This weapon was developed for a rather eclectic person. Have you got a player that can't seem to leave their fantasy character behind? Then this weapon is for you! The overall weight on the combined package is rather on the high side, but that's what you get for combo weapons. The ROF on the crossbow is 1, but this assumes you enter a round cocked. The reload takes a round, but can be a free action after being fired. A crossbow is a rather obsolete weapon for TL9, but it is very quiet and the firing action has no EM pulse. For a stealthy one shot hit on an unarmored target, it's hard to beat. Once I get CII, I will probably upgrade the bolts some.
Individual weapon stats:
TL9 ST:21 Repeating Boltthrower with autoloading action
Malf: 16, Damg: Imp 3D, Shots: 10, 1/2D: 401, Max: 510, Acc: 5
Basic Crossbow weight: 33.075, weight w/ shoulder stock: 19.875
Cost: $1653.75
Autoloading action:
TL9 ST:21 robot arm with Striker, Bad grip and poor coordination options
Weight: 1.575, vol: 0.315, cost: $315
Bolt WPS: 0.275625, VPS: 0.0055125, CPS: $0.55125
TL9 Neutral Particle Beam
625 kJ, Long range, compact
Malf: Ver, Damg: Imp 20D, ROF: 3~, 1/2D: 825, Max: 1650, Acc: 16, SS: 12,
Rcl: -1, Pow: 3750, Shots: 43/D, Weight: 5.5,
Cost: $4200
Now, obviously, this is not a very practical weapon, but don't laugh
at anyone that carries it (note ST :)
I will try to convince the player that the BoltCaster (due out later tonight
or tomorrow) is far more useful, but I have to admit, it was fun to build.
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Last Updated: 08 Feb 97