Destroying Angel 1544

Inside the crate we found forty Hotchkiss-Davis guns with ten thousand rounds of ammunition. All bound for Kol Darim, and sitting right there on Old Jeremiah's pier.-Maxwell LoveridgeThe Hotchkiss-Davis Model 1544 Light Machine Rifle was a repeating light machine rifle made in 1544 by Ernesto Davis. 
He combined the smaller loading action of late Cassalanter revolvers with the concept of a smaller version of the Hotchkiss rotary gun. The automation of the reload process using recoil negated the need for a hand crank.
Incredibly small, able to be fired from the hip, this gave rise to the terrifying Light Machine Rifle.
Capable of holding 30 rounds, and firing at 240 rpm, it was a beast in its own right. However, sustained fire led to overheating (often just three seconds of firing, or 12 rounds would be enough to heat it up enough that it needed a minute to cool down).
It was magazine-fed, another breakthrough for its time. After undergoing several small changes and later variations (such as a water-cooled heavy version), it saw limited service in the Third Vreigardt War. Nonetheless, the LMRs were very expensive to make.
In 1552, a crate of these LMRs were stolen by anarchists, and The Agents of Chaos had to track them down on their adventure.
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