Lewis Gun

Notes

Weapon Statistics

A British Great War-era machinegun.

This weapon was rated, not designed, using Fire, Fusion & Steel.
Name:  Lewis Gun
TL:  4
Year:  1915
Nation:  Great Britain
Ammo:  .303
Muzzle Energy:  3456 joules
Length:  128cm
Barrel:  67cm
Mass (empty):  11.80 kg (Bipod weighs an additional 2 kg)
Price:  §3,027 (Bipod costs an additional §70)
Features: Bipod
Magazine: 49-round drum (0.83 kg, §9 empty/2.104 kg, §34.48 loaded)

Planetfall Performance

Basic Game Performance

ROF 5 (5)
Ammo 49
Damage 4
Range cm 100-200-400-800
130-260-520-1040
Range inches 50-100-200-400
65-130-260-520
Pen 2-3-Nil
Burst Dice 5-3-1
          Recoil  
ROF Dam Pen Bulk Mag SS Burst Range
5 4 2-3-Nil 9 49 3 7 100 (97)
5 4 2-3-Nil 9 49 1 3 130 (126)

The first row is for the weapon fired from the hip.  The second row is for the weapon fired from the bipod.

Striker II Performance

Short Medium Long Extreme Notes
10 cm: 4 (2) 20 cm: 3 (2) 40 cm: 2 (1) 80 cm: 1 (Nil) None
13 cm: 5 (2) 26 cm: 4 (2) 52 cm: 3 (1) 104 cm: 2 (Nil) None
Originally Published:  2002-06-24
Last Updated:  2005-03-28