Talk:Weapon

Smelchak Notes (2018)

CONVENTIONAL TREE:

• Weapon / Goods/Weapons
  • Offensive Technologies
    • Ironmongery
      • Heavy Arms
      • Small Arms
      • Vehicle Weaponry
    • Starship Weaponry
      • Energy Weapons
      • Guided Weapons
      • Projectile Weapons
      • Spinal Mounts
    • Weapon Types
      • DEW
      • GUW
      • KEW
  • Military Vehicle Types
    • Wheelcraft
    • Trackcraft
    • Watercraft
    • Aircraft
    • Walkers
    • Gravcraft
    • Speeders

- Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 05:38, 7 January 2018 (EST)

Firearms Mapping (2018)

• Weapon
  • Firearms
    • Heavy Arms
      • Heavy Artillery
      • Vehicle Weaponry
    • Small Arms (Personal Arms)
      • Handguns
      • Longarms
• Note: redefine firearms to include DEW.

- Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 05:38, 7 January 2018 (EST)

Universal Gun Research (2018)

Sort Types

• OPERATOR / Operator: (individual, light, crew, heavy, etc.)
• ERGONOMICS / Ergonomics: Handgun (1 hand) vs Long (2 hand)
• DISTANCE / Distance-function: (ranged, melee, touch, etc.)
• SUPRACLASS / Supraclass: KEW, GUW, DEW
• CLASS / CLASS FUNCTION / Class-function: (chem, antimatter, energy, etc.)
• TARGET / Target: (AA, AP, AT, etc.)
• USER GROUP / User Group: (milt, para, civ)
• PLATFORM / Platform: (land, water, air, space, interface, etc.)
  • Land
    • Sophont
    • Landcraft
      • Wheelcraft
      • Trackcraft
      • Hovercraft
      • Legcraft / Walkers
      • Subterranium / Diggers
  • Water (Aqueous)
    • Watercraft
      • Surfacecraft
      • Submersibles
  • Air (atmosphere)
    • Aircraft
      • Gravcraft

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• TL
• SIZE
• WEIGHT
• COST

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• OUTPUT MECH / Firing Mechanism: (TBD, many types for KEW)
• OUTPUT VOLUME / Fire Expression: (single, semi, auto)
• OUTPUT TYPE / Fire Type: (bullet, slug, needle, bolt, energy, charged particles, etc.)
  • KEW / Slugs in J (Ft/s or Ms/s) [Joules / Wh / ft-lbs]
    • Low Velocity: Conventional 0-3,499
    • High Velocity: 3500 to 4,999 muzzle velocity
    • Hypervelocity: 5,000 +
  • DEW / Eenergy in J / MW
• OUTPUT EFFECT / Fire Effect: (individual, area, etc.)
• OUTPUT DAMAGE / Damage type: (incendiary, explosive, etc.)

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• INPUT TYPE / Loading Expression: (breach, magazine, internal, etc.)
• INPUT LOAD / Rounds: Variable

- Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 09:42, 7 January 2018 (EST)

Topics (2018)

• Gun/ Weapon
  • Firearm
    • Heavy
      • ManPack (crew)
      • Vehicle
    • Light
      • Individual
      • ManPack (crew)
  • Smallarm
    • Short (Handgun)
    • Long

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• Melee Weapon
  • Blunt (Blunt Trauma)
  • Edged (Blade / Cutting Trauma)
  • Piercing (Stabbing Trauma)

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• Archaic Ranged (Pre-gun)
  • Bow
  • Dart
  • Javelin
  • Sling
  • Spear