W.P. HEAVY MILITARY

This modern weapon proficiency includes machineguns, bazookas, LAWS, grenade launchers, mini-guns, mortars, and S.D.C. and equivalent light M.D. weapon turrets.

W.P. Bonuses: +1 to strike at levels1, 3, 6, 10, and 14.

Machinegun:
Bursts from a machinegun differ from other modern W.P. types only in the number of rounds fired, targets struck, and chances of hitting a bystander. Machineguns have much greater ammunition capacities, so it does not use the same percentage of magazine/clip:-

• Short Burst/One Target: +1 to strike. 10% of entire magazine; inflicts normal round damage x2. Counts as one attack/action.
• Short Burst/Spray: +1 to strike.10% of entire magazine; inflicts normal damage from one round to 1D4 targets.
• Long Burst/One Target: 30% of entire magazine; inflicts normal damage x5. Counts as one attack/action.
• Long Burst/Spray: 30% of entire magazine; inflicts normal damage from one round to 1D8 targets.
• Empty Entire Magazine/One Target: All rounds fired; inflicts normal damage from one round x20. Counts as all attacks/actions/one full melee.
• Empty Entire Magazine/Spray: All rounds fired; inflicts normal damage from one round x2 to 2D8 targets. Counts as all attacks/actions/one full melee. 70% chance of hitting innocent bystander.

Grenade Launcher Rifle:

• Damage - per grenade effects everything in a 10 foot (3m) radius.
• Can only fire one shot at a time, each shot counts as 2 melee attacks/actions.
• Range - typically, 1200 feet (366m) range, although an over and under assault rifle greande launcher is only 800 feet (244m).
• Payload - typically, 2 (hand loaded), 24 (grenade drum), or 6 (pump-action on rifle).

Portable Mortar/Rocket Launcher:

• Damage - per round effects everything in a 15 foot (4.6m) radius.
• Can only fire one hand-loaded round, each shot counts as 2 attacks/actions.
• Range - typically, 4000 feet (1219m).
• Payload - one round.