Big Black Powder Weapons

[Catodon]

Hi all I’m putting together some rules for some of the terrifying portable weapons of the 18th century. Not having designed any weapons for FC before I really would like some feedback on these. Are the game stats fair? Are my guesses for the weighs right? If you want to know what these look like a Google/Yahoo/etc. image search will give you some examples.


Big black powder weapons

Hand Mortar: an over-wide short thin walled barrel mounted on a stock that uses a charge of powder to launch a grenade. This weapon combines all the dangers to the user of a grenade and a thin walled canon. Only the most skilled and fearless grenadiers can use this weapon effectively; you must have forte in hurled and black powder weapons to use a hand mortar. The hand mortar can fire the bombs and concussion grenades that are usually hurled. The projectile used determines the damage (see Fantasy Craft p181).

Rampart Gun: A heavy musket-like weapon with a ~90 caliber bore and about 48” to 72” long. Usually fired braced by a swivel yoke on a wall, ship’s rail, or heavy wooden tripod 3’ tall. A rampart gun is a perfect weapon for a ogre or giant soldier of the Reason era. Also called a wall piece.

Punt Gun: A shotgun version of the rampart gun used for commercial duck hunting.
Name            Dmg            Threat   Range    Qualities                                              SZ/Hand    Const   Comp  Weight Era    Cost

Hand Mortar   Special*   19-20   30 ft. x 6   Inaccurate, indirect, load 10, unreliable,   M/2h   Hard 2   20M   9 lbs.   Reason   120s
Rampart Gun   4d6 lethal   18-20   80 ft. x 6   Load 7, unreliable, heavy   M/2h   Hard 3   25M   20 lbs   Reason   325s
Punt Gun   4d8 lethal   19-20   40 ft. x 3   Load 7, spread, unreliable, heavy   M/2h   Hard 3   25M   20 lb   Reason   300s

[MilitiaJim]

They've got one of those Punt Guns on display at the NRA museum outside DC.  The barrel is about four feet long and it can take down a flock of ducks in one blast, it really is a crew served piece.  They were used in the 1700s and 1800s by fowling crews that went out with guys and dogs to bring in ducks to Washington D.C. for markets and restaurants.