Type-27 Anti-tank lance

Type-27 Type-27 Anti-tank lance
Anti-tank lance
Lances of this era are often decorated
National Origin		[Sahr]
Production History
Produced
2127 - 2136
Designer		Adaman Armoury
Number Built		500
Service History
In Service
2127 - 2155
Used By		Sahr
Specifications
Mass		14kg kg empty
Length		1210 (approx.) mm
Barrel Length		800 mm
Cartridge		102mm HEAT
Action		Single shot
Rate of Fire		3 rounds/minute
Muzzle Velocity		855 m/s
Effective Firing Range		100
Feed System		Breach loaded
Sights		Ironsights on early versions, scoped on later versions.

Overview

The Type-27 Anti-tank lance is the last model of single-shot breach loaded anti-tank lances produced by the Adaman Armoury.

Operation

War austerity ommitted many of the more frilly features of the lance. A single 102mm round is loaded, chambered, and then fired. A bipod is mounted on the front end which can either be used for firing in a prone position or while standing. This bipod marked a significant change as previous lances were exclusively held below the waist or aboe the shoulder as they were intended to fire while mounted on Capals.

It fires a 102mm shell adapted from tank cannons at a remarkable speed of 855m/s, which should in theory spew plasma into the target on impact. The extensive cooling cone found on all anti-tank lances is thinner on this variant, making up for increases in weight elsewhere but increasing risks of mechanical failure. A high explosive shell was also issued but was less useful as the muzzle velocity prohibited the use as an indirect fire weapon.

Initially it was planned to feed from a large magazine containing 3 shells total, but war measures neccesitated a simplified design and a short developement cycle.

Performance

The type-27 showed remarkable flexibility in urban settings in the War of the Egercias as it has no backblast. In other categories it was more or less the same as it's predescesors, notably just as heavy and just as unreliable in its effectiveness.