List of Tools of the BlackStar Crew

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This topic is a list of basic Info about the Tools and Gadgets used by BlackStar Crew.

Edited November 23, 2022 by Busterbugs

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Gonna throw armor out here this time, different suit variations and whatnot that is standard for a military vessel, or similar vessel with military on it. 

Starting with the Reflex Physical Suit (RPS/"Body Glove") is an advanced piece of protection that is fitted to an individual. It is built of super strong metallic fibers that are more like cloth, and is layered with a liquid gel that hardens upon impact of kinetic force. This same liquid also helps protect the individual from extreme conditions, when in hot environments such as deserts it can keep the body cool, when in arctics it helps maintain the bodies core temperature,  but it isn't perfect. The base variant has the above features for engineers, law enforcement, archeologists and thereof suiting an all purpose usage, while the m8litary application has built in armor plating built of ultra light titanium alloy mixed with ceramic Kevlar. 

The Carhart Utility/Security Uniform (CUSU) is generalized amongst engineers, dock workers, and manual laborers and more. It features heavy utility magnetic boots, leather/heavy clothed cargo pants, heavy clothed tops (sleeveless or sleeved), metal lined utility gloves, a Gen. I Combat Rig (torso) designed for utility and flak protection, and a Gen. I Aviator/Hazop Helmet complete with a crystal clear visor. 

 

Standardized amongst the infantry is the Gen. IV Combat Rig (Complete) which features full body armor all across the body, from head to toe is covered in strong alloy metal. Only weighing in at 60lbs. units are trained rigorously to get conditioned into these rigs. The helmets possess an onboard heads up display (HUD) via visor which features a 20 meter radial motion radar which differentiate between friend/foe, a built in radio, and a tracker/identifier for weapons, ammunition, explosives, and vehicles. 

The Gen. VII Advanced Reconnaissance Rig (ARG Armor/"Vanguard") is a unique variant that is stronger, lighter, and more advanced than the standard Gen. IV Combat Rig only granted to high ranking soldiers/officers. It is also called "Hellblazer" Rigs because those donning this combat uniform are sent on suicide missions, special operations, or are considered the desperate measure teams.  The Vanguard Rig features ultralight alloy that helps displace kinetic energy as well as a state of the art individual over shield,  which when depleted can recharge in moments as long as the Rig isn't compromised or receiving damage. 

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Now for the second set of BDU's (Battle Dress Uniform), and make Carhart product actually usable. 

The Multipurpose Augmentation Mk. II Combat Rig (Hunter Armor) was designed during the third theatre of the Human-Xenti War specifically for Super Soldiers, otherwise the Hunter operatives at that time. While the combat rig was later repurposed for "general use" it is extremely hard to utilize given its programming to augment the physical prowess of an individual.  The armor,  on standard Humans, would contort limbs to varying degrees and is still capable of such things. When "fitted" onto a Hunter or similarly mutated/augmented individuals the rig strained on their bodies but relaxed when the onboard systems successfully gauged the body,  only ever having to do it once, and nee rigs likewise. The Hunter Rig has a built-in overshield that is far stronger than that of the Vanguard Rig, it is heavier but provides the best protection compared to any suit given its thick alloy plating, which are layered and between is a kinetic liquid gel that hardens upon impact. With improved features of the Vanguard Rig, the Hunter Rig is considered the ultimate form of protection and has had later modifications suited for various roles. The armor allows for Hunters and those similar to run three to four times faster than the Human athlete reaching to speedsof 55mph, they can flip over a Tiger main battle tank and reflexes have been sharpened thanks to the rigs interior design from circuit to nerve interface. The armor also allows for an AI to be built into it. 

Thanks to furthet testing, when the Bhalikhan -Human War begun the enemy was exceedingly overkill on their ballistic weapons, they were obviously on par with even the first generation Hunter Rigs that a new line of armor was designed. While the Hunter Rig was indefinitely power armor, the Mk. I "Guardian" Multipurpose Augmentation Support Rig was built to exceed the original Hunter Rig. The armor was built with dual energy shielding and heavier, thicker plating than before, making it more protective but cumbersome. Hajd picked super soldiers and mutants were specifically trained to utilize this armor as during the "fitting" process it was more a strain but otherwise a success on 89% of subjects. Featuring augmented strength and reflexes,  an onboard HUD, the Guardian Rig had a unique helmet (to the wearers liking) that allowed them to see in a variety of different thermal palets via thermal imaging from short to long range, night vision, crystal clear optic imaging, and the ability to see all the different colored spectrums thanks to the specially designed optics built into the helmet. Guardian Rigs are slowly being upgraded to be more comfortable as each generation passes, allowing for less strain during fitting abd better usage in most fields, however it was specifically used for heavy weapons operations and usage of piloting ground armour. 

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The OM327 assault rifle is an air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed, fully automatic rifle that fires 7.62×51mm ammunition. The OM327 is modular, which allows for easy cleaning and repair. It is a state of the art rifle that is interchangeable in the field of combat, being able to be converted from a battle rifle to an assault rifle, or even a light squad automatic weapon. It's light magazine can hold 12, whilst the full mag holds 38, and the drum magazine can carry 60 rounds of standard, hollowpoint, armor piercing, and incendiary of caliber 7.62 mm. 

The BR45 Service Rifle is the basic model of the series, the BR45SR is employed as a medium-to-long range marksman rifle; though its barrel is 25.9 centimeters (10.2 inches) longer than that of the original BR30, the BR45SR performs almost identically to its predecessor. It fires M634 X-HP-SAP round from a 36-round magazine, which fits flush in the receiver. The magazine housing is built directly into the underside of the stock of the rifle and is located behind the grip. Though the BR45SR is a select-fire weapon, it is most often used in its three-round burst mode. Despite firing a very powerful cartridge, the weapon is subject to little recoil, even when being fired automatically.

The OM-T26b Gauss Rifle is an advanced coul gun, a type of accelerator, which uses electromagnetic coils configured as a linear motor to accelerate ferromagnetic or conductive projectiles to extreme velocities . It's high firing power allows it to punch through energy shields and armor being favored against SPS/FPS (Semi Powered Rig/Full Powered Rig) combat, it's ridiculously long range allows it to be utilized as a "Sniper Rifle" but had otherwise proven useful in close range. The Guass Rifle uses an auto-loading 2mm cartridge slid into the magazine well, located in front of the trigger guard making reloading easy. It has a variety of modifications to one's needs or to the needs of an operation, however not many exist due the age of the weapon and when its original company was lost in WWIII. 

Designated as the SAW (Squad ASquadtic Weapon) the OM565HR is designed and manufactured by Ordnance Munitions, is used in protracted engagements where sustained or suppressive fire is required. The weapon is fed ammunition by a 72-round belt in a drum magazine with 7.62mm (normally) armor piercing rounds, and is used between shirt and long ranges,  however weapon spread tends to grow the it is fired, making it more practical in mid-ranged warfare. 

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One of the most efficient and well-known weapons is the Winchester M8 Battle Carbine, otherwise known as the M8BC or the Battle Carbine for short. It is a gas fed rifle with a 20 round magazine firing a 7.62mm Caliber bullet, designed to fire with a low recoil and comfort of the individual using it. Perhaps it is the most common given how durable it is, iconic for the wide use and modifications it can possess that can alter combat in many ways. 

The Ordnance Munitions Type-23 Long Rifle is a low recoil, high velocity firearms that is much like it's later variant, the OMT26b Gauss Rifle. It utilizes two types of firing, Standardized Ballistics (SB) or Magnetized Puncture (MP), the former utilizing the 14.5mm Caliber Anti-Material round whilst the latter feeds off a short battery charge for the more devastating,  secondary rate of fire which launches the bullet at such a velocity that it can be considered an anti-tank weapon. However utilizing the secondary heats up the barrel that the interior of the weapon seizes until the air fed chamber cools. 

Possibly the most renowned amongst elite kill squads, special forces, or more notably used by Hunters, the OMT-30 Accelerator Rifle is anything but subtle in its long line of usage. Deemed too much gun for man, the Type-30, or dubbed the Deliverer or, "ATC/Anti-Tank Cannon," is a powerful long rifle that is heavier and deals incomprehensible damage at a velocity that only it can fire at. Taking notes from both the Guass Rifle and Battle Carbine, the ATC applied kinetic and thermal energy at a superheated, high accelerated plutonium 15mm round only unique to this weapon. Designed during the Human-Xenti War, the ATC was specialized in taking down dropships or enemy armor that possessed energy shielding, which other explosives and ballistic weapons wouldn't normally work. This piece of arsenal is extremely expensive,  and only few of its kind were allowed on the Black Star. 

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The XM09, the Bulldog, is a tactical shotgun utilized by security detail and soldiers in close quarters battle/combat. This semiautomatic shotgun is used in many operations, coming in three variants: Standard (XM09S) which fires at a quick rate with a wider spread, Narrow (XM09N) is designed with a much tighter pellet spread that allows for more precise fire, and the Heavy (XM09H) which fires farther, however the Heavy is pump action but is almost recoilles. It is a standard weapon aboard the Black Star. 

While the XM09 is almost famous, it doesn't compare to the Winchester Model '38. The Model '38 is without a doubt the most useful of the defense weapons in close quarters, featuring an adjusting switch that can tighten the barrel or loosen it for wider or narrow spread. The weapon has a farther range and stronger kick, utilized in almost any battlefield. The shotgun can utilize a variety of 8, 12, 16, and 20 guage shells with very little issue, examples are: hollow (light and fast, used on unarmored individualsor animals), pulse (which can effect shielding and produces a split second EMP), and heavy slug rounds (designed to travel a gair distance and punch through armor); assigned 00 Buckshot Shells (pellets that spread), flechette and incendiary shells (spiked/darts and Dragons Breath), and three other explosive variants: High Explosive (HE), High Explosive Armor-piercing (HEAP) and High Explosive Fragmenting Antipersonnel (HEFA). 

The XM22 Auto is an automatic shotgun universally known as the, "Boar," Given its gnarly bite and quick firing speed. While range can be an issue, it makes up for that by delivering powerful punches and a large cartridge that can contain an upward of 50 shells/slugs. It is heavier than other shotguns and much like the Model '38 ot can use virtually any ammunition type that shotguns use, however it has to be adjusted to a specific setting internally to load the ammo before going into combat, otherwise it will jam. Surprisingly, if there is a bullet the same size as a guage shell or a bore slug it can fire it, quickly converting the weapon into a light machine gun with a little less accuracy than most weapons. 

Edited September 26, 2023 by BladeRunner

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Perhaps in the Black Star arsenal there never was a big enough boom to make the enemy have second thoughts like the Remor Type-08, an energy launcher that fires magnetically charged high explosive 25mm Caliber round coated in plasma before leaving the barrel of this launcher. It was instrumental in the Human-Xenti War in eliminating enemy ground vehicles or heavily reinforced units and was a huge piece of breaking Xenti sieges, considered as the first "pulse" weapon. The plasma that is coated to the bullet is charged in such a way that it can deliver a short EMP. The actual weapon itself is charged for 20 seconds in order to properly accelerate the ammunition, however after an additional five seconds it will automatically decelerate to avoid the weapon from self destructing. 

The M02 Anti-Armor/Anti-Air Launching System, otherwise universally known as the Rocket Launcher, is exactly just as simple. It is a heavy portable, reusable, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, anti-air missile launcher that has been around since 2078, upgraded to withstand any environment even if it's not habitable or the sky is raining acid. This weapon can utilize a variety of missiles a fire them at high speeds, it can "switch" to a lock-on system for guided ground-to-air or missile-to-ground, allowing for anti-air/armor combat. 

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The Main Defense 6th System (MD6S/"D-Six Pistol/Mallet) is a recoil-operated, magazine-fed handgun, chambered in 12.7x40mm ammunition, typically employed with semi-armor-piercing, high-explosive (SAPHE) rounds of that chambering, and feeding from 12-round detachable box magazines. It has also been known to be chambered in the .450 Magnum load. The weapon is somewhat unusual for a handgun in that it is capable of both semi-automatic and automatic firing. Modifications can lead to a variety of uses, ranging from the MD6S turning into a semi-long rifle, an short machine gun, and thereof. It is widely used in military and civilian applications. 

Used by security personnel, military police, and even law enforcement (Marshals/SWAT) is the Main Defense 10th System (MD10S/D-10 Pistol/Pulse Pistol) is a recoilles, near silent 18-round weapon usually employed much like the MD6S, SAPHE caliber rounds. Unlike the previous defense system the MD10S comes only as a semiautomatic pistol, sporting a small hardlight screen showing the functions (damage, nominal status, etc.) and bullet count where the hammer would normally be. It includes two other ammunition types as well, normally being fitted with .450 Magnum Enhance Electronic Pulse Caliber (MEEPC) that can inflict heavy damage to armor and ideal for beating personal energy shields. The MD10S also sports a Static Launcher, which can utilize a chunk of the systems battery to take out electronic features of vehicles, equipment, and anything electronic. 

Assigned to only officers, commanders, and high ranking individuals in military is the Main Defense 02 System (MD2S/2-Shot/Revolver) which chambers 6 .500 Magnum Standard, Anti-Material, Incendiary,  Pulse, or Cryo rounds. The Revolver has a decent recoil control in the hands of experienced soldiers,  considered a hand cannon due to the explosive impact it can have on targets. The Revolver is a tool that was introduced when Chay'uk Defenses begun their campaign in the late 21st Century, winning overall satisfaction via vote of public opinion for a cheaper, well designed and versatile home defense weapon. 

Edited September 26, 2023 by BladeRunner