.58 Gatling Gun

Notes

One of the first models of the Gatling Gun.  The ammunition for this weapon consisted of the standard rifle round placed within a brass tube with a primer cap attached to its base.  Because of this, the weapon frequently jammed -- when rolling to hit, the weapon jams on a natural 20.  It is a Difficult: Heavy Weapons task to clear the jam.  Clearing the jam requires one action. The spent brass can be collected, refilled and reprimed.

Planetfall Performance

ROF 10 (5)
Ammo 36
Damage 5
Range cm 120-240-480-960
Range inches 60-120-240-480
Pen 2-Nil
Burst Dice 10-7-4
 

Weapon Statistics

Name: .58 Gatling Gun
TL: 4
Year: 1862
Nation: United States
Ammo: .58 Government
Muzzle Energy:  2176 joules
Length: 92cm
Barrel: 69cm
Mass: 16.84 kg empty/19.06 kg loaded
Price: §5817
Features: None
Magazine: 36-round box (0.9 kg, §1 empty/2.22 kg, §14.32 loaded)

Basic Game Performance

  Recoil  
ROF Dam Pen Bulk Mag SS Burst Range
10¹ 3 2-Nil 6 36 * * 120 (120)

*The weapon is always fired from a mount.
¹When hand cranked.  When attached to an electric motor the ROF is 50.

Striker II Performance

Short Medium Long Extreme Notes
12 cm: 5 (2) 24 cm: 4 (2) 48 cm: 3 (Nil) 96 cm: 2 (Nil) None
Originally Published:  2007-03-20
Last Updated:  2007-03-20