FWIW... argh, I need to get off my ass and finish the writeup sooner or later, but the standard MARS weapon mix is somewhat different. This is both because
they're used in some very unusual operations, where keeping the volume of fire *way* up is on the essential side to survival, they're taught to
practice aimed fire under pressure (accidentally hitting hostages or people containing important intel being counterproductive)... and because in some of the
heavy fighting here and there, Kali has run into people in handwaved armor before forming the weapon mix, and it's proven that those aren't the only
examples of its type around.
The standard issue rifle is not much more than a shorter-barrel version of the FN FAL with some modifications performed for durability and vacuum
compatibility. These were initally commercially procured, but production has moved to VVS owned production facilities, not that they account for more than a
tiny fraction as they're only really produced for internal use, not outside sale. Overall, good simple rifles that work. Sidearms are, generally
speaking, operator preference as long as it's standardized on 45ACP. There were thoughts of going with full power 10mm, but due to the nature of the
Senshi, while some are vastly stronger than human normals, and some aren't.
The standard 4-girl fireteams have two rifleladies, one equipped with a SAW (Minimi or Ultimax; the Ultimax is entering production alongside the FALs, but
there were quite a few Minimis kicking around in storage, and some preferred it as they had experience with it from their old lives) and one with an anti-armor
weapon backed up by a submachinegun of the lady's choice. The anti-armor weapons are designed to defeat armor on the scale of well made, waved, Tactical
Dreadnought or Hardsuit armor and are either a custom design based on a bullpup 50 calibre anti-material rifle with a cut-down barrel and saboted, 'waved
projectiles or a pump action 40mm grenade launcher based off a China Lake prototype from the '60s. Needless to say the ladies in the anti-armor position
from the squad are *very* carefully trained in subjects like choosing their targets with their main weapons and being careful of backstops as a miss (or a hit
on something insufficiently armored in the case of the AMR) could result in god-knows-what ending up with large embarrasing holes in it.
There exist a few specialized fireteams within the company with heavier, or generally different, weapons and roles. To be very vague, some of them are far
more subtle and some of them somewhat less.![[Image: wink.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/wink.gif)
Oh... and as all the MARS wargear was acquired at either considerable inconvenience or using their own
production facilities, even ignoring the potential for damage of some of the items, none of it is available on the fen market. Rumors that some people have
seen some members of Section 9 sometimes using very similar items are just that.
they're used in some very unusual operations, where keeping the volume of fire *way* up is on the essential side to survival, they're taught to
practice aimed fire under pressure (accidentally hitting hostages or people containing important intel being counterproductive)... and because in some of the
heavy fighting here and there, Kali has run into people in handwaved armor before forming the weapon mix, and it's proven that those aren't the only
examples of its type around.
The standard issue rifle is not much more than a shorter-barrel version of the FN FAL with some modifications performed for durability and vacuum
compatibility. These were initally commercially procured, but production has moved to VVS owned production facilities, not that they account for more than a
tiny fraction as they're only really produced for internal use, not outside sale. Overall, good simple rifles that work. Sidearms are, generally
speaking, operator preference as long as it's standardized on 45ACP. There were thoughts of going with full power 10mm, but due to the nature of the
Senshi, while some are vastly stronger than human normals, and some aren't.
The standard 4-girl fireteams have two rifleladies, one equipped with a SAW (Minimi or Ultimax; the Ultimax is entering production alongside the FALs, but
there were quite a few Minimis kicking around in storage, and some preferred it as they had experience with it from their old lives) and one with an anti-armor
weapon backed up by a submachinegun of the lady's choice. The anti-armor weapons are designed to defeat armor on the scale of well made, waved, Tactical
Dreadnought or Hardsuit armor and are either a custom design based on a bullpup 50 calibre anti-material rifle with a cut-down barrel and saboted, 'waved
projectiles or a pump action 40mm grenade launcher based off a China Lake prototype from the '60s. Needless to say the ladies in the anti-armor position
from the squad are *very* carefully trained in subjects like choosing their targets with their main weapons and being careful of backstops as a miss (or a hit
on something insufficiently armored in the case of the AMR) could result in god-knows-what ending up with large embarrasing holes in it.
There exist a few specialized fireteams within the company with heavier, or generally different, weapons and roles. To be very vague, some of them are far
more subtle and some of them somewhat less.
Oh... and as all the MARS wargear was acquired at either considerable inconvenience or using their ownproduction facilities, even ignoring the potential for damage of some of the items, none of it is available on the fen market. Rumors that some people have
seen some members of Section 9 sometimes using very similar items are just that.