard metal, although some models use a ceramic-sheathed polymer rail. It features two handles, one fore, attached to the outer sheathe and one aft, attached to the end of the rail, a sight and a skeleton magazine, both attached to the outer rail. The magazine holds around ten darts and feeds them into the device’s chamber. Although the weapon does not resemble a conventional bow, the weapon is cocked in a way which looks exactly like the action of pulling a bow, hence the weapon's name.
Pulling the weapon extends the weapon’s length by around 300mm, cocks the weapons spring and slots a new dart into the chamber. The trigger is a thumb-operated button on the top of the rear handle. When the arrow has been shot, the weapon must be telescoped back together and re-drawn for the next arrow.
Railbows are adjustable, for a pull of between 8kg and 60kg and a draw of between 200mm and 400mm. The railbow is a popular target-shooting weapon, used on a number of worlds.