Bernard 2.5" MkI

The Bernard 2.5" Siquer I is a rifled, muzzle-loaded artillery piece designed by Estelle Bernard. It was adopted by the Sorfaitian military as a mountain gun. It disassembles for transportation on pack animals, the main part being the 201-lb. breech assembly and the 199-lb. barrel. These components screwed together -- the nickname "Screw-Gun" was inevitable. While popular, the piece was an outdated black-powder muzzleloader in the age of smokeless-powdeer breechloaders and was the heaviest mountain gun of its time. However, it was still used during the Last War by some colonial forces.   Five mules can carry the disassembled gun and two-wheeled carriage (923-lbs. with gun) as five 250-lb. loads; ammunition requires additional animals. A trained crew of seven can assemble and load the piece in 20 seconds. The mount has limited elevation -- a distinct disadvantage in mountain artillery.   Besides LE (in table), the Bernard MkI fires shrapnel, canister, and illumination rounds. A 132-lb. ammo box holds six LE, eight shrapnel, and eight canister rounds.  

Ammo	Damage	Acc	Range	RoF	Rcl	Notes
2.5 Caplock Shrapnel	2d+1 pi+	-	3300	1x88	1	-
2.5 Caplock Canister	3d pi+	3	80/1700	1x78	1	-
2.5 Caplock Illuminatiom	6dx5 pi++ and 1d(0.2) burn	-	-	-	-	375-yard radius lasting 30 seconds