Needler Pistol

The Needler Pistol is a vicious infantry-scale weapon that fires a spray of tiny flechettes which easily shreds flesh. These flechettes are created by shredding a polymer-composite block and fired by a burst of compressed gas, making it noiseless with little to no recoil and the favorite choice of assassins. However, needlers are incredibly short-ranged weapons with almost no armor penetration capabilities. This limits their use to self-defense and close-quarters combat, as well as being ideal weapons for boarding space-vessels.

This pistol is lighter and cheaper than the Needler Rifle and a favorite back-up weapon throughout the Inner Sphere and Periphery.

Specification

 * Item: Needler Pistol
 * Equipment Rating: D/A-A-A/D
 * Armor Piercing/Base Damage: 2B/5BS
 * Range: 2/6/12/20 meters
 * Shots: 10
 * Cost/Reload: 50/1
 * Affiliation: -
 * Mass/Reload: 300g/70g
 * Notes: Needler; Burst 5; Recoil -1