Castech Assault Rifles

As the struggle between Manex and Castech heats up the true winner is the Military/Law Enforcement Buyer. Castech has release their line of caseless rifles for non government purchase. This includes the attachable single shot grenade launcher.

Above a carbine with grenade launcher sits next to a Castech 450. The pair make a formatable set.

Castech Assault Rifle

Castech hit the caseless market running. The simple, rouged design allowed them to market to the lower end of the price spectrum. By combining a housing for their Tri-star Targeting system, Castech offered a weapon that could be upgraded cheaply and in a wide range of ways.

The Castech features a bullpup design and a well balanced weight distribution. Each rifle is built with a shock pad on the stock. Mounting bolts for slings or other under mountings are also standard. Castech designed this weapon to be a basic rifle with many after market options.

Castech Assault Rifle
AR, Con:3, Rng:15/40/100/250, Ammo:50(c), Mode:SA/BF/FA, Dmg:8M, Wt:3.5
          w/Empty Tri-Star Housing [See Tri-star for details]
          w/Shock Pad [Compensates 1 pt of Recoil]
          Uses Caseless Ammo Only
          Avail:8/6 days, Cost:1,200¥, Index:2

Castech Assault Carbine

Castech offers a shorter, carbine sized version. This version, other then being shorter is built with the same features as the full sized rifle. Castech did find some degradation of range but because of the roles this weapon was intended to fill the range issue was not considered a real problem.

[ Game Notes: This weapon uses the SMG ranges. ]

Castech Assault Carbine
SMG, Con:4, Rng:10/40/80/150, Ammo:50(c), Mode:SA/BF, Dmg:8M, Wgt:3
          w/Empty Tri-Star Housing [See Tri-star for details]
          w/Shock Pad [Compensates 1 pt of Recoil]
          Uses Caseless Ammo Only
          Avail:8/6 days, Cost:1,000¥, Index:2

Castech Sniper Rifle

Castech has offered an accurate version of their rifle to be used as a field sniper rifle. This weapon offers all of the same features as the basic rifle as well as some added features to assist in the sniper role.

Each rifle comes with a factory built silencer module. This unit can be removed for transport. Each rifle is shipped with a Magnis Rifle Scope and a bi-pod. The out of crate performance has been high.

[ Game Notes: This weapon uses the SMG ranges. ]

Castech Sniper Rifle
SN, Con:n/a, Rng:40/80/200/400, Ammo:50(c), Mode:SA/BF/FA, Dmg:9S, Wt:3.5
          w/Empty Tri-Star Housing [See Tri-star for details]
          w/Shock Pad [Compensates 1 pt of Recoil]
          w/Mag 2 Scope, Mount:Top, [Shift -2 on Range]
          w/Silencer [+4 to target to notice or locate use]
          w/Bipod: Mount:On Swivel [Compensates 2 pts of Recoil]
          Uses Caseless Ammo Only
          Avail:8/6 days, Cost:1,400¥, Index:2

Castech's Mounted Grenade Launcher

Castech has taken the grenade launcher found on their Castech 450GL handgun and adapted it for mounting on their caseless assault rifle. This offers a single shot grenade launcher in a small and inexpensive package. It also offers heavy firepower to be added on a mission needs basis.

Castech Grenade Launcher
HW, Con:-2, Rng:5-50/100/150/300, Ammo: 1(b), Mode: SS, Dmg: by type, Wt: .5
          Avail:8/6 days, Cost:800¥, Index:2

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