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![]() Welcome to Kallistikan Defense Industries Serving Merciam Since 2016 Welcome to our online storefront! KDI is a co-operative organization comprised of the leading developers, manufacturers, and designers of the world-class Kallistikan armaments sector. Working together to share ideas, technologies, and both production loads and techniques, KDI members are able to provide high quality defensive systems and development services at competitive prices to both domestic and international end-users. After a brief hiatus, we are pleased to announce we are once again open to business from the Merciam community. We are also happy to announce that, due to the recent shift in foreign policies, we can now proudly offer any nation formally allied with the Incorporated States of Kallistika a significant discount on any purchases. All prices are in guaranteed standard credits. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions. - KDI Online Products - Currently Available Ammunition Ammunition Cartridge: 11x50mm Intent: Provide a multi-role ammunition suitable for most real-world combat distances. Basic Description: The Kallistikan military has always favoured pragmatic, if unconventional approaches to issues. The 11x50mm cartridge is an excellent example of this - while many militaries have continually shifted towards smaller, faster ammunition, Kallistikan conflict studies and ballistics programs have indicated that a slower, heavier bullet is actually considerably more practical in many situations. While it would seem this cartridge is geared strictly towards close range encounters, being incredibly heavy and slow relative to most other options, the incredibly high ballistic coefficient makes it far superior to most conventional chamberings in this respect as well - the bullets typically used are simply so heavy that they lose very little speed or energy while traveling. Though it is chambered in modern military weapons, the 11x50mm is actually a fairly old concept, having been in service for over 20 years. The largest drawback to this family of cartridges is that they are physically large enough that it can be difficult to carry large amounts. This is seen as something of a non-issue by Kallistikan military doctrine, as they don't feel an individual will need much. Variants: General Purpose Ammunition Bullet: 450 grain monometal Propellant: Proprietary information. Velocity And Energy: Approx. 1800 FPS for roughly 3200 ft-lbs of muzzle energy Description: Designed as a multi-role armour piercing/anti-personnel round, the GPA load is in practice rarely the first choice of troops in the field. While it offers some slight advantages in decreased drop over distance, for the most part, it is seen as inferior to the SSA version. The bullet used is a solid, monometal slug that relies on physical mass rather than expansion to cause damage. It properly zero'd, it experiences only a few inches of drop at 500 yards, and loses less than 100 FPS at this distance as well. This slug is capable of penetrating 1/3 of an inch of steel out to 100 yards with ease, and renders most practical body armour irrelevant at this (and sometimes further) distances. Sub-Sonic Ammunition Bullet: 800 grain monometal Propellant: Proprietary information. Velocity and Energy: Approx 1000 FPS for roughly 2500 FT-LBS of muzzle energy The SSA version of the 11x50mm is designed to be a near silent specialist ammo, capable of fullfilling armour piercing and anti-personnel needs. Much like the GPA load, it is capable of immense penetration using a solid, monometal slug. While the SS ammunition experiences greater drop over distance, it has the advantage of not having to deal with destabilization when falling back beneath the sound barrier, and is capable of impressive accuracy to truly astounding distances, with energy retention being pretty much a non-concern. This simple fact, combined with it's ability to operate in near silence, has made it the cartridge of choice for most operational Rastal units. Cartridge: 6.5x59mm Intent: Provide a flat shooting, high efficiency solution to specific situations in which potent long distance performance is needed, and the sharp arc of the 11x50mm family is not desirable. Basic Description: A relatively new design in Kallistikan service, the 6.5x59mm is a small-bore, high velocity round that has found a niche as a sniper's tool. The 6.5mm projectile maintains a good ballistic co-efficient due to it's sleek design, so despite it's relatively light weight, the cartridge is capable of carrying out to impressive distances without losing potency, and while being easy to employ in such a fashion due to it's very flat trajectory. One fairly unique feature is that the cartridge is produced in both traditionally primed versions, as well as less-conventional electric-ignition versions. While it is not well suited to anti-material purposes, unlike the marksmen's weapons of many other nations, it excels in it's intended anti-personnel role, and combat doctrine does not require it to do anything else. Variants: Hard Antipersonnel Solid Bullet: 142 grain lubricated monometal VLD with poly-thermal tip Propellant: Proprietary information. Velocity and Energy: Approx 3500 FPS for roughly 3800 FT-LBS of muzzle energy Designed to be employed against targets wearing modern ballistic armour, the HAS load uses special lubricated projectiles to increase penetration against weave style protection such as kevlar. This lubricant ranges from simple compounds such as Teflon and molybdenum to far more advanced materials. Due to this treatment, and the inherent efficiency of the cartridge and projectile designs themselves, effective kills on hard targets have been recorded on multiple occasions at distances as far as 2500 yards. A thermal resistant polymer tip ensures a consistent meplat shape, and prevents the bullet from experiencing damage which could alter it's profile while in use. This variant excels at it's intended purpose, punching through hard targets, but has occasionally been found wanting in terms of sheer knockdown effect. As the bullet is both of a relatively small diameter and not designed to expand, it needs to hit something fairly vital to insure a kill, or hard tissues such as organs or bones to insure incapacitation. Though the monometal construction does allow the cartridge to be employed effectively against cover and light vehicle armour, testing has shown that it will typically not cause enough mechanical damage to reliably stop most vehicles without an unpredictable element of chance coming into play. Soft Antipersonnel Polymer Bullet: 140 grain polymer scallop side flat base Propellant: Proprietary information. Velocity and Energy: Approx 3500 FPS for roughly 3800 FT-LBS of muzzle energy At the opposite end of the spectrum from the HAS ammunition, the SAP cartridge is designed for maximum casualty potential on targets with little personal protection. While more conventional expanding projectiles were tried, as well as those containing a small explosive charge, it was found that this unique design could give the performance of the latter while offering the inexpensive production of the former. The projectile is relatively simple to those unfamiliar with it, being roughly the same length as a standard VLD bullet. However, it differs in two very distinct ways - near the ogive of the projectile, as well as near the base there are what appear to be large "scoops" missing from the bullet. These are, in fact, an intentional design choice and the result of painstaking research into unconventional bullet designs that do no compromise stability or flight characteristics. The concept behind them is this: Upon entering the target, the bullet compresses slightly, causing these scoops to engage the target's makeup. The projectile then travels through the target, the spinning scoops causing a massive permanent wound, and the bullet's rotation causing them to throw parts of the target into itself at very rapid speeds, essentially turning a body into a blender which then proceeds to mulch itself. This has been shown to be incredibly effective, as even a glancing hit can cause destruction in hard to find places well away from the initial wound site. The other difference that becomes obvious to anyone handling the projectile is that it is comprised of polymer, rather than metal. This is also a result of extensive testing - it was found that not only will a metal bullet come apart if encountering too much resistance, be it from air or flesh, but that the inflexibility of the scoops did not maximize the casualty potential of the system. A specially designed polymer was found to be the solution - it would be flexible enough to simply compress or expand under tremendous forces, and could be engineered in such a way to allow the scoops to flex enough to truly wreak havoc. For all of it's effectiveness, the downside to the SAP cartridge is fairly glaring - due to it's literal flexibility, it's armour penetration ability is somewhat lacking. While the polymer is hard enough to penetrate light cover materials such as wood or furniture, it has been shown to be nearly 100% ineffective against modern, space-age armour. Very Low Drag - Expanding Bullet: 140 grain chemically bonded VLD with metallic expansion tip Propellant: Proprietary information. Velocity and Energy: Approx 3500 FPS for roughly 3800 FT-LBS of muzzle energy The VLD-EX load offers a compromise between the HAS and SAP loads, offering a fairly traditional bonded VLD bullet suitable for a variety of functions. The loading originally started as a simple mono-metal VLD, but increased proliferation of the HAS against hard targets caused the company directly responsible for the calibre to standardize a variant with an expansion tip on it in stead, seeing the SAP load as being in need of a "close middle ground" more than the HAS. This tip is nothing spectacularly fancy - just a small, mono-metallic section that ensures meplat integrity during storage, use, and transport, and that is built to push into the projectile itself after penetration, insuring expansion and giving the skinny 6.5mm a much better chance of incapacitating a target. This bullet is by far the most commonly employed, though Kallistikan combat doctrine does allot users at minimum a magazine's worth of the alternatives as well. Cartridge: 8.5x51mm Intent: Act as an intermediate compromise calibre for small arms that may not be capable or are unsuitable for the 11x50mm, and do not benefit from the efficiency vs. stopping power exchange of the 6.5x59mm Basic Description: The 8.5x51mm is something of a holdover measure, designed to fill any gaps left by the other military rounds presently available to the Kallistikans. Despite being an excellently designed round, it is not seen as an optimized design by the military and is in use only until technology progresses enough to make redesigning firearms and ammunition worthwhile. Given the functionality of the currently available arsenal, this could be some time away. Variants: General Purpose Bullet: 210 grain full metal jacket Propellant: 47.3 grains of medium powder Velocity and Energy: Approx 2600 FPS for roughly 3200 FT-LBS of muzzle energy An "all around" loading, the GP round provides a middle ground, sharing some of the flat shooting efficiency of the 6.5mm cartridge with the increased hitting power of the 11mm option. This is a fairly powerful offering, and typically the only ammunition issued to the Kallistikan forces besides nearly identical tracer rounds. Cartridge: 6x25mm Caseless Intent: Provide a functional, specialized solution to close quarter, individual space based combat Basic Description: Compared to the simple, straightforward designs typical of the Kallistikan development, the 6x25mm "cartridge" represents a vast deviation in thinking. Not truly a cartridge, caseless or not, the 6x25mm and it's variants are simply short ferromagnetic spikes designed to be fired from a variety of coil-based weaponry. Variants: Special Purpose Ammunition, Space, Mark 2 Bullet: 30 grain ferromagnetic rod Propellant: None, weapon based. Velocity And Energy: Approx. 6000 FPS for 2398 ft-lbs of energy in an 8 coil weapon such as the SPW-113 Description: Designed specifically for zero-G combat, the SPAS Mk. 2 variant of the 6x25mm is designed to have reasonable penetration while generating a minimal amount of recoil force. The rod itself can theoretically be constructed out of any magnetic material, but is typically made out of one of several specific high-density steel alloys. The tip is sharpened, ideally to a mono-molecular point. The first third of the rod, directly behind the tip, is left relatively soft, in order to allow the rod to flex, bend, or otherwise deform when hitting a target, increasing wounding potential and reduce shattering related to the extreme speeds involved. Should the tip fail to penetrate the target despite the incredible velocity, the forward third will shear off, allowing the remainder of the rod a "second chance" at penetration. While the SPAS Mk. 2 is easily capable of defeating any known weave style body armour, such as kevlar, and is more than capable of eroding the protective capability of even vehicle armour under sustained fire, thick enough composite armour of a solid, quality design will typically cause shattering and require multiple, localized hits to overcome. Additionally, while the SPAS Mk. 2 has sufficient energy to kill outright and cause extreme pain, as well as generating enough friction to ignite most flammable objects with repeated hits, it is designed to penetrate and accordingly depressurize EVA suits and void-capable armour rather than cause devastating wounds. As of such, it's potential for direct lethality is generally considered to be inferior to more conventional cartridges. Ballistic Infantry Weapons Firearms ![]() Intent: Multirole infantry combat system Manufacturer: Kallistikan Defence Industries Model: R-50 SCR Modularity: Not required for intended purpose. Production: Simple mass production via multiple means Material: Typically basic alloys. Classification: Multirole assault weapon. Length: Depending on stock design and specific configuration, roughly 36 inches with simple fixed stock. Weight: Depending on specific construction materials, roughly 6-6.5 pounds unloaded Ammunition Type: 11x50mm GPA, 11x50mm SSA Ammunition Capacity: 25 rounds Range: Varies depending on ammunition selection. GPA loads are generally considered feasible to roughly 1100 yards, where they will typically become subsonic and destabilize - while they will still retain killing potential, they lose all semblance of accuracy at this point. The much heavier SSA load, while being subsonic and experiencing much greater drop, and thusly being considerably harder to use at distance, does not suffer from this issue, and is so heavy that it loses very little energy. Theoretically, it should be capable of engaging soft targets out to several kilometers, though there are no documented cases of this. Generally, most combat for which these rifles are designed takes place within 200 yards. Market price: 800 GSC Description: The R-50 Standard Combat Rifle is a fairly typical example of the Kallistikan approach to military technological innovation. It is robust, reliable, and inexpensive to produce, being designed around the concept of being the most effective tool for the as little investment as possible, as well as being simple for any colony to produce in reasonable quantities. Because of this, and much like other Kallistikan equipment, the design has innumerable variations, copies, and customizations across the planet. The version produced by KDI could be seen as the "base" model however, as most patterns will incorporate it's basic features. The SCR as produced here features a side folding stock, and simple polymer handguard. As with all versions, it is designed to be integrally suppressed using a simple dry baffle design, though the high quality materials used by CDI give their version considerably longer life than most local variants. The operating system is a hybrid of a simple short stroke piston design and a counter-balance pulley system, which allows for simplicity of maintenance while almost completely eliminating recoil and muzzle rise in fully automatic fire. The gas system also allows for on-the-fly regulation between standard 11x50mm General Purpose Ammunition and 11x50mm Sub-Sonic Ammunition, allowing for the rifle to cycle both when properly configured. The controls are fairly simple, with a magazine release sitting within finger's reach in front of the trigger guard. It is non-ambidextrous. The safety, however, can be easily changed for left or right hand use, and features four settings - safe (red), semi-automatic (yellow), fully automatic (green), and action lock (white). This last setting prevents the action from cycling when the rifle is fired. While this greatly increases recoil and effectively makes the gun a manually operated straight pull bolt action, it also completely eliminates any noise, and allows the SSA round to be used in nearly total silence. The barrel itself is rifled with a 1-8.5 right hand gain twist. While this generally favours the much heavier bullets of the SSA load, the gain twist combined with carefully chosen weights and speeds allows the gun to fire the GMA loads with more than acceptable accuracy. The version shown here includes a KDI pattern bayonet, and factory 25 round magazine. Other accessories are available. ![]() Intent: Close quarter personal defense weapon/second line combat rifle Manufacturer: Kallistikan Defence Industries Model: R-50 PDW Modularity: Not required for intended purpose. Production: Simple mass production via multiple means Material: Typically basic alloys. Classification: Personal defense weapon Length: Depending on stock design and specific configuration, roughly 28 inches with extended stock Weight: Depending on specific construction materials, roughly 6 pounds unloaded Ammunition Type: 11x50mm GPA, 11x50mm SSA Ammunition Capacity: 25 rounds Range: Varies depending on ammunition selection. GPA loads are generally considered feasible to roughly 1100 yards, where they will typically become subsonic and destabilize - while they will still retain killing potential, they lose all semblance of accuracy at this point. The much heavier SSA load, while being subsonic and experiencing much greater drop, and thusly being considerably harder to use at distance, does not suffer from this issue, and is so heavy that it loses very little energy. Theoretically, it should be capable of engaging soft targets out to several kilometers, though there are no documented cases of this. Generally, most combat for which these rifles are designed takes place within 200 yards. Market price: 800 GSC Description: The R-50 PDW is a compact variant of the SCR, designed to be issued to second line troops and for specific close quarter combat. Design-wise, the KDI version pictured is virtually identical to the KDI SCR, but with a 1-7 standard style rifling designed specifically for the SSA load. The barrel is significantly shorter, and the stock has been exchanged from a side-folding model to a top-folding, allowing easier use and firing when the stock is not in use. The other significant difference is that the PDW lacks a rear bayonet stud and is not compatible with such a feature. The model pictured is equipped with an optional O-12 holographic sight and factory 25 round magazine. Other accessories are available. ![]() Intent: Close quarter personal defense weapon/crew weapon Manufacturer: Kallistikan Defence Industries Model: P-48/66 Pistol Modularity: Not required for intended purpose. Production: Simple mass production via multiple means Material: Typically basic alloys. Classification: Sidearm Length: Depending on specific configuration, roughly 15 inches Weight: Depending on specific construction materials, roughly 45 oz. unloaded Ammunition Type: 11x50mm GPA. SSA loads will fire, but do not cycle the action and lose so much speed out of the short barrel as to be anemic Ammunition Capacity: 10 rounds Range: Varies depending on ammunition selection. Generally agreed to extremely difficult to use after 50 yards simply due to the design of the pistol. Market value: 1200 GSC Description: The P-48/66 is a an update of an early experimental modification of the R-50 system. It chambers the same 11x50 cartridge, and is designed to share a great deal of parts commonality with the rifle series. Effectively, the only major differences between the two are not functionally related, being found in the suppressor design, and with the furniture on the P-48/66 being constructed as part of the lower receiver rather than a separate attachment. Beyond this, the pistol exchanges the fire control system of the R-50 for a simpler safe/semi/auto design. While this design philosophy makes for very easy production, it does have several drawbacks. The most common complaint with the pistol is that it's very large, and not particularly easy to point and or use accurately. A close second is that even with the suppressor, the muzzle report and visual blast that comes from firing the large 11x50mm from such a short barrel is significant. Finally, because the barrel and gas system cannot properly make use of the SSA load, the gun only operates properly with the GP ammunition, decreasing it's versatility and still giving relatively mediocre performance relative to the R-50 PDW. As of such, the pistol is not generally the weapon of choice for anyone who can instead choose the R-50 PDW, and is accordingly increasingly only used ceremonially or issued to vehicle crews who cannot fit larger weapons into their compartments. It is also fairly popular amongst bounty hunters, free agents, and other like minded individuals who do see value in it's respectable stopping power (relative to most pistols), and sheer visual intimidation factor. While the pistol is capable of using magazines designed for the R-50 rifles, they don't do much to solve the issues of weight and imbalance, and the gun instead ships with shorter, lighter 10 round magazines. ![]() Intent: Long distance interdiction Manufacturer: Kallistikan Defence Industries Model: R-70 LDR Modularity: Trigger group designed for simple and fast swap between two available versions. Production: Simple mass production via multiple means Material: Typically basic alloys. Classification: Sniper Rifle Length: Roughly 48 inches with stock fully extended Weight: Depending on specific construction materials, roughly 8 lbs. unloaded Ammunition Type: 6.5x59mm HAS, 6.5x59mm SAP, 6.5x59mm VLD-EX Ammunition Capacity: 20 rounds Range: Recorded kills just short of 2500 yards. Market value: 3000 GSC with optic and rangefinder Description: For situations where true precision at longer ranges is required, the KDI requirements bureau settled on the R-70 Long Distance Rifle system as the tool of choice for the Kallistikan military. Though somewhat visual reminiscent of the R-50 series, the R-70 operates on a completely different direct impingement system and is built to a much higher level of precision. Rather than being designed as a "one size fits all" multi-role weapon, the LDR is geared completely towards long distance accuracy. To this end, much of the design itself is even simpler than that of the R-50 series. Rather than multiple fire modes and an advanced recoil reduction system, the R-70 series uses a simple gas redirect compensator and a semi-automatic only "fire/safe" crossbar safety. It is also designed for easy takedown and storage, coming apart at the receiver in a matter of seconds. Possibly the most technically advanced aspect of the rifle itself is the optical system, generally packaged as standard with the rifle. It includes a simple laser rangefinder capable of returning measurements off of reflective surfaces roughly 4000 yards away, and the scope itself is built around a specific, "dial the distance" turret system that allows for fast and easy adjustment. The system behind the scope is fairly simple, if slightly time intensive to set up - each LDR equipped with the system is first accuracy test at roughly 1000 yards, passing only if it obtains sub-1/2 MOA accuracy. Should it pass, a long string of shots is then fired at varying distances, and ballistics data specific to the rifle and the ammunition it fires is collected. This information is then used to calculate the ballistic drop compensation turret markings, and the turret is in turn installed on the optic. After this, shooting 2000 yards is typically as simple as turning to the appropriate marking on the turret, holding for wind, and firing. While there are limitations to this system, and even further precision can be obtained via more traditional methods by a properly trained shooter, it functions in most conditions and allows the same shooter a much more rapid engagement system. It can, of course, also function as a more traditional optic, and features a simple radioactive gas illumination system for low light shooting. The other fairly unique feature of the R-70 series in general is it's ignition system. While the gun comes standard with a traditional firing pin type system, it can be quickly and easily converted to use an electronic system, which works by sending a charge through the base of specially built ammunition. The advantage of this is increased reliability, obscenely fast lock times, and generally a slight increase in accuracy potential. These systems, however, are not as easy to produce as basic mechanical triggers, and are generally only issued in small numbers at a company level, rather than to all units. Much like the R-50, the R-70 uses a gain twist rifling, with a twist rate of 1-8.3. Besides this, the R-70 LDR features a fully adjustable stock, allowing the user to tailor the rifle to fit him directly. It can also fully collapse, further allowing the user easy storage. As shown, it also ships from factory with a detachable bipod. Several other accessories are available. ![]() Intent: Intermediate precision engagement Manufacturer: Kallistikan Defence Industries Model: R-70 DMR Modularity: Trigger group designed for simple and fast swap between two available versions. Production: Simple mass production via multiple means Material: Typically basic alloys. Classification: Designated Marksman's Rifle Length: Roughly 48 inches Weight: Depending on specific construction materials, roughly 8 lbs. unloaded Ammunition Type: 6.5x59mm HAS, 6.5x59mm SAP, 6.5x59mm VLD-EX Ammunition Capacity: 20 rounds Range: Recorded kills just short of 2500 yards. Market value: 1800 GSC Description: As the accuracy requirements for the R-70 LDR's optical system are incredibly stringent, a fairly large portion of guns are expected to fail. While very occasionally a rifle will simply not shoot well due to a defect, the vast majority of the guns that are rejected are still exceptional accurate weapons, usually shooting sub-MOA groups. These are take out of the LDR program, and undergo light modifications, becoming Designated Marksman Rifles, before being reissued. The KDI version of the R-70 DMR is essentially an LDR with a slightly simplified stock, a different compensator, and folding ironsights. It is generally packaged with either an O-12 holographic optic (pictured), or an O-17 4x scope, and is intended for engagements out to approximately 500 yards. Beyond this, it shares 100% parts interchangeability with the LDR rifle. While DMR variants of the R-70 are also capable of accepting the electronic ignition system, it is never issued alongside them, as they simply do not benefit from the in-demand upgrade as much as their LDR siblings. It is reported that units issued the DMR will also occasionally modify the mechanical trigger group to allow for fully automatic fire, turning the DMR into something of a light support weapon, but these sorts of activities are frowned on and contrary to Kallistikan combat doctrine. ![]() ![]() Intent: General Purpose Machine Gun/Squad Level Support Manufacturer: Kallistikan Defence Industries Model: MG-14 Modularity: The MG-14 can rapidly convert from a GPMG to a SAW. Production: Simple mass production via multiple means Material: Typically basic alloys. Classification: General Purpose Machine Gun Length: Depends on configuration. Roughly 40 inches as SAW, roughly 48 inches as GPMG Weight: Depending on specific construction materials and configuration. Typically 12-15 lbs unloaded Ammunition Type: 8.5x51mm Ammunition Capacity: 150 round hopper Range: Can act as a support weapon to 2000 yards. "Accurate" range is roughly half of this. Market value: 1100 GSC Description: Designed as a general use machinegun, an MG-14 is generally issued on the unit level to all branches of the Kallistikan armed forces. It is a fairly simple piston driven weapon, firing from an open bolt. The defining feature is it's easy conversion from a fullsized GPMG to a SAW in a few minutes and with no tools. There is little difference between the two configurations, functionally speaking. The GPMG is marginally heavier, but allows for attachment to a variety of mounts, such as a tripod, as well as a slightly faster barrel change mechanism, where-as the SAW is simply a more portable system. Both models feature semi-automatic and fully-automatic firemodes, though this is designed to be easily adjusted to a 3-round burst/fully auto system should the user prefer. The barrel in either configuration is designed with conventional rifling, and a 1-10 twist rate. Of all the designs the KDI requirements bureau is responsible for, the MG-14 is objectively the most straightforward. ![]() Intent: Zero-G / Vacuum Combat Weapon Manufacturer: Kallistikan Defence Industries Model: SPW-113 Modularity: Not required for intended purpose Production: Weapon production relatively simple for any developed society, power supply requires specialised facility Material: Basic alloys, high tech polymers, classified conductive materials Classification: Multirole assault weapon. Length: 32 Inches. Weight: 14 pounds unloaded Ammunition Type: 6x25mm Caseless Ammunition Capacity: 60 rounds per magazine, with three combination battery/capacitors providing enough charge to fire a total of 180 rounds. Range: In it's intended environment, theoretically unlimited. In atmosphere/gravitic environments, maximum accurate range is typically 100 yards Market price: 7500 GSC Description: With the dawn of the space age, the Special Purpose Weapon 113 was designed solely to remedy a perceived lack of effective weapons geared towards space combat. While conventional firearms such as the R-50 and R-70 are certainly functional in zero-g, no atmosphere conditions, simple physics dictates that they are relatively hard to use accurately and effectively, generating enough force to move the user at fairly significant speeds during automatic fire. In addition, the relatively fine controls and lack of refined edges found on many of these weapons presented both a safety risk and ergonomic difficulties to individuals wearing a standard Kallsitkan Extra Vehicular Combat Suit. While the KDI requirements bureau encouraged development of several directed energy weapon prototypes in an attempt to address these issues, the costs associated with mass production of laser or particle based weapons, as well as their lack of advantage over projectile based solutions for this purpose, caused them to take a different approach to the issue. After extensive testing, the SPW-113 was decided to be the simplest, most effective way to overcome the problems presented by space combat. Built around a relatively simple coilgun system, it is fairly simple for any industrial-level world to mass produce, and can capably deal with most expected opposition. Simply put, the weapon consists of a fairly conventional bullpup style body, containing eight high powered coils. Simple iron sights provide a reasonably effective method of directing fire. Controls are oversized and designed to be easily manipulated - the safety is a simple electronic switch located above the trigger, and is mono-directional, with a single push forward both activating and deactivating the weapon. The magazine release, as well as releases for the capacitor units, are large push buttons located on the right side of the gun, designed to be easily actuated with the user's offhand. An integral flashlight/laser sight is built into the front of the weapon, and is activated and deactivated via a large push button. The available charge of the batteries/capacitors is shown in a simple three-color display on the side of the capacitors themselves, and the charge and remaining ammunition is similarly indicated on the side of the magazine. Unlike most Kallistikan weapons, the SPW-113 is not ambidextrous. The weapon itself is deceptively simple in design, and is capable of being constructed from a wide variety of materials. However, the batteries/capacitors make use of several highly classified compounds, for which the production techniques are an incredibly closely guarded secret. While they are fairly easy to recharge via a variety of energy sources, and typically do not lose charge or burn out unless severely mistreated, they are produced only by specialized Kallistikan factories at this time and are difficult for individuals or non-Kallistikan militaries to obtain. As is fitting for a space oriented weapon, they are capable of operating in a huge range of temperatures. Similarly, the magazines are complex relative to most magazine designs, with the weapon's feed mechanism being integrated into them, rather than the weapon itself. This is a simple mechanical device that runs off an internal battery contained in the magazine proper, and which will reliably strip rounds from the magazine at a high speed and properly insert them in the chamber. Actually firing the weapon is something of a unique experience - though obviously soundless in space, the feed mechanism produces a very distinct "clack" when chambering the projectiles. The rest of the firing process is completely silent, though the projectiles do emit a loud boom as they cross the sound barrier inside of an atmosphere. The gun itself features a single firing mode - fully automatic. As the projectile does not physically contact the barrel at any point in it's travel, and is not stabilized via conventional or unconventional methods, accuracy inside of an atmosphere is regarded as somewhat abysmal, though the projectile will maintain lethal energy and velocity to long ranges. Though the accuracy is less of an issue in zero-g or non-atmospheric areas of operation, the difficulty of effectively aiming a weapon while wearing an EVA suit caused the KDI bureau to specify an extremely high fire rate, compensating for these issues with sheer volume of fire. As of such, the SPW-113 is capable of firing a blistering thousand rounds per minute. This has the added effective of assisting the projectile in overcoming armour - while it will easily puncture pressurized suits and penetrate most conventional materials, a well armoured individual or light spacecraft will typically be able to resist a single or small number of hits. As the SPW-113 is capable of completely emptying it's magazine in under a second with a controllable, but noticeable spread , projectiles will often either ruin the armour through sustained hits, or score enough hits to find a weak point to penetrate. All in all, this makes the weapon system incredibly deadly for it's intended purpose, and reasonably functional in other uses. This effectiveness does come with several drawbacks however. To a user not in a zero-g environment, the weapon is rather unwieldy and heavy, and is very difficult to use effectively, accuracy issues aside. In addition, improper maintenance can cause overloads and other malfunctions, occasionally with disastrous results - most notably when a projectile fails to chamber properly and is accelerated in the wrong direction. While the acceleration provided by a single coil is generally not sufficient to kill on it's own, it can certainly damage the weapon, as well as potentially cause the user's suit to depressurize via accidental penetration. Finally, though the high fire rate makes the weapon excellent for engaging small numbers of targets, lack of proper trigger control depletes the weapon's ammunition and power supply very quickly, and generates more heat than can realistically be vented in a handheld device. As of such, unskilled users run the risk of both running out of ammunition and causing a dangerous overheat if maintaining a constant stream of fire. Currently, there are few variants of the SPW-113, being much more specialized than other KDI designs. The weapons pictured are representative of the KDI standard, with the bottom example featuring an optional magazine retention system capable of holding two more 60 round magazines. Edited by Kallistika, May 14 2017, 09:05 AM.
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| Xenon42 | Jun 20 2017, 02:48 AM Post #11 |
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***ENCRYPTED MESSAGE TO KALLISTIKAN DEFENSE INDUSTRIES HEADQUARTERS*** DESTINATION: KDI HEADQUARTERS, KALLISTIKA These terms are agreeable. As promised, 635,085,892.76 (equivalent to 100,000,000 GSC) Shards will be sent to Kallistika. Sincerely, Regency Council of Homeworld. |
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| comentor4 | Jun 20 2017, 03:31 AM Post #12 |
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ENCRYPTED MESSAGE TO KALLISTIKA DEFENSE INDUSTRIES TO BE DESTROYED UPON COMPLETION OF THE DEAL Kallistika Defense Industries, That seems suitable. I'll ensure Doge Aatish signs off on the deal to confirm transactions. Total amount transferred will be 206,320,000 GSC plus the other agreements in this deal Yours truly, General Lancaster, Chief of War Signed by Doge Aatish, Doge of Papiteriumma. |
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| Kallistika | Jun 24 2017, 01:04 AM Post #13 |
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KDI will be closed indefinitely in order to comply with new regional technological standards. |
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