The Wernham-Hogg Tactical Intervention Railgun, commonly known as the Kodiak or TIR, is a semi automatic railgun. Developed by Wernham-Hogg, the TIR is a powerful weapon designed for long-range engagement of heavily armoured targets and personnel.
DEVELOPMENT
After proving in 2471 AT the TIR was approved for general purchase by the Imperial Jade Navy the following year. Since then, it has been phasing out the Arisaka T107 sniper rifle. The average unit cost for a TIR is 1400 Jade Yen.
DESIGN
The TIR uses a series of magnetically charged rails to propel slugs and sabot rounds at high velocity. The standard round is the WH 12.7 mm finned saboted slug, tipped with vitredeur diamond. Small fins on the solid state round increase accuracy, stopping power and range. The TIR is semi automatic and is an effective sniper weapon at up to 3,500 metres.
The TIR uses disposable armatures, with a new armature attached to the first round of every magazine. Inbuilt absorbers reclaim the heat energy generated during the firing process and return it to the weapon. The weapon has a built-in shock absorber in the stock to reduce recoil and the inbuild bipod and mount system at the front of the weapon allows for it to be braced on virtually any solid object or terrain.
The TIR can use a range of alternative ammunition, including tracking rounds, luminous tracer rounds, and high-explosive rounds, although high-explosive rounds must be fired at a lower velocity to avoid accidental detonation. It can also use RA2 Shrapnel Cased Rounds, which are imparted a temporary charge by their specialised magazine upon exiting into the weapon's action. This charge holds the casing elements together, wearing off in approximately half a second to unleash a cloud of flechette shards at their target.
The TIR also boasts a range of attachment rails including a toprail for various scopes, and two side mounts for various bayonet and flashlight attachments. The IdaiTech Elite G2X, a specialised scope developed by IdaiTech for the Jade military, offers variable zoom, alternative sight modes, an inbuilt physics calculator, and a laser designator system.
DEVELOPMENT
After proving in 2471 AT the TIR was approved for general purchase by the Imperial Jade Navy the following year. Since then, it has been phasing out the Arisaka T107 sniper rifle. The average unit cost for a TIR is 1400 Jade Yen.
DESIGN
The TIR uses a series of magnetically charged rails to propel slugs and sabot rounds at high velocity. The standard round is the WH 12.7 mm finned saboted slug, tipped with vitredeur diamond. Small fins on the solid state round increase accuracy, stopping power and range. The TIR is semi automatic and is an effective sniper weapon at up to 3,500 metres.
The TIR uses disposable armatures, with a new armature attached to the first round of every magazine. Inbuilt absorbers reclaim the heat energy generated during the firing process and return it to the weapon. The weapon has a built-in shock absorber in the stock to reduce recoil and the inbuild bipod and mount system at the front of the weapon allows for it to be braced on virtually any solid object or terrain.
The TIR can use a range of alternative ammunition, including tracking rounds, luminous tracer rounds, and high-explosive rounds, although high-explosive rounds must be fired at a lower velocity to avoid accidental detonation. It can also use RA2 Shrapnel Cased Rounds, which are imparted a temporary charge by their specialised magazine upon exiting into the weapon's action. This charge holds the casing elements together, wearing off in approximately half a second to unleash a cloud of flechette shards at their target.
The TIR also boasts a range of attachment rails including a toprail for various scopes, and two side mounts for various bayonet and flashlight attachments. The IdaiTech Elite G2X, a specialised scope developed by IdaiTech for the Jade military, offers variable zoom, alternative sight modes, an inbuilt physics calculator, and a laser designator system.