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NAC-201 "Red Thunder" Light Gatling Weapon (LGW)

Weapon Type: 4-barreled, battery-powered Light Gatling Weapon
Action: Mechanically driven rotary breach
Personnel: Two-Person Fire Team (One Operator, One Ammunition Feeder)
Caliber: 7.62x39mm
Weight of Weapon: 25kg (12kg Weapon, 13kg Power Module)
Weight of Ammunition Backpack: 24kg
Muzzle Velocity: 3,000 fps
Battery/Power: 24v nickel-cadmium battery/0.8 Horsepower Motor
Battery Life: 3,000 rounds
Rate of Fire: 500-1,500 RPM (Variable)
Maximum Effective Range: 700 Metres

Synopsis:

"Red Thunder" was designed by the National Armaments Corporation of Cynapsia to provide the United Socialist States with a heavy-duty "overkill" weapon for defence and assault purposes. The Red Thunder gatling weapon is designed to be used in two roles; firstly, as a man-portable weapon to be used in heavy defence of areas against large numbers of hostile infantry, and secondly as a long-range machine weapon to be used as heavy support for assaulting Red Army troops during large-scale operations, often to fill areas where troop numbers are scarce. "Red Thunder", in essence, is designed to be one level above Light Machine Gun support, using only a few units to provide saturation fire support for multiple platoons at longer ranges, seeking to bridge the gap between small- and heavy-arms support for infantry forces.

Red Thunder is utilised by a two-person fire team, comprising one Operator and one Ammunition Feeder (AF). When on the move, the Operator carries the actual Red Thunder weapon and Power Module, comprising 25kg of weight, whilst the AF carries the Power Module and three 1,000 round Ammunition Belts held within a back-supported container, at a total of 24 Kilograms of weight. When deploying, the Operator lays out the weapon and inserts the Power Supply, whilst the AF inserts the belt-feed and chambers the first round. The Operator then aims the weapon and fires.

(OOC: Would appreciate viewpoints on how feasible this would be in the role I have described above. I thought it would be cool to have a Gatling gun in my infantry forces, but if it's pointless than I won't. Let me know what you think.)

Well, for starters, you'll need to carry loads and loads of ammunition, which ends up weighing a lot.

If you dont believe me, check the Triple Minigun in my storefront :rolleyes:

Actually, here it is:

REFERENCE POST!

Triple MiniGun "Chainsaw" aka "The Saw
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caliber: 7,62x51 mm
weigth: 65 kg MG itself, 75 kg with tripod
Feeding: Belt (amount can vary)
Rate of fire: 18,000 rounds/min (if used non-stop)
Price: $25,000 USDs
Description: The "Chainsaw" is a belt fed, fully auto, vehicle and bunker-deployable heavy machine gun. Its intended to be used as an Anti-Infantry weapon although it can be used against light armoured vehicles such as cars, some APCs and helicopters.
Designed and built by the state-owned "Soviet Arms Co.", this... thing is a force to be reckoned with.
Its is extremely recommended that men serving this weapon use ear muffs due to the probabilty of the noise it makes when fired hurting your internal ear (or whatever its called).

Yours, like this one, will be very good at defending position or against low-flying or lightly armoured targets such as helicopters, jeeps and trucks.

OCC: The amount of ammunition it would eat up makes it pointless.

OOC: The ammunition issue does seem to be a problem. That's why I wanted to have a dedicated Ammo person as part of the team, but then I guess anything they'd be able to carry would dissapear pretty quick. So I guess a human-portable support version of this isn't therefore a very good idea.

Ahh well. C'est la vie, I guess.

[ Having this will make Javelin teams' combat load look like a cakewalk.

However, you can stick it on a vehicle... ]

OOC: NSDraftroom for great justice!!! (check da sig)

OOC: The idea of putting it on a vehicle is tempting, I will consider readjusting it.