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Revision as of 11:37, 3 November 2009
This is a weapon data page for Action.
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Rifled Musket
Two-handed clockwork ranged weapon
Hands: 2H
Size: Large
Tech: Clockwork
Type: Ranged
Range: Long
Damage: +5 Piercing
Properties: Loud, reload, static
An expensive hunting weapon of comparatively fine caliber. It is generally considered too clumsy and slow-reloading for battle. The barrel is rifled, which accounts for the cost and stabilizes the bullet through rotation. Early models are fitted with a wheel lock, later replaced by the flintlock.
These weapons are so expensive that they are only available to kings and major nobles. Usually fancifully decorated - a few hundred hour spent on decoration has only a minor impact on the price. Some horrendously heavy and expensive pieces have two barrels.
Very late in the period, these weapons become cheap enough to be given to military specialists - sharpshooters. This was a highly unpopular move among officers, who naturally became prime targets for such accurate fire.