User:Marcus Langley/Armoury

The Armoury
Because any excuse to have a Wall of Weapons is a good one. The Armoury is obviously not equipped with tons and tons of guns, but contains enough weapons to arm one or two people, perhaps three in a pinch.

All are based off real-world weapons and are named as such for sanity purposes.

The Armoury is well-stocked with ammunition that tends to be stored in the draws of a desk kept under the weapon rack.

There are eight draws, all labelled, which contain;
 * Empty magazines
 * Loaded BAR magazines (.30-06)
 * Loaded Thompson magazines (.45 ACP)
 * Loaded pistol magazines (9x19mm)
 * Individual 7.92x57mm IS rounds
 * Individual 9x19mm rounds
 * Individual .45ACP rounds
 * Individual .30-06 rounds

The individual ammunition in the draws is stored surprisingly neatly in special rack-like containers, and thus doesn't make a racket during maneuvers, or offer problems when making loaded magazines. There no spent brass draw.

The desk is firmly bolted down and the draws locked, in case of maneuvers being necessary. The weapons are also kept well secured and unloaded. The armoury rack has room for three large rifle-type weapons and four small sidearm-type weapons, discounting melee weaponry.

M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
Marcus describes the M1918 BAR as the crowning piece of his armoury, and keeps it in good condition, sometimes cleaning it every day despite not using it. It occupies the top space, and is very effective at short to medium ranges, if rather problematic to use in close quarters. Obviously, it does not see much action, but he insists on keeping it around "just in case". It uses 20-round box magazines that give it poor sustained fire functionality, but it excels at short bursts and suppressing fire.

Thompson Submachinegun
In the middle of the heavy armament rack is a very distinctive submachinegun - undeniably a Thompson. Marcus uses the box magazines rather than the drum magazines, giving it a capacity of only 30 rounds, but making it less bulky and inconvenient to carry. It is not very effective at long range, but at short range it is a remarkably lethal weapon.

Karabiner 98k
Situated on the bottom level of the armament rack, a Mauser K98k rifle with 4x magnifier scope serves as Marcus' sharpshooting rifle. He often practiced with it on the estate when he was a little younger, and still keeps it in good condition. He is not a spectacular shot, but can reliably hit an average humanoid target's head from some distance away. The rifle is bolt action and holds five rounds in an internal magazine via clips, or can be manually fed one round at a time. It is effective at up to 800m, but this can be increased to 1,000m with a good-quality scope like the one it is usually fitted with.

Browning Hi-Power
Taking up all four of the pistol spaces normally, these sidearms are always kept about Marcus' person. They are effective and reliable, chambered in .40S&W, and have a fairly respectable magazine capacity of 10 rounds. Again, whilst not a spectacular shot, Marcus can hit a humanoid target at a respectable distance (for handguns), and makes sure to get plenty of practice with them. He's been getting pretty good at his quickdraw too.

The Langley Sword
The only other notable weapon is Marcus' sword. As stated before, he is not especially skilled with it, but knows enough to use it with decent proficiency. It is a rather plain example of such a weapon, but is well-made and durable. It is something of an heirloom and is frequently at Marcus' side, though not always. The blade is of fairly respectable length (~30"), but can be troublesome to hide. The handle is designed for one-handed use, but has extra space to allow roughly half of a second hand to be used in conjunction with the pommel for extra leverage, and the blade is kept sharpened to a fine edge.

Other
Marcus keeps more than a couple of knives handy as well; of the combat variety of course. These are frequently tucked into the inner side of his boots and belt sheaths. Any others are concealed enough not to be easily seen, as he is the kind to keep a few very sharp-edged, collapsible tricks up his sleeves.