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7/2/2016 1:17:15 PM
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I thought it over, before finally shrugging. There was plenty of ammo here, the clip was decently big, and he did say to get something else as well.
With that in mind, I picked up a bandolier, putting numerous spar clips on it. Thankfully, neither the weapon or the clips were very heavy, though the placement of the mag well would take some getting used to.
With that done, I looked around for something else. A sidearm would probably be best, for those moments where I didn't have time for a reload. It would need some decent stopping power, but couldn't be too big.
With that in mind, I grabbed something a little more old-school: the ever-reliable M1911.
Grabbing several extra mags for it as I strapped the holster to my thigh, I turned to my CO, nodding that I was ready.
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He locked up the remaining weapons and threw the keys back to the desk sergeant who caught them and put them back on his desk. Blackburn turned to his subordinate. "Well, since you picked that weapon, you have to learn how to clean it. I got no clue, the colt 1911 however is straight forward."
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"And that, sir, is the beauty of the DC-17m Interchangeable Weapon System," I said, patting the rifle. "While using the weapon will take some getting used to - as will figuring out a good way to holster it - maintenance is as simple as a calibration every once in a while." I paused. "Granted, I don't know how to do that just yet, but I tend to have a way with problem-solving."
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"Well, that means you need to figure it out before tomorrow, that's first real operation. Nothing terrible, just a local patrol."
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"Alright, then," I said with a nod. "So what next: meet the team, or should I head straight for the practice range?"
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"You're it, still recruiting, so if you've come across someone who's fit for duty let me know and I'll see if I can train them up."
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"Alright. Well, until we actually head out, I think it'd be pertinent for me to get a feel for my new weapons. Got a little bit of time to spare, show me how to clean the 1911?"
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He nodded and took the pistol and showed the man how to disassemble and clean it. "Now your turn, I want it cleaned and assembled. I'll be back in an hour."
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Seemed simple enough. I had payed rapt attention to the dismantling, so it wasn't too hard to copy it. Not satisfied with my speed, however, I cleaned it, reassembled it, then set about the process again. By the time the hour was up, I had done the whole thing through at least half a dozen times, and was approaching something resembling decent speed - in my opinion, anyway. When the Corporal came back, I was just finishing putting it back together for the eighth time.
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He entered, picked up the pistol, examined it, nodded, disassembled it, nodded again, and put it back together. "If you're happy with that I'm not going to tell you not to be."
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Edited by Kell in a Cell: 7/2/2016 9:55:08 PMI shook my head as I stood. "It'll have to be good enough for now, until I can get some more time to practice. Now, however, I need to work with this," I said as I patted my new rifle. "Which way to the range, sir?"
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The marine pointed toward the back of the armory. "Down there, door on the right."
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"Thank you, sir," I said, immediately setting out. The walk wasn't long, but my new armor would still take some getting used to. As such, I was hardly winded when I arrived, but I was already beginning to feel a slight burn. Shoving my mild discomfort to the side, I entered the range and took a look around.
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The range was advanced with holotargets. The range had various target distances and settings, a few imperial guardsmen were already using it.
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As I walked in, a few of the Guardsmen looked up at me. I nodded at them, and they responded in kind, before turning back to the range. The message was loud and clear: there would be time to socialize later. Now was about seeing it through the next firefight. With that in mind, I stepped up to an empty lane, looking over my deece as the target came up. Soon enough, I found the relevant parts: the safety, the fire-select, and the mag release primarily. Those found, I switched off the safety, put the weapon in semi-auto, and set about refining my aim. It was rough at first. Blind luck and adrenaline had served to make me far more accurate in my first firefight than I was now. Still, I had the basics of the stance and the mentality, so I had something to build on. I'm not sure how long I was in there, but when the Corporal finally came to get me, there were several empty mags laying around me and my arms felt somewhat heavy. Considering my fairly slow fire rate, that meant a considerable amount of time had passed. In that time, however, my aim had gotten much better. One might even say I was approaching competence. A quick check at the counter to the side showed I had somewhere around 70-80% accuracy. Hopefully it'd be enough. I turned to my CO. "Sir."
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"Not terrible for your first time with this weapon, you figure out how to adjust the sights yet? How's your breathing?"
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"Sights seem to be fine, though I think it's meant to link into a clone commando's helmet in order to help with targeting. As for breathing," I shrugged. "I couldn't tell you what I might be doing wrong, though I'm sure there's something. 'Course, if I knew what it was, I would probably have figured something out to fix it."
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"Then it's probably the fact that your help isn't interfaced with it. And that's not something I know how to do."
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I thought for a moment. "There wouldn't happen to be someone on base who does, though, would there?"
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He shook his head. "I don't believe so, that was found on a dead man."
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"Was the rest of his gear salvageable? If the helmet's still lying around somewhere, perhaps we could get a Mechanicus to take a look at it, see it they couldn't figure something out."
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"When I say dead man, I only assume, we found his arm. It was covered in a white armor, or I assume it's white, it was caked in blood."
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I rubbed between my eyes. "Of course. Because that would be too much to ask for. Do we even have access to any Mechanicus assets?"
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"Very limited, they're focused on repair and maintenance mainly. There are factory like sections of the ship but we've not been able to hold them very long."
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Edited by Kell in a Cell: 7/3/2016 4:42:31 PM"In other words, they have far better things to do," I said with a sigh. "I guess I'll just have to deal with it until I can get a hold of someone or figure it out myself. At least it's perfectly usable now."
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"Self sufficiency is paramount in this place. If you can't mend your own gear, it won't get mended. Hence why I keep caches of weapons and armor hidden. To keep our people in the field supplied."
