Name: Browning HP-35
CAL. 9x19mm
E-Factor 9
WT. Empty: .88kg
Eff. Rng.: 45m
Max. Rng.: 2012m
Type of Fire: Semi-Automatic
Rate of Fire: 40 rpm
Feed Device:13 round Magazine
Feed Device Wt. .2kg
Basic Load:3 magazines (39 rounds)
Load Wt. .6 kg
Total Wt. 1.48kg
Additional comments. This pistol, also known as the Browning Hi-Power, fires a single shot for each pull of the trigger. It's 13 round magazine is a distinct advantage in a close-in fighting. The weapon may be fitted with a silencer (wt. .545kg).
Found in Weapons Load outs: Medical #1 and #2.
1,2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12,13,14,17,18,19,20.
Special note Load out #19 is the only one that comes with the silencer.
Note that a silencer needs to be fitted to a pistol with a threaded barrel. Therefore it is not available to be loaned around the team unless the threaded barrel goes with it. That would require field stripping the pistol a matter of a few minutes. Not practicable in combat however.
A silencer will muffle the report but do nothing to silence the sound of the bullet breaking the speed of sound. To achieve the "quietness" featured in movies special sub-sonic ammunition is used. This ammunition does not break the speed of sound and will not produce the loud crack sound that conventional bullets do.
A silenced HP-35 used with out sub sonic ammunition is still effective especially at night. The silencer will contain the unburned powder and will not have a muzzle flash. This protects the firers night vision and does not disclose their position in the darkness. The with the muzzle blast contained the origin of the shooter will difficult to pin point and become a general "over there" direction. Remember penalties if any one shooting back cannot see, and cannot hear.
Postponing the timeline (18 Nov, 1989) gives the possibility of tritium night sights, visible and IR laser aiming aids, and a broad range of customizable features.