Bushido Industries MX-120 Harbinger Mini-rail Heavy Assault Rail Gun

This is Bushido Industries first attempt to make rail guns usable by the standard infantry soldier. More than any other weapon, even rocket rounds, rail guns have been found to be highly effective against cerasteel armor, but most are too large for infantry units. Even this beast pushes the limits of what an infantry soldier can carry into battle, as the heavy gunner carrying it has to lug not only the power pack, but the ammunition as well. In most squads, the rail gun operator is one man of a two-man fire team, and his partner generally carries the majority of the guns ammunition. Firing 7.65mm tungsten rounds at a prodigious rate, this weapon mows through cerasteel (and those wearing it), and its distinctive buzz saw sound has been known to trigger panic attacks in some Arkhons who have survived being on the wrong end of it. Reserved almost exclusively for heavy gunners, it is also used as a crew-served anti-personnel weapon in bunkers and base perimeter defenses, and as a weapon on some APCs and light combat hovercraft. Operator must have a P.S. of at least 22 to wield this weapon, or suffer a -2 to all combat rolls and -2 attacks per melee round. The weapon comes standard with a servo-mount arm and vest to make handling easier, but it reduces speed by 25%. Weight: 35 lbs. for the gun, with a 25 lbs. power pack. Mega-Damage: 2D4x10+10 M.D. per 50-round burst. Only fires bursts. Effective Range: 8,000 feet (2438.4 meters) Rate of fire: Bursts only. Payload: Back ammo pack of 1,000 rounds (20 bursts) or hip canister belt of 500 rounds (10 bursts). Operator generally carries one hip canister, while his or her fire team partner carries two additional hip canisters and one or two ammo backpacks. Market Price: 50,000. Rare in Availability.