Chaingun

Chainguns are mechanical weapons designed to fire in a rapid succession. The name comes from the ammunition which is chained together to ease repetition of fire, rather than in a spring operated magazine like other repeating weapons such as autoguns. 
== Battlefield role ==
It is widely used by many military organizations among the Dalmer, due to its extraordinary firepower at close range. Chainguns can be found as point defense guns, mounted door guns on Whirlers or as a handheld heavy assault and support weapon (provided the user is wearing some form of weight and recoil assistance servos).
== Description ==
The weapon weighs one hundred fifty kilograms and fires two hundred dollar, custom-tooled cartridges at ten thousand rounds per minute. The ammunition is housed in a magazine below the gun itself. Ammunition can also be stored in backpack ammunition feeders, which can also provide water cooling for the engine and barrels.
== Mechanics ==
Firing a chaingun requires a moment to spin up before it actually starts firing, but makes up for the delay with a high rate of fire and large ammunition capacity. As can be expected from a motorized rotary gun, it burns through ammo reserves at a high rate, even more so when equipped with accelerated barrels. When fired continuously, the minigun's barrel cluster glows ever hotter, eventually reaching a bright yellow color, after which point the cannon can become unusable.
Category:Weapons
Category:Chemical ballistic weapons
Category:Dalmer Technology