Regency Small Arm Rounds

BARD PAPER: VERA7119

Following the Collapse, the Regency of Deneb continued its maintainment of Imperial Design Packages. This was done mostly because of the huge stockpiles of material still left over from the Imperial period. No where was this more true than with standard small arms and ammunition. To this day (090-1202) the Regency and its smaller member worlds continue to retain a number of standard Imperial weapon calibers for their military and paramilitary forces. Nowhere is this more evident than the continued use of 4mm Gauss and 7mm and 9mm ACR rounds by the lesser militaries of the Regency. Recently Regency Planetary forces have begun to move away from these standards in an effort to better the performance of their forces on the battlefields, but the sheer numbers of older weapons and ammunition found in the Wilds means that many colonists and filibusters will likely retain their old standbys for logistical reasons. Intelligence indicates that both Imperial Reserve and Vargr forces stockpile large heaps of ammo during the Vargr invasion, and many of these are still intact, making it cheaper for retention of older systems because of the easier resupply these caches will provide.

Type: 4x20mm Gauss

Common Designation: 4mm Gauss

Muzzle Energy: N/A

Weapons: 4mm Gauss AR and SAW, 4mm Gauss VRF

Description: See RCEG. The 4mm has been downgraded to a reserve weapon, though it is widely available throughout the Regency and other Spinward States

Type: 5x27mm-8

Common Designation: 5mm Body Pistol, 5mm Long

Muzzle Energy: 233 Joules

Weapons: 5mm Body Pistol, Pen Pistol

Description: See RCEG. Weapons firing this round are strictly regulated in the Regency.

Type: 5x50mm-7

Common Designation: 5mm Imperial

Muzzle Energy: 1571 Joules (Trang: 949 Joules)

Weapons: 5mm Assualt Rifle, 5mm LMG, 5mm Rotary (TL-7 and 8)

Description: This round is still in heavy use with many industrial era military units.

Type: 5.2x21mmE-9

Common Designation: 5.2mm Regency Short

Muzzle Energy: 1855 Joules (Trang: 1113 Joules)

Weapons: 5.2mm Pistol, 5.2mm SMG, 5.2mm "Rock" Carbine

Description: First popularised by the Regency Quarantine Service. Commonly used by light security and paramilitary units throughout the Regency.

Type: 5.89x33mm-8

Common Designation: 5.9mm Instellarms

Muzzle Energy: 1582 Joules (Tranq: 949 Joules)

Weapons: Instellarms ID-84 Assault Rifle

Description: Instellarms developed this round just prior to the First Frontier War to aid against the Zhodani. Though now largely archaic, large stockpiles of these weapons still exist across the Regency, though mostly along the old DMZ in the Marches, and with militias and armies in Corridor Sector.

Type: 6.35x44mmE-10

Common Designation: 6.35mm Regecny Advance

Muzzle Energy: 5796 Joules (Tranq: 3477 Joules)

Weapons: 6.35mm ACR and SAW

Description: New round popularised after the Collapse. Acceptance of the weapon has been hampered by politics, and most are found in the hands of militaries In Deneb and Reft Sectors, and along the Trailing Frontier.

Type: 7x23mm-5

Common Designation: 7mm Short

Muzzle Energy: 283 Joules (Tranq: 170 Joules)

Weapons: 7mm Revolver

Description: See RCEG.

Type: 7x26mm-5

Common Designation: 7mm Carbine

Muzzle Energy: 1281 Joules (Tranq: Joules)

Weapons: 7mm Carbine

Description: See RCEG. Mostly used for sport hunting in the Regency.

Type: 7x30mm-6

Common Designation: 7mm Long

Muzzle Energy: 416 Joules (Tranq: 250 Joules)

Weapons: 7mm Autopistol

Description: See RCEG

Type: 7x30mmE-10

Common Designation: 7mm ACR

Muzzle Energy: 4803 Joules (Tranq: 2882 Joules)

Weapons: 7mm ACR and SAW

Description: See RCEG. This round is being progressively replaced by the newer 6.35mm round, and large numbers are now in storage, though these are likely to be given to colonists heading out into Corridor.

Type: 7x44mm-7

Common Designation: 7mm Assault Rifle

Muzzle Energy: 2709 Joules (Tranq: 1605 Joules)

Weapons: 7mm Assault Rifle

Description: See RCEG. This is a common round among TEDs and militias of Corridor Sector.

Type: 7x57mm-5

Common Designation: 7mm Imperial

Muzzle Energy: 2808 Joules (Tranq: 1685 Joules)

Weapons: 7mm Rifle (Military and Civilian Sport), 7mm Autorifle, 7mm LMG, 7mm Rotary (TL-7)

Description: See RCEG.

Type: 7x64mm-8

Common Designation: 7mm Rotary

Muzzle Energy: 4335 Joules (Tranq: 2601 Joules)

Weapons: 7mm Rotary (TL-8)

Description: See RCEG. This weapon is commonly used by RQS auxiliaries for covering fire.

Type: 7.2x22mmE-9

Common Designation: Rock Seventy Two

Muzzle Energy: 931 Joules (Tranq: 558 Joules)

Weapons: 7.2mm Autopistol, 7.2mm SMG, 7.2mm Multipurpose Weapon

Description: Standard RQS Sidearm round.

Type: 8.2x36mmE-10

Common Designation: Massilia ACR

Muzzle Energy: 7909 Joules (Tranq: 4745 Joules)

Weapons: 8.2mm ACR

Description: Description only. Weapon was put into service on Gelornamite (Massilia 3129) as Imperial influence waned during the Hard Times period. The manufacturers widely exported the dies and plans, and examples have been found as far spinward as the Great Rift.

Type: 8.53x78mm-8

Common Designation: 8.53mm Lapua

Muzzle Energy: 7845 Joules (Tranq: 4707 Joules)

Weapons: 8.53mm Sniper and Hunting Rifles

Description: An ancient Solomani round popular with hunters and snipers throughout the former Imperium. Revived during the Frontier Wars by oppurtunistic Instellarms factors.

Type: 9x20mm-6

Common Designation: 9mm Autopistol

Muzzle Energy: 458 Joules (Tranq: 275 Joules)

Weapons: 9mm Autopistol, 9mm SMG

Description: See RCEG. The SMG version can be found on BARD VERA.

Type: 9x26mmE-10

Common Designation: 9mm ACR

Muzzle Energy: 6880 Joules (Tranq: 4128 Joules)

Weapons: 9mm ACR and SAW

Description: This round is most often found along the borders of the former Imperium, though a number of interior worlds made it their military standard.

Type: 9x33mm-5

Common Designation: 9mm Magnum

Muzzle Energy: 672 Joules (Tranq: 403 Joules)

Weapons: 9mm Revolver

Description: See RCEG. Approximates the .357 Magnum.

Type: 9x44mm-7

Common Designation: 9mm Rifle

Muzzle Energy: 4479 Joules (Tranq: 2687 Joules)

Weapons: 9mm Rifle

Description: See RCEG

Type: 9.65x38.6mm Gauss

Common Designation: 9.65 Gauss

Muzzle Energy: N/A

Weapons: 9.65mm Assault Rife and SAW, 9.65mm GMG

Description: Standard Regency Army and Marines round. Introduced in 1193.

Type: 10.16x27mmE-10

Common Designation: 10mm Regency, Regency Forty

Muzzle Energy: 2276 Joules (Tranq: 1366 Joules)

Weapons: 10.16 mm Pistol, 10.16mm SMG

Description: Post-Collapse round introduced by LSP. Most common in Post-Industrial military and paramilitary forces.

Type: 10.16x41mmE-10

Common Designation: 10mm Long, Forty Express

Muzzle Energy: 13,827 Joules (Tranq: 8296 Joules)

Weapons: 10.16mm Sniper and Hunting Rifles

Description: Pre-Collapse round made popular as a sniper round by the Commonwealth Police Service.

Type: 10x17.5mm

Common Designation: 10mm Snub

Muzzle Energy: 603 Joules (Tranq: 363 Joules)

Weapons: 10mm Snub Revolver and Autopistol

Description: See RCEG

Type: 13x52mm Gauss

Common Designation: 13mm Bearclaw

Muzzle Energy: N/A

Weapons: 13mm Advanced Gauss Rifle and VRF

Description: Carried by specially tasked Battle Dressed Army and Marine Infantry

Type: 13x75mm-6

Common Designation: 13mm HMG

Muzzle Energy: 14,336 Joules (Tranq: 8601 Joules)

Weapons: 13mm HMG, 13mm Sniper Rifle

Description: See RCEG. This round is very common in the Corridor Wilds.

Type: 13x75mmE-10

Common Designation: 13mm Regency

Muzzle Energy: 41,422 Joules

Weapons: 13mm Advance Heavy Machine Gun

Description: Used as a light cannon on some Regency AFVs and ATVs.

Type: 18x110mmE-10 Shotgun

Common Designation: 18mm Autoshot

Muzzle Energy: 10,916 Joules

Weapons: 18mm Autoshotgun

Description: Post-Collapse RQS round. Common in paramilitary service.

Type: 20x35mm-8

Common Designation: 2cm LAG

Muzzle Energy: 4838 Joules (Tranq: 2903 Joules)

Weapons: 2cm LAG, 2cm "Stinger" Derringer

Description: See RCEG