The Armat Battlefield Systems M108 Buckshot Canister Round (also known simply as the Buckshot Round) is a type of high powered shotgun round predominantly employed by the United States Colonial Marine Corps[1] and Colonial Marshals.[2]
Overview[]
The M108 is primarily designed to be fired from the U1 Grenade Launcher, U4 Firebomb Launcher, U4A2 Repeating Grenade Launcher or U4C Projectile Launcher). The projectile consists into a small cartridge with a flat black nose. When fired from a U1, the cartridge unleash a salvo of explosive titanium buckshot[3] at the range of 30 m.[1]
Trivia[]
Appearances[]
- Aliens: Berserker (novel)
- Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual
- Alien: The Roleplaying Game — Colonial Marines Operations Manual
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual, p. 15 (2012), Titan Books.
- ↑ Andrew E. C. Gaska. Alien: The Roleplaying Game Colonial Marines Operations Manual, p. 73 (2021), Free League Publishing.
- ↑ S. D. Perry. 'Aliens: Berserker', p. 62 (1998), Bantam Spectra.
- ↑ Andrew E. C. Gaska. Alien: The Roleplaying Game Colonial Marines Operations Manual, p. 74 (2021), Free League Publishing.
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