Overview

                     The small arms and equipment of the Union of Solar Republics was identical to what the Solar Empire used due to the fact that Jupiter and the other former UNSC planetoids under their control housed large manufacturing plants dedicated to the production of the combat armor and infantry weapons of the Solar Empire.  It was cheaper and easier for the USR to simply produce the same weaponry and armored suits that the Solar Empire had used rather than expend the time and resources to develop new ones.

LC-73:

            The LC-73 laser carbine was an energy weapon developed at the same time as the LR-73.  The LC-73 was intended for use by Solar Empire spacenavy personnel, mecha pilots, and officers.  This carbine was a six-kilowatt, thirty-caliber selective fire (shoots single and tri-shot bursts) laser beam weapon with an energy-magazine capable of holding one hundred blasts.  The LC-73 was first put into production in 2073 AD and was used to replace the ailing RR-51 rail rifle and RP-55 rail pistol weapons still in use by many UNSC armed forces throughout the Solar System.  This weapon was also manufactured by the Ceres Regency and the Union of Solar Republics during and after the 1st Interplanetary War.

RPG STATS
WEAPON TYPE: Laser Carbine
Name: LC-73
Calibur: .30 caliber, 6 kilowatt
COST: 9 silver
DATE INTRODUCED: 2073
DAMAGE/PF: 1D6x9/5.4 (MSP)
SUPER/PR: 24/2.4 (MSP)
WEIGHT: 6.3 pounds
RANGE: 150 yards
Rate Of Fire: tri-burst laser carbine
CLIP: 100 shot energy clip (nuclear battery), weight; .3 lbs., cost; 1.5 sp, super/pr; 6/.6.


LR-73:

            The LR-73 laser rifle was the main infantry weapon of the Solar Empire ground and spacemarine forces.  This weapon was put into production at the same time as the LC-73 and was the replacement weapon for the RR-51 rail rifle and the EMG-01 Euro-machine gun used by UNSC exosuit soldiers up until the 2070s.  This 8-kilowatt, thirty-caliber select-fire (single and tri-burst) laser rifle was extremely popular with spacepirates and was the main weapon of both the Union of Solar Republics and Ceres Regency forces both during and after the 1st Interplanetary War.

RPG STATS
WEAPON TYPE: Laser Rifle
Name: LC-73
Calibur: .30 caliber, 8 kilowatt
COST: 12 silver
DATE INTRODUCED: 2073
DAMAGE/PF: 1D8x11/8.8 (MSP)
SUPER/PR: 32/3.2 (MSP)
WEIGHT: 8.3 lbs.
RANGE: 267 yards
Rate Of Fire: tri-burst laser rifle
CLIP: 100 shot energy clip (nuclear battery), wt; .4 lbs., cost; 2 sp, super/pr; 8/.8.

PL-74:

            The PL-74 plasma rifle was a Solar Empire knockoff of the USSN PG-62 plasma rifle anti-armor infantry weapon. This fifty-caliber plasma grenade rifle served as the main exosuit rifle and also as a crew-served light infantry assault weapon of the Empire. The PL-74 was not produced in very large numbers by the Solar Empire. However, the Ceres Regency and Union of Solar Republics mass produced this weapon and built millions of them for their space infantry and spacemarine forces.

RPG STATS
WEAPON TYPE: Plasma Rifle
Name: PL-74
Calibur: .50 caliber
COST: 20 gold
DATE INTRODUCED: 2074
DAMAGE/PF: 1D6x500/300 (MSP)
SUPER/PR: 10/1(MSP)
WEIGHT: 2.5 pounds
RANGE: 250 yards
Rate Of Fire: semi-automatic plasma rifle.
CLIP: 50 round box magazine, weight; 25 lbs., cost; 10 sp, super/pr; 250/25.

ECA-45 (Enhanced Combat Armor):

            Actual combat armor for infantry did not come into use until the beginning of the Asian-Pacific Conflict of the late 2040s. Prior to that conflict, body armor consisted of full suits of Kevlar armor and other ballistic fabrics and plastics. However, the UN ground forces that faced the cyborg legions of the Cyber-State Society required a suit with the ability to withstand considerable punishment and be used in nearly any environment including regions that had been contaminated by nuclear, biological, or chemical attacks. After numerous defeats at the hands of the Cyber-State, the European Union developed and produced a new combat armor capable of meeting the standards necessary to deal with the cyborg nation. The ECA-45 combat armor was reissued almost immediately after the Asian-Pacific Conflict to their GIs when the militia/USA began equipping their general infantry soldiers with a combat armor. The ECA-45 was used by the UNSC, the Solar Empire, and the Union of Solar Republics well after the Great War and 1st Interplanetary War.

RPG STATS
NAME: United Nations Space Command EVA Combat Armor
DATE INTRODUCED: 2045
TYPE: EVA Combat Armor ECA-45
COST: 13 gp ($7800 in 2040s US dollars)
WEIGHT: 52 lbs.
TAL: M
STRUCTURE TYPE: composite alloy
STRUCTURAL FEATURES:
          ballistic armor, firearms and
          rail guns do 50% damage with no PF.
ARMOR VALUE BY LOCATION:

LEFT
          ARM: 25/2.5
          LEG: 50/5

CENTER
          HEAD: 10/1
          TORSO: 100/10

RIGHT
          ARM: 25/2.5
          LEG: 50/5

DESCRIPTION:
          Full EVA protection, resist 50 rads of radiation per minute, resist heat up to 5000°F, resist cold of down to -450°F, 8 hour oxygen supply, helmet has acoustic, heat, motion, and full light spectrum sensors, plus a 2 way radio with a 25 mile range, and a telescopic imager with a 25 mile range. All sensors have a range of up to 10 miles unless otherwise stated.