Chipwell's weapon lineup
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:16 pm
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Chipwell armaments
The weapons line from Chipwell armaments, Known for their substandard features and rock-bottom prices share a reputation for being less powerful, accurate and durable than every other product on the market. This hasn't served to harm their sales, however. The reason? Chipwell knows their market- security agencies and local militias who never work far from their base of operations and statistically rarely engage in firefights over 600 feet on foot can count on support instead of requiring the firepower to deal with most bandit gangs, raiders, and roaming monsters in each soldier's hands as well as having a ready source of replacement E-clips and maintenance.
Chipwell took ready advantage of these facts, providing a line of weapons that make compromises in areas those forces didn't need so they can afford to equip more of their forces for less cash. Many of the internal components are actually SDC materials, sealed inside a cheaply mass-produced casing! As a result the light ballistic plastic weapons are less durable than most MDC and lack many of the common features most adventurers want from a weapon, but Chipwell weapons provide reasonable stopping power at a low-affordable cost, which ensures that thousands are sold yearly. Chipwell weapons are also the only brand not knocked off by black markets (they'd have to retool their own weapon lines to produce worse components, which would cost them more than the weapons would earn!) and are instead resold from shipments stolen or acquired elsewhere to turn a profit.
Chipwell has frequent discounts available for bulk weapon orders, and their weapons are available in white, black, grey, and tan, with custom coloring of the weapon casings & installation of sights, scope railings, and brackets for carrying straps can be added on for a small fee (normally 200-500, more for rush orders or the rare high-traffic periods) on location in their Merctown and Ishempeg outlet locations. Note: All Chipwell weapons have less MDC due to their cheap plastic casings (4-12 MDC per weapon, compared to the 10-30 of most brands) and many don't even have any form of sighting built into the simple ballistic plastic casing by default (-2 to hit past 1000 feet and halve all aimed shot bonuses unless a sighting system is installed)
Min-Eclips:Designed to exploit the design of their weapons, Chipwell has created a miniature E-clip. roughly the size of a flip-top lighter, the Min-Eclip is half the capacity and a third the size of a normal E-clip and fits cleanly into the shallow slots of Chipwell energy weapons. The underside is fitted with a gripping rubberized cover to make it easy to remove and prevent sliding around when not in use. Min-Eclips retail for 3000 credits, and most retailers will recharge them for around 1000 credits. Note: the Min-Eclips are a poor fit in competing products, and they have a 01-40% chance of getting jammed in most e-clip ports when shoved in there! The jam can't be cleared in combat, and takes 2D6 minutes to clear with basic tools. Many stores won't recharge them if they think it will jam in their recharging system (about 1-20% chance)
Chipwell lasers: Lasers were the obvious choice for Chipwell Armaments to enter the weapons market, as they're reliable, simple to build, and inexpensive for an MDC weapon. With this in mind chipwell's design team focused on "trimming the fat" to build a line of laser weapons that any village could afford to supply their guards with. Chipwell's laser weapons are built with focusing elements and capacitors generally considered unsuitable for use as weapons- limiting their range, energy efficiency and rate of fire and their casings are cut out of pre-molded plastic forms which helps them save money on molded components and has become chipwell's signature image.
CLW-500 laser rifle
The flagship weapon of Chipwell's laser lineup, the CLW-500 (along with the CLW-100) was the very first personal weapon released for sale by Chipwell. The weapon is designed to be easy to handle and load while remaining viable to use in urban areas with its bullpup design and has seen steady sales from minor kingdoms and various security groups.
(Note: This is the rifle depicted on page 144 of Rifts Mercenaries)
Weight: 10 Lbs.
Range: 1100 ft.
Mega-damage: 2D6 MDC per shot
Rate of fire: Single shot only
Payload: 14 shots from a regular E-Clip, 24 shots from a long E-Clip
Cost: 14,100 credits
CLW-100 laser pistol
This ultra-small laser pistol by Chipwell can boast being one of the smallest laser pistols on the market. Unfortunately it accomplishes this by cutting the barrel down to half an inch(14mm)! The result is that the the Chipwell 100 laser pistol is out-ranged by most SDC firearms! As a bonus, this means it can be drawn from the holster faster than most other weapons and readily concealed if needed, but very few people willingly use them as more than emergency weapons- although some city rats and criminals have grown fond of it when trying to sneak weapons past security checkpoints. Because of the rear-loading design and lack of any balance, the CLW-100 suffers from a -2 to hit when using a long E-clip.
Weight: 2lb
Range: 120 ft.
Mega-damage: 1D6 MDC per shot
Rate of fire: Single shot only
Payload: 12 shots from a regular e-clip, 24 from a long E-clip
Bonus: +5% to conceal an unloaded weapon (or loaded with a Min-Eclip), +2 to initiative when starting a combat round when no-one has their weapons drawn.
Cost: 4,000 credits
CLW-170 heavy laser pistol
Some of the first responses for the weapons was that the laser pistol needed more "heft", and that the range and balance was inferior. Chipwell rapidly addressed these issues and produced the -170 for clients that needed a more reliable weapon. moving the e-clip to a front-loading profile let them give the barrel some length, they also managed to reliably improve the basic damage. While over twice the cost of the CLW-100, Chipwell has giving a half off on the price of one with every dozen -100 models bought, which has seen it adopted by many police forces for their ranking officers.
Weight: 4 lbs.
Range: 400 ft.
Mega-damage: 1D6+3 MDC per shot
Rate of fire: single shot only
Payload: 10 shots from a regular E-clip, 21 from a long E-clip
Cost: 9,000 credits
CLW-1000 laser sniper
The highest quality energy weapon produced by Chipwell, the CLW-1000 laser rifle was made to function as a support weapon, intended for watchtowers and other vantage points. This is the only weapon they chose to outsource key components (Wilk's) in to ensure the weapon was up to the demands required of it, and even comes with a passive night-vision and laser targeting installed! Even so, the weapon's overall range is only average compared to other products on the market.
Weight: 10 lbs.
Range: 1900 ft.
Mega-damage: 3D6+3 MDC per shot
Rate of fire: Single shot only
Payload: 11 shots from a regular E-clip, 21 shots from a long e-clip
Bonus: night-vision scope and laser targeting provides +1 to hit, additional +1 on aimed shots
Cost: 39,700 credits
Chipwell "Power Beam" ion weapons
Seeking to address a demand for inexpensive weapons with good stopping power, Chipwell arms hired a weapons designer that came to them with designs for a series of ion weapons (Actually, they were rejected designs that had been stolen from northern gun). Chipwell's weapons team developed a cost effective way to produce the designs and marketed them as their "Power beam" line of weapons. Unfortunately for Chipwell, the sales teams shortened the tagline to "P-Beam", causing serious backlash from several buyers who had believed they were buying particle beam weapons which has made the ion weapons very unpopular with most prospective customers via word of mouth. (Note: Northern Gun is aware Chipwell has unwittingly put their old plans into production. The heavy backlash from the release of the weapons has kept them from confronting Chipwell, fearing it may hurt the northern gun reputation to claim the designs.)
Chipwell's Ion weapons are heavy and short ranged compared to other brands, but have reasonable stopping power and payloads. Their worst feature hoever is that the guns exposed barrels aren't insulated, meaning they heat up to dangerous levels (3D6 SDC for 1D4 rounds after firing) during normal use making them a safety hazard! Chipwell hasn't made this a great secret, but doesn't drawn any attention to the issue either as resolving the issue would hike up the cost of the weapon.
CIW-700 ion carbine
The CIW-700 is actually a fairly middle of the road ion weapon, dealing good damage at a largely reasonable range. The weapon's distinctive chrome forward housing is actually the exposed barrel of the weapon (Chipwell was never able to resolve heating issues inside of the frame and simply added an internal air-cooling sleeve and a warning not to touch the barrel after firing). The weapon is slowly finding a market both in militias and adventurers who like the "chrome" look.
Weight: 14 lbs.
Range: 700 feet
Mega-damage: 4D6 MDC per shot
Rate of fire: Single shot only
Payload: 10 shots from an standard e-clip, 20 from a long e-clip
Cost: 22,000 credits
CIW-600 ion pistol
Chipwell's pistol counterpart to their Ion carbine, the CIW-600 has proven massively unpopular. Not only suffering the initial marking problems, the weapon is heavy and prone to serious heat issues. Chipwell's ion pistol is known more for burning the holster than stopping power and can cause serious burns if one forgets about the heat (P.P. test of 12 to avoid a burn after combat). Chipwell's response to these complaints has been to issue several refunds and to sell all ion pistols with an insulated holster made of MDC plastic and a safety guide going forward, but it's very likely the weapon's days on the market are numbered.
Weight: 5 lbs.
Range: 200 feet
Mega-damage: 3D6 MDC per shot
Rate of fire: Single shot only
Payload: 11 shots from a standard e-clip, 21 from a long e-clip
Cost: 7,500 credits
Chipwell "manstopper" Conventional firearms.
After the publicity disaster of the "power beam" weapons, Chipwell scrambled for something to help recover their image. Desperate, they took on a D'norr devilman merchant (Chipwell normally only hires humans) calling himself Marty Keys. Keys, a fairly competent hobbyist gunsmith, had aquired a collection of pre-rifts weapons blueprints and believed he could adapt them to give Chipwell an efficient line of SDC weapons for security teams guarding normal prisoners.
The response to these weapons has been beyond anything Chipwell expected, with the new "man-stopper" line of weapons quickly gaining a reputation for both high quality and heavy durability (all Chipwell gun casings are cut from the same ballistic plastic molds, meaning these weapons are MDC structures) and the company is looking into expanding the lineup as well as considering a series of SDC hunting weapons. Chipwell has secured an agreement with wellington industries to provide ammunition for their weapons, rather than produce ammo themselves and major Chipwell outlets now have a selection of heavy weapons from the Manistique imperium.
CBW-45 pistol
A basic semiautomatic, the -45 is based off old pre-rifts police sidearms and is a reliable weapon. While the accuracy is limited from the lack of sights, few of the law enforcement officers this is marketed for complain.
Weight: 2 lbs.
Range: 160 ft
Damage: 4D6 SDC per shot
Rate of fire: single shot, or in bursts
Payload: .45 caliber rounds, 8 round magazine
Cost: 800 credits. a box of 100 rounds is 42 credits and separate magazines are 5 credits each.
CBW-5-56 "submachine gun" assault rifle
Chipwell's sales team mistook this for a submachine gun in their initial advertising release, but it's very obviously an assault rifle to anyone inspecting the weapon in spite of the compact bullpup design. This hasn't hurt sales in any noticeable way, and the design is picking up in popularity for forces that need weapon that will leave SDC targets recognizable thanks to its rate of fire and easy to handle design. There has been a somewhat outspoken demand for the addition of an underbarrel railing, and Chipwell has announced plans to develop an viable solution.
Weight: 7 lbs.
Range: 1300 ft
Damage: 3D6 SDC per shot, or 6D6 for a three round burst
Rate of fire: single shot or in bursts
Payload: 5.56 rifle caliber rounds, 30-round magazine standard. 40 round magazine available.
Cost: 1600 credits. a box of 100 rounds is 50 credits and separate magazines are 5-6 credits each.
CBW-12-G shotgun
Chipwell's 12-G models is a semiautomatic Shotgun design capable of both hunting and defense, something Chipwell's marketing team initially failed to consider. Demand has found the weapon regardless and Chipwell is rolling out a "woodsman" model with a camo-pattern casing, expanded forward grip and front sighting to appease the requests for a pre-made design
Weight: 6 lbs.
Range: 200 ft.
Damage: 4D6 slug ammunition or 3D6 buckshot or (buckshot provides +2 to hit) Both shells can be silver-plated for 1-3 credits each to inflict full Hit point damage to vulnerable monsters.
Rate of fire: single shots. A short three round burst can be attempted at -2 to hit.
Payload: 12-gauge shells, 10-shell or 20-shell magazine
Cost: 1100 credits, plus 700 for the "woodsman" package. a box of 50 shells is 25 credits and the magazines are 5-6 credits each
CBW-14-5 support machinegun
A heavy machinegun the design team modified to fire 14.5 caliber to match their Assault Suit powered armor's weapon, Chipwell's design actually uses MDC metals to prevent wear and make it a man-portable design. The design even comes standard with a targeting scope and has a bipod stand built into the frame (the legs slide out of the front casing and lock into place). Chipwell intended for the weapon to only be deployed in fortifications, but it can be used two-handed by power-armored troops or cyborgs (users without an enhanced Strength of 20 or more suffer -6 when using without bracing it against a stable flat surface and can only fire wild). Chipwell's support machinegun hasn't been the success the rest of their "man-stopper" line was and is only finding sales slowly.
Weight: 68 Lbs.
Range: 3000 ft
Damage: conventional ammmo deals 1D4 x 10 +10 SDC per single shot, or 1D4 x 100 SDC (1D4 MDC!) for a 20 round burst. high yield explosive deals 1D4 MDc per single shot, or 5D6 MDC for a 20-round burst
Rate of fire: single fire, or in bursts.
Payload: standard is a 200-round belt that weighs 45 lbs, 3000-round ammo drums
(10 MDC) are also available available for 25 credits, weights 4 lbs or 455 lbs. fully loaded!
Bonus: Targeting Sight provides +1 to hit
Cost: 11,000 credits. a 200 round belt of conventional rounds is 140 credits while a loaded ammo drum of conventional rounds is 1,635 credits. a 200 round belt of explosive rounds is 3030 credits while a loaded ammo drum of explosive rounds is 45,025 credits!
Watchman body armor
Looking to improve sales in poorer markets where power armor sees little penetration, Chipwell looked towards developing a durable, cost-friendly set of MDC armor, and settled on this design. Their Watchman armor is made of MDC fabric backing a series of overlapping ceramic plates, and provides excellent protection for its cost. The ceramic plates can even be removed for easy replacement and Chipwell offers a generous recycling program as part of their extended service package!
The problem with the armor is that it's loud, heavy and non-environmental. while the helmet has a filter to limit the danger of smoke the ceramic plates weigh down the wearer much more than other comparable armors and worse, they constantly scrape together announcing the armor's location. These problems are minor for guards at detention centers or checkpoints, but adventurers and patrolling police forces can't stand the noise. Juicers and crazies won't touch it with a 50-foot pole! While the armor has found its niche, it's not likely to become a smash hit.
MDC: by location
Helmet: 15
Arms: 12
Legs: 23
Main body: 40
Weight: 23 lbs.
Good mobility but loud: -10% athletics, -35% prowl!
Bonus: Helmet features polarized lenses and a filtered mask. A short range radio can be added for 2000 credits.
Cost: 15,000 credits
Chipwell armaments
The weapons line from Chipwell armaments, Known for their substandard features and rock-bottom prices share a reputation for being less powerful, accurate and durable than every other product on the market. This hasn't served to harm their sales, however. The reason? Chipwell knows their market- security agencies and local militias who never work far from their base of operations and statistically rarely engage in firefights over 600 feet on foot can count on support instead of requiring the firepower to deal with most bandit gangs, raiders, and roaming monsters in each soldier's hands as well as having a ready source of replacement E-clips and maintenance.
Chipwell took ready advantage of these facts, providing a line of weapons that make compromises in areas those forces didn't need so they can afford to equip more of their forces for less cash. Many of the internal components are actually SDC materials, sealed inside a cheaply mass-produced casing! As a result the light ballistic plastic weapons are less durable than most MDC and lack many of the common features most adventurers want from a weapon, but Chipwell weapons provide reasonable stopping power at a low-affordable cost, which ensures that thousands are sold yearly. Chipwell weapons are also the only brand not knocked off by black markets (they'd have to retool their own weapon lines to produce worse components, which would cost them more than the weapons would earn!) and are instead resold from shipments stolen or acquired elsewhere to turn a profit.
Chipwell has frequent discounts available for bulk weapon orders, and their weapons are available in white, black, grey, and tan, with custom coloring of the weapon casings & installation of sights, scope railings, and brackets for carrying straps can be added on for a small fee (normally 200-500, more for rush orders or the rare high-traffic periods) on location in their Merctown and Ishempeg outlet locations. Note: All Chipwell weapons have less MDC due to their cheap plastic casings (4-12 MDC per weapon, compared to the 10-30 of most brands) and many don't even have any form of sighting built into the simple ballistic plastic casing by default (-2 to hit past 1000 feet and halve all aimed shot bonuses unless a sighting system is installed)
Min-Eclips:Designed to exploit the design of their weapons, Chipwell has created a miniature E-clip. roughly the size of a flip-top lighter, the Min-Eclip is half the capacity and a third the size of a normal E-clip and fits cleanly into the shallow slots of Chipwell energy weapons. The underside is fitted with a gripping rubberized cover to make it easy to remove and prevent sliding around when not in use. Min-Eclips retail for 3000 credits, and most retailers will recharge them for around 1000 credits. Note: the Min-Eclips are a poor fit in competing products, and they have a 01-40% chance of getting jammed in most e-clip ports when shoved in there! The jam can't be cleared in combat, and takes 2D6 minutes to clear with basic tools. Many stores won't recharge them if they think it will jam in their recharging system (about 1-20% chance)
Chipwell lasers: Lasers were the obvious choice for Chipwell Armaments to enter the weapons market, as they're reliable, simple to build, and inexpensive for an MDC weapon. With this in mind chipwell's design team focused on "trimming the fat" to build a line of laser weapons that any village could afford to supply their guards with. Chipwell's laser weapons are built with focusing elements and capacitors generally considered unsuitable for use as weapons- limiting their range, energy efficiency and rate of fire and their casings are cut out of pre-molded plastic forms which helps them save money on molded components and has become chipwell's signature image.
CLW-500 laser rifle
The flagship weapon of Chipwell's laser lineup, the CLW-500 (along with the CLW-100) was the very first personal weapon released for sale by Chipwell. The weapon is designed to be easy to handle and load while remaining viable to use in urban areas with its bullpup design and has seen steady sales from minor kingdoms and various security groups.
(Note: This is the rifle depicted on page 144 of Rifts Mercenaries)
Weight: 10 Lbs.
Range: 1100 ft.
Mega-damage: 2D6 MDC per shot
Rate of fire: Single shot only
Payload: 14 shots from a regular E-Clip, 24 shots from a long E-Clip
Cost: 14,100 credits
CLW-100 laser pistol
This ultra-small laser pistol by Chipwell can boast being one of the smallest laser pistols on the market. Unfortunately it accomplishes this by cutting the barrel down to half an inch(14mm)! The result is that the the Chipwell 100 laser pistol is out-ranged by most SDC firearms! As a bonus, this means it can be drawn from the holster faster than most other weapons and readily concealed if needed, but very few people willingly use them as more than emergency weapons- although some city rats and criminals have grown fond of it when trying to sneak weapons past security checkpoints. Because of the rear-loading design and lack of any balance, the CLW-100 suffers from a -2 to hit when using a long E-clip.
Weight: 2lb
Range: 120 ft.
Mega-damage: 1D6 MDC per shot
Rate of fire: Single shot only
Payload: 12 shots from a regular e-clip, 24 from a long E-clip
Bonus: +5% to conceal an unloaded weapon (or loaded with a Min-Eclip), +2 to initiative when starting a combat round when no-one has their weapons drawn.
Cost: 4,000 credits
CLW-170 heavy laser pistol
Some of the first responses for the weapons was that the laser pistol needed more "heft", and that the range and balance was inferior. Chipwell rapidly addressed these issues and produced the -170 for clients that needed a more reliable weapon. moving the e-clip to a front-loading profile let them give the barrel some length, they also managed to reliably improve the basic damage. While over twice the cost of the CLW-100, Chipwell has giving a half off on the price of one with every dozen -100 models bought, which has seen it adopted by many police forces for their ranking officers.
Weight: 4 lbs.
Range: 400 ft.
Mega-damage: 1D6+3 MDC per shot
Rate of fire: single shot only
Payload: 10 shots from a regular E-clip, 21 from a long E-clip
Cost: 9,000 credits
CLW-1000 laser sniper
The highest quality energy weapon produced by Chipwell, the CLW-1000 laser rifle was made to function as a support weapon, intended for watchtowers and other vantage points. This is the only weapon they chose to outsource key components (Wilk's) in to ensure the weapon was up to the demands required of it, and even comes with a passive night-vision and laser targeting installed! Even so, the weapon's overall range is only average compared to other products on the market.
Weight: 10 lbs.
Range: 1900 ft.
Mega-damage: 3D6+3 MDC per shot
Rate of fire: Single shot only
Payload: 11 shots from a regular E-clip, 21 shots from a long e-clip
Bonus: night-vision scope and laser targeting provides +1 to hit, additional +1 on aimed shots
Cost: 39,700 credits
Chipwell "Power Beam" ion weapons
Seeking to address a demand for inexpensive weapons with good stopping power, Chipwell arms hired a weapons designer that came to them with designs for a series of ion weapons (Actually, they were rejected designs that had been stolen from northern gun). Chipwell's weapons team developed a cost effective way to produce the designs and marketed them as their "Power beam" line of weapons. Unfortunately for Chipwell, the sales teams shortened the tagline to "P-Beam", causing serious backlash from several buyers who had believed they were buying particle beam weapons which has made the ion weapons very unpopular with most prospective customers via word of mouth. (Note: Northern Gun is aware Chipwell has unwittingly put their old plans into production. The heavy backlash from the release of the weapons has kept them from confronting Chipwell, fearing it may hurt the northern gun reputation to claim the designs.)
Chipwell's Ion weapons are heavy and short ranged compared to other brands, but have reasonable stopping power and payloads. Their worst feature hoever is that the guns exposed barrels aren't insulated, meaning they heat up to dangerous levels (3D6 SDC for 1D4 rounds after firing) during normal use making them a safety hazard! Chipwell hasn't made this a great secret, but doesn't drawn any attention to the issue either as resolving the issue would hike up the cost of the weapon.
CIW-700 ion carbine
The CIW-700 is actually a fairly middle of the road ion weapon, dealing good damage at a largely reasonable range. The weapon's distinctive chrome forward housing is actually the exposed barrel of the weapon (Chipwell was never able to resolve heating issues inside of the frame and simply added an internal air-cooling sleeve and a warning not to touch the barrel after firing). The weapon is slowly finding a market both in militias and adventurers who like the "chrome" look.
Weight: 14 lbs.
Range: 700 feet
Mega-damage: 4D6 MDC per shot
Rate of fire: Single shot only
Payload: 10 shots from an standard e-clip, 20 from a long e-clip
Cost: 22,000 credits
CIW-600 ion pistol
Chipwell's pistol counterpart to their Ion carbine, the CIW-600 has proven massively unpopular. Not only suffering the initial marking problems, the weapon is heavy and prone to serious heat issues. Chipwell's ion pistol is known more for burning the holster than stopping power and can cause serious burns if one forgets about the heat (P.P. test of 12 to avoid a burn after combat). Chipwell's response to these complaints has been to issue several refunds and to sell all ion pistols with an insulated holster made of MDC plastic and a safety guide going forward, but it's very likely the weapon's days on the market are numbered.
Weight: 5 lbs.
Range: 200 feet
Mega-damage: 3D6 MDC per shot
Rate of fire: Single shot only
Payload: 11 shots from a standard e-clip, 21 from a long e-clip
Cost: 7,500 credits
Chipwell "manstopper" Conventional firearms.
After the publicity disaster of the "power beam" weapons, Chipwell scrambled for something to help recover their image. Desperate, they took on a D'norr devilman merchant (Chipwell normally only hires humans) calling himself Marty Keys. Keys, a fairly competent hobbyist gunsmith, had aquired a collection of pre-rifts weapons blueprints and believed he could adapt them to give Chipwell an efficient line of SDC weapons for security teams guarding normal prisoners.
The response to these weapons has been beyond anything Chipwell expected, with the new "man-stopper" line of weapons quickly gaining a reputation for both high quality and heavy durability (all Chipwell gun casings are cut from the same ballistic plastic molds, meaning these weapons are MDC structures) and the company is looking into expanding the lineup as well as considering a series of SDC hunting weapons. Chipwell has secured an agreement with wellington industries to provide ammunition for their weapons, rather than produce ammo themselves and major Chipwell outlets now have a selection of heavy weapons from the Manistique imperium.
CBW-45 pistol
A basic semiautomatic, the -45 is based off old pre-rifts police sidearms and is a reliable weapon. While the accuracy is limited from the lack of sights, few of the law enforcement officers this is marketed for complain.
Weight: 2 lbs.
Range: 160 ft
Damage: 4D6 SDC per shot
Rate of fire: single shot, or in bursts
Payload: .45 caliber rounds, 8 round magazine
Cost: 800 credits. a box of 100 rounds is 42 credits and separate magazines are 5 credits each.
CBW-5-56 "submachine gun" assault rifle
Chipwell's sales team mistook this for a submachine gun in their initial advertising release, but it's very obviously an assault rifle to anyone inspecting the weapon in spite of the compact bullpup design. This hasn't hurt sales in any noticeable way, and the design is picking up in popularity for forces that need weapon that will leave SDC targets recognizable thanks to its rate of fire and easy to handle design. There has been a somewhat outspoken demand for the addition of an underbarrel railing, and Chipwell has announced plans to develop an viable solution.
Weight: 7 lbs.
Range: 1300 ft
Damage: 3D6 SDC per shot, or 6D6 for a three round burst
Rate of fire: single shot or in bursts
Payload: 5.56 rifle caliber rounds, 30-round magazine standard. 40 round magazine available.
Cost: 1600 credits. a box of 100 rounds is 50 credits and separate magazines are 5-6 credits each.
CBW-12-G shotgun
Chipwell's 12-G models is a semiautomatic Shotgun design capable of both hunting and defense, something Chipwell's marketing team initially failed to consider. Demand has found the weapon regardless and Chipwell is rolling out a "woodsman" model with a camo-pattern casing, expanded forward grip and front sighting to appease the requests for a pre-made design
Weight: 6 lbs.
Range: 200 ft.
Damage: 4D6 slug ammunition or 3D6 buckshot or (buckshot provides +2 to hit) Both shells can be silver-plated for 1-3 credits each to inflict full Hit point damage to vulnerable monsters.
Rate of fire: single shots. A short three round burst can be attempted at -2 to hit.
Payload: 12-gauge shells, 10-shell or 20-shell magazine
Cost: 1100 credits, plus 700 for the "woodsman" package. a box of 50 shells is 25 credits and the magazines are 5-6 credits each
CBW-14-5 support machinegun
A heavy machinegun the design team modified to fire 14.5 caliber to match their Assault Suit powered armor's weapon, Chipwell's design actually uses MDC metals to prevent wear and make it a man-portable design. The design even comes standard with a targeting scope and has a bipod stand built into the frame (the legs slide out of the front casing and lock into place). Chipwell intended for the weapon to only be deployed in fortifications, but it can be used two-handed by power-armored troops or cyborgs (users without an enhanced Strength of 20 or more suffer -6 when using without bracing it against a stable flat surface and can only fire wild). Chipwell's support machinegun hasn't been the success the rest of their "man-stopper" line was and is only finding sales slowly.
Weight: 68 Lbs.
Range: 3000 ft
Damage: conventional ammmo deals 1D4 x 10 +10 SDC per single shot, or 1D4 x 100 SDC (1D4 MDC!) for a 20 round burst. high yield explosive deals 1D4 MDc per single shot, or 5D6 MDC for a 20-round burst
Rate of fire: single fire, or in bursts.
Payload: standard is a 200-round belt that weighs 45 lbs, 3000-round ammo drums
(10 MDC) are also available available for 25 credits, weights 4 lbs or 455 lbs. fully loaded!
Bonus: Targeting Sight provides +1 to hit
Cost: 11,000 credits. a 200 round belt of conventional rounds is 140 credits while a loaded ammo drum of conventional rounds is 1,635 credits. a 200 round belt of explosive rounds is 3030 credits while a loaded ammo drum of explosive rounds is 45,025 credits!
Watchman body armor
Looking to improve sales in poorer markets where power armor sees little penetration, Chipwell looked towards developing a durable, cost-friendly set of MDC armor, and settled on this design. Their Watchman armor is made of MDC fabric backing a series of overlapping ceramic plates, and provides excellent protection for its cost. The ceramic plates can even be removed for easy replacement and Chipwell offers a generous recycling program as part of their extended service package!
The problem with the armor is that it's loud, heavy and non-environmental. while the helmet has a filter to limit the danger of smoke the ceramic plates weigh down the wearer much more than other comparable armors and worse, they constantly scrape together announcing the armor's location. These problems are minor for guards at detention centers or checkpoints, but adventurers and patrolling police forces can't stand the noise. Juicers and crazies won't touch it with a 50-foot pole! While the armor has found its niche, it's not likely to become a smash hit.
MDC: by location
Helmet: 15
Arms: 12
Legs: 23
Main body: 40
Weight: 23 lbs.
Good mobility but loud: -10% athletics, -35% prowl!
Bonus: Helmet features polarized lenses and a filtered mask. A short range radio can be added for 2000 credits.
Cost: 15,000 credits