Difference between revisions of "Elephant Gun"

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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
The '''Elephant Gun''' is a massive weapon, using the widest bore and firing the heaviest ammo of any shoulder-fired ballistic rifle.  Such is the power of this gun that, were a person to fire both barrels at once, they would severely injure their shoulder and be knocked to the ground by the recoil.  These weapons are typically used by [[Periphery]] explorers to take out [[:Category:Alien species|alien beasts]] in one or two shots; against humans an Elephant Gun is considered massive overkill.<ref>''Lostech, p. 30''</ref>
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The '''Elephant Gun''' is a massive weapon, using the widest bore and firing the heaviest ammo of any shoulder-fired ballistic rifle.  Such is the power of this gun that, were a person to fire both barrels at once, they would severely injure their shoulder and be knocked to the ground by the recoil.  These weapons are typically used by [[Periphery]] explorers to take out [[:Category:Alien species|alien beasts]] in one or two shots; against humans an Elephant Gun is considered massive overkill.<ref>''Lostech'', p. 30</ref>
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==Specification==
 
==Specification==
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: '''Item''':Elephant Gun
 
: '''Item''':Elephant Gun
 
: '''Equipment Rating''': B/C/C
 
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: '''Cost/Reload''': 100/2
 
: '''Cost/Reload''': 100/2
 
: '''Affiliation''': [[Periphery|Per]]
 
: '''Affiliation''': [[Periphery|Per]]
: '''mass''': 5kg
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: '''Mass''': 5kg
: '''notes''': +2 TN
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: '''Notes''': +2 TN
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==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[Lostech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide]]''
 
* ''[[Lostech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide]]''
  
[[Category:Rifles]][[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Rifles)]][[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Slug-Thrower Rifles)]]
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[[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Slug-Thrower Rifles)]]

Revision as of 01:15, 11 June 2012

Overview

The Elephant Gun is a massive weapon, using the widest bore and firing the heaviest ammo of any shoulder-fired ballistic rifle. Such is the power of this gun that, were a person to fire both barrels at once, they would severely injure their shoulder and be knocked to the ground by the recoil. These weapons are typically used by Periphery explorers to take out alien beasts in one or two shots; against humans an Elephant Gun is considered massive overkill.[1]

Specification

Item:Elephant Gun
Equipment Rating: B/C/C
Armor Piercing/Base Damage: 5/6d6
Range: 20/60/160/400 meters
Shots: 2
Cost/Reload: 100/2
Affiliation: Per
Mass: 5kg
Notes: +2 TN

References

  1. Lostech, p. 30

Biblography