Mini-98

The Mini-98 is a machine gun turret made by and named after CatGopher98, the commander of Cat-Gopher Industries (C.G.I.). It was designed to suppress fire through its four barrels while still greatly protecting its user. Though it was made for defending the Friendly Garry's Mod Community during World War IV, it only saw use against local insurgents.
== Design ==
At the core of the Mini-98's design is its four-barreled machine gun. Each barrel would fire simultaneously, increasing the turret's hit probability and area of effect. Though mostly a cosmetic feature, the barrels would spin to resemble a minigun. It was also theorized that the constant spinning would also increase the chances of enemies being hit. However, this made the turret unstable when firing, which was noticeable at longer distances. This is why the turret included a fading door that froze it in place. This allowed the operator to focus fire in one direction, which was good for suppressing fire and taking out still or larger targets. There is a camera mounted at the end of the gun so that the operator can clearly see where they are aiming at. The Mini-98 also included a flashlight that was useful in the dark. The turret moved vertically mainly through the use of two gears and a hoverball. It would traverse with the help of a gear powered by multiple thrusters. Aiming the turret itself was fairly easy, but its stability made it easily countered by running around it, which was faster than the turret moving horizontally. Most of its internals are protected by green, camouflaged armor and an unbreakable glass dome. This made the turret nearly impenetrable on vanilla servers while still giving the user a nearly unblocked field of view.
== Scoped Mini-98 ==
A scoped variation, simply named the Scoped Mini-98, was made when the Alpha Imperium showed C.G.I. a way to make a scope. CatGopher98 attached it to the Mini-98, creating this new variant. Though the scope magnified targets, it slightly distorted them too. This made the Scoped Mini-98 only useful in certain situations, like targeting extremely long-ranged enemies.
Category:Turrets