Needler Rifle
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Description[edit]
The Needler Rifle is a vicious weapon that fires a spray of tiny fletchettes that can easily shred flesh. These fletchettes are created by shredding a polymer-composite block and fired by a burst of compressed gas, making the weapon noiseless with little to no recoil and the favorite choice of assassins. However, it is an incredibly short-ranged weapon with almost no armor penetration capabilities. This limits its use to self-defense and close-quarters combat, though it serves as an ideal weapon for boarding space vessels.[1]
The Needler Rifle is less popular than its pistol version due to its size, however it has a larger charge of compressed gas and a greater range.[1]
Rules[edit]
Specification[edit]
- Item: Needler Rifle[2]
- Equipment Rating: D/B-B-B/D
- Armor Piercing/Base Damage: 2B/5S
- Range: 5/13/30/40 meters
- Shots: 20
- Cost/Reload: 75/2
- Affiliation: -
- Mass: 1kg/200g
- Notes: Needler