Thorneycroft Carbine
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Thorneycroft Carbine

Weapon 🔪 Bolt-Action Rifle ⚡ Foreign Design 📦

The Thorneycroft Carbine is a British bolt-action rifle chambered in .303 British, feeding from a 5-round internal magazine. It was designed as an alternative to the Lee-Enfield rifle in the early 20th century, though the British decided to shorten their design instead, giving way to the universal Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk. III. Forty years later, the Thorneycroft design was recovered and put into limited production for use by the British Paras and the Special Air Service, owing to its short size and lighter weight. 

Abilities

Common Attributes - Miscellaneous

Bullpup Design - Bullpup Weapons

This weapon's receiver is located in the back, making it far more ergonomic in close quarters battles and for mechanised infantry to fire from their vehicles. Bullpups do, however, tend to be fickler in harsh conditions, a common design flaw that would not be fixed until the 1990s.

EFFECT:
This weapon ignores any instance of Natural Cover.
However, it gains +2 UNRELIABILITY.

Common Attributes - National

Unsetting Sun - British Small Arms (WW1)

The British Empire was denominated "the empire where the sun never sets". It was the most extensive political entity in human history, owing largely to the capacity of Britain's soldiers and sailors to fight anywhere across the world, adapting to the circumstances at hand and exploiting them for the Empire's benefit. British small arms philosophy at the turn of the century emphasised the ability to fight anywhere and everywhere.

EFFECT:
This weapon is immune to the effects of operating in mud, wetlands, jungle, desert, extreme cold or extreme heat (see Reliability & Maintenace Rules)

Unique Attributes

Paratrooper Carbine - Thorneycroft Carbine UA

The Throneycroft Carbine found a strange niche during World War II; low-rate production was restarted owing to the British Paratroopers' needs for a very compact, light rifle with similar handling to the Lee-Enfield. It was used successfully throughout Europe, though eventually replaced with more modern rifles. 

EFFECT:
After airdropping from an Utility Aircraft 🔧 or dismounting from an Utility Helicopter 🚁, this weapon gains a Very Easy DM to its hit rolls for a Short Duration.

Attributes

Unorganized
TYPE
Bolt-Action Rifle
TECH
World Wars
WGHT
4kg
AMMO
5
CAL
.303 British
RNG
Long
DMG
3d6
PEN
2
SPC
Unsetting Sun, Paratrooper Carbine, Bullpup Design