GA SD-75 'Striker' 10 Gauge Shotgun +++

New from GA, SD-75 Striker Shotgun is their first weapon intended for Shiver issue since the success of the Browbeater and appears to be yet another attempt to rekindle their fortunes in the field of small arms technology. A unique design the Striker is intended to be a 'Special Deployment' weapon and in addition to firing standard slugs or shot shells is also capable of using a variety of riot, no lethal and anti-personnel rounds. Since it is impossible to select the order in which rounds are fired from a conventional magazine or belt feed, GA have instead opted for a 'revolver' format for the SD-75 so that three different types of ammunition can be loaded at the same time and easily switched between during combat. The shells for the Striker are carried in a large, enclosed 12 shot cylinder with each one being loaded into its own individual chamber. This whole arrangement is than connected to a small motor which rotates the magazine rather than relying on gas or recoil operation. An onboard electronics package is responsible for controlling this drive motor and ensuring that the chambers index correctly with the weapons breech. In normal use the gun will simply fire one chamber after another, but thanks to GA's inclusion of a special fire select switch the cylinder can be made to 'jump' between shots and select rounds out of sequence. This is achieved by dividing the rotary magazine into three groups of four and giving each a setting on the selector switch meaning that the Striker is capable of carrying anti-riot rounds for crowd suppression, but the user can always have four lethal rounds in the cylinder in case of emergency. The onboard electronics keeps track of the rounds fired and will always turn the magazine to a loaded chamber or give an audible warning if all the shells in a particular group have been expended. Since the cylindrical magazine is integral and cannot easily be removed, shells must be loaded in to it individually via a sliding gate at its rear. This process can be somewhat slow if all the guns chambers are empty, although GA have gone some way to speeding up the process by adding an automatic ejector to remove spent cases. Built from militray grade ceramics the Striker is a robust and sturdy design with all its systems, including the 2000 round powercell being fully water and shock proofed. 60% recoil baffles and laser pointing come as standard, as do mounting points for optical sights or standard SLA torches. To improve handling the weapons come with front and rear pistol grips, and a compact folding stock. GA are also supplying the guns with forty round ammuntion bandoleers allowing the user to carry a selection of ammuntion types. The Striker is currently on trial with various Shiver groups to help improve their flexibility and give them increased firepower when need. The guns, and their special ammuntion have also been made available to the operative market, although numbers of these highly effective and supremely flexible weapons are currently limited.

Game Notes

It takes 1 Action (0 on a DEX role) to switch between ammuntion types in the Strikers magazine. Reloading takes 2 Actions per shell inserted (1 on a DEX role). For details of the Strikers specialist ammunition click here.