Type 01 35mm Special-Purpose Sniper Cannon

The Type 01 35mm Special-Purpose Sniper Cannon (JP: 01式 35mm 特別な目的 狙撃兵 大砲) is a "sniperized" variant of the Type 00 35mm Portable Automatic Cannon, retaining the original length and velocity measuring device of the Oerlikon GDF-001. Originally belt-fed, these weapons have been modified to accept box magazines similar to the KDC-type GDF-001. Like with the Type 00 PAC, the Type 01's furnishings have been designed for handling by an oversized human frame.
The Type 01, like with the Type 00 it is based on, was created in response to requests from Kishin who wanted accurate long-range weapons. The Type 00 provided the later, but not the former. The Empire was similarly reluctant to develop a weapon specifically to meet these rather selfish demands, and once again revisited the Type 87 SPAAG's GDF-001 autocannons, limiting its rate of fire to semi-automatic and adding a long-range sensor package that syncs with the operating Kishin's sensors. The weapon is also compatible with standard 35mm AA programmable ammunition, allowing it to fire High-Explosive Incendiary/Tracer, Semi-Armor Piercing High Explosive Incendiary and Frangible Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot rounds. However, as it is magazine-fed, the rounds must be loaded in a specific order depending on the wishes of the operator. With a 4km effective firing range, the Type 01 fulfills its role as a "scaled up" sniper rifle fairly sufficiently. However, beyond 500 meters, the armor penetration capability of the weapon begins to drop off from about 120mm RHAe. This is still sufficient to harass Suits and other targets with from extreme range, though the accuracy also relies on the skill and mechanical/computational enhancements of the Kishin in question.
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