Ammunition

In the world of the 2100s, access to firearms has changed drastically. A variety of different weapons laws govern each individual NationState or MegaCorp, and as such, different ammunition standards have grown to service these different environments.

Ammo types fall into a variety of categories, and can mostly be bought or found in the game world.

Dumbshells

''Used by gauss and mag weapons, dumbshells are inert slugs of various materials, often depleted uranium, containted within a protective casing. They are used widely under the jurisdiciton of the Free Chinese Kingdoms and Australasiata, where small ammunition containing propellants is banned. ''

One Seventy-Fiver

The one hundred and seventy-five gram dumbshell is relatively light and compact for a dumbshell, a class of ammo known for its clunkiness. From smaller weapons it has limited stopping power, requiring larger assault or heavy platforms to cause serious damage, but its ubiquitousness and extremely low price make it a popular choice.

Kilokill

The huge 1000g 'Kilokill' dumbshell is used in small, powerful platforms such as HandCannons and Rederringers. Assault weapons usually have enough internal motive power to accelerate one seventy-fivers to sufficient velocities, making the Kilokill unneccesary in such applications. A Kilokill shell travelling at significant velocity causes extreme damage to unarmoured targets, and can even be used to punch through armoured vehicles with sufficient propulsion.

Cartridges

''The tried and tested ballistic cartridge still has a lot of favour in the A.P.S, as well as with many of the MegaCorps. Even in those locales where normal 'bullets' are banned, weapons chambering them pop up remarkably often in less-legal situations. Metals used have been adapted over the years to make them effective against Shimmers and other shielding technologies.''

.45 ACP

The oldest type of ammunition in use anywhere in the world, the ACP round is designed to specifications dating back to a far pre-Shift blueprint. Still favoured for use in sub-machine guns and handguns, the ACP has impressive stopping power, even in today's world of GigaStims and combat armour.

18mm

The 18mm heavy cartridge is produced by Deutchland and the A.P.S in large quantities, offered in a variety of subtypes. Often used in rifles and assault weapons, its large size and often large charge make it a modern cartridge for modern combat enviroments. Very short 'Sartre' model cartridges allow the ammunition to be used in smaller platforms where less recoil is desirable, at the cost of range.

Battery Packs

''Many modern weapons use considerable electrical power. Batteries are an essential part of the modern combatant's equipment, therefore. Beware the effect of EMPs on battery operated weapons.''

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Europa

Popular with directed energy weapon users, the Europa is a lithium based cell designed for high-energy applications. It features heavily in Schutzwaffe weaponry.

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RSC

The Radium Standard Cell is a compact, long-lived cell often used in matter-acceleration weapons or guidance systems. Radioactive leakage is an occasional occupational concern minimised by proper care.