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ARP Publication plans for 2017. It has been a few years since our last publication and now we're planning to come back with a vengeance. The product lines mentioned in this document rise from the ashes during the remainder of the year. ... [click here for more] |
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ARP Publication plans for 2018. But we're still planning to come back with a vengeance! While many say "revenge is a dish best served cold", I can tell you from personal experience, it needs to be served up quite healthy, too. And healthy I haven't been. The product lines mentioned in this document rise from the ashes during the remainder of the year. Matter of fact, one has already been delivered.... [click here for more] |
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ARP Publication changes coming in the Fall of 2018. It mostly concerns product alterations in the Big Bang Shootout line, starting with the next new product to be released a few days from now. Also, a little exposition on why we never really did any books focused on specific "gun families" and likely never will. With these various changes in style and production methods, the series can finally truly... [click here for more] |
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Finally, the first cartridge guide, companion for our first gun of the new series. Big Bang Shootout finally delves into the details of ammunition. While bullets may fly, these are the engines that get them there out of the gun and into the sky. This first cartridge guide covers the WW2 era Italian 6.5mm Carcano cartridge, infamous for its use in the assassination of JFK in 1963. Along with information... [click here for more] |
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Time to start delving into the arcane details of the rules systems. This product details our reverse engineering and other details regarding the FUDGE System. With it, you'll know how we came to our final statistics. In theory, you would be able to derive stats for the multitude of "FUDGE derivatives," But quite a few of those aren't exactly compatible with the original ruleset. ... [click here for more] |
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Here, we take another step into the confusing science of ballistics. With centuries of development that even predate the Industrial Revolution AND the Renaissance, it is still an area of expertise filled with more than a little opinion.
This is another take on the idea of firearms stopping power and one of the particular methods developed for its quantification: Thorniley Stopping Power. Another... [click here for more] |
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A new gun! This time around, we look at one of the newer firearms on the market, something that falls into the category of derringer, but folds up into a nondescript package "the size of a credit card". Well, that is if you are familiar with credit cards that tend to be a half inch thick. This firearm was introduced to the world in 2017.
Product Number ATN20035.01 ... [click here for more] |
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This second issue of Big Bang Ricochet completes the coverage of Argentina's indigenous military vehicles, covering the Vehiculo de Combate, Tanque Argentino Mediano. This medium tank is built on the same chassis as the VCTP covered in Volume 1. Along with coverage of the tank, we also provide a very deep look at the British L7 105mm Rifled Tank Gun, as well as a number of additional tank guns... [click here for more] |
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Back in the Second Gulf War* on operational force that managed to cruise into Kuwait City at the front of the liberation force became media darlings with their nifty armed dune buggies. This group was the US navy's SEALs, lead by an Army major, the joint services liaison at NSWG1 at the time, and they were cruising along in their Desert Patrol Vehicles, an evolution of the Army's own Hellfire Fast... [click here for more] |
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When Special Ops units are running a Black Op someplace no one expects them to be, like on the sovereign soil of a nation they aren't officially at war with, one thing they really need is a reliable vehicle that doesn't attach them to their homeland. There are three ways to go about this. First is to use something ubiqitous, something sold to dozens of nations, which cannot be reliably traced back... [click here for more] |
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These dune buggies are Argentina's answer to a unique problem. The bulk of Argentina's chopper airlift capacity comes from a fleet of aging UH-1 helicopters, which simply don't have the power to lift most modern "light" military vehicles. With a maximum cargo weight of 1,300kg, Argentina's military issued a requirement for a well armed light reconnaissance vehicle weighing... [click here for more] |
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Developed in the middle of the 1980's, at the height of US defense spending to battle Reagan's "Evil Empire", the Cadillac Gage Stingray Light Tank was expected by many to be chosen as the light tank to replace the inherently defective M551 Sheridan in service with the Airborne Divisions. Fast, lightly armored, and well armored with a 105mm cannon and two machine guns, this low profile... [click here for more] |
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The Cardoen Alacr?n was the swansong of the halftrack. Throughout World War II and well into the 1950's, the halftrack was recognized as an excellent tradeoff between the easy maintenance and operating costs of a wheeled vehicle and the mobility of a tracked vehicle. They were used as towing rigs, prime movers, tank destroyers, self-propelled gun chassis, air defense vehicles, armored personnel... [click here for more] |
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One of the most unusual military vehicles of the last 35 years, the Irish-designed Timoney 4x4 Armored Personnel Carrier did much to change the rules of AFV design. It was a very unusual vehicle, pulling back from the ever-increasing number of wheels placed on APCs, providing the driver with large, bulletproof windows for high visibility, rather than the typical periscopes and hatch, and providing... [click here for more] |
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Ever wonder what the world's first helicopter gunship was? Was it the AH-1 Cobra? Nope, because that was designed to supplement the UH-1 gunships. Those UH-1 gunships also weren't the first, either. They were just the first in combat. So maybe that means the OH-23 Ravens of the Korean War? No, since they weren't armed, even if they were flying over front lines. The answer actually came... [click here for more] |
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Volvo. Now there is a company most folks aren't likely to associate with military equipment. Yet, back in the 1960's, they manufactured a fairly diverse range of specialized vehicles for Sweden and several other governments, and I'm not talking about the usual "militarized" versions of civilian vehicles most automotive manufacturers offer. The Volvo L3314, also known in the Swedish... [click here for more] |
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Developed originally as the AT-100 4x2 Internal Security Vehicle in 1971, the AT-104 was introduced the following year as the first vehicle specifically designed as a response to the urban insurgency in Northern Ireland, a wave of violence, known as "The Troubles" began in the summer of 1969 and ended in 2001. In this time, the Irish Republican Army split into the Marxist influence "Official... [click here for more] |
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So... when exactly did the world finally give up on armed motorcycles as viable military vehicles? Ah. Back in World War II! The Germans had all those motorcycle sidecars fitted with machine guns. After the war, they just faded away. But wait... back in issue 23, we covered the Airborne Trooper Transporter, a Vespa armed with a 75mm recoilless rifle and that was in the 50's, so there were nations... [click here for more] |
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World War II marked the setting of the sun that shined over the French colonies around the globe, marking the coming of an imperial twilight that would be marked by violence, extremism, bloodshed, and atrocities. For much the the two decades following the end of World War II, the French government fought two major wars in a vain effort to recapture its former glory as a colonial power. The second of... [click here for more] |
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The Vickers Wasp Rapid Deployment Vehicle is a new Special Operations vehicle produced by South Africa. This light airportable vehicle is designed for quick insertion into an operations area, as well as fast retrieval from a hot extraction point. The vehicle can haul as many as eight special operators, one of which mans the vehicle's main weapon, while as many as six others man machine guns on hard... [click here for more] |
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The Caracal Rapid Deployment Logistical Vehicle is a new air transportable system under review by the British military. Similar to the M-Gator used by the US military, the lightly armed Caracal is designed to haul five troops or 500kg of cargo from landing zone to front line, moving across the roughest terrain. If the Caracal tests successfully, it may become a replacement for the aging fleet of Supacats... [click here for more] |
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20! Different! Ways! Yep. TWENTY ways ammunition is stored with a gun. This product tells you about all of them, acting as a primer that can be referred to when questions arise in the gun data. ... [click here for more] |
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The first gun of the new series! And a new gun at that. We start out with one of the first, if not the first military rifle to be fitted with a burst limiter. Despite the reputation of German engineering, it was actually a feature of one of Italy's homegrown candidates to replace the rather elderly M1891 Carcano rifle. This candidate was the Breda Modello 1935 Presa Gas Rifle. The weapon was used pre-WW2... [click here for more] |
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Time to start delving into the arcane details of the rules systems. This product details our reverse engineering and other details regarding the Action! System. With it, you'll know how we came to our final statistics. ... [click here for more] |
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Time to start delving into the arcane details of the various and sundry rules systems. This product details our reverse engineering and other details regarding the D20 Modern System. With it, you'll know how we came to our final statistics. ... [click here for more] |
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Finally, the time has arrived to finally take that first step into the confusing science of ballistics. With centuries of development that even predate the Industrial Revolution AND the Renaissance, It is still an area of expertise filled with more than a little opinion.
Here we take our first look at the general concept of firearms stopping power and one of the particular methods developed for its... [click here for more] |
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Here, we take another step into the confusing science of ballistics. With centuries of development that even predate the Industrial Revolution AND the Renaissance, it is still an area of expertise filled with more than a little opinion.
This is another take on the idea of firearms stopping power and one of the particular methods developed for its quantification: The Taylor Knockout Factor. First... [click here for more] |
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Take a look at the critically acclaimed Big Bang gun book series without worrying if you might be wasting your money! With this sampler, we give you the basic subrules, detailing the justifications for all the small rules modifications made inside the Big Bang series. In addition, a variety of weapons to give you an idea about the level of information you get with our books. The regular series also... [click here for more] |
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This brief third issue of Big Bang Ricochet details the SA-9 Gaskin. Built on the chassis of the BRDM-2 reconnaissance vehicle, this SAM launcher was fast, maneuverable and amphibious, making it a very important part of the Soviet tactical air defense doctrine for over 20 years. ... [click here for more] |
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USMC doctrine requires that certain units, such as FAST (Fleet Antiterror SEcurity Teams) and Force Recon, to participate in FMF (Fast Maneuver Force) tactics, utilizing small, agile, well-armed vehicles. Since they have long become accustomed to getting the short end of the DoD budgetary stick, the USMC made due with hand-me-down dune buggies from the Navy, former SEAL FAVs, as well as a small fleet... [click here for more] |
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This is the first French entry into the Big Bang Ricochet product line, covering the Panhard AML-90 Armored Car. The AML-90 is a well distributed military vehicle, with over 6,000 units serving around the globe, particularly in the second and third world nations of Africa and Central and South America. Rugged and armed with a 90mm cannon, the vehicle is well suited for the underdeveloped wilds of... [click here for more] |
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In the early 1980's, as the conventional arms race between NATO and the Warsaw Pact escalated, the British Ministry of Defense saw a need for a new troop transport to completely mechanize the army's infantry. While the infantry attached to armored divisions got the Warrior IFV, the infantry attached to infantry divisions received the AT105 Saxon. The Saxon is one of the less pretty armored vehicles... [click here for more] |
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The FROG-7 is a battlefield support artillery rocket system dating back to the Soviet era as one of their most vital tactical nuclear warfare options during the Cold War. Able to lob over 1000 lbs of explosives to a distance of 42 miles, the system may be obsolete by first world standards, but it remains an important part of arsenals throughout southern Asia. Additionally, it is on the verge of becoming... [click here for more] |
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For our 20th issue, we now introduce our very first bit of aircraft coverage! Sure you've heard of them, the helicopter gunships or attack helicopters. You can probably even name a few, like the AH-64 Apache, AH-1 Cobra, or even the Mi-24 Hind. If you're really lucky, you can probably even name ones like the Tigre or Cheyenne. However, this is one few have heard of. Designed as a rebuild of... [click here for more] |
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So, what's the most unusual military vehicle you can think of? Maybe the Japanese airplane-launching submarine of WW2? Or perhaps the Soviet attempts to build a flying tank? Or perhaps the 1000 ton rolling fortress the Germans tried to build in WW2? All quite odd, I agree, but barely made it past the drawing boards. For us, the oddest is a moped armed with a 75mm cannon.
After World War II, there... [click here for more] |
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At the end of World War II, while the rest of Europe settled for using war surplus military equipment to rearm themselves as they rebuilt their economies, the French struggled to instead introduce their own indigenous military vehicles and weapons. The ARL-44 Transitional Tank is one such creation. This 50 ton tank finds its roots in the Char B1 bis, one of the few prewar tanks capable of withstanding... [click here for more] |
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In 1978, the Soviet military introduced their second generation modern APC, the BTR-70. In the following decade, it would become one of the most extensively modified military machines in the world. The BTR-70 is a war machine forged in the crucible of warfare in Afghanistan. Originally designed for combat on the coastal plains of northern Europe, like most Soviet era military equipment, it was not... [click here for more] |
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Developed in the late 1980's, the EE-VAR (Engenheiros Especializados - Veiculo de Ataque Rapido) is a 4x2 light military vehicle of the dune buggy persuasion. However, unlike its numerous contemporaries, theEE-VAR was unique in offering armor protection to its standard two man crew. While most other military dune buggies even to this day are fabricated mostly of aluminum bodywork and steel tubular... [click here for more] |
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As the Cold War progressed in the 1950's, West Germany saw a need to get its defense industry rolling again. Through the 50's, political corruption and influence from the survivors of the Wehrmacht produced a number of 'educational' contracts, issued to help German industry relearn the art of manufacturing military goods.
From one of these sprang an innovative vehicle. Armored troop carriers were... [click here for more] |
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Introduction to the new and revised Big Bang weapon series. The first year will focus on guns and bullets. This primer details the basic data we will present for the 19 systems that the new version will support. Among the systems we'll be supporting are:
Real World Data, so you have the basis to go at it for everything else Gun Opera D20 Modern (D20 Modern, D20 Future, Modern Path, Modern Future,... [click here for more] |
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Welcome back for another experimental class. This time we took a look at the "average joe", looking to create a new basic class that isn't quite ordinary, but also isn't what one might consider heroic. The class as presented is by no means talented, offering up a single everyday sort of talent, such as always arriving at appointments on time, or somehow managing to always be impecably dressed regardless... [click here for more] |
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Eventually, every automotive manufacturer on the planet will get sparkly eyed at the prospect of getting a lucrative government contract to manufacture military vehicles. Even the Luxury vehicle makers get in on the act. The Mercedes G-Wagen has been a staple of European and Asian militaries for two decades. Land Rover has been supplying military trucks for over 50 years. BMW sold motorcycles to the... [click here for more] |
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The militaries of the world have been using motorcycles almost as long as motorcycles have existed. By the start of World War II, military riding was quite a refined activity, with many troops around the globe being trained in various ridership skills and techniques that would prove useful in a time of war. As time went on, the machine may have changed, but the necessary skillset to be a military motorcyclist... [click here for more] |
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Sure, there are plenty of gun-toting classes out there, all based on the insane and impossible gun skills imagined by Hollywood, Hong Kong, or Baliwood producers who probably haven't handled a gun since they last played with a toy cap gun at age 10. With this unusual prestige class, we present a gun-toting class based on real world shooting techniques, in particular those revolving around the disciple... [click here for more] |
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The Junk Man. Hahaha. Yeah, right, like that can be a real class for the game. I can't be serious, can I? What? You don't believe me? Well, then, just read on... The Junk Man can be found wherever there is discarded junk to be sold; flea markets, swap meets, yard sales, junk yards, landfills. They are obssessive collectors, gathering up anything and everything that may one day again have potential... [click here for more] |
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Whether cop or killer, the underworld is the haunt of these dreaded firearm deities. Speed, accuracy and a reckless disregard for their own lives and the lives of any who oppose them have turned these pistol-wielding dervishes into the spectres of the dark city streets. These characters display an astounding and almost beautiful style of violence. Movement is an important part of the Kowloon Gun God's... [click here for more] |
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Magic is as much a foundation of the game system as the characteristics represented by the existing six basic classes in the core rules. If you're tired of the spellcasting on/off switch represented by switching from a magic-less basic class to a magic-using Advanced Class, then this new basic class will help solve your problems.
As well as providing an entirely new seventh basic class, the booklet... [click here for more] |
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Psionics is as much a foundation of the game system as the characteristics represented by the existing six basic classes in the core rules. If you're tired of the spellcasting on/off switch represented by switching from a non-psychic basic class to a psionically endowed Advanced Class, then this new basic class will help solve your problems.
Written as a companion to the Mystic Hero, this new basic... [click here for more] |
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Push the boundaries of your D20 Modern game!
This new Advanced class once again pushes the limits of creativity for your modern game. With this class, we introduce a new idea; To FX or Not To FX, creating FX-optional classes that will be equally at home in an FX or non-FX game! Keep your players guessing if the magic is real or just a charlatan's parlor trick.
The Ritual Zealot is a new AdC of... [click here for more] |
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The street fighter is a fascinating concept in the real world, underground groups who battle it out with one another to determine who is the strongest of the strong, the toughest of the tough, the best of the best. These bare knuckle brawlers determine this truth with nothing more than their fists. For a very long time, it was limited to being a side effect of the old Irish temperment, but eventually... [click here for more] |
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