Carbines and Derringers

I have been giving some thought recently to new options for hand weapons in Car Wars - nothing overpowering or truly exotic, just things that fill gaps, in my opinion, in what would normally be out there in Autoduel America.  Not that I think much of this would find its way into an arena.  However, I do not see where it would terribly unbalance things if it did.

The first things I thought of were Carbines, Shotguns, Derringers and light weapons.  This document starts with Carbines and Derringers.  Let me know what you think, please.  Would you consider these items in your games or are they too out there for common use?

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Carbine – Although a serviceable carbine can be made by using an extended folding stock on a Heavy Pistol, the Short-Barreled Carbine (SBC) is specifically designed for the role.  The carbine is designed for the vehicular crew member or the foot soldier in dense vegetation of other combat situation in confined areas.  The barrel is only 10” long, as long as some heavy target pistols.  The carbine fires a cartridge that is somewhere between a heavy pistol and a rifle cartridge.  The cartridge is not compatible with any weapon other than carbines.  The default magazine is 15 rounds and extended magazines are available. 

Short-Barreled Carbine (SBC) – Cost: $110, To Hit: 6, Dmg: 2, 2GE, 15 shots, CPS: $1, Loaded cost: $125, Two Handed Weapon, may use HP and AP ammo, may use any optics a pistol or rifle can (LTS, telescopic, etc.), Barrel can support a bayonet, but is not long enough or sturdy enough to use rifle-launched grenades or the Under-Barrel GS/GL.  May use a folding stock to full effect.  Also, with the stock folded, the SBC becomes a One-Handed Weapon.  Although it is one-handed, 1GE and has a barrel length equal to a heavy target pistol, the SBC with a folded stock cam not fit in the pistol slot of a BV/ABV like a normal pistol with a folded stock can.

 

Derringers

When derringers were first introduced in ADQ 6/3 p.7, it was not specified how many shots it had.  However, it had the cost of the derringer as $30, CPS as $1 and the loaded cost as $32, implying it had 2 shots.  In later books, like the UACFH, it states that it is a 1 shot weapon.  I would propose that there are three basic models of derringers floating around in Autoduel America:

•        Derringer 1H (one-shot heavy) - Fires a heavy pistol round and the ammunition is interchangeable with the Heavy Pistol and the SMG.  $30, 1 shot, CPS $1, dmg. 2 pts, all other stats as the derringer in UACFH 

•        Derringer 2L (two-shot light) Fires light pistol rounds and the ammunition is interchangeable with the Light Pistol and the Light Rifle (if allowed).  $30, CPS $1, dmg 1 pt, 2 shots, all other stats as the derringer in UACFH

•        Derringer 2H (two-shot heavy) Fires heavy pistol rounds and the ammunition is interchangeable with the Heavy Pistol and the SMG.  $50, CPS $1, dmg 2 pts, 2 shots, all other stats as the derringer in UACFH.  This is closer to what I think the original derringer was intended to be in the ADQ magazine. I made it more expensive though to balance it with the one-shot detailed in UACFH.