“And then hippy chick starts on the topic of the military, and I lose it. She has absolutely no idea, and what she thinks she knows is at least sixty years out of date, and probably from a movie! “Your typical military base these days is mainly automation and cybershells. The few humans that are […]
Scout ants (aka “Scants”) are a commonly used reconnaissance system. Less sophisticated than a CATS, they are a fraction of the price. This may result in relatively large numbers being used at once. As might be expected, a scant resembles an ant approximately 30 cm long. Number of legs may vary from four to eight, […]
Version 1.5 “…then in ’59 the Luddites wiped the regional tax records with an EMP.” EMP (electromagnetic pulse) weapons have been used by terrorists, saboteurs, activists and malicious pranksters. Criminals have used them to disable robots for later resale. As a consequence, most modern fifth and fourth-wave electronics are designed with some resistance to EMP […]
GURPs Ultra-tech 4e has a number of interesting foam-based tools, including blast foam, construction foam, survival foam and ablative foam. THS Cities of the Edge describes “Slidefoam”, which is used for both crowd control and leisure activities. There is, however, a real world, less-lethal foam weapon that is not covered in GURPs. Sticky foam came […]
In a previous blog I described a number of 4mm caseless weapons. Here are two more, not found in official publications. 4mm Pocket Pistol The pocket pistol is intermediate in size between the service pistol and the mouse gun. Outside of military circles they are one of the most commonly encountered 4mm weapons. 4mm pocket […]
Light Up The Night! Pan-Pacific Arms is excited to announce that many of their ammunition ranges are now available in selectable tracer format. What is selectable tracer? Selectable means that tracer mode can be switched on or off just before firing. The same round can be used as either a tracer or non-tracer round. Just […]
“We got really lucky, and found this!” The small pad was only a few centimetres to each side. It appeared to be made from something thin and semi-transparent, like tissue paper. On each sheet were printed small letters, arranged regularly in groups of five. The back of Kent’s mind insisted he knew what this was, […]
“I guess to someone it must have seemed a good idea! Create a parahuman with faster maturation and reproductive cycle. Put a small population on a planet and watch it quickly grow into a sizeable workforce that could exploit the resources. Add some administrators and a security force and reap in the profits! “Wasn’t long […]
The Raider is an idea suggested by BAe. The designers freely admit that there inspiration included the Batmobile Tumbler from “Batman Begins”. The wheel arrangement permits a very small turning radius. By the Transhuman Space-era, a number of similar vehicles are in use by various armed agencies. They are more commonly referred to as “tri-raiders” […]
“I know what you mean. The vets' called them “gnomes”. The locals called them “gnomo”. Sometimes you hear “gnomu”. In most languages it is “gnome” or “gnom”. They're little robots, about a quarter of a metre or less. Most are like stout crabs or tailless lobsters; woodlice, perhaps. Some are like helmets with legs, like […]