Post by New Dornalia on Jan 7, 2011 17:44:04 GMT -5
Early Tennenbaum AMR, fashioned from a Argentine 1891 Mauser rifle in 7.65x53 Mauser
Production Model Tennenbaum AMR. Details are sketchy, but they are believed to be based on, at least in appearance, on lengthened versions of 20th Century Scout rifles for ease of handling.
Based on the legendary Tennenbaum Devices issued to the Internal Security Bureau, the Tennenbaum Anti Materiel Rifle is a weapon meant to take on armored vehicles and exo suits, and to provide mobile support where needed.
The weapon itself can be fashioned from either present stocks, or made from scratch. Plans are in the works to convert surplus Colonial Scout Rifles into Tennenbaum AMRs. Additionally, specialized AMRs can be fashioned from existing bolt actions as well; Dr. Tennenbaum reportedly had success with Mosin Nagants and Lee Enfields.
The "scratch built" Tennenbaum AMR holds five rounds inside a detachable box magazine. Additionally, original Tennenbaum AMRs operate on a modified bolt action system, believed to be derived from Mauser actions, and are chambered in 8mm Mauser.
System functions similarly to the Mauser action. However, instead of a conventional firing pin, there is an electric charger. Here enters the round itself. The rounds themselves are made from a classified mixture of substances, most generally noxious and poisonous to humans and highly explosive and volatile when mishandled.
When the trigger is pulled, the electric charger sends a current into the round, beginning a violent chain reaction within the round itself. At the same time, a small bit of oxygenless propellant in the round forces the round forward, having been ignited by the current. Out of the barrel, the round flies towards its target, where upon impact the sudden jolt will cause a plasma jet penetration effect, with a small explosion on the outside and massive damage to the inside.
The Tennenbaum AMR served in limited conflicts, mostly with the Miradethian Campaign and in other sectors, as well as the Civil War, where it found its niche as both a tool for tearing apart armored vehicles as well as groups of infantry, in and outside of cover.