GURPS Submachine Guns (TL 7)

Version 1.62

Some weapon descriptions have codes (e.g. [h, l, n, s, f]) indicating possible modifications/accessories. A code in round brackets (e.g. (s)) indicates that the weapon is already fitted with that extra. Click on the codes to go to the modifications/accessories page.

A "+" or "-" after Type of damage means a caliber-based wounding modifier (p. HT7), applies to the remaining damage after subtracting DR: "-" means halve damage; "+" means multiply by 1.5 (see p. B209).

Note that Machine Pistols are not listed here but under Pistols.

Use the Guns [Rifle] (for single shots) or Guns [Light Automatic] (for bursts) skills with submachine guns (and also for assault rifles). 

Submachine Guns Weapon Tables (TL 7)

Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt. RoF Shots ST Rcl Cost LC  Holdout
American 180 Crit. Cr.- 3d 11 7 220 2,000 7.7 30* 275 9 -1/2 $700 2 -5
.22 LR [h, l, n, f]
American 180 SMG This was one of the first guns with an optional laser sight (1979). The high RoF makes it practical to wear down armor and cover with long bursts. One can cut a telegraph pole in this fashion. Use the rules on p. B125. (In GURPS High Tech, Third Edition, the damage is given as 1d+2 but the caliber-based wounding modifier is omitted. It seems like the modifier was "included" in the DAM statistic of "1d+2". So the result is the same, but the statistics given here stay more true to the usual GURPS way.) Use 20-round groups for "Very High RoF" (p. HT78, CII66) to calculate "Hits in a burst" (p. B120).

 
Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt. RoF Shots ST Rcl Cost LC  Holdout
American 180S Crit. Cr.- 2d+1 10 6 150 1,600 5.7 30* 275 9 -1 $700 2 -4
.22 LR [h, l, n, f]
American 180 SMG - Short version This short version of the American 180 omits the butt-stock and uses a shorter barrel.

 
Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt. RoF Shots ST Rcl Cost LC  Holdout
Bizon Crit. Cr. 3d-1 10 7 180 1,800 7.5 12* 64 10 -1 $800 2 -3
9mmP [l, f]
Bizon
Bizon SMG		 This SMG is manufactured by Izhmash in Russia (Bizon is Russian for Bison). With the longer barrel statistis change: DAM 3d+1, 1/2D 280, Max 2,300, Wt 8.5. The synthetic 64-round magazine is of the helical-type, making the weapon quite compact. Length: 66.6cm (with butstock and short barrel) / 42.5cm (with buttstock folded and short barrel).

 
Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt. RoF Shots ST Rcl Cost LC  Holdout
FN Herstal P90 Crit. Cr. 4d 9 8 440 3,000 6.5 15* 50+1 8 -1 $800 2 -3
5.7x28mm [h, l, n, s, f]
FN Herstal P90 FN P90 with silencer
Member of Austin SWAT using P90 Some happy users of the P90.The World Is Not Enough(The World Is Not Enough is © 1999 by Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation.)
The P90 is an intermediate weapon, falling somewhere between SMG and assault rifle. Damage depends on ammunition. SS190 standard ball: 4d. SB193 subsonic ball: 3d [not reduced by silencer]. The rounds are very light: 80 rounds per pound (compare to other cartridges: p. HT13, p. CII38). The silencer can be mounted (and removed) in 3 seconds (-10 to hear shoots, -12 to recognize if unfamiliar with).
 
 
Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt. RoF Shots ST Rcl Cost LC  Holdout
HK53K Crit. Cr. 3d+1 9 8 200 1,900 6.6 12* 25+1 11 -1 $900 2 -4
5.56x45mm [h, l, n, s, f]
HK53K Technically this is a very short carbine, firing a rifle round, but it is listed under submachine guns as it is referred to as a submachine by Heckler and Koch and clearly intended to be used like one. A 40-round magazine is available. Holdout is -3 with retracted shoulder-stock. Muzzle blast and report are considerable and hardly bearable in enclosed areas.

 
Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt. RoF Shots ST Rcl Cost LC  Holdout
HK MP5 SD Crit. Cr. 2d-1 10 8 100 1,250 8 10* 30+1 10 -1 $3,800 1 -6
9mmP [h, l,(n), (s), f]
HK MP5 SD3 SMG with fixed silencer (-9 to hear, -11 to recognize if unfamiliar with) and with Low-Light Sights (+8 to cancel darkness modifiers if not in total darkness). Holdout is -5 with telescoping stock retracted.

 
Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt. RoF Shots ST Rcl Cost LC  Holdout
HK UMP45 Crit. Cr.+ 2d+2 10 8 170 1,700 6.2 10* 25+1 10 -1 $875 2 -4
.45 ACP [h, l, n, s, f]
HK UMP45 HK UMP with silencer and scope
A silencer can be mounted (and removed) in 3 seconds (-7 to hear shoots, -9 to recognize if unfamiliar with).
 
 
Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt. RoF Shots ST Rcl Cost LC  Holdout
HK SMG2 Crit. Cr. 2d+2 9 8 160 1,900 8.8 14* 30+1 10 -1 $4,200 2 -4 
9mmP [h, l, n, s, f]
HK SMG 2 The bolt can be closed silently and locked in place, making single shot fire very silent (-8 to hear, -10 to recognize if unfamiliar with). With silencer: Dmg. 2d, Holdout -5. Used by the U.S. Navy Seal Team Six. A.k.a. the "MP 2000", or "MP II". HK SMG 2 with silencer

 
Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt. RoF Shots ST Rcl Cost LC  Holdout
SG 552 Crit. Cr. 3d+1 10 9 300 2,300 8 12* 20+1 10 -1 $3,000 2 -4/-3
5.56x45mm [h, l, n, s, f]
SIG SG 552 Commando The SG 552 "Commando", made by SIG Arms in Switzerland, this is the smallest member of the SG 550/551 weapons family. Technically it is a very short carbine, firing a rifle round, but it is listed under submachine guns as it is clearly intended to be used like one. A 30-round magazine is available. Holdout is -3 with folded shoulder-stock.

 
Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt. RoF Shots ST Rcl Cost LC  Holdout
SPECTRE M4 Ver. Cr. 2d 9 8 160 1,900 8.3 14* 50+1 9 -1 $1,000 2 -4
9mmP [h, l, n, s, f]
Spectre M4 Firing from a closed bolt and using a short four-column high-capacity magazine. Rcl is -2 with stock folded.  Spectre M4 with silencer


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