Flechette Guns - Revision history

Bruce at 16:06, 7 February 2016

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	Flechette weaponry: These weapons become available in the late 2030's, and common by the 2050's. They are either gas-driven (using extremely compressed air), or thrown by a small flywheel within the gun (which lasts longer, but imposes a +1 difficulty to aim at moving targets). Starting in the 2060's, man-portable electromagnetic railguns are available that use the same types of ammunition, but those are covered under a different section. Flechette weapons fire bursts of tiny, sharp, aerodynamic metallic slivers which tear through flesh, cloth, and other soft materials, while leaving bone and other harder substances largely intact. Humans hit with flechette fire tend to bleed profusely, and even Vampires take lethal damage from the tearing and slicing inflicted.		Flechette weaponry: These weapons become available in the late 2030's, and common by the 2050's. They are either gas-driven (using extremely compressed air), or thrown by a small flywheel within the gun (which lasts longer, but imposes a +1 difficulty to aim at moving targets). Starting in the 2060's, man-portable electromagnetic railguns are available that use the same types of ammunition, but those are covered under a different section. Flechette weapons fire bursts of tiny, sharp, aerodynamic metallic slivers which tear through flesh, cloth, and other soft materials, while leaving bone and other harder substances largely intact. Humans hit with flechette fire tend to bleed profusely, and even Vampires take lethal damage from the tearing and slicing inflicted.

Shadow Cat at 23:48, 23 October 2014

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	*There are several means of providing the compressed air that propels most flechettes. Simple pre-compressed air is most common, but runs out more quickly. Several chemical reactions are tried by different manufacturers before the weapons go out of vogue, some of which are somewhat harmful to breathe. This variety reduces the appeal to hobbyists: Bullet cartridges have been standardized for more than a century.		*There are several means of providing the compressed air that propels most flechettes. Simple pre-compressed air is most common, but runs out more quickly. Several chemical reactions are tried by different manufacturers before the weapons go out of vogue, some of which are somewhat harmful to breathe. This variety reduces the appeal to hobbyists: Bullet cartridges have been standardized for more than a century.
	*Victims are seldom killed instantly, as the heart and brain are both protected by bone: instead most of the damage is done to soft tissue, and victims die of exanguination (ironically, many governments promote flechettes as "more humane" because shooting victims can often be saved). Cleaning a flechette wound can be difficult, as the slivers easily fragment. To vampires, healing such wounds is similarly painful, as jagged fragments are forced through the flesh to clear wounds.		*Victims are seldom killed instantly, as the heart and brain are both protected by bone: instead most of the damage is done to soft tissue, and victims die of exanguination (ironically, many governments promote flechettes as "more humane" because shooting victims can often be saved). Cleaning a flechette wound can be difficult, as the slivers easily fragment. To vampires, healing such wounds is similarly painful, as jagged fragments are forced through the flesh to clear wounds.

			'''Flechette Firearms as of 2040:

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	\|Weapon\|\|Difficulty / Damage<br> (burst size)\|\|Difficulty (Full Auto) <br> # fired per round\|\|Range\|\|Standard Clip size\|\| Rate of fire \|\| Resources		\|Weapon\|\|Difficulty / Damage<br> (burst size)\|\|Difficulty (Full Auto) <br> # fired per round\|\|Range\|\|Standard Clip size\|\| Rate of fire \|\| Resources
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	\|\|Assault Rifle \|\| 6 lethal / 8 lethal <br> 5 round burst \|\| 7<br> 60 \|\| 25 meters \|\| 200 rounds (40 shots) <br> many varieties of extended clips are available \|\| 8/round \|\| 4		\|\|Assault Rifle \|\| 6 lethal / 8 lethal <br> 5 round burst \|\| 7<br> 60 \|\| 25 meters \|\| 200 rounds (40 shots) <br> many varieties of extended clips are available \|\| 8/round \|\| 4
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Shadow Cat at 23:47, 23 October 2014

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	*To militaries, flechette-armed enemies are less dangerous, as flechettes are of dubious use against military and police using modern ceramic-reinforced combat armor (damage is halved when flechettes hit anything harder than, for instance, drywall).		*To militaries, flechette-armed enemies are less dangerous, as flechettes are of dubious use against military and police using modern ceramic-reinforced combat armor (damage is halved when flechettes hit anything harder than, for instance, drywall).
	*There are several means of providing the compressed air that propels most flechettes. Simple pre-compressed air is most common, but runs out more quickly. Several chemical reactions are tried by different manufacturers before the weapons go out of vogue, some of which are somewhat harmful to breathe. This variety reduces the appeal to hobbyists: Bullet cartridges have been standardized for more than a century.		*There are several means of providing the compressed air that propels most flechettes. Simple pre-compressed air is most common, but runs out more quickly. Several chemical reactions are tried by different manufacturers before the weapons go out of vogue, some of which are somewhat harmful to breathe. This variety reduces the appeal to hobbyists: Bullet cartridges have been standardized for more than a century.
			*Victims are seldom killed instantly, as the heart and brain are both protected by bone: instead most of the damage is done to soft tissue, and victims die of exanguination (ironically, many governments promote flechettes as "more humane" because shooting victims can often be saved). Cleaning a flechette wound can be difficult, as the slivers easily fragment. To vampires, healing such wounds is similarly painful, as jagged fragments are forced through the flesh to clear wounds.

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	\|Weapon\|\|Difficulty / Damage<br> (burst size)\|\|Difficulty (Full Auto) <br> # fired per round\|\|Range<br>~~Meters~~\|\|\|\|~~Standard Clip size~~\|\| ~~Rat~~ of ~~fire~~ \|\| ~~Resources~~		\|Weapon\|\|Difficulty / Damage<br> (burst size)\|\|Difficulty (Full Auto) <br> # fired per round\|\|Range\|\|Standard Clip size\|\| Rate of fire \|\| Resources
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			\|Light Pistol\|\|6 / 4 lethal<br> 3 round burst\|\| 7 <br> 30 \|\| 10 meters \|\| 30 rounds<br>(10 shots) \|\| 4/round \|\| 2
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			\|Heavy Pistol \|\| 6 / 5 lethal<br> 4 round burst \|\| 7<br> 40 \|\| 15 meters \|\| 60 rounds <br> (15 shots) \|\| 5/round\|\| 3
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			\|SMG\|\|6 / 6 lethal<br>4 round burst \|\| 7<br>50 \|\| 17 meters \|\| 100 rounds <br> (25 shots) <br> Some versions offer 1000 round clips that run the entire length of the stock \|\| 9/round \|\| 4
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	\|~~Light Pistol~~\|\|6 / 4 lethal<br> 3 round burst\|\| 7 \|\| 10 \|\| 30 rounds<br>~~(10 shots)~~		\|\|Assault Rifle \|\| 6 lethal / 8 lethal <br> 5 round burst \|\| 7<br> 60 \|\| 25 meters \|\| 200 rounds (40 shots) <br> many varieties of extended clips are available \|\| 8/round \|\| 4
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Shadow Cat at 23:32, 23 October 2014

2014-10-23T23:32:58Z

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 [[Weapons]]
-Flechette weaponry:  These weapons become available in the late 2030's, and common by the 2050's.  They are either gas-driven (using extremely compressed air), or thrown by a small flywheel within the gun (which lasts longer, but imposes a +1 difficulty to aim at moving targets). Starting in the 2060's, electromagnetic railguns are available that use the same types of ammunition.  They fire bursts of tiny, sharp metallic slivers which tear through flesh, cloth, and other soft materials, while leaving bone and other harder substances intact.  Humans hit with flechette fire tend to bleed out quickly, and even Vampires take lethal damage from the tearing and slicing inflicted.
+Flechette weaponry:  These weapons become available in the late 2030's, and common by the 2050's.  They are either gas-driven (using extremely compressed air), or thrown by a small flywheel within the gun (which lasts longer, but imposes a +1 difficulty to aim at moving targets). Starting in the 2060's, man-portable electromagnetic railguns are available that use the same types of ammunition, but those are covered under a different section.  Flechette weapons fire bursts of tiny, sharp, aerodynamic metallic slivers which tear through flesh, cloth, and other soft materials, while leaving bone and other harder substances largely intact.  Humans hit with flechette fire tend to bleed profusely, and even Vampires take lethal damage from the tearing and slicing inflicted.
-Standard fabric bullet-resistant armor (kevlar, silk, and re-enforced clothing) has only half its standard effectiveness when hit with flechettes (round down):  Such armor is designed to redirect impacts over a wider area, but the sharp slivers cut the strands and penetrate with relative ease.  Conversely, hard armor (modern ceramic plates, titanium or even ancient bronze breastplates) halve the damage done by flechettes ''before'' the soak:  Most of the slivers flatten on the surface.
+Standard fabric-based bullet-resistant armor (kevlar, silk, and re-enforced clothing) provides only one die of protection when hit with flechettes (just as even the best medieval armor provides only one die of protection versus bullets):  Such armor is designed to redirect impacts over a wider area, but the sharp slivers cut the strands and penetrate with relative ease.  Conversely, hard armor (modern ceramic plates, titanium or even ancient bronze breastplates) halve the damage done by flechettes ''before'' the soak:  Most of the slivers flatten on the surface.
-Flechettes are very small when compared to other ammunition, and despite the numbers of flechettes fired at a time
+;Advantages vs. bullets:
-Flechette Firearms as of 2040:
+;Disadvantages vs. bullets:

Shadow Cat: Shadow Cat moved page Future weaponry to Flechette Guns

2014-10-23T22:58:33Z

Shadow Cat moved page Future weaponry to Flechette Guns

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[[Weapons]]

Flechette weaponry: These weapons become available in the late 2030's, and common by the 2050's. They are either gas-driven (using extremely compressed air), or thrown by a small flywheel within the gun (which lasts longer, but imposes a +1 difficulty to aim at moving targets). Starting in the 2060's, electromagnetic railguns are available that use the same types of ammunition. They fire bursts of tiny, sharp metallic slivers which tear through flesh, cloth, and other soft materials, while leaving bone and other harder substances intact. Humans hit with flechette fire tend to bleed out quickly, and even Vampires take lethal damage from the tearing and slicing inflicted.

Standard fabric bullet-resistant armor (kevlar, silk, and re-enforced clothing) has only half its standard effectiveness when hit with flechettes (round down): Such armor is designed to redirect impacts over a wider area, but the sharp slivers cut the strands and penetrate with relative ease. Conversely, hard armor (modern ceramic plates, titanium or even ancient bronze breastplates) halve the damage done by flechettes ''before'' the soak: Most of the slivers flatten on the surface.

Flechettes are very small when compared to other ammunition, and despite the numbers of flechettes fired at a time

Flechette Firearms as of 2040: