T96 Railgun

EXPERIMENTAL LORE FILE - CURRENTLY INCOMPLETE/SUBJECT TO CHANGE

The Federation Technologies, Rail Gun, Type 96, Man Portable, FT-RG-T96-MP, or mostly known as the T96 "Shell-breaker", was the mainstay of the European Federation's military anti-tank, and later anti-power armor weapons for several decades, until it's replacement by the AGA-RGMT-103, following the buyout and incorporation of Federation Technologies into Arcadia Systems.

The T96 is especially famous for it's service during the Alpha Centauri Campaign, where it served as the only infantry portable weapon available to the European Federation's various ground forces capable of piercing UIS Marine Corps powered battle armor.As such, it retains a place in the pantheon of legendary European weapons. It's reliability, damage potential, and insane range and precision has earned it respect from the UIS to the Pan-Asian Confederacy.

While the weapon itself has gone out of service in the European Federation's various military branches, it is still used in various law enforcement roles, particularly for heavy duty anti-piracy missions on EuroFed colonies. They are also installed as anti-vehicle weapons on a variety of ocean going or grav-capable crafts for customs and coast guard purposes on Earth. It is incredible how a slug of tungsten capable of piercing military grade armor plating passing at hypersonic speeds in front of your vehicle can convince people to stop and surrender.

As for outside the European Federation, the T96 is still used by various polities around human space. It has progressively gone into stockpile, mainly due to the advancement in technology and the lessening of ground engagements. The only government that still uses it as a mainstay weapon is the Outer System Republic, who has improved upon the design, creating a licensed variant known as the T96C. Still, there are hundreds of thousands of T96s stockpiled in mobilization camps and army reserves throughout human space.