Attikan Sniper Blaster

Attikan Sniper Rifle

Only few civilizations developed the sniper concept.[1] Many warrior species consider it cowardly, Of course the Terrans raised the practice of sniping into a legendary skill of war fighting and highly regard snipers as a specxial breed of warriors.

Advances in personal weaponry made sniping and the skills associated less important to many societies..

A noteable exception are the Attikans. Their society and culture closely tied to the seemingly endless savannahs and tundras of their home world. There snipers and snipping had always been an integral part of war fighting tactics (Take out the Alpha male of an enemy army and the troops were leaderless )

This keept developing and Attikans always maintained special trained snipers in their ground forces.

Shown is the SII manufactured 4888 model of the ASR-6. Specifically built and marketed for Attikans.

The weapon is rugged, easy to operate and works in almost any environment.

It fires a tungsten Carbonite dart with mono molecular Ultronit tip ( HE and AP versions are selectable) at 70 % of light speed from inside a rapid accelleration rail barrel.

Due to the kinetic impact and the materials used, one or two shots defeat most known personal force fields (Non Union non military grade) and puncture most armors.

The weapon is a true rifle, as the accelleration barrel gives the dart a spin for added ballistic stability.

The effective range is "anything the sniper can see" or on a planet surface anything up to the horizon. The range is given as 5000 km.(which is far more than any line of sight target on the curved surface of a planet.

The weapon is not military grade and no known Union Military unit is using the weapon. However there are Attikan para military units and of course civilians with a Class V weapon licence who own one.

The weapon retails for about 2500 Credits and can be orderd at the XChange (with the propper licence)

[1] A sniper is a highly trained marksman who operates alone, in a pair, or with a sniper team to maintain close visual contact with the enemy and engage targets from concealed positions or distances exceeding the detection capabilities of enemy personnel. These sniper teams operate independently, with little combat asset support from their parent units. Snipers typically have highly selective and specialized training and use high-precision/special application rifles and optics, and often have sophisticated communication assets to feed valuable combat information back to their units.

In addition to marksmanship, military snipers are trained in camouflage, field craft, infiltration, special reconnaissance and observation, surveillance and target acquisition.[1] Snipers are especially effective when deployed within the terrain of urban warfare, or jungle warfare.