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Weapons described below are of special interest in the Dystopia: Hostile Takeover Campaign environment. For a complete list of weapons in this category, see the complete Non-Lethal Weapons List. Keys: [TRDL] = Created by Third Rail Design Labs // [Shirow] = Adapted from the work of Masamune Shirow |
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Chimera 400 Bolter: Chimera’s most popular bolter, the Type 400 pistol uses a special bolt with a head that is designed to fracture upon impact with soft tissue through pressure on microscopic radial seams in the housing. On hard targets, the bolt compresses like any other, and performs poorly. Against soft targets, if the bolt head fractures as designed, three spring-loaded barbed fans extend into the victim, opposite the path of the wound, in effect hooking the bolt into bone and surrounding heavy tissues. The barbs are not retractable, and the bolt may only be removed via surgery. The bolt was originally designed to make private treatment for projectile wounds less practical, as many crews and ganger guilds kept private medical personnel on staff for work emergencies, making the apprehension of escaped, but wounded, suspects particularly difficult for orbital law enforcement. However, in practice it is fairly uncommon that the bolts perform as designed, as most conventional soft armors corrupt the bolt head’s design. An impressive weapon, nonetheless. [TRDL] |
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Chimera 100 Pocket Bolter: This pistol was originally designed to fit into the standard 10cm square utility pouches on early EVA suits. Though later EVA design, and weapon technology, rendered such a design impractical, the Type 100 Pocket Bolter became commonly used as a holdout weapon stashed in small compartmentalized spaces, avoiding notice once a concealed equipment bracket system was developed, making the Type 100 storage case look like a small utility kit. [TRDL]
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Chimera 600 Bolter: This unusual weapon was originally designed as a collapsible rifle, with removable barrel extension and three-joint stock. While the Type 600 performs very well in this configuration, the generally excellent accuracy of most non-ballistic weapons in zero-g, combined with the increased range, made the use of this weapon in rifle mode less necessary than originally expected. It is more frequently stripped down and used as a standard bolt pistol, suffering accuracy penalties as a result. [TRDL]
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Stane Industries Balrupp: Stane Industries released this orbital-friendly sidearm to critical praise thanks to its near-silent action, reduced muzzle flash, and 80% rubberized body. Stane Industries also pioneered the sub-ballistic kinetic dispersal round, providing a range of calibers with minimal hard target damage risk. [TRDL]
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Stane Industries Krieger: Longer barrel and larger caliber than the Balrupp. In addition to the Balrupp’s suite of features, the Krieger includes an expertly counter-balanced muzzle for reduced recoil. [TRDL] |
| Stane Industries Series 2: The next generation of Stane sidearms begins with the Series 2, building on the features that put Stane on the map, with a new integral manometer for safety. [TRDL] |
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Stane Industries Series 3 (FN-FFR): Stane Industries released this precision rifle to little fanfare, understandable in light of the fact that high-velocity long-range weapons are illegal on-station. However, the FN-FFR remains a significant breakthrough in orbital ballistic weaponry in that it takes a special 14mm cased ceramic-sheathed shell that sheds kinetic energy on impact, in effect the first high-caliber sub-ballistic weapon designed. In addition, the option of switching out the long-range scope with a thermal scope makes this rifle a formidable weapon. [TRDL] |
| Talon Arms PL-4: An efficient, compact sidearm with an impressive SB ammunition capacity. Finished in matte black or Talon’s signature crimson glaze. [TRDL] |
| Talon Arms PL-8 ‘Pepperbox’: Talon’s compact submachine gun comes equipped with a forward-position extended magazine and a muzzle-flash suppressor. [TRDL] |
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Arasaka 455 BoltThrower: This bolt pistol was developed for EVA use, with an over-sized rubber grip, and unwieldy 12mm jacketed bolt ammunition. It was developed by Arasaka’s Research and Development arm early in the space program for covert operations in a vacuum, so considerable effort went into counterbalanced venting to minimize recoil. However, the use of ultra-light orbital weaves in contemporary EVA suits made the 12mm bolt excessive for it’s intended use. Still favored by some underworld elements, for the spectacular display of blood and tissue matter in zero-g when an unarmored opponent is struck, more for effect than anything else.[TRDL] |
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