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The OICW was developed at the beginning of
the century to replace the modified M-16a2's as the primary urban/night assault
rifles in the US Army. The OICW is really two guns in one package attached
to a high tech targeting computer. The bottom is a 5.56mm assault rifle,
and the top fires 20mm HE assault cannon rounds. The 5.56mm is great for
anti-personel, while the 20mm HE is good for flushing enemy forces out of
reinforced positions, or attacking light vehicles. The targeting computer
uses a sensors package that can pick up anything on the battlefield, even
magically or technologically hidden items. The targeting computer
incorporates a range-finder and automatically adjusts the sights to compensate
for wind and range.
The plans for the OICW to replace the modified M-16's didn't
work out and eventually the M-16/M203 combination was left in the field.
When Colt replaced its aging M-16 fleet with the new M-23's, the M-22 was chosen
to take the M-16/M203's spot, once again killing the idea of the OICW. But
with the advent of magic and
Ruthenium Polymers, combined with better snipers the need for a system that
could detect invisible and/or partially hidden objects became apparent.
Colt re-built the OICW to incorporate all of the latest technology to fill this
role. The UCAS Army now issues a few OICW's to each squad to act in the
anti-sniper, anti-magic roles, for which this is superb. UCAS forces also
use the OICW in urban environments where the sensors are a great asset.
| Type | Mode | Conc. | Weight | Ammo | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Assault)/Cannon | (SA/BF)/SS | N/A | 9 | 35(c)/8(c) | (8M)/10S(-2/meter) |
| Availability | Cost | Street Index | |||
| 12/14 days | 3500 | 5 | |||
| Features | Smartlink Targeting Computer Imaging Scope II; Special* |
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The targeting Computer uses Ultrasound, Low Light, and Thermographic sensors. It
negates the cover modifier when using the 20mm cannon, every other time treat it
as a
smartlink II.
*:The scope displays a picture of the area using Ultrasound, Low Light, and Thermographic
sensors, and is what the Smartlink Targeting system uses to display,
rather than displaying cybernetically. Treat this as a
level 2 sensor package for detection purposes.
This weapon is 2 in one. The bottom barrel is a 5.56 mm assault rifle, the top barrel is a 20 mm High Explosive cannon. The first numbers are for the Assault Rifle, the second for the cannon.
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