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The Gunslinger - Torpedo Boat M109G

The M109 Torpedo Boat (also known as TBs, K-Boats, and Kennedy Gunslingers) is one of Kennedycraft Inc.'s best-known products, and certainly its fiercest one.

The earliest M109s were built from hastily-retrofitted pleasure craft and armed with nothing but eight externally-mounted torpedo launchers to provide anti-ship deterrence capabilities for far-flung regions, and two twin light laser turrets for point defense. While nimble and easy to maintain, these craft lacked firepower due to a weak reactor output and inefficient (if comfortable) internal layout.

However, the Navy noted that the Kennedycraft design had substantial benefits over competitors due to its modular construction and commissioned the company to create a militarized version of its popular chassis. Eventually designated the M103G, the company's final and most heavily armed variant became its most common.

While still armed with its Mk.41 Torpedoes in 8 single-unit externally-mounted armored launchers, the Gunslinger is armed with 2 Twin 203mm Autoloading Gauss Cannons capable of firing high-explosive/fragmentation, armor piercing, and even Casaba-type W203 shells, 4 Quadruple 155mm Autoloading Gauss Cannons with similar ammunition, and 6 twin Browning-General Atomics light laser turrets at a significant increase in heat output and power consumption.