Grenade mesh has been a common feature of defensive military positions for several decades. It resembles mosquito net but is made of high-tech composites so is considerably more resistant to cutting. The mesh is in fact two layers bonded together. The outer-facing layer is printed in an appropriate camouflage colour or pattern. The inner layer […]
His suspicion grew. None of the ground sensors had been tripped but something was out there in the long savannah grass. As casually as he could, he stood up, stretched and moved into the guard hut. As soon as he was out of sight he pressed the button and dropped down low. A cloud of […]
Invariably large tracked cybershells get referred to as “cybertanks” irrespective of their actual battlefield role. The modular nature of some designs means that distinguishing between a true tank, a personnel carrier or some other variant can be problematic. A good example of this is the Vickers-Sackett Wolfhound. The Wolfhound appears somewhat smaller than earlier designs […]
The 21st century witnessed a number of small scale but bloody conflicts. Expensive modern military hardware was in short supply. As a consequence many of the combatants utilized trucks and SUVs for transportation. These conflicts were to see the resurrection of an older idea. The Russian 76.2mm ZIS-3 light gun was continuing to provide good […]
The Taleon model bioroid line was developed by Waterloo Vitals, a Canadian company previously known for the production of high quality biomod organs. Part of the programming of Taleons is based on the British regimental system. Taleons are very loyal to their comrades and regiment. Canada, Britain and Australia were enthusiastic early customers for Taleons. […]
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 […]