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{{InfoboxWeapon | {{InfoboxWeapon | ||
|name = Generic Percussion Rifle | |name = Generic Percussion Rifle | ||
| − | |ammo = 14mm Ball, cap & [[Gunpowder|powder]] | + | |ammo = 14mm Ball, [[Percussion Cap|cap]] & [[Gunpowder|powder]] |
|caption = Generic Percussion Rifle | |caption = Generic Percussion Rifle | ||
|code = TBD | |code = TBD | ||
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|manufacturer= Various | |manufacturer= Various | ||
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| − | A [[Percussion Rifle]] (4,000 grams, [[TL-4]]) is a muzzle-loading rifle relying on an explosive cap to ignite the [[Gunpowder|powder]]. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=43|version=Classic Traveller}} | + | A [[Percussion Rifle]] (4,000 grams, [[TL-4]]) is a muzzle-loading rifle relying on an [[Percussion Cap|explosive cap]] to ignite the [[Gunpowder|powder]]. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=43|version=Classic Traveller}} |
* It is a [[KEW]] [[weapon]]. | * It is a [[KEW]] [[weapon]]. | ||
== Description (Specifications) == | == Description (Specifications) == | ||
| − | It requires a small amount of time to reload during which time the firer may not evade. Loading is the same as for a musket but there is no chance of a misfire. The weapon fires as a [[rifle]]. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=43|version=Classic Traveller}} | + | It requires a small amount of time to reload during which time the firer may not evade. Loading is the same as for a [[Flintlock Musket|musket]] but there is no chance of a misfire. The weapon fires as a [[rifle]]. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=43|version=Classic Traveller}} |
== History & Background (Dossier) == | == 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. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=43|version=Classic Traveller}} | + | All these weapons require that the owner also carry [[gunpowder]] and properly sized lead balls; [[Percussion Rifle|percussion weapons]] also require a supply of [[Percussion Cap|percussion caps]]. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=43|version=Classic Traveller}} |
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| + | Percussion rifles come of age in the [[TL:4-6]] epoch and are considered obsolete before the end of the epoch. Percussion rifles tend to be replaced by modern [[Carbine]]s and [[Rifle]]s. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}} | ||
=== Selected Percussion Rifle Models === | === Selected Percussion Rifle Models === | ||
| − | # [[ | + | # [[TL-4 Percussion Rifle]] |
== References & Contributors (Sources) == | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | ||
Revision as of 17:02, 1 June 2018
| Generic Percussion Rifle | |
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 Generic Percussion Rifle | |
| Group: | Ranged Weapon |
| Tech Level | TL–4 |
| Size | 1,500 mm |
| Weight | 4,000 grams |
| Cost | Cr600 |
| Ammo | 14mm Ball, cap & powder |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Archaic Firearm | |
A Percussion Rifle (4,000 grams, TL-4) is a muzzle-loading rifle relying on an explosive cap to ignite the powder. [1]
Description (Specifications)
It requires a small amount of time to reload during which time the firer may not evade. Loading is the same as for a musket but there is no chance of a misfire. The weapon fires as a rifle. [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]
Percussion rifles come of age in the TL:4-6 epoch and are considered obsolete before the end of the epoch. Percussion rifles tend to be replaced by modern Carbines and Rifles. [4]
Selected Percussion Rifle Models
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.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak