Part A of NOPE LLC's updates to their Repeater consists of reintroducing detachable magazines to the design, in the form of double-stack single-feed box magazines secured to the weapon by means of a catch on the magazine and a spring-loaded paddle on the Repeater. The magazines, which are inserted into a magazine well, come in three sizes; one at 5 rounds, one at 15 rounds, and one at 30 rounds. The magazines are constructed of sheet-metal, using techniques developed for tinplate toys, and are stamped with a pattern of stiffening ribs down the sides to both strengthen the magazine and to help eliminate confusion as to its orientation in low-visibility conditions. Should the end user desire, these magazines may be fixed to the Repeater via a length of chain or cord to prevent their loss when in service.
Part B of NOPE LLC's updates to their Repeater consists of taking all the prior revisions to the design and integrating them into a single, unified model; the NOPE M20 Repeater
NOPE Repeater 1920AThe internal box magazine is swapped for a detachable one. This increases the width of the Repeater even more as a housing is made to accommodate the magazine, but it's not enough to cause issues. The stamped magazines are relatively easy to produce, but they only come in the 15 round variant as the 5 round magazine doesn't stick out enough to be grabbed. A simple latch-lever on the side of the magazine holds it in place. The magazines do fit a little loose in their housing - when pushed forward or backwards, they may cause feeding jams. This is especially noticeable after the magazine has had some use, as the spring wears out when fully loaded for extended periods of time. The fact that the Repeater can hold and use more than ten rifle-caliber rounds in a detachable magazine is, quite frankly, an impressive feat of engineering, but the magazine currently leaves a lot to be desired. The additional work required and larger magazine results in a small price increase.
Cost per Shipment: $21NOPE Repeater 1920BThe various branches of the NOPE Repeater are unified together into one version. This version now has improved sights, can be maintained in the field, and features a 15 round magazine. The rifle can also use a 5 round magazine, but the magazine can't be reasonably swapped in combat conditions and must be loaded with stripper-clips.
Cost per Shipment: $21
Korsgaard Armoury
Revision: TM-18-1B "Buzzard"
HMG: TM-18-1A "Buzzard"
The TM-18-1B "Buzzard" is a minor modification to the original Buzzard design with the aim of cutting down on vibrations - making the gun more reliable, accurate, and easier to repair and shoot.
The basis of the modified Buzzard was achieved by examining the weapon firing in detail, determining the direction and magnitude of the vibrations, before rebalancing the weight of the components and the firing cycle in order to cancel out the worst shaking.
TM-18-1A "BuzzardAn analysis of the weapon would suggest that the rate of fire combined with the alternating forces provided by each weapon is the main culprit for the destructive vibrations. Rapidly alternating torque (in addition to the existing standard forces caused by recoil) causes stress fatigue in the affected components - like bending a paperclip back and forth until it breaks. There's not really any way to "rebalance the weight of the components" to fix this, but we do make the worst offenders for fatigue failures thicker and heavier. This should keep steel components from breaking, but it doesn't affect the water jacket's solder welds or the actual vibrations themselves.
No price change
Massgraves Incorporated
Revision: A3 Holocaust
HMG: A2 Holocaust
In order to improve accuracy at long range (and ideally reduce muzzle flash), the barrel of the A2 is lengthened and proper sights are attached.
A3 HolocaustThe muzzle is lengthened and some simple ladder sights (purchased whole-sale and bolted to the water jacket) are added. The A3 gets a hefty increase in range, accuracy, visibility, and weight. It's still not a marksman weapon, but it can reliably get rounds in the same zipcode as the target now. The increase in material increases price slightly.
Cost per Shipment: $35
Vaux and leander Manufacturing
Revision: VL M18 A2
Rifle: VL M18 A1
Engineers are assigned to rework the barrel to improve the accuracy of the rifle, to do this they we will work on improving the rifling and lengthening the barrel from 64cm to 70cm. the goal is to improve accuracy to allow the rifle to at least get a grouping of 25cm at a range of 500m of course a tighter grouping is always better.
VL M18 A2Minor flaws noted in the rifling are likely the cause of the VL M18's poor accuracy - particularly near the muzzle, where the rifling simply...stopped. The rifling is improved and the barrel is lengthened slightly, giving the weapon accuracy comparable to most major rifles of this era. The extra attention to performance and material slightly increases the M18's expense.
Cost per Shipment: $17
Ursus Brachi
Revision: 'Halflight' Lance Projector, Variant: Cuno (Shortened form: 'Halflight V:C')
Rifle: 'Halflight' Lance Projector
-Rifling added to the projector's barrel. Ammunition is fitted with a short, backswept flare behind the barbed head but above the primary explosive charge in order to engage the rifling. Additionally, simple (but tall) iron sights are added to the barrel.
Revision: CP-270i Harpoons
Ammunition: CP-270 Harpoons
-CP-270i Harpoons have their internal dynamite and igniters waxed to ward off moisture related issues. Stylish oilskin carrying pouches should be commissioned for spare ammo.
Revision: CP-270i-BÜM Harpoons
Ammunition: CP-270i Harpoons [Regardless of Above Result]
-Add inertial safety to Harpoons, with a small internal spring being forced back and open by the acceleration of firing and allowing the fuze to activate the flashtube to ignite the dynamite. Sensitivity on the fuze in this open position should be increased to the point it can act as a moderate graze fuze.
Revision: Unification, 'Halflight' Lance Projector, Variant: Cunoesse (Shortened form: 'Halflight V:CE')
Rifle: 'Halflight V:C', CP-270i Harpoons, CP-270i-BÜM Harpoons
-Merges the revisions of the 'Halflight V:C', CP-270i Harpoons, CP-270i-BÜM Harpoons, into a single package.
Halflight V:CSimple rifling is added to the barrel - three grooves spiraling clock-wise from the action to the muzzle. A simple ladder sight is purchased whole-sale and bolted to the top of the barrel, giving a rough estimate for drop and aim. Rounds may now land in the same zipcode as their target. The additional work and purchase of sights has slightly increases the cost of production.
Cost per Shipment: $26Halflight CP-270i HarpoonsWaxing the igniters, fuses, and anything else sensitive to moisture drastically improves the harpoon's chances of detonating after exposure to moisture. Additionally, the ammo now comes in oilskin pouches to further decrease the chance of moisture contamination (a clever deal with a local tannery means the oilskins won't increase the price of the Halflight, but the pouches must now include the Happy Calf™ logo on the front).
No price change.Halflight CP-270i-BÜM HarpoonsThe Halflight's harpoons receive an upgrade! The fuses on the harpoons now require firing in addition to a sudden change in inertia in order to explode. The round will still bounce and "blind" the fuses at oblique angles, but around 45 degrees or less the fuse will reliably detonate the barbed charge. The improved charges require a minor increase in technical expertise and parts, and the cost is eaten by the Halflight.
Cost per Shipment: $26Halflight V:CEThe three branches of Halflight revisions are unified under one name - the Cunoesse. The rifling, sights, and improved harpoons all now exist under this single version.
Cost per Shipment: $27
Ronmohal Armoury
Revision: Rohnmohal K18a
Rifle: Rohnmohal K18
The K18a features an attempt by Rohnmohal to reduce the weight of the weapon by using lighter components, with an eye on not making the recoil problem worse from a lighter-weight weapon.
Ronmohal Armoury
Revision: Rohnmohal G18b
Rifle: Rohnmohal G18a
Coming up with a solution for the barrel handling issue, Rohnmohal Armoury develops a better forearm to ensure better handling of the weapon to ensure no more burnt fingers for the end user.
Rohnmohal K18aThe K model of the Rohnmohal gets a weight reduction. The stock is shortened and hollowed out, and most other wood furniture is trimmed down. Some of the non-stress-bearing metal furniture is swapped for lighter aluminum (which has become increasingly cheaper in the past few years). It looks pretty slick, but the additional work required to reduce weight on K models results in a small price jump.
Cost per Shipment: $19Rohnmohal G18aA perforated heatshield wraps around the floating barrel (like the M97 Trench Gun) helps keep wayward fingers from getting where they shouldn't (unless the user does something silly like stick a finger in the hole). It's a simple part with simple machining, so our engineers narrowly manage to get the change in without requiring a price hike.
No price change
Revision: Exemplar Semi-Auto Pistol**
Base: Exemplar Semi-Auto Pistol*
Correcting the issues with the Exemplar*'s magazine, the heel release is replaced with a push button release right behind the trigger. This speeds up the reload and the larger area helps the user overcome any possible fouling. The magazine itself is enlarged with a pair of ribs on each side. These match up with a new slightly expanded magazine well, the newly created dead space helps to deal with fouling. Finally a wooden lug is added to the bottom of the magazine both help to provide a grasping area and improving overall elegance.
"Well, which is it?" Singular Design's lead gunsmith scratches at the document, ensuring the second asterisk wasn't a piece of dirt on the design specifications. "Here at Singular Design, we do things
one at a time. The wooden lug is easy enough to slip in, but which one of these other two am I supposed to work on first? Moving around the release catch? Or redesigning the magazine and the mag well? Look, go back to the head office and ask them to chop this thing in half, alright? And see if they'll give the thing a
real name - eventually all these stars are gonna start blending together."
Revision Fails, $15 returned. $1 fee applied.
Revise NOPE Smasher M19 (part B) - The NOPE Smasher M19 (part B) still has a manufacturing defect in the cylinder from its parent weapon, the Commie Crusher '18. This revision proposes to fix that defect. Revision name: Sand Smasher '20.
NOPE Smasher M19B"Uh..." Sandblaster's lead gunsmith flips over the design spec, just in case the text continued onto the other side. It was, indeed, blank. "Okay, so...the 'defect in the cylinder.' Right. I think...maybe they mean how the cylinder loses tolerance after wearing out? Hm. Yeah...probably that one. Probably. I think." The gunsmith scratches his head. "Not...sure
how they want me to fix that. I suppose I could make the thing out of titanium? Or...no, that's probably too expensive. They wouldn't like that. Or...maybe I can make the walls thicker? Ah, but then I'd have to increase the...the size of the gun, yeah...uuuuh. Not...sure how I'm supposed to fix this.
If it's the defect they're talking about, that is. Yeah, just send this back and ask them to be more specific."
Revision Fails, $15 returned. $1 fee applied.
Revision: Cancer Adreptus C
This is an improvement on the Cancer Adreptus B, aimed at the weapon's ease of use. We want to redesign the magazine release and safety to be more comfortable so that the weapon can be drawn and readied quickly, and resolve the "stickiness". One possible solution might be replacing push-button controls with a tab which rotates at an angle, giving the user more leverage to move the internal parts, or simply redesigning the internal mechanism so that the user has some mechanical advantage (EG the button moves further externally but produces the same range of motion internally). The cocking tab should also be considered for ease of access, possible solutions may include moving it entirely (to use a modern real life example, in the same way most H&K guns are charged with a handle close to the front of the gun which pushes on the action with a rod) or keeping with the angular theme of other controls. Care should be taken that these control alterations do not prevent the gun from being stored in a reasonably sized holster, since it's already bulky.
Cancer Adreptus CThe "stickiness" of some of the controls are addressed. The safety is converted to a lever which can be pushed up or down with the users thumb: up for safe, down for fire. The magazine release button now requires a deeper push, increasing the mechanical advantage. It now has a satisfying "click" when fully depressed. The cocking tab is indeed considered, and gunsmiths recommend moving it down to poke out of the lower dust-jacket so it can operate the toggle directly. This is not performed this revision - it's simply the consideration given by the gunsmiths.
No price change
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