Malorian Arms Assault Cannon

This prototype weapon was given to the legendary solo Morgan Blackhand (see cover picture) by the equally legendary weaponsmith Eran Malour. It's the finalized model of his long-awaited Assault Cannon, which was first unveiled on October 18th, 2020 in Night City HQ. This massive autoloader fires its .75-caliber smart-grenades from low-pressure steelcased shells, so recoil is modest (about that of a 10-gauge shotgun, although the muzzle flash is impressive). These projectiles are actually rocket-powered, laser-guided micro-missiles similar to smart bullets with fragment-doped explosive-gel warheads (if armor is not penetrated, armor's SP is reduced by 1/2 total damage rolled). Twelve-shot box magazines of this ammuntion feed into a port ahead of the trigger assembly—when no clip is loaded, the foregrip can fold up to seal the magazine well against fouling. Being made of carbon-carbon composites, the weapon is fairly light despite its bulk, but at the moment Morgan owns the only one. Production and sales won't begin till next year.