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Description

In difference to most other military-grade weapons, most personal defense weapons do not collapse further than retracting their barrel or stock when stowed, but instead have a far lower deployment delay, often being capable of firing as soon as the weapon is unholstered. Designed for short-range self protection, most personal defense weapons have a limited effective range and armor penetration compared to other weapons, but are light weight and have very forgiving targeting assist.

1: SDS-13 Kauril
Developed by the Kantuo Commonwealth for peacekeeping and personnel protection. Due to the sturdy nature of the Cenôxians' silicon biology, they fire a rapid burst of rifle-caliber rounds to ensure hydrostatic shock and bleeding, however the high recoil is severely limits its usability by mid- and light-weight species, encased in a rugged, versitile, and sturdy frame as a perfect metaphor for the species themselves.
Feed mechanism: open-bolt straight-blowback bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 60 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 7.5*50mm Kosijai
Projectile: 7.5mm 14-gram iridium-coated compressed titanium core.
Muzzle Velocity: 560 m/s.
Fire mode: 4-round burst, 5-round-burst.
Rate of fire: 1800 rounds/minute.
effective range: 70 metres.

2: Personal Defense-93
Used by the fleet personnel and shock troops of the Anaghor Republics, the Senahi Munitions PD-93 is accurate at close range, compact, and has a sufficient magazine size for extended firefights, but struggles in armor penetration putting a high focus on controlled accurate fire and enemy suppression.
Feed Mechanism: electronic-operation rotating bolt horizontal bullpup magazine.

Capacity: 90 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 6.2*35mm RT
Projectile: 6mm 9-gram plasma-tipped iridium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 755 m/s.
Fire mode: 3-round-burst, 5-round-burst, automatic.
Rate of fire: 900 rounds/minute.
effective range: 150 metres.

3: HEX-55 Lekoi

Manufactured by Lekoi State Arms, the HEX is the main service weapon of the imperial army. Used mostly for peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, and galactic policing action, it has a low muzzle velocity for modern firearms, but uses advanced power cells to coat the munitions in charged plasma that cause flash-detonations on impact that burns away armor without risk for over-penetration or shrapnel.
Feed Mechanism: electromagnetic pulsed-recoil bullpup magazine.

Capacity: 120 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 8.4*42mm ESR
Projectile: 8mm 12.3-gram plasma-coated compressed titanium core slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 405 m/s.
Fire mode: 5-round burst.
Rate of fire: 1230 rounds/minute.
effective range: 270 metres.

4: T-75x Vector SMG
Manufactured by many imperial weapons manufacturers, the Vector features a sophisticated target-assist-identification AI system to prevent friendly or collateral fire and conserve ammunition, as well as a pulse burst-count adjust system to ensure enough rounds are laid downrange to incapacitate the target. Although this makes the weapon easy to handle and user-friendly, it limits battlefield utility; without an armed target in-vector, the weapon CPU will refuse to fire, making it nearly impossible to lay down suppressive fire or disable materiel.

Feed Mechanism: electromagnetic recoil-cyclic-bolt horizontal bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 90 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 8.4*42mm ESR
Projectile: 8mm 15.4-gram plastic-coated compressed titanium core slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 505 m/s.
Fire mode: variable burst.
Rate of fire: 2100 rounds/minute.
effective range: 165 metres.

5: Ripper-21b
The weapon most commonly used by Se'kayn troops; lightweight, degrades armor quickly, and has negligible recoil - at the cost of nearly non-existent penetration and low muzzle velocity. Designed for use in their dome-cities and on-flight engagements, the Ripper's low anti-armor characteristics are advertised as a feature rather than drawback as it reduces the risk of disabling critical infrastructure.
Feed mechanism: front magazine.

Capacity: 75 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 6.2*35mm RT
Projectile: 6mm 7.3-gram thermite-infused iridium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 340 m/s.
Fire mode: semi-automatic, 5-round burst, automatic.
Rate of fire: 600 rounds/minute.
effective range: 140 metres.

6: Auto-9

A Se'kayn machine pistol developed for use by corporate security personnel and law enforcement, the Auto-9 features a reduced kickback but struggles in penetration. One of the cheapest personal defense weapons, the Auto-9 was designed for mass production rather than longevity.
Feed mechanism: handle magazine.

Capacity: 35 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 6.2*35mm RT
Projectile: 6mm 4.3-gram vacuum-cavity shaped iridium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 540 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic.
Rate of fire: 750 rounds/minute.
effective range: 50 metres.

7: ADs-4 Storm
A Sobrai SMG built by the Osathi-Netan conglomerate and used widely among their innumerable republics, city-states, and corporate security divisions, the Strom was designed to allow precision fire from a lightweight platform, as would be required for hostage-rescue, counter-terror operations, and site security in urban environments. Extended target-assist systems help accounting for movement and gravity, and adjusts ballistics to maximize stability.
Feed Mechanism: recoil-cycled vertical-bolt front magazine.

Capacity: 60 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 6.2*35mm RT
Projectile: 5.2mm 6-gram shaped-detonation iridium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 760 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic, 3-round-burst.
Rate of fire: 990 rounds/minute.
effective range: 330 metres.
Meta: Commander Fifield uses one he acquired during the Langheia Campaign whenever he has to be in the field.

8: IDS-14 Disruptor

A Veri'khan pulse SMG manufactured by Vieraki Ballistics, the Disruptor uses a laser to ionize air and fires bullets containing charged superfluids from two side-mounted barrels with alternating fire to induce EMPs into targets and disrupt electronics. The intense thermal release can cause soft tissues to dissolve into steam explosions on direct hit. The recoil follows a consistent side-to-side pattern with negligible muzzle climb, and projectile convergence improves under sustained fire.
Feed system: front magazine.
Capacity: 75 rounds/mag.
Cartridge: 6.2*35mm RT
Projectile: 6mm 7.5-gram plasma-tipped superfluid-infused iridium-core slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 690 m/s.
Fire mode: semi-automatic, automatic.
Rate of fire: 720 rounds/minute.
effective range: 230 metres.

9: X94s Vanquisher SMG

Supposed to become the main weapon of the Yond-Thir Vassal's fleet and air force personnel, as well as a back-up weapon for law enforcement, the Vanquisher was one of many designs leaked from the Yond-Thir Vassal's Next-Gen Arms Initiative in 2421. Built from the same parts as the Vindicator sniper rifle and Vengeance assault carbine, the X94s is heavy for a personal defense weapon and fires a shortened variant of the 5.2*55mm rounds used by the X94a Vengeance assault carbine.
Feed Mechanism: retrograde recoil-cycling bullpup

Capacity: 75 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 5.2mm 35-CA
Projectile: 5.2mm 7-gram compressed titanium.
Muzzle Velocity: 840 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic.
Rate of fire: 1200 rounds/minute.
effective range: 75 metres.

10: C-82 Icepick

A compact SMG common across the frontier, the C-82 Icepick was originally designed by Marichnu governments who released the schematics onto the interweb during their annexation by the empire in 2433 to allow anyone with a fabricator to aid in the resistance movement. The focus in the design was ease of fabrication and handling; as such almost any computing device can be used for the integrated control CPU, and every part except the barrel and firing chamber can be made by standard printers. The Icepick is banned in imperial space, but has nonetheless become a benchmark and favorite of the various Marichnu insurrection groups.
Feed Mechanism: vertical oscillation bolt, angled magazine.
Capacity: 50 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 9.5mm-35 ETPS
Projectile: 7.3mm 9-gram compressed titanium.
Muzzle Velocity: 720 m/s.
Fire mode: semi-automatic, automatic.
Rate of fire: 660 rounds/minute.
effective range: 80 metres.

11: T-54 Provocateur SMG
A Venomairie weapon design and the flagship firearm of Xeholei Combine, the Provocateur uses helical rail acceleration and gravitic stabilization to achieve unparalleled hip-fire accuracy, mobile precision, and penetrative ability among PDWs by accelerating a 1.75mm slug to 20km/s: rapidly shredding and ripping through body-armor, but reducing the tissue damage and impact trauma - venomairie military units employ synthalloy ammunition that explodes in soft tissue to counter this drawback, but it nonetheless has to be accounted for. Although the weapon itself can be bought on the open market, but remains one of the most expensive small arms in the known galaxy. The recoil is very high for a submachine gun, but balanced to keep the gun pointing in the same direction.
Feed mechanism: horizontal stock clip.
Capacity: 280 rounds/plate, 40 rounds/heat sink.
Ammunition System: 25×75×225mm compressed titanium clip.
Projectile: 1.75mm 2.3-gram compressed titanium.
Muzzle Velocity: 20720 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic/5-burst.
Rate of fire: 720 rounds/minute.
effective range: 250 metres.
Meta: Qido uses one as primary whenever the Armature is ill-suited.

12: MHV-21 Tip-Tap machine pistol
Originally made by Jotunheim's secret operations initiative to allow intel operatives to conceal their weaponry but still be well armed, the Tip-Tap is made purely from ceramics and can collapse fully to look like an ordinary computing device. It gained infamy after the 2428 Alimac Spaceport Massacre where terrorists managed to smuggle a dozen of these weapons past security. Thanks to its popularity among troops and game hunters, a non-stealth version was released to the market by Forsmark Hardware in 2426. The two-phase firing sequence redirects propellant exhaust to balance recoil, reducing kickback enough for an experienced shooter to fire the gun one-handed without cutting down the stopping power, while an adaptive target-assist suite adjusts muzzle vector to ensure a short-range accuracy.
Feed Mechanism: retrograde-recoil-absorbed barrel-bolt assembly with vertical-rotation-shuttle, bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 30 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 8.5mm UN-PARA standard
Projectile: 7mm 25-gram shaped-impact-cavity compressed titanium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 290 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic.
Rate of fire: 330 rounds/minute.
effective range: 50 metres.
Meta: used by Nash and Sanei as primary weapons.
Shout-out to DeRezzurektion for making the initial design, his artworks of techs and guns are awesome, go check him out.

13: KSP-12 Hailfire SMG
Developed by Forsmark Hardware to set the standard within the personal protection field, the Hailfire-series sports a unique aim-assist-CPU-controlled firing mechanism that enhances CQC precision and trauma by active en-route projectile trajectory adjustment, but struggles beyond short range due to the high recoil and a targeting optics hardware module specifically optimized for close-range combat. The trigger-extraction mechanism uses a 5-round-sequence to ensure full and proper ejection and extraction of spent cartridges (forward-ejected in groups of 5) to allow fully ambidextrous operation, but causing considerable muzzle climb even when tap-firing. Instead of a charging knob the KSP-12 is charged by pulling the entire shroud housing much like the slide on a pistol.
Feed mechanism: retrograde recoil-cycled bolt-shuttle-assembly front magazine.
Capacity: 90 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 8.5mm UN-PARA extended.
Projectile: 4.25mm 5-gram laser-guided self-adjusting compressed titanium seeker.
Muzzle Velocity: 325 m/s, accelerates to 650 m/s.
Fire mode: 5-pulse automatic.
Rate of fire: 1800 rounds/minute.
effective range: 150 metres.
Meta: Akira Freeborn's service weapon and second favorite primary.

14: TES-5 Charger
Developed by Raptoridean gunsmiths, the Charger has 144 single-use paired electrode launchers in the guidance-integrated ammo segment that tracks, identifies, and partitions required charge for immobilization of targets. Capable of sedating any known sapient after sufficient repeated hits, though weak against armor and limited in range due to the wire-based power transfer and guidance. Reloading is done be replacing the entire barrel block.
Feed mechanism: single-use block.
Capacity: 72 rounds/block.
Ammunition System: 12-by-12 block of 4*120mm electrode launchers.
Projectile: 4*120mm electrode supercapacitor.
Muzzle velocity: 180 m/s
Fire mode: automatic.
Rate of fire: 420 rounds/minute.
maximum range: 90 metres.

15: SAG-201 Tracer SMG
Developed by Tenahi Engineering from the Seeker platform, the Tracer has an auto-locking mechanic to allow rapid engagement of multiple targets at close range when using guided munitions. Due to the complexity of guided munitions, it is also capable of firing traditional rounds should guided ammunition be unavailable.
Feed mechanism: front magazine.
Capacity: 40 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 5.2mm 45-CA
Projectile: 4.2*45mm 10-gram compressed titanium smart seeker.
Muzzle Velocity: 130 m/s, accelerates to 650 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic/smart burst.
Rate of fire: 1100 rounds/minute.
effective range: 130 metres.

16: SSDW-22 Interceptor SMG
Originally of tzan-shyn design, the Interceptor family of submachine guns are widespread across all of colonized space thanks to their reliable performance against organic tissue, ease of maintenance, and versatility in many situations. While the SSDW-22 excels in no specific field, it remains reasonably effective at medium range while still being light and maneuverable.
Feed mechanism: front magazine.
Capacity: 60 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 6.2*35mm RT
Projectile: 9.3mm 6.5-gram phasic envelope plastic-shell iridium-core slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 725 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic-repeat 3-burst.
Rate of fire: 400 rounds/minute.
effective range: 250 metres.

Author's note: pretend this is written italic like all the other lore entries. For some reason it just italizes random words regardless of what I do.

Description

In difference to most other military-grade weapons, most personal defense weapons do not collapse further than retracting their barrel or stock when stowed, but instead have a far lower deployment delay, often being capable of firing as soon as the weapon is unholstered. Designed for short-range self protection, most personal defense weapons have a limited effective range and armor penetration compared to other weapons, but are light weight and have very forgiving targeting assist.

1: SDS-13 Kauril
Developed by the Kantuo Commonwealth for peacekeeping and personnel protection. Due to the sturdy nature of the Cenôxians' silicon biology, they fire a rapid burst of rifle-caliber rounds to ensure hydrostatic shock and bleeding, however the high recoil is severely limits its usability by mid- and light-weight species, encased in a rugged, versitile, and sturdy frame as a perfect metaphor for the species themselves.
Feed mechanism: open-bolt straight-blowback bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 60 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 7.5*50mm Kosijai
Projectile: 7.5mm 14-gram iridium-coated compressed titanium core.
Muzzle Velocity: 560 m/s.
Fire mode: 4-round burst, 5-round-burst.
Rate of fire: 1800 rounds/minute.
effective range: 70 metres.

2: Personal Defense-93
Used by the fleet personnel and shock troops of the Anaghor Republics, the Senahi Munitions PD-93 is accurate at close range, compact, and has a sufficient magazine size for extended firefights, but struggles in armor penetration putting a high focus on controlled accurate fire and enemy suppression.
Feed Mechanism: electronic-operation rotating bolt horizontal bullpup magazine.

Capacity: 90 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 6.2*35mm RT
Projectile: 6mm 9-gram plasma-tipped iridium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 755 m/s.
Fire mode: 3-round-burst, 5-round-burst, automatic.
Rate of fire: 900 rounds/minute.
effective range: 150 metres.

3: HEX-55 Lekoi

Manufactured by Lekoi State Arms, the HEX is the main service weapon of the imperial army. Used mostly for peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, and galactic policing action, it has a low muzzle velocity for modern firearms, but uses advanced power cells to coat the munitions in charged plasma that cause flash-detonations on impact that burns away armor without risk for over-penetration or shrapnel.
Feed Mechanism: electromagnetic pulsed-recoil bullpup magazine.

Capacity: 120 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 8.4*42mm ESR
Projectile: 8mm 12.3-gram plasma-coated compressed titanium core slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 405 m/s.
Fire mode: 5-round burst.
Rate of fire: 1230 rounds/minute.
effective range: 270 metres.

4: T-75x Vector SMG
Manufactured by many imperial weapons manufacturers, the Vector features a sophisticated target-assist-identification AI system to prevent friendly or collateral fire and conserve ammunition, as well as a pulse burst-count adjust system to ensure enough rounds are laid downrange to incapacitate the target. Although this makes the weapon easy to handle and user-friendly, it limits battlefield utility; without an armed target in-vector, the weapon CPU will refuse to fire, making it nearly impossible to lay down suppressive fire or disable materiel.

Feed Mechanism: electromagnetic recoil-cyclic-bolt horizontal bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 90 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 8.4*42mm ESR
Projectile: 8mm 15.4-gram plastic-coated compressed titanium core slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 505 m/s.
Fire mode: variable burst.
Rate of fire: 2100 rounds/minute.
effective range: 165 metres.

5: Ripper-21b
The weapon most commonly used by Se'kayn troops; lightweight, degrades armor quickly, and has negligible recoil - at the cost of nearly non-existent penetration and low muzzle velocity. Designed for use in their dome-cities and on-flight engagements, the Ripper's low anti-armor characteristics are advertised as a feature rather than drawback as it reduces the risk of disabling critical infrastructure.
Feed mechanism: front magazine.

Capacity: 75 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 6.2*35mm RT
Projectile: 6mm 7.3-gram thermite-infused iridium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 340 m/s.
Fire mode: semi-automatic, 5-round burst, automatic.
Rate of fire: 600 rounds/minute.
effective range: 140 metres.

6: Auto-9

A Se'kayn machine pistol developed for use by corporate security personnel and law enforcement, the Auto-9 features a reduced kickback but struggles in penetration. One of the cheapest personal defense weapons, the Auto-9 was designed for mass production rather than longevity.
Feed mechanism: handle magazine.

Capacity: 35 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 6.2*35mm RT
Projectile: 6mm 4.3-gram vacuum-cavity shaped iridium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 540 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic.
Rate of fire: 750 rounds/minute.
effective range: 50 metres.

7: ADs-4 Storm
A Sobrai SMG built by the Osathi-Netan conglomerate and used widely among their innumerable republics, city-states, and corporate security divisions, the Strom was designed to allow precision fire from a lightweight platform, as would be required for hostage-rescue, counter-terror operations, and site security in urban environments. Extended target-assist systems help accounting for movement and gravity, and adjusts ballistics to maximize stability.
Feed Mechanism: recoil-cycled vertical-bolt front magazine.

Capacity: 60 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 6.2*35mm RT
Projectile: 5.2mm 6-gram shaped-detonation iridium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 760 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic, 3-round-burst.
Rate of fire: 990 rounds/minute.
effective range: 330 metres.
Meta: Commander Fifield uses one he acquired during the Langheia Campaign whenever he has to be in the field.

8: IDS-14 Disruptor

A Veri'khan pulse SMG manufactured by Vieraki Ballistics, the Disruptor uses a laser to ionize air and fires bullets containing charged superfluids from two side-mounted barrels with alternating fire to induce EMPs into targets and disrupt electronics. The intense thermal release can cause soft tissues to dissolve into steam explosions on direct hit. The recoil follows a consistent side-to-side pattern with negligible muzzle climb, and projectile convergence improves under sustained fire.
Feed system: front magazine.
Capacity: 75 rounds/mag.
Cartridge: 6.2*35mm RT
Projectile: 6mm 7.5-gram plasma-tipped superfluid-infused iridium-core slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 690 m/s.
Fire mode: semi-automatic, automatic.
Rate of fire: 720 rounds/minute.
effective range: 230 metres.

9: X94s Vanquisher SMG

Supposed to become the main weapon of the Yond-Thir Vassal's fleet and air force personnel, as well as a back-up weapon for law enforcement, the Vanquisher was one of many designs leaked from the Yond-Thir Vassal's Next-Gen Arms Initiative in 2421. Built from the same parts as the Vindicator sniper rifle and Vengeance assault carbine, the X94s is heavy for a personal defense weapon and fires a shortened variant of the 5.2*55mm rounds used by the X94a Vengeance assault carbine.
Feed Mechanism: retrograde recoil-cycling bullpup

Capacity: 75 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 5.2mm 35-CA
Projectile: 5.2mm 7-gram compressed titanium.
Muzzle Velocity: 840 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic.
Rate of fire: 1200 rounds/minute.
effective range: 75 metres.

10: C-82 Icepick

A compact SMG common across the frontier, the C-82 Icepick was originally designed by Marichnu governments who released the schematics onto the interweb during their annexation by the empire in 2433 to allow anyone with a fabricator to aid in the resistance movement. The focus in the design was ease of fabrication and handling; as such almost any computing device can be used for the integrated control CPU, and every part except the barrel and firing chamber can be made by standard printers. The Icepick is banned in imperial space, but has nonetheless become a benchmark and favorite of the various Marichnu insurrection groups.
Feed Mechanism: vertical oscillation bolt, angled magazine.
Capacity: 50 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 9.5mm-35 ETPS
Projectile: 7.3mm 9-gram compressed titanium.
Muzzle Velocity: 720 m/s.
Fire mode: semi-automatic, automatic.
Rate of fire: 660 rounds/minute.
effective range: 80 metres.

11: T-54 Provocateur SMG
A Venomairie weapon design and the flagship firearm of Xeholei Combine, the Provocateur uses helical rail acceleration and gravitic stabilization to achieve unparalleled hip-fire accuracy, mobile precision, and penetrative ability among PDWs by accelerating a 1.75mm slug to 20km/s: rapidly shredding and ripping through body-armor, but reducing the tissue damage and impact trauma - venomairie military units employ synthalloy ammunition that explodes in soft tissue to counter this drawback, but it nonetheless has to be accounted for. Although the weapon itself can be bought on the open market, but remains one of the most expensive small arms in the known galaxy. The recoil is very high for a submachine gun, but balanced to keep the gun pointing in the same direction.
Feed mechanism: horizontal stock clip.
Capacity: 280 rounds/plate, 40 rounds/heat sink.
Ammunition System: 25×75×225mm compressed titanium clip.
Projectile: 1.75mm 2.3-gram compressed titanium.
Muzzle Velocity: 20720 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic/5-burst.
Rate of fire: 720 rounds/minute.
effective range: 250 metres.
Meta: Qido uses one as primary whenever the Armature is ill-suited.

12: MHV-21 Tip-Tap machine pistol
Originally made by Jotunheim's secret operations initiative to allow intel operatives to conceal their weaponry but still be well armed, the Tip-Tap is made purely from ceramics and can collapse fully to look like an ordinary computing device. It gained infamy after the 2428 Alimac Spaceport Massacre where terrorists managed to smuggle a dozen of these weapons past security. Thanks to its popularity among troops and game hunters, a non-stealth version was released to the market by Forsmark Hardware in 2426. The two-phase firing sequence redirects propellant exhaust to balance recoil, reducing kickback enough for an experienced shooter to fire the gun one-handed without cutting down the stopping power, while an adaptive target-assist suite adjusts muzzle vector to ensure a short-range accuracy.
Feed Mechanism: retrograde-recoil-absorbed barrel-bolt assembly with vertical-rotation-shuttle, bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 30 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 8.5mm UN-PARA standard
Projectile: 7mm 25-gram shaped-impact-cavity compressed titanium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 290 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic.
Rate of fire: 330 rounds/minute.
effective range: 50 metres.
Meta: used by Nash and Sanei as primary weapons.
Shout-out to DeRezzurektion for making the initial design, his artworks of techs and guns are awesome, go check him out.

13: KSP-12 Hailfire SMG
Developed by Forsmark Hardware to set the standard within the personal protection field, the Hailfire-series sports a unique aim-assist-CPU-controlled firing mechanism that enhances CQC precision and trauma by active en-route projectile trajectory adjustment, but struggles beyond short range due to the high recoil and a targeting optics hardware module specifically optimized for close-range combat. The trigger-extraction mechanism uses a 5-round-sequence to ensure full and proper ejection and extraction of spent cartridges (forward-ejected in groups of 5) to allow fully ambidextrous operation, but causing considerable muzzle climb even when tap-firing. Instead of a charging knob the KSP-12 is charged by pulling the entire shroud housing much like the slide on a pistol.
Feed mechanism: retrograde recoil-cycled bolt-shuttle-assembly front magazine.
Capacity: 90 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 8.5mm UN-PARA extended.
Projectile: 4.25mm 5-gram laser-guided self-adjusting compressed titanium seeker.
Muzzle Velocity: 325 m/s, accelerates to 650 m/s.
Fire mode: 5-pulse automatic.
Rate of fire: 1800 rounds/minute.
effective range: 150 metres.
Meta: Akira Freeborn's service weapon and second favorite primary.

14: TES-5 Charger
Developed by Raptoridean gunsmiths, the Charger has 144 single-use paired electrode launchers in the guidance-integrated ammo segment that tracks, identifies, and partitions required charge for immobilization of targets. Capable of sedating any known sapient after sufficient repeated hits, though weak against armor and limited in range due to the wire-based power transfer and guidance. Reloading is done be replacing the entire barrel block.
Feed mechanism: single-use block.
Capacity: 72 rounds/block.
Ammunition System: 12-by-12 block of 4*120mm electrode launchers.
Projectile: 4*120mm electrode supercapacitor.
Muzzle velocity: 180 m/s
Fire mode: automatic.
Rate of fire: 420 rounds/minute.
maximum range: 90 metres.

15: SAG-201 Tracer SMG
Developed by Tenahi Engineering from the Seeker platform, the Tracer has an auto-locking mechanic to allow rapid engagement of multiple targets at close range when using guided munitions. Due to the complexity of guided munitions, it is also capable of firing traditional rounds should guided ammunition be unavailable.
Feed mechanism: front magazine.
Capacity: 40 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 5.2mm 45-CA
Projectile: 4.2*45mm 10-gram compressed titanium smart seeker.
Muzzle Velocity: 130 m/s, accelerates to 650 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic/smart burst.
Rate of fire: 1100 rounds/minute.
effective range: 130 metres.

16: SSDW-22 Interceptor SMG
Originally of tzan-shyn design, the Interceptor family of submachine guns are widespread across all of colonized space thanks to their reliable performance against organic tissue, ease of maintenance, and versatility in many situations. While the SSDW-22 excels in no specific field, it remains reasonably effective at medium range while still being light and maneuverable.
Feed mechanism: front magazine.
Capacity: 60 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 6.2*35mm RT
Projectile: 9.3mm 6.5-gram phasic envelope plastic-shell iridium-core slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 725 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic-repeat 3-burst.
Rate of fire: 400 rounds/minute.
effective range: 250 metres.

Author's note: pretend this is written italic like all the other lore entries. For some reason it just italizes random words regardless of what I do.