Armington Laser Pistol

Description

The Armington laser pistol is a prototype personal defense weapon, consisting of the pistol, a belt battery pack/capacitor, and a power cable linking the two.  The ALP is less powerful than the ALC2, and does not require a liquid-nitrogen cooling cylinder, but it is limited in its rate of fire to one shot per ten seconds (2 turns) otherwise the heat of firing will damage its components.

Controlling Skill

Energy Weapon (Energy Pistol)

Associated Games/Campaigns

Dark Conspiracy $3200 (—/R)
Merc: 2000    
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Originally Published:  2006-02-25
Last Updated:   2009-02-17
Original Concept:  GDW, Inc
Final Design:  Gerry Harris
 

 

Weapon Statistics I

Name:  Armington Laser Pistol
Type:  Visible Light Laser
TL:  9
Year:  2020
Nation:  United States
Focal Array:  0.1 meters
Pulse Energy:  0.01
Power Requirements: 0.003333 MW
Ruggedized:  Basic (×1) 
Features:  None 
Magazine:  18-shot power pack

Weapon Statistics II
Part Length Volume Mass Price
Weapon 30 cm 0.34 liters 0.61 kg §672
Back/Belt Pack 3.92 liters 9.01 kg §329
Vehicle Power Pack 3.50 liters 7.00 kg §317

House Rules Performance I

ROF Bulk Mag
½ 2 18

House Rules Performance II

Atmosphere DV Damage Penetration Range
Vacuum (0) 0-0-0-0 5-5-5-5 Nil-Nil-Nil-Nil 80-160-320-640
Trace (1) 0-0-0-0 5-5-5-5 Nil-Nil-Nil-Nil 80-160-320-640
Very Thin (2,3) 0-0-0-0 5-5-5-5 Nil-Nil-Nil-Nil 80-160-320-640
Thin (4,5) 0-0-0-0 5-5-5-2 Nil-Nil-Nil-Nil 80-160-320-640
Standard (6,7) 0-0-0-0 5-5-3-2 Nil-Nil-Nil-Nil 80-160-320-640
Dense (8,9) 0-0-0-0 5-3-2-1 Nil-Nil-Nil-Nil 80-160-320-640
Exotic (A+) 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 Nil-Nil-Nil-Nil 80-160-320-640

Striker II Performance

Atmosphere Short Medium Long Extreme Notes
Vacuum (0) 8: 1 (Nil) 16: 1 (Nil) 32: 1 (Nil) 64: 1 (Nil) None
Trace (1) 8: 1 (Nil) 16: 1 (Nil) 32: 1 (Nil) 64: 1 (Nil) None
Very Thin (2,3) 8: 1 (Nil) 16: 1 (Nil) 32: 1 (Nil) 64: 1 (Nil) None
Thin (4,5) 8: 1 (Nil) 16: 1 (Nil) 32: 1 (Nil) 64: 1 (Nil) None
Standard (6,7) 8: 1 (Nil) 16: 1 (Nil) 32: 1 (Nil) 64: 1 (Nil) None
Dense (8,9) 8: 1 (Nil) 16: 1 (Nil) 32: 1 (Nil) 64: 1 (Nil) None
Exotic (A+) 8: 1 (Nil) 16: 1 (Nil) 32: 1 (Nil) 64: 1 (Nil) None

Planetfall Performance

Atmos. ROF Ammo Dam Range (cm) Range (inches) Pen Burst Dice
0 3 18 5-5-5-5 80-160-320-640 40-80-160-320 N-N-N-N N/A
1 3 18 5-5-5-5 80-160-320-640 40-80-160-320 N-N-N-N N/A
2-3 3 18 5-5-5-5 80-160-320-640 40-80-160-320 N-N-N-N N/A
4-5 3 18 5-5-5-2 80-160-320-640 40-80-160-320 N-N-N-N N/A
6-7 3 18 5-5-3-2 80-160-320-640 40-80-160-320 N-N-N-N N/A
8-9 3 18 5-3-2-1 80-160-320-640 40-80-160-320 N-N-N-N N/A
A+ 3 18 1-1-0-0 80-160-320-640 40-80-160-320 N-N-N-N N/A