The first ‘Retribution’ Long-las was reportedly a modified Guard issue long-las, constructed by a Brontian Longknife sniper. Angry over the destruction of his regiment in bloody frontal assaults during the fifth battle of Koldon Gap, he deserted and proceeded to kill four of his former senior officers and five commissars before his position was annihilated by a retaliatory mortar strike. In the subsequent centuries, similar weapons have been constructed by various artisans in the Calixis Sector and Koronus Expanse.
The Retribution is a stripped down long-las, sacrificing some of the weapon’s reliability and clip size. In exchange, the Retribution has a much shorter barrel (for easy concealment) and can be broken into half a dozen pieces that can easily be concealed within a specially designed pack. In addition, the weapon is rigged to fire in a non-visible light spectrum, decreasing penetration slightly but ensuring the Retribution’s discharge is unnoticeable.
Acquiring a Retribution includes a pack or case the longlas can be concealed in. Breaking down or assembling the weapon takes roughly 30 seconds for a practised individual (anyone with Basic Weapon Training (Las) is assumed to be practised). In addition, there is almost no flash or sound from the las-burst—any attempts to detect the Retribution firing via sight or hearing suffer a –30 penalty.
‘Retribution’ Long-las
The first ‘Retribution’ Long-las was reportedly a modified Guard issue long-las, constructed by a Brontian Longknife sniper. Angry over the destruction of his regiment in bloody frontal assaults during the fifth battle of Koldon Gap, he deserted and proceeded to kill four of his former senior officers and five commissars before his position was annihilated by a retaliatory mortar strike. In the subsequent centuries, similar weapons have been constructed by various artisans in the Calixis Sector and Koronus Expanse.
The Retribution is a stripped down long-las, sacrificing some of the weapon’s reliability and clip size. In exchange, the Retribution has a much shorter barrel (for easy concealment) and can be broken into half a dozen pieces that can easily be concealed within a specially designed pack. In addition, the weapon is rigged to fire in a non-visible light spectrum, decreasing penetration slightly but ensuring the Retribution’s discharge is unnoticeable.
Acquiring a Retribution includes a pack or case the longlas can be concealed in. Breaking down or assembling the weapon takes roughly 30 seconds for a practised individual (anyone with Basic Weapon Training (Las) is assumed to be practised). In addition, there is almost no flash or sound from the las-burst—any attempts to detect the Retribution firing via sight or hearing suffer a –30 penalty.