4mm TL14 Gauss Carbine (IISS)

The "IISS" Gauss Carbine was a high-tech, short-barreled weapon which
was apparently used by the Scout Service for certain special missions,
in particular by the Imperial Protection Detail (the "IISS Guard").
Firing its' half-gram round at 3800 mps, this weapon is similar in
performance to the standard tech-12 4mm gauss rifle in service with
the Imperial armed forces, but with reduced range.

Interstellarms tried to interest the Scouts in a more modern 4500 mps
carbine, but it was rejected for wide-spread use on two major grounds.
First, the older weapon is able to use standard gauss rifle magazines
in a pinch, although it does not need all the power available in the
magazine battery.  Second, the newer weapon was longer, too much so
to meet a very specific and stringent length specification set by the
Service.

TL:    14
Ammo:  4x20mm/36-14
Muzzle Energy:  3610 joules (2170 J tranq), req. energy: 5776 joules
Weapon Length:  51.3 cm
Weapon Weight:  2.895 kg loaded, 2.875 kg empty (incl. empty magazine)
Weapon Price:   Cr 937
Mag. Weight:    0.957 kg loaded, 0.937 kg empty
Mag. Price:     Cr 2
Ammo Price:     Cr 0.01 (Dart); Cr 0.02 (HE, Tranq); Cr 0.03 (HEAP)
Ammo Weight:    0.5 grams ea.
Features:  Optic sights, gyroscopic stabilization; laser sight optional.

                                                --Recoil--
Round           ROF  Dmg. Pen Rtg  Bulk  Round  SS   Burst  Short Range
4mm/36-14 Dart  5/10  4   1-2-Nil   3     40    1     3/6     80 (66)
4mm/36-14 HE    5/10  5   Nil       3     40    1     3/6     60 (50)
4mm/36-14 HEAP  5/10  5   2-2-2     3     40    1     3/6     60 (50)
4mm/36-14 Tranq 5/10 -1*  Nil       3     40    1     2/4     50 (40)
*1d6-1 plus tranq effect

DESIGNER'S NOTES:
  1.  Watch out in the range determination rules not to choose both
      "bullpup" and "two-handed".  This seems to be incorrect.
  2.  I found no clear instruction on how to reduce recoil for the
      tranquilizer rounds.  Estimates were made on how to do it from
      the existing weapons designs.  (Note that substitution of a
      tech-12 gauss rifle magazine doesn't increase weight enough
      to change the recoil figures.)
  3.  I believe all roundings have been done properly, but in many
      cases, FF&S gives no clear guidelines.

Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 10:57:51 -0500
From: bonnevil@mermaid.micro.umn.edu (Steven M Bonneville)