Weapon Type: Laser Rifle Manufacturer: Magna Industries Operation: Beam laser Weight (w/o magazine): 5 kg Length: 91 cm Power: Magna V7T Powerpack Power Pack Weight: 15 kg Power Output: 2 megajoule Power Pack Life: 1 minute at continuous beam Effective Ranges: Short: 45 meters Medium: 105 meters Long: 150 meters Recharge Rate: About 60 hours, depending on power source Weapon Reliability: 95% (751/o/30 seconds on continuous beam) Base Cost: Cb 1,250 Power Backpack Base Cost: Cb 1,200 Notes The Magna laser rifle was designed as a heavy-duty, highoutput laser rifle capable of delivering maximum firepower to the target. In terms of sheer destructive power, the Magna is nearly twice as powerful as the Intek rifle, with only a slightly smaller range. Its power pack is heavier and the chance of damage to the weapon during continuous beam output is higher, but some infantrymen prefer the near-legendary "Mag Twenty" over other weapons because of its hard-hitting punch. One disadvantage is that, due to the design of the power feed bussing and the heavy draw rate, the weapon does not mate well with power magazines. Some weapons have been adapted by armorers in various units and will accept standard magazines such as the Intek Lasercharge mag, but the weapon's higher power requirements result in a delivery of only 8 shots per magazine, instead of the usual 20. The Magna does not have the range of many laser rifles, but at ranges of less than about 150 meters, it is a fearsome personal weapon. More Laser Rifles Introduction Optronics M2444A2 Starlight Martell Hi-Star Laser Rifle Intek M2448 Laser Rifle Kogyo-Khorsakov Model 2821 Laser Rifle Thorvald & Koch TK 94 Laser Rifle Magna Mark XX Heavy Laser Rifle Back to BattleTechnology 4 Table of Contents Back to BattleTechnology List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1988 by Pacific Rim Publishing. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com