Version 2. GURPS Bio-tech (4e) p.90 has this interesting little vignette: Missing: Two raccoons, aged 3 and 4 E-years. Gray fur, distinctive black mask marking over eyes, rings on tail. $10,000 reward for information leading to recapture. Please contact Macrotech@Fed.Net.Com. “Let’s see if I understand this. Two of our Doolittle Virus enhanced Neo-Coons faked a […]
Moon-Darts Moon-darts are a family of weapons developed on the moon to provide a cheaper alternative to more sophisticated weapons such as lasers and micro-missiles. The moon-dart gun resembles a six to eight inch cylinder of between one and one and a half inches in diameter with either 19 or 37 openings in one end. […]
Version 2.0 15mm Recoilless Rifle and Pistol “15mm Recoilless Rifle: A rifle-like weapon which fires 15mm projectiles and counters recoil by venting cold gas out the back of the weapon [or via vents in the side of the barrel]. Favored in zero-G combat.” p.155 Transhuman Space 3rd Edition The recoilless rifle is probably designed to […]
9.5mm Poly-Hunter 9.5mmPC. The 9.5mmPC is a rifle round designed for animal control and is sufficient to handle large dangerous game such as bears. It is a polymer-cased round firing full calibre bullets of 270-300 gr. It also uses saboted smaller calibre rounds varying from 6.7mm to 8.6mm and 100 gr to 275 gr weights. […]
The most powerful long-range fully-automatic weapon that can realistically be considered as manportable in TS is the 7.5mm Machine Gun. A number of different models are made by different companies but all use the same ammunition and have similar features. Although modular designs most components are not interchangeable between models from different companies. 7.5mm Machine […]
Version 2.4 CaseInc, the developers of the 5.6mm caseless round, made their technical data widely available for a nominal fee. Most arms manufactures saw the wisdom in building weapons using this information rather than wasting time and resources developing their own caseless rounds. The result was that nearly every arms company offers weapons in 5.6mmCL […]
Version 2 Shotguns Shotguns are relatively common weapons and ammunition is often readily available, particularly in rural areas. Ammunition can be minifactured or even can be handmade. Tube-magazine or even double-barrelled guns are still popular with the more conservative hunters. Military and police use shotguns for firing both lethal and less-lethal ammunition. For combat roles […]
10mm Caseless The 10mmCLP round has become the standard for most THS military and police pistols and SMGs. A high-velocity medium-calibre round, its penetration gives it a reasonable capability against body-armour or cybershells, and its flat-trajectory aids accuracy. The 10mmCLP is a supersonic round, so subsonic ammunition is recommended if using a suppressor. This reduces […]
Version 1.3 This blog post will provide a variety of additional weapons for use in TS. I will start with the 4mm Caseless weapons, detailing both canon and new weapons 4mm Caseless The only major challenger to the 10mmCLP is the 4mmCL. The 4mmCL is the latest incarnation of a persistently reoccurring meme in ammunition […]
In Transhuman Space Fifth Wave (THS:FW p.61) we are told that since 2095, numerous radical factions have been active in America. Many are the more aggressive advocates of the “People’s Power” pro-cyberdemocratic reform movement. Others champion related or different causes. The American establishment has been forced to fight a low-level counterinsurgency campaign in several of […]