In keeping with the game tonight — more adventures of Artemis Campbell, this time it’s 1948 Yugoslavia — here’s a pair of rifles for early Cold War jaunts:

Springfield Armory M1C Garand .30-06

The M1 was one of the issue rifles for the American forces during WWII and Korea, and could be had in 7.62 NATO or .30-06 (the C is a sniper weapon and was usually in the latter; ballistically, they don’t differ enough to have different stats.)  The rifle is a semi-automatic with a “clip” of eight rounds.  On the last round, the clip is also ejected.  The weapon has to be fed through the breach and the charging lever actuated to load the weapon.

PM: +1   S/R: 2   AMMO: 8   DC: J   CLOS: 0-50   LONG: 120-200   CON: n/a   JAM: 96+   DR: -3   RL: 2

GM Information:  The M1C and D had a sniper scope and has a LONG of 240-400.

And for the Yugos…

Samozaryadniy Karabin sistemi Simonova (SKS) 7.62x39mm

This is the carbine that much of the Eastern Bloc is using throughout the 1940s and 1950s.  It was introduced during the final year of WWII, and the Yugoslavians cranked out tons of them.  They are very robust and reliable, and this semiautomatic was the predecessor of the AK-47, which borrowed heavily from this design.  The 7.62mm was less powerful than it’s 7.62x51mm NATO competition, but accurate and deadly enough at the ranges for which it was designed (out to about 500 yards.)  They are fed either by a box magazine or by a stripper clip system similar to that of the Mauser M1897 broomhandle.  They are still popular in civilian markets.

PM: 0   S/R: 2   AMMO: 10   DC: I   CLOS: 0-20   LONG: 50-90   CON: n/a   JAM: 98+   DR: -3   RL: 2

GM Information:  The bayonet on an SKS gives a PM: +1   DC: +2.

A note on the ballistics and damages of the .30(ish) calibers….the Q Manual gives the .303 British cartridge a damage of I.  The .303 British round was  much more powerful than the 7.62x39mm round — on par with the .30-06 and in the same area as the .308/7.62x51mm NATO round.  Most of the .308 weapons are given a K damage, so a 7.62mm M1 should have a DC: K.  The .303 I place at DC: J, like the .30-06, more for the spotty quality of ammunition; when properly loaded, it’s just as lethal as .308.