Auto-Grenade Launcher
| Generic Auto-Grenade Launcher | |
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 Generic Auto-Grenade Launcher | |
| Group: | Ranged Weapon |
| Tech Level | TL–7 |
| Size | 900.0 mm |
| Weight | 6,000.0 gm |
| Cost | Cr1,400 |
| Ammo | 40mm grenade, x16 round drum |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Generic Auto-Grenade Launcher | |
An Auto-Grenade Launcher (6,000.0 grams loaded; Cr1,400; TL-7) is essentially an upgrading of the early grenade launcher for vehicular use, the auto grenade launcher fires 40mm grenades at a practical rate of fire of 100 rounds per minute. [1]
- It is a KEW Light Weapon.
Description (Specifications)
"Auto-Grenade Launcher:" The weapon is available in two configurations:
The turret mount version is fed from a 200 round ammunition bay, while the pintel mount is fed from a 16 round drum. Reloading of the ammunition bay requires fifteen to twenty minutes. Replacement of an empty drum requires several minutes if only a single gunner is manning the weapon, and less time if a loader is present.
Each pull of the trigger fires a four round burst, up to six of which may be fired per firing (subject to ammunition supply). Each burst may be targeted on a separate target within the firing arc of the weapon. Pintle Mounts have a firing arc of 90 degrees; turrets have an arc of 180 degrees. Auto grenade launchers fire only HE Grenades with the firing advantages of RAM grenade causing heavy damage. Fire beyond 500 meters is not possible. [2]
Weapon Characteristics
Length: 900.0 mm. Weight, unloaded: 6,000.0 grams (each 40mm grenade weighs 200.0 grams; sixteen-round drum weighs 3,500.0 grams). Base price: Cr1,400 (crate of 20 grenades for the ammunition bay, Cr100. Sixteen-round drum Cr85).
- Turret installation costs Cr500. Tech level 7. [3]
History & Background (Dossier)
No information yet available.
Selected Auto-Grenade Launcher Models
References & contributors (Sources)
- Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
- ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
- ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.