Heavy Machine Gun (Book of Tech Supplement)

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Two-Handed Projectile Era modern Type firearm Critical: X4 Range Increment: 120 Type: "3/4 piercing and 1/4 bludgeoning" Hardness: 10
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	hp
Fine	*	—	*	2
Diminutive	*	—	*	5
Tiny	*	—	*	10
Small	1500 gp	1d10	70	20
Medium	1500 gp	2d8	140	40
Large	1600 gp	2d10	280	80
Huge	*	—	*	160
Gargantuan	*	—	*	320
Colossal	*	—	*	640
The SRD only gives a means to determine costs and weights of weapons for Large and Small versions based on the Medium weapons. Any other supplied values are the author's best determination.

special: automatic

charge: 250

Usage: 1

lab: explosive

This heavy machine gun uses 7.62.54mm ammunition in 250-round belts. Although a single person can fire a heavy machine gun, it typically has a two-person crew: the gunner, and a loader who assists with feeding the ammunition belt into the weapon. As a full-round action, the loader can use a special aid another action to grant the gunner a +2 bonus on his next attack roll. Because of its size and heavy weight, this gun is often either mounted on a wheeled chassis with a gun shield for trench defensive use, or on the back of a horse-drawn wagon. Assuming a user can even lift the weapon, firing a heavy machine gun machine gun that is not mounted imparts a –4 penalty on attack rolls and the recoil knocks the wielder prone. The machine gun is automatic-fire only. The armored shield provides cover when firing the weapon from the prone position.

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