Editing Close Combat Scattergun

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						<font size="4" color="#000000">Close Combat 
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<p><font size="4">While the Marine III-C Phaser Rifle 
in many ways represents the peak of Federation small 
weapons tech, a need for weapon with high-knock down 
and blow through capabilities for urban and close combat 
was seen. TAC/SC Special Weapons Unit personnel were 
brought into bring in their insights.<br><br>
Thus, out of a combined SFMC-TAC/SC design project, 
the Scattergun was developed. Pairing a Phaser Carbine 
with a linked Repulsion Emission System the weapon 
is capable of knocking a target back many feet/meters, 
or when used at higher level, increasing the chance 
of blowing through walls and Physical barrier with 
the combined phased/ concussive force.<br><br>
The system is not without some deficiencies. Maximum 
Phaser/Repulsor synchronization requires a more constricted 
range of power ( from level 3- Heavy Stun to level 
13), greater power consumption and a far louder report 
on firing.<br><br>
However, the Physical and psychological effects of 
the weapon far outweigh these. <br><br>
As with the Marine III-C Phaser Rifle, the Scattergun 
is reinforced for use as a personal weapon.<br>

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<b>STATISTICAL INFORMATION. </b><br>
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· <i>Width :</i> 50mm <br>
· <i>Length:</i> 650mm <br>

· <i>Height: </i>150mm <br>
· <i>Weight:</i> 2.5 Kg <br>
· <i>Total energy reserve:</i> 9.98x10^8 megajoules 
in hotswappable sarium-krellide pack. <br>

·<i> Power settings:</i> 3-13 operatable by press 
buttons on the control panel, or with Pallas Helmet. 
(Setting visible on the handle as a numbered and coloured 
lights). <br>
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<b>FIRING MODES</b><br>
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Changed with the control button on the control panel, 
or by optical/verbal commands through the Pallas Helmet. 
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<li><b><i>Single/Sustained</i> </b>- The Scattergun is operated 
like a standard phaser, with the length of the shot 
determined by the amount of time the trigger is held 
down. </li>
<li><b><i>Spread<span lang="en-us"> </span></i>
								</b>- The Scatter gun may be set to fire 
a spread effect up to 45 degrees wide from the barrel. 
. Beyond setting 3, this diminishes the effect by roughly 
two settings. </li>
<li><b><i>Phaser/Repulsor</i></b><span lang="en-us"><b>

								</b>-</span> By holding the energy mixing 
button on the barrel.. place to force the user to 
take a two handed grip for personal safety and recoil 
avoidance, the mixed blast is generated. This is single 
shot only. After each phaser/scatter shot, the button 
must be repressed to allow for the phaser/repulsion 
chamber to realign. </li></ul>
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<b>TARGETING - RED-DOT TARGETEER, </b><br>
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The Scattergun utilizes a similar red-dot targeter 
and scope unit to the Marine Sidearm. While the telemetry 
can be fed into the Pallas, the Scattergun is designed 
for quick from the hip and shoulder fire in situations 
where the time to aim is not available. <br>
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It has no integral taccorder, though the external 
scope can be replaced. <br>
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<b>MAINTENANCE</b><br>
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The weapon's frame is cast into its shape and is thus 
nearly invulnerable to any bending or damage without 
using power tools as the pistol that was the basis 
for the rifle. The weapon cannot be dismantled without 
first removing the power pack to eliminate any accidents. 
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The emitter crystal and repulser emitter is 'grown' 
into the frame to eliminate any possible misalignment 
due to rough treatment and the circuitry is located 
around the frame allowing the frame to be removed 
by opening the front of the weapon and just pulling 
it out for maintenance. Other circuitry frames are 
located in two casings on both sides of the frame 
to facilitate fast repair and easy access. <br>

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Cleaning of the alignment chamber on a regular basis 
is needed, as the greater recoil of a mixed shot is 
more likely to shake loose small particles that can 
impact on beam cohesion.</font></p>
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