Vickers K No. 2 Land Service

Vickers K Machinegun

A great deal of Vickers K machineguns were converted for ground use by adding a wooden stock, pistol grip and folding bipod, thus transforming them into light machineguns. Both types were commonly used in the same actions; while the No. 1s fired from their vehicles, commandos covered their advance on foot with No. 2s.

Pins

TYPE

Light Machinegun

TECH

World Wars

WGHT

13kg

AMMO

100

CAL

.303 British

RNG

Long

DMG

3d6 | Auto

PEN

SPC

Steady and True, Commando Gun, Desert Raider, Conversion

History

Created by andreslucero 1 year ago

Last modified by andreslucero 1 year ago

Abilities

Common Attributes - Mechanical

Auto

This weapon is fully automatic, either inherently so or by the presence of a selective-fire mechanism.

EFFECT:
This weapon can fire more than one shot each time it is used, specifically, in bursts. A penalty is applied depending on the burst size, to simulate recoil. The number of shots in a burst is different for certain types of weapons.

Light Automatic Weapons (Handgun ⚡, Submachinegun ⚡, Assault Rifle ⚡, Battle Rifle ⚡, Carbine ⚡, Shotgun ⚡, Energy Weapon 💡, Bow 🏹, magazine-fed Light Machinegun ⚡)
Heavy Automatic Weapons (belt-fed Light Machinegun ⚡, Heavy Machinegun ⚡, Autocannon ⚡, Grenade Launcher 💣, Anti-Air Gun 💥, Anti-Tank Gun 💥, Mortar 💥, Naval Gun 💥)

Light Automatic Weapons	Heavy Automatic Weapons	Penalty	Penalty (Stable firing platform)
5-round burst	20-round burst	Hard DM	NONE
10-round burst	50-round burst	Very Hard DM	Hard DM
20-round burst	100-round burst	Insane DM	Very Hard DM

Automatic weapons are considered stable when they're mounted on a vehicle, tripod or turret. This is different from the Stabilised SA.

Do note that penalties from firing at long-range apply as per the Basic Rules (TBD).

It is impossible to perform automatic fire at a target that is at Very Long Range (VLR) or Extreme Range (EXR) without a stable firing platform.

Conversion

This object is made by using a conversion kit containing parts that fit into the original design, transforming it into this one.

EFFECT:
This object can be crafted by using the appropriate conversion kit.
It can later be deconstructed into the original design, yielding the appropriate conversion kit.

Common Attributes - National

Steady and True - British Small Arms (WW2)

The British Army, well aware of its numerical inferiority against any of Europe's great powers, has always put a premium on the individual soldier's discipline and rifle marksmanship. Every British infantryman is a skilled shooter and is issued a rifle that allows them to be so.

EFFECT:
This weapon gains an Easy DM when performing Aimed Fire (2 APS) beyond Medium Range.

Common Attributes - Perks

Commando Gun

EFFECT:
This object benefits from Commando perks.

Unique Attributes

Desert Raider - Vickers K UA

Britain's Long Range Desert Group (LRDG), predecessor of the Special Air Service">Special Air Service, famously preferred the Vickers K as its weapon of choice for raids deep into the West Asian desert. Comintern forces would be caught by surprise as armed commandos would storm out of the sands, blasting their rapid-fire Vickers Ks with great accuracy into anything that moved.

EFFECT:
This weapon's UA effect depends on its current weapon type:

Light Machinegun: If this weapon's user performs a Move and a Sprint in a single turn, they may use Aimed Fire or Suppressive Fire at a reduced cost of 1 AP.
Heavy Machinegun: This weapon does not suffer from the Run & Gun Rules">Run & Gun Rules accuracy penalty if it fires from a moving vehicle; additionally, it gains an Easy DM to its hit rolls.

Properties

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