| Tykova SKT-48 Battle RIfle | |
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| Wheeljack | Jan 28 2017, 09:41 PM Post #1 |
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SKT-48 Battle Rifle ![]() "It's first self-loading rifle of Motherland! ...Though it really vasn't too great a rifle. I vill say that Tykova had guts to go against Vymok." Made on Pimp My Gun Name: Tykova Self Loading Rifle Designation: Erineos Rifle, Self Loading Carbine of Tykova, Model of 2048 Prototyped Year: 2040 Production Start Year: 2048 Production End Year: 2060 - Original Slug Fed Model 2070 - Retrofits Total Produced: 1,600,000 [Number retrofitted to Heat Sink-Ammo Block number about 200,000] Manufacturer/Designer: Aeid Tykova - Tykova Design Bureau Operator: Erineos Republic - Former User, the SKT-48 has been completely retired from service Availability: Moderate on the Military Surplus market Classification: Semi Automatic Rifle Projectile Type: Pre-formed slugs or Integral Heat Sink with Ammo Block in magazine, depending on the model Delivery System: Detachable Magazine Ammunition Capacity: 20 rounds (old slug style), 8 shots until overheat, 600 shot capacity ammo block magazine Rate of Fire (ROF): 40-50 rounds per minute Modular Casing: No Features: Slow but powerful round, later retrofit to the older style heat sinks Materials: Steel frame and other parts, polymer grips and furniture Production Cost: 1200 Each; Retrofit to Integral Heat Sink added an additional 750 to the cost. Advantages: Simple (can be used with little training) Fatal to unarmored targets [Old Version] Integral Heat Sink and more ammo [Retrofit] Disadvantages: Outclassed by more modern semi-automatic rifles (Mattock's 15 rounds and ejecting heat sink compared to the SKT's 8 round integral) Heavier Recoil [Old Version] Ammo has to be carried in magazines [Both versions, moreso for the old version] Description: Aeid Tykova was one of the first immigrants to follow Matriarch Zaynessa into the unknown and to Thysera. Tykova's specialty was custom, lightweight armor, and more cold resistant thanks to their new home. However, Tykova always had a desire to contribute at least one successful weapon to the Erineos Republic before she died; something she saw that could actively contribute in its defense. She got her chance in 2048, defeating yet another one of Nysala Vymok's designs, with her battle rifle. The need for a new semi-automatic rifle came about when the majority of the Asari weapons bought from home started reaching the end of their service life. Nysala Vymok contributed a fully automatic assault rifle while Tykova contributed her semi-automatic rifle. The Tykova rifle was adopted as an additional cost saving measure. However, several incidents that were not the fault of the design spelled a bad omen for the Tykova design. Some units did not properly clean these rifles, which led to problems on the battlefield. Some commanders at various levels of the military ladder had chosen to "lose" their Tykova rifles yet at the same time had acquired brand new automatic rifles from the Hierarchy or another external seller. Poor feedback from soldiers, along with Aeid Tykova having died of illness, resulted in the Tykova's abrupt production end in 2060. Maintenance and rearsenal service of the SKT was handed over to the Vymok Design Bureau. Vymok improved the SKT's performance slightly and even provided a model retrofitted to the system of integral heat sinks. Vymok's efforts allowed the SKT-48 to remain in service until the M8 Avenger was selected to replace it, the Vymok rifle, and the mishmash of other weapons serving within the Republic. All Tykova SKT-48 are currently on the surplus market and many are owned by Thyserians. However the Thyserian Army had been noted to retain 2000 of these rifles for some unknown reason. CLARIFYING NOTE!!!!! This is NOT a gunpowder based weapon. It uses pre-made slugs which are propelled via the same means as other ME weaponry. The round will not fly as fast but will have greater knockdown power. |
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