Kalran: Tales of the four nations/Reclaimer small arms and equipment

Filo P9 "Needler"
Stamped out in vast numbers by the Reclaimer, the "Needler" is known as the cheapest and fastest firing machine pistol in the world. It puts 9mm bullets downstream at a blistering 1,200 rpm, and indeed costs so little and so simple to make that its faster to just melt down broken Needlers to make new one. Combined with the barrel enchanted to increase the bullets speed and magnetize it allows it to, theoretically, hit aircrafts.

However, many attributes were sacrificed to achieve this performance and cost. The first thing to note is the complete lack of anything resembling accuracy; the light weight of the weapon, along with the absurd recoil, makes it impossible to hold the weapon steady on a target for more than a single second, and it is impossible to change the fire setting without physically modifying the weapon (which will likely break the gun). Obviously, the ammunition use is also prodigious, with the pistol burning through its entire 80 round magazine in less than two seconds of firing. Beyond that, the "Needler" is also extremely temperamental; being built from the cheapest, lowest quality materials available, the weapon malfunctions almost every time it fired. No one knows how many clones have been injured when their "Needler" misfired or exploded in their hands, but the number is doubtless very high.

Between the unreliability and inaccuracy of the weapon, and other issues such as poor ergonomics, the gun being literally pieces of pipes welded to what can kindly be called a trigger assembly, and the tendency for the barrel to wear out very rapidly, nearly all professional soldiers and mercenaries are quick to shun the weapon. Despite this, however, the "Needler" is very common amongst the clone forces of the Reclaimers, mainly in the hand of Bahlgram Flechette infantry Nokhoilun Bomb infantry.

Talia single shot rifle
Stamped out by the dozen, the Talia is known as the cheapest rifle in the world. Costing so little and so simple to make, being compromised entirely out of welded tubes and a trigger assembly stamped together, that its faster to just melt down broken Talia to make new one. But for its price its quality shows.

Many attributes were sacrificed to achieve the cost and numbers made per day, and lack of quality control, in both manufacture and materials used, means that most of the rifles will explode upon pulling the trigger. The first thing to note is the complete lack of anything resembling accuracy; the lack of any sights, the subpar metal used in assembly, and the fact that the ridiculously short barrel is a smoothbore, means that the only point blank shots are guaranteed to hit.

The second was that the weapon was single shot and uses obsolete paper cartridges and sphere shaped bullets, due to the Reclaimer not wanting to spend extra for a magazine or making more modern bullet, which combined with an unreliable bolt, where its easily to completely pull out and/or broken off or having it being jammed shut is a common issue, means that reloading is a slow, pain in the ass, process, not to mention lack of safety and lack of quality control, for the sake of quantity, when making the rounds means that nine times out of ten a rifle explodes, maiming or killing its wielder.

And for all this its round, a musket ball with a powder and percussion cap behind it, are only a threat to someone not wearing any armor, meaning that only civilians and the clones wielding them the only one actually at risk of being killed by these bullets, with many round shattering upon impacting a steel plate.

Beyond that, the Talia is also extremely temperamental; being built from the cheapest, lowest quality materials available without any quality control, the weapon malfunctions almost every time it fired. No one knows how many clones have been injured or killed when their rifle misfired or exploded in their hands, but the number is doubtless very high.

Between the unreliability and inaccuracy of the weapon, and other issues such as poor ergonomics, the gun being literally pieces of pipes stamped together to what can kindly be called a trigger assembly, and the tendency for the gun to outright disassemble itself when firing at the best of times, and the above average chance to kill its wielder means that not even an insane person would wield it. The only benefit the Talia has is that its very easy to mass produce.

This makes the Talia a weapon that's only poses a threat in large, LARGE, number. And unfortunately for the other factions the Reclaimer has the number, couldn't care less for the wellbeing of the clones wielding it, and said clones being indoctrinated to see this as the most reliable weaponry means that the average battle against the Reclaimers will lead to a storm of musket balls like the line infantry of old, wielded with fanatic glee by the Swords.

Rapha anti-tank sticky grenade
Built in response against enemy tanks they will face. The Rapha is recorded to be the worst grenade ever made and the cheapest anti-tank, though stating as such should be taken with mountains of salt, weapon ever made.

The Rapha is, in short, an oversized and extremely heavy grenade. Each grenade weighs in at a hefty 8 kilograms, and has a whooping 3 metres effective range. With its wielders having to remove the cap, which immediately primes the grenade, and make a suicidal dash to plant them on enemy tanks, as each grenades is coated in a sticky coating that allows the grenade to be stuck onto the side of a tank or vehicle. While a five second timer theoretically allowing the operator to dive for cover before the explosive charge detonates, but since there is no manufacture standard the timer average around three to two seconds.

But even then the grenade yield, despite its weight, is low to the point that it only has a one in twenty chance to actually damage an average MBT when applied to the sides. And while more effective against infantry, the range to plant it means that infantry can easily kill them or prematurely detonate the grenade, since it has no casing and a liability to simply explode when knocked hard enough.

And for its cheapness, the only advantage it has compared to other anti-tank weapons, it has notorious problems that makes it so that not even an insane person would wield it. From shoddy containers, meaning that its normal for the adhesive to leak onto the handle and glue itself to the wielders hand, and nothing shorting of ripping the flesh holding it can remove it. to hard to remove container, with the troops having to hold the handle between their legs to get a better grip only to have it stuck when they remove and primed it. To the fact that the grenade may be a dud, and still glued the the wielders hand. With the grenade outright exploding and killing its wielding being rather high.

Due to many of these problems and what advantage it has can be easily matched by more effective, and even safer and reliable, weaponry means that a soldier would rather fight a tank with their bare hands then wields these deathtraps. But since they can be created cheaply, about 50 grenades can be made for every RPG, and due to the Reclaimers having absolute control of their clones, many of these clones wield such death traps with pride, believing its a weapon no anti-tank weapons can match. With the weapon being liken to a spear, a weapon meant to make a strong thrust to punch through armor.

Fana 25mm grenade launcher
Less of a grenade launcher and more of a metal tube attach to a trigger. The Fana "Can" grenade launcher is recorded to be the cheapest, most unreliable, weapon ever made.

The "weapon" itself is nothing more then mass-produced disposable barrels, each made of cheap metals and loaded with one grenade, which is attached to a trigger assembly, which has no safeties and prone to either not fire when pressed or firing at the slightest movement of the trigger, where reloading is done by untwisting the barrel off and inserting another.

Combined with the lack of anything resembling accuracy; the light weight of the weapon, along with the absurd recoil, unreliable rounds, and lack of any sights. And is rather infamous for being extremely temperamental, malfunctioning or misfiring almost every time it fired. With the grenade exploding while inside the or even blasting back at its user face being an uncommon cause of death for the clone.

And the yield and damage is has doesn't even justify its sloppy design. Since it's "grenades" can be easily made by stuffing a tin can with gunpowder, propellant, and fuse with a yield that can only maim someone not wearing any armor, meaning that only civilians and the clones wielding them the only one actually at risk of being killed by these grenades, and a blast radius that only damage the target and probably someone an inch near them.

With all these drawbacks, with the only benefit being very easy to mass produce, means that its a weapon that's only dangerous to enemies in large number, and the above average chance to kill its wielder means that no sane person would wield it. But unfortunately for the other factions the Reclaimer has the number, couldn't care less for the wellbeing of the clones wielding it, and said clones being indoctrinated to see this as the most reliable weaponry means that the average battle against the Reclaimers will lead to a rain of these grenade, which will kill a person if struck by enough of these underpowered grenades.

Yui "Black clouds" flak cannon
Often labelled by many as "The most ridiculous and unwieldy weapon of war ever devised", the Reclaimer flak cannon is hardly a weapon troops would kill for. Weighing in at a crushing 35.5 kilograms, not counting the 4 kilogram ammunition clip, improper usage can easily result in spinal injuries and shoulder dislocation. The recoil of the gun is massive, and can even shake sandbag mounts, let alone a person, and prolonged usage results in permanent deafness and a crippled firing arm. Even the Federations droids would rather charge into battle bare handed than lug around this hunk of metal.

Fortunately for the Reclaimers, and unfortunately for everyone else, the Reclaimers can easily manipulate its clones to wield these weapon with pride, even as their shoulder and spine become irreparable crippled in time. And the Yui price isn't even worth it for its damage, as its 12mm time-fused rounds, while capable in sending shrapnel through the most fuselages of aircraft, fires so slow, with the clones having little knowledge in leading the target, that there is only a one in twenty chance for a round to actually be in range to damage an aircraft. And with it's abysmal rate of fire means its only effective when massed, but the Reclaimers have such such numbers and making it is simple.

Not to mention that the specialized brace the wielders wear, to reduce a high chance for injury to a middling chance with prolonged fire, means that the clones who wields it are unable to lower their cannons to face against anything on the ground, limiting them to strictly anti-air.