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[[Image:Needler Pistol - TR3026.jpg|right|thumb|Needler Pistol]]
 
[[Image:Needler Pistol - TR3026.jpg|right|thumb|Needler Pistol]]
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==Overview==
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The '''Needler Pistol''' is a vicious weapon that fires a spray of tiny flechettes which easily shreds flesh.  These flechettes are created by shredding a polymer-composite block and fired by a burst of compressed gas, making it noiseless with little to no recoil and the favorite choice of assassins.  However, needlers are incredibly short-ranged weapons with almost no armor penetration capabilities.  This limits their use to self-defense and close-quarters combat, as well as being ideal weapons for boarding space-vessels.<ref name=CBR>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 136</ref>
  
== Description ==
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This pistol is lighter and cheaper than the [[Needler Rifle]] and a favorite back-up weapon throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Periphery]].<ref name=CBR/>
The '''Needler Pistol''' is a vicious weapon that fires a spray of tiny flechettes which easily shreds flesh.  These flechettes are created by shredding a polymer-composite block and fired by a burst of compressed gas, making it noiseless with little to no recoil and the favorite choice of assassins.  However, needlers are incredibly short-ranged weapons with almost no armor penetration capabilities.  This limits their use to self-defense and close-quarters combat, as well as being ideal weapons for boarding space vessels.<ref name="CBTRPGp136">''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 136, "Needler Pistol"</ref>
 
  
This pistol is lighter and cheaper than the [[Needler Rifle]] and a favorite backup weapon throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Periphery]].<ref name="CBTRPGp136"/>
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==Notes==
 
 
== Rules ==
 
 
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===Specification===
=== Specification ===
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: '''Item''':Needler Pistol
: '''Item''': Needler Pistol<ref name="AToWp268">''A Time of War'', p. 268, "Flechette Weapons - Table"</ref>
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: '''Equipment Rating''':D/A-A-A/D
: '''Equipment Rating''': D/A-A-A/D
 
 
: '''Armor Piercing/Base Damage''': 2B/5BS
 
: '''Armor Piercing/Base Damage''': 2B/5BS
 
: '''Range''': 2/6/12/20 meters
 
: '''Range''': 2/6/12/20 meters
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: '''Mass/Reload''': 300g/70g
 
: '''Mass/Reload''': 300g/70g
 
: '''Notes''': Needler; Burst 5; Recoil -1
 
: '''Notes''': Needler; Burst 5; Recoil -1
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<ref>''A Time of War'', p.268</ref>
 
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== References ==
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==References==
 
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==Biblography==
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*''[[A Time of War]]''
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*''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
  
== Bibliography ==
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[[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Flechette Pistols)]]
* ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
 
* ''[[A Time of War]]''
 
 
 
[[Category:Infantry Weapons subject to Rules Review]]
 

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