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|'''Flamethrower Gauntlets'''<br />
Cost: 700Cr<br />
Weight: 2 kg<br />
Damage: 3d10 single gauntlet, 4d10 in a burst<br />
Ammo: 10 bursts (each gauntlet)<br />
Rate: 1<br />
Defense: Inertia<br />
Range: 5/10/20/30/50<br />
Ammo Cost: Fuel backpack - 50Cr<br />
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'''Description:''' Flamethrower Gauntlets are a fearsome
weapon in short range, close quarters combat. Each
gauntlet is capable of delivering several burning
streams of flame to an area,
burning multiple opponents
caught in the
blast. Characters
that are caught
without cover
or nowhere to
escape are
quickly burnt
alive.

The blast of flame is triggered first by keying a safety
release on each gauntlet with the user's thumbs. Once
the safety is deactivated, another thumb trigger is used
to fire a momentary blast, or to sustain the flame's
activation. Both hands can produce flame, though
penalties for firing two weapons and offhand use still
apply. The gauntlets require both hands to be free to
use, but are nimble enough that other activities are not
significantly affected due to wearing them.

Each gauntlet fires a burst of flame causing 4d10 fire
damage to a single opponent. Like other burst
weapons, an area of up to 10 meters wide can be
targeted, adding 1d10 damage per target in the area,
requiring only a single roll to hit all of them. The
damage total is divided between the characters caught
in the area. RS checks may be attempted for those
with nearby cover or for those willing to go prone
resulting in half damage. Inertial suits and screens
defend against the flamethrower gauntlets the same
way they defend against other explosions and
incendiary attacks. Any character that takes more
damage than half his stamina score is completely
incapacitated do to burn wounds.

Like other concealable weapons, some systems may
have significant laws against carrying or owning these
weapons outright.

Reloading takes 2 turns for each gauntlet and requires
refilling the liquid fuel tanks and the compressed
nitrogen canister. Both the inert nitrogen and liquid fuel
can be purchased throughout the frontier at common
supply outlets.

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