Ship's Locker: Out of the Closet

[Condottiere]

That would probably fall under the same conditions, as a fifty calibre heavy machine gun bullet, against an unarmoured human.

That default three dice/four and a half hundred metre range propellant/bullet is the magic sauce, in this case

 

[Condottiere]

Tupolev's Aero-Engined Snowmobiles Were The Bear's Distant Cousins

The Soviet Union's OKBs were not just responsible for aircraft designs. From the earliest days of the Soviet Union the big names produced other vehicles. Amongst the most successful of these were Andrei Tupolev's 'aerosans'; sleds powered by aero engines that were used for civilian and military tasks from the Revolution to the fall of communism. This video takes a brief look at Tupolev’s most successful aerosans - the ANT IV and the A-3.

youtube.com/watch?v=6cKcpl-MDL0


Land slider.

 

[Condottiere]

SOLAMENT Solar-smart material／太陽光をコントロールする素材 SOLAMENT

What is CWO™,Technology innovation underpins SOLAMENT™
SOLAMENT™ is a technology made from CWO™, nanoscale particles that has the unique ability to absorb NIR which was invented by Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., in 2002.
Since its unique feature of transparency, SOLAMENT™ is not only useful in clothing, but also can be applied to materials such as glass and plastic. It plays a role in various areas of our lives, including automobiles, construction materials and agriculture.

Vacuum suits.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

G. Advanced Projectile Weapon is almost certain.

H. Removing that drops the cost by a fifth to eight hundred starbux.

I. Physical signature levels up by one.

J. Weight is divided by point nine to three and a third kilogrammes.

K. Range drops to three hundred sixty metres.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

L. I wonder if that applies to ammunition?

M. Physical signature does depend on the noise made by the propellant.

N. Illumination would be depreciated by the flash suppressor.

O. Weight increases by a tad.

P. Cost for magazine and forty rounds would be twelve starbux.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

Q. I think the sling is free.

R. Gyrostabiliser weighs a fifth of the receiver, and costs three hundred starbux.

S. That would modify the adjusted cost to five hundred starbux.

T. Weight drops to two and two thirds kilogrammes.

U. I sorta recall that a sling was five starbux, but in this case, probably just some mass produced thick nylon strap.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

V. The rifle barrel has an integral flash suppressor.

W. I think a mass produced attachable one would be a starbux.

X. So, I think that's somewhat irrelevant in terms of cost.

Y. The forty millimetre RAM shoot-through grenade adapter.

Z. Similarly, rifle grenades are launched from an adapter on the weapon; only the grenades need be purchased.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

1. Electronic battlefield sight, with light amplification, passive infrared, visual magnification, and, a laser rangefinder/target painter.

2. I think this would be described as a Combination Scope.

3. At the cost of some bulk a combination scope offers the benefits of standard, lowlight and thermal scopes.

4. Multispectral has enhanced image processing, so unlikely.

5. This device costs Cr400 and weights 0.5kg.

6. Combined with a Laser Pointer.

7. A laser pointer grants DM+1 to attack rolls at ranges out to 50m.

8. I don't think this has ever been emphasized with the advanced combat rifle.

9. A laser pointer costs Cr200. Weighs one tenth of a kilogramme.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

A. The above electronics would total six hundred starbux, and weight three fifths of a kilogramme.

B. In theory, you have have to pay people to take an advanced combat rifle.

C. A naked rifle would weigh a tad above two kilogrammes.

D. The gyrostabilizer, the combination scope, and the laser pointer, cost, by themselves, one kilostarbux.

E. Three and a third kilogramme, minus three fifths kilogramme, times eighty percent.

F. Basic longarm receiver, stock, rifle barrel weight 2.186666666666667 kilogrammes.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

G. Basic longarm receiver is four hundred starbux, two and a half kilogrammes, and has a capacity for thirty rounds.

H. Fully automatic increases the cost by a fifth.

I. Lightweight increases cost by a half, and decreases weight by a fifth.

J. Increased ammunition capacity by thirty three and a third percent.

K. Which means receiver cost increases by a third, and weight by a sixth.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

L. Rifle barrel costs three tenths of the receiver.

M. Weighs in at half.

N. We're going with a full stock

O. One tenth more weight.

P. One tenth more cost.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

Q. It seems pretty clear that an advanced combat rifle could cost twice as much as listed.

R. And, that's before accounting for the magic bullets.

S. So, deconstruction would not be the smart way to do this.

T. Just like deconstructing the Golden Goose was not the smart thing, either.

U. Tweaking, seems the way to go.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

V. Speaking of bullets.

W. Forty rounds and one magazine is fifteen starbux.

X. Standard magazine should cost around one percent of the cost of the platform.

Y. As a general rule, magazines and feed devices can be bought individually at the prices shown, or in a pack of 6 with a 10% discount. Crates generally hold 100 or more magazines, and typically bought at a discount of around 30% plus whatever the unit’s procurement officer can bargain for. This does not include ammunition.

Z. Assume a magazine of 20 rounds of ammunition equals 10% of the mass of the weapon; extrapolate as necessary.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

1. I don't think the electronics count when it comes to calculating the cost for the magazine.

2. Nor, the furniture nor the barrel.

3. It has to be the receiver, plus modifications.

4. To simplify this, I'm going to say that default cost of the advanced combat rifle magazine will be five starbux.

5. That makes calculating the cost for the ammunition easier, at a quarter starbux per round.

6. At one hundred fifty percent capacity, the maximum size would be forty five rounds, without needing to extend the magazine.

7. That would be an additional sixteen and two thirds percent to the cost, and one twelfth extra to the weight.

8. Magazine size may be adjusted to the projected role of the firearm.

9. Though, keeping the modified receiver allows a variety of different magazine sizes.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

A. Why is the cost of the advanced combat rifle's round a quarter of a starbux?

B. I don't know.

C. But why look a gift horse in the mouth?

D. They're as cheap as a lead ball with basic gunpowder.

E. Maybe, paper cartridge.

F. You could use it as an alternative to a medium handgun round.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

G. Since we don't have the exact bill of materials for the advanced combat rifle, some care is needed in stripping off components, and recosting it.

H. First, we have to figure out the role(s) it's meant to play.

I. I'd say general deterrence and close quarters combat.

J. I don't think we really need a gyrostabilizer for that.

K. Costs drops to seven hundred starbux, and maybe weight to two and a half kilogrammes.

 

[-Daniel-]

Advanced Combat Rifle

H. First, we have to figure out the role(s) it's meant to play.

I have often wondered about the future. Would weapons be built for a specific role or would we see more a core weapon and the things that get added onto it are designed for the role. Shorter and longer barrel, specific types of sites, stock and hand grip styles and shapes, magazines (30 count vs 50 vs 100 drum for example), lower powered ammo and silencer, attachable gyrostabilizer, smart-gun system, bio-lockout system, etcetera....

The reason I ask, is this could impact how you approach the core weapon design I would imagine.

 

[Condottiere]

Depends on the environment, and the expected opposition.

If you're spending a lot of time in microgravity, you tend to settle for lasers, rocket propelled ammunition, and at very close quarters, snubbers.

Then it would be a question if it's badly or well equipped adversaries, and if you're attacking or defending.

Dirtside, artillery, and apparently, guided drones, are going to predominate, so decision time is through heavy weapons.

So, the question, you might be asking, is why we need smallarms?

Deterrence, or if we want to offend, getting close enough, where they would have an effect on the opposition.

What's yet undetermined in the far future, is the likely engagement range.

 

[Condottiere]

Advanced Combat Rifle

L. It's not that gyrostabilization isn't extremely useful.

M. Any number of times when you see special forces clearing a building, they tend to move forward carefully, taking precise, aimed shots.

N. The Clash/Ten is not intended for them.

O. It's for militia and conscripts, who know enough to point the barrel in the right direction, and pull the trigger.

P. Three hundred starbux saving might not sound like a lot (presumably fifteen hundred greenbux), but it starts to add up, if you need to supply thousand and millions of troops.

 

[Sigtrygg]

The AR15 platform and its ilk are capable of being very modular.

Short barrel and you have a CQB weapon.
Longer barrel and you have a standard issue.
Increase barrel durability and you have an LMG option
Increase barrel length and change calibre and you have a DMR
Increase barrel length, durability and change calibre and you have a SSW