27 Prototype Weapons & Vehicles Index
25mm Airburst Grenades
An airburst round, airburst shell, air burst grenade, or smart grenade is a type of tactical anti-personnel explosive ammunition, typically a shell or grenade, that detonates in midair, causing air burst effect fragment damage to an enemy.
This makes it easier to hit enemy soldiers behind a wall, in a defensive fighting position, or in a confined space or room. It is used on many guns, from artillery to the hand-held XM25 Individual Airburst Weapon System (derived from the XM29 OICW). Unlike traditional grenades, such as the 40 mm grenade, smart grenades can be electronically programmed to explode after traveling a certain distance. A fire control computer or some other electronic sighting system is used to quickly program the electronic fuse with any distance, as conditions dictate.
Orbital ATK developed 30x173mm Mk310 PABM-T airburst rounds for Mk44 Bushmaster II.
(Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airburst_round)
These are the grenades that The Black Baron uses since the introduction. They are fictitiously made stun grenades and shot from a sci-fi wrist mounted launcher. The fact that they are tactical stun grenades doesn't stretch reality too far as Battlefield 4 has several tactical alterations including smoke and even special shotgun shells for the XM25.
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40mm Grenades
The 40 mm grenade is a military grenade caliber for grenade launchers in service with many armed forces. There are two main types in service: the 40×46mm, which is a low-velocity round used in hand-held grenade launchers; and the high-velocity 40×53mm, used in mounted and crew-served weapons. The cartridges are not interchangeable. Both 40 mm cartridges use the High-Low Propulsion System.
The less powerful 40×46mm is used in hand-held weapons such as the M79, M203, and the multi-shot M32 MGL.
The more powerful 40×53mm is used in automatic grenade launchers mounted on tripods, vehicles or helicopters, such as the Mk 19 grenade launcher. In these roles, the rounds are linked together with a metallic disintegrating link.
A medium velocity 40×51mm cartridge recently (2007) developed in South Africa provides a more powerful alternative for hand-held weapons without increased recoil. A new version of the Milkor MGL chambered for the new round remains backward compatible with existing 40×46mm rounds.
(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_mm_grenade)
In the story, underslung 40mm grenade launchers are gradually becoming eclipsed by the underslung Gauss gun. In this futuristic environment, tactical grenades of all kinds have also been made to fit into 40mm grenade launchers.
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Pike Rockets
The Pike is a precision-guided mini-missile designed by Raytheon. It is a 40 mm guided munition that can be fired from the barrel of an Heckler & Koch M320 Grenade Launcher Module and Enhanced Grenade Launching Module (EGLM) like a standard 40mm grenade, but is powered by a rocket motor to propel it 2,000 m (2,200 yd; 1.2 mi) to give infantrymen extended-range precision capabilities unlike anything before in a hand-held weapon. The weapon uses a digital, semi-active laser seeker to guide itself to within 5 meters of the target; it can operate in a two-man shooter/spotter team or by the grenadier alone lazing after firing, as it can fly for 15 seconds before homing in. When fired, Pike has a small propellant to "kick" it 2.5–3 m (8.2–9.8 ft) out of the tube before the nearly smokeless motor ignites, and range is dependent on firing angle. The munition is effective against fixed and slow-moving mid-range targets, using a 6⁄10 lb (9.6 oz; 0.27 kg) blast fragmentation warhead with a 10-meter lethality radius. Raytheon developed the weapon for three years in collaboration with Nammo Talley, which developed the warhead and propulsion system. The Pike is intended to be more accurate with a longer range than rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) and standard grenades, while being far lighter and more cost-effective than current infantry guided weapons like the FGM-148 Javelin. Further improvements could include different fuses, multiple-round simultaneous programming and targeting with data-link capabilities, and platform integration onto small boats, vehicles, and small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Pike weighs 1.7 lb (0.77 kg) and is 16.8 in (43 cm) long, too long to fit in the breech of the M203 grenade launcher. At AUSA 2015, Raytheon revealed they had performed two successful test firings of the Pike.
After its unveiling, Raytheon received permission to market the Pike to foreign governments, several of which have shown interest for infantry forces and special operators. While it is more expensive than unguided RPGs and less powerful than a Javelin, it is cheaper than anti-tank missiles and powerful enough to blast through walls and other barriers. Although it can be fired from existing grenade launchers, the M203 would have to be modified to swing out far enough to accept the round.
The Pike is (a/n.supposedly) already in service with Canadian special forces, using an underslung H&K M320 40mm grenade launcher -- rifles equipped this way use laser designators on the rifle, but standalone designators are also used.
( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_(munition) )
This weapon first made an appearance in the story as the Angels tried to attack the Baron shortly after he met AoDD's girlfriend. The Templar was using a high tech laser designation system in his helmet to take down Alien's Predator drones. Later on the gang may fight specialists with these missiles, called Pikemen, after the medieval era troop that had more range with a Pike than an infantryman's sword or axe.
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Electromagnetic weapons
Underslung Railgun/Coil gun
(This one's kinda complex so I'll be typing most of this.)
(This is a pic of supposedly the first concealable coil gun aka Gauss rifle.)
With the advent of superhuman warfare came several super minds that each had made something truly mind blowing. Had the world not been in a Second Great Depression the true creators of superconductors, and portable rail, coil, and electric weapons would be legends. Now their names are lost, killed in battle by the early Angels.
The underslung Gauss weapon is under constant development and the current model is more of a truly electric weapon. The Gauss weapons in this book convert electronic energy into a bright kinetic blast which doubles as an emergency shotgun shot and underslung grenade with more ease of use than the Pike rocket. Even at point-blank range the explosion shouldn't hurt the operator but the operator should be careful of harm from previously organic or inorganic debris.
The first sighting of this weapon is when AllFall was fleeing the 144k, a fictionalized future version of the real 14k triad. AllFall assumed it was the Wo Shing Wo, another real Chinese triad, and the Baron didn't really care to specify who's who as the tablet they were speaking through was going to self-destruct.
Future versions of this weapon may use coil-railgun hybrid mechanisms as well as superconductors. The guns in the villain underworld are classed in "versions". The guns in this book are V-1.
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McCurdy's Armor (Riot Shields)
McCurdy's Armor is a patented portable armored wall system that protects against small arms, mortars, rockets, artillery, armor-piercing rounds and suicide bombs. Constructed of aluminum frames that unfold and connect to one another using steel connector pins, McCurdy's Armor can be deployed into a full guard post by a three-person team in less than ten minutes, using no hand tools or heavy equipment. The system can be dismantled and redeployed in a similar amount of time. McCurdy's Armor includes bullet proof glass windows that provide full situational awareness and, when necessary, can be opened and used as gun ports.
(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCurdy%E2%80%99s_Armor)
Several websites describe the armor's LEGO-like construction and how they operate somewhat as riot shields.
The slightly more developed version of this has not yet been released in my book.
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Portable High-powered Microwaves
In the real world, specially designed microwaves have been used to kill rats. More powerful forms are being tested for shooting missiles out of the air. Alien and his fellow eggheads may... or may not be developing a handheld microwave similar in design to flamethrowers of old.
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Vehicles
The Maserati Birdcage 75th was a concept car created and designed by a Pininfarina design team led by Lowie Vermeersch, including Jason Castriota and Giuseppe Randazzo under the direction of Ken Okuyama.[1] It was first introduced at the 2005 Geneva Auto Show. It was named to honor the classic Maserati Birdcages of the 1960s and Pininfarina's 75th anniversary. The original car intent was discussed and pursued originally by Paolo Pininfarina, Pininfarina S.p.A, Franco Lodato and Peter Aloumanis, from Motorola during a business gathering in September 2004 at Pebble Beach, California.
(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Birdcage_75th) Accessed 1/23/19
A customized and upgraded version serves as the Baron's 'bat-mobile'. The original version lacks bulletproof windows, AC, and side-view mirrors. At high speeds, two wings or spoilers raise up in the back to give the necessary downforce for max performance even in the original.
The LaBaron Collection
Surely the Baron wouldn't have a secret collection of cars solely because he thought they were named after him riiight? (The years in order are 1972, 1964, 1955, and 1933.)
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