New Lasers of the BDF
By: Linwood Foster

In 104 P.A. a group of adventurers recovered a massive load of weapons-grade artificial diamonds from a Digger mining robot. While the sale of more than 22 tons of diamonds crashed the diamond market in Baltimore, it did present a unique opportunity for the Commonwealth. While some of the diamond slates were earmarked for the construction of mono-swords, the rest were later purchased for laser research. When massive quantities of Coalition laser weaponry began appearing on the weapons market following Emperor Prosek's "Crusade for Humanity" speech and the rearming of the Coalition Army in 105 P.A., Baltimore found a use for the artificial diamonds. After purchasing more than 800,000 units of laser pistols and rifles on the Black Market, Baltimore began refitting the crystal laser cores with higher quality diamond laser cores. The new diamond laser cores allow the Coalition lasers to fire at longer ranges, do more damage, and fire full bursts without overheating and melting the lasers. Due to improved energy usage, the lasers are also a bit more energy efficient.

B-18 Laser Pistol (Previously C-18)
Weight: 4 lbs.
Mega-Damage: 2D4 MD.
Rate of Fire: Aimed or 5 shot burst.
Effective Range: 900 feet.
Payload: 15 shots per standard e-clip. Cannot use a long e-clip.
Market Cost: 18,000 credits for the pistol.

B-10 Light Laser Rifle (Previously C-10)
Weight: 5 lbs.
Mega-Damage: 3D6 MD.
Rate of Fire: Aimed or all burst modes (short, long, or extended).
Effective Range: 2600 feet.
Payload: 30 shots from a standard e-clip, 60 from a long e-clip.
Laser Targeting: +3 to strike on aimed shots only.
Market Cost: 25,000 credits for the rifle.

B-12 Heavy Assault Laser Rifle (Previously C-12)
Weight: 7 lbs.
Mega-Damage: 5D6 MD or 8D6 SDC.
Rate of Fire: Aimed or all burst modes (short, long, or extended).
Effective Range: 2200 feet.
Payload: 25 MD shots from a standard e-clip, 50 from a long e-clip, plus another 50 from an e-canister. Six SDC shots equal one MD shot.
Laser Targeting: +1 to strike on aimed shots only.
Market Cost: 30,000 credits for the rifle.

B-14 Assault Laser Rifle (Previously C-14)
The B-14 is the only significantly changed Coalition weapon. Instead of having the built-in grenade launcher; the B-14 has a built-in Pump Rifle, much the same as the Triax TX-16 Pump Rifle. This weapon was deemed more effective than a grenade launcher against those opponents that are immune to energy weapons. It uses the same round as the TX-16 with a blast radius of 1 foot.
Weight: 12 lbs.
Mega-Damage: Laser is 4D6 MD; Pump Round is 4D6 MD.
Rate of Fire: Aimed or all burst modes (short, long, or extended) for the laser. Aimed or wild for the Pump Rifle.
Effective Range: 2200 feet for the laser. 800 feet for the pump round.
Payload: 25 MD shots from a standard e-clip, 50 from a long e-clip. 10 pump rounds.
Market Cost: 50,000 credits for the rifle. 400 credits per pump round.



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