SFPM-23 Flechette Pistol

[Clayton]

Kek oh God, I was so out of it when writing the original description, just realized that now. I think it's actually more option #2 but that does seem a bit weird. That EU canon article you mentioned says that was enough to penetrate blast vests and stormtrooper armor at that range, but that seems...off. You think it might also be better to increase the size of the flechettes a little to actually do a bit more damage at the cost of increasing their size? I'm just having a hard time picturing 1 mm flechettes pulling the above off but 13 mm might be a bit too large for a pistol. You think something like 2-3 mm or so might be better but maybe cut the number of flechettes to like...7-8 or so? The 12GA shotgun could fit about 19 flechettes that size into one of its shells as a somewhat RL example.

Honestly whoever wrote that probably didn't understand how hilariously small 1mm is.


My suggestion is to scale it down from a 12ga to maybe 14 or 16. 7 or 8 flechettes sounds reasonable to me.

 

[Dawyn]

Honestly whoever wrote that probably didn't understand how hilariously small 1mm is.


My suggestion is to scale it down from a 12ga to maybe 14 or 16. 7 or 8 flechettes sounds reasonable to me.

7-8 3 mm flechettes per pellet? Just clarifying, because the 12 GA carries about 19 of those in each of its shells. Or did you mean 14 or 16 mm flechettes because those are pretty big.

 

[Dawyn]

Well, I went with eight @ 3 mm. Let's just see how that goes.

 

[Clayton]

I mean the larger 13mm flechettes

 

[Dawyn]

I mean the larger 13mm flechettes

Hmmm...I guess we can wait for Kyzer to come in and give his input again since he seemed to think that was ludicrous.

 

[The Kyzer]

Hmmm...I guess we can wait for Kyzer to come in and give his input again since he seemed to think that was ludicrous.

Here's the real thing that we need to take into mind. This is a pistol, gentleman.

I suppose things also come down to the width of the flechettes.

Like if they've got a 1mm diameter or less, that I could possibly believe.

That said, with the materials SW uses combined with the weapon's other abilities (like energizing the flechettes), I am pretty sure this thing is going to **** up just about anyone it hits who isn't wearing some serious armor.

 

[Dawyn]

Here's the real thing that we need to take into mind. This is a pistol, gentleman.

I suppose things also come down to the width of the flechettes.

Like if they've got a 1mm diameter or less, that I could possibly believe.

That said, with the materials SW uses combined with the weapon's other abilities (like energizing the flechettes), I am pretty sure this thing is going to **** up just about anyone it hits who isn't wearing some serious armor.

So do you think a 1 mm diameter would ultimately be good in the end for this while retaining that destructive power?

 

[Green Ranger]

Oh, by the way, the reason I haven't really commented so far is I'm still weighing up on the whole 'guided flechette' thingy. Canon? Sure. Gameplay? Bit trickier.

 

[Dawyn]

Oh, by the way, the reason I haven't really commented so far is I'm still weighing up on the whole 'guided flechette' thingy. Canon? Sure. Gameplay? Bit trickier.

True. I mean, if it comes down to it and it's just too much of a hassle for the admins to figure out or they think it is unbalanced, I can just remove that part. I thought it was a cool idea and there was some canon basis for it, but it's not really the heart of the weapon and it can be dropped. I'd like to keep the whole detonating 4 meters from a target feature (which can probably just be some sort of proximity fuse or something), if possible, though.

 

[Green Ranger]

I'd probably drop it then, especially with the whole kaboom thing happening as well...which I completely missed somehow. Having both is definitely overkill.

 

[Dawyn]

I'd probably drop it then, especially with the whole kaboom thing happening as well...which I completely missed somehow. Having both is definitely overkill.

Well, not so much a "kaboom" as a small bang, which then releases the flechettes. Basically, they all travel packed in a pellet/canister until they get about 4m out from a target, then it explodes and they expand kind of like a shotgun. It's how SW flechette launchers like the FC-1 and the FWG-5 Pistol (which was used as a general guideline for this pistol) work, with the larger launchers having a lot more range and power behind them. But yeah, I can definitely drop the quasi-aimbot laser system.

 

[Green Ranger]

Oh right. Can you pay my attention's somewhat divided? >.>

That's a neat idea though, so I'm more or less cool with it.

 

[Dawyn]

Oh right. Can you pay my attention's somewhat divided? >.>

That's a neat idea though, so I'm more or less cool with it.

No problem, I'm an admin on another roleplaying site and know exactly how hectic things can get at times. Don't worry about it, and I'll go ahead and remove the tracking system right now.

Edit: Tracking system removed.

 

[Clayton]

Approved.

 

[vamp]

*wipes tear*

She's a beauty.