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Crucible Industries Sentinel CR-40 'Tombstone'

A heavy conventional sniper rifle chambered in a proprietary 12.7mm round that Crucible designed specifically for maximum terminal effect against cyber-augmented targets. The round carries a micro-EMP charge that detonates on penetration, frying cyberware in a localized radius around the wound channel.

The Tombstone was born from battlefield intelligence suggesting that heavily augmented combatants could survive wounds that would kill an unaugmented human. Crucible's solution was elegant — don't just wound them, kill their augmentations simultaneously. A cyber-limb that goes dead becomes dead weight. A reflex booster that shorts out leaves its user slower than baseline. Ocular implants that fry blind their owner.

The CR-40 is a brutalist weapon — heavy, loud, and unsubtle. It makes no concessions to stealth or portability. It exists for one purpose: to put augmented targets in the ground and make sure their chrome dies with them.

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name

Crucible Industries Sentinel CR-40 'Tombstone'

aliases

Tombstone
CR-40
Grave Marker
The Headstone

category

sniper

manufacturer

CRUCIBLE INDUSTRIES

tier availability

Tier 4+

legality

Licensed — military and authorized corporate security

base technologies

Anti-cyberware EMP payload delivery
Heavy-caliber precision engineering
Localized electromagnetic disruption

specifications

caliber: 12.7mm EMP-core
effective_range: 200-2,000 meters
rate_of_fire: Bolt-action, 1 round per 4 seconds
capacity: 5-round detachable magazine
weight: 14.2 kg
power_source: EMP charge is self-contained in each round

tactical use

The Tombstone is deployed against heavily augmented targets where conventional precision weapons might not achieve a clean kill. The micro-EMP detonation ensures that even a non-fatal hit will disable critical cyberware, leaving the target vulnerable to follow-up engagement. Corporate security teams facing augmented breach teams have adopted the CR-40 as their primary anti-personnel tool, often positioning a Tombstone operator to engage the most heavily modified threat first.

cultural context

Among the augmented communities of GLMZ, the Tombstone is spoken of with particular dread. A round that kills your chrome is more than a weapon — it is an existential threat to people whose identity is bound up in their modifications. Anti-augmentation extremists have adopted the Tombstone as a symbol, and graffiti of the CR-40's distinctive bull-pup silhouette has appeared in augmented-friendly districts as a threat.

known users

Crucible Industries anti-augmentation warfare division
Corporate breach response teams

story hooks

A Tombstone round hit an augmented civilian in a crowded market — the micro-EMP disabled cyberware in everyone within a 5-meter radius. The weapon's designers swore the EMP effect was localized. Something has changed.
An underground augmentation clinic has begun installing EMP-hardened implants specifically to counter the Tombstone threat. Crucible wants to know how they obtained the weapon's EMP frequency specifications.

ammunition type

12.7mm EMP-core

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The Riveters' Round

physical description

visual profile	A brutalist sniper rifle with an aggressive, utilitarian stance. The Tombstone presents itself as an industrial tool rather than a precision instrument — all hard angles, pronounced mechanical elements, and uncompromising geometry. Its heavy profile suggests devastating capability over elegance.
dimensions	Length: 127cm \| Barrel length: 71cm \| Width (at stock): 8.5cm \| Height (with scope): 22cm
weight description	Hefty and substantial — 14.2kg feels present in the shoulder, demanding respect and proper technique. The weight distribution leans forward, anchoring the shooter into a solid firing position.
primary material	Tungsten-steel composite frame with reinforced polymer furniture. The receiver is machined from solid tungsten-steel billet, while the stock and fore-end utilize military-grade carbon-reinforced polymer.
finish	Matte charcoal-black with worn, brushed steel showing through high-friction points. Deliberately austere — no shine, minimal reflection. Scattered micro-abrasions and stress marks suggest field use.
color scheme	Matte black primary with dark gunmetal steel accents. Minimal color variation — pure industrial aesthetic with no decorative elements.
grip texture	Deeply textured, hard-molded polymer grip with pronounced finger grooves. The material is gritty, slightly adhesive in feel, designed for retention even in wet conditions or gloved hands.
distinctive features	Prominent EMP charge indicator window on the magazine housing — a small crystalline component that glows faint amber when armed Heavy muzzle brake with distinctive trapezoidal vents for EMP payload dispersal Integrated mounting rail system running full length of top receiver with Picatinny sections Mechanical safety lever with tactile detents at the rear of the receiver Charging handle positioned high and rearward, oversized for gloved operation Magazine well with exposed witness marks indicating round count Faint electromagnetic shielding patterns etched into the receiver (functional, not decorative) Serial plate mounted on the left side with Crucible Industries corporate hex logo
manufacturer markings	CRUCIBLE INDUSTRIES stamp on the receiver in sans-serif industrial font. Hexagonal Crucible logo below. 'CR-40 TOMBSTONE' designation etched into the barrel shroud. Military licensing marks stamped near the magazine well.
condition typical	Well-maintained field weapon — clean mechanicals, properly serviced, but showing evidence of regular deployment. The finish bears the patina of professional military use without being neglected.

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Product photography of the Crucible Industries Sentinel CR-40 'Tombstone' sniper rifle on a dark matte gunmetal surface, angled 45 degrees to showcase the receiver and scope mounting. Heavy dramatic side-lighting casts deep shadows across the muzzle brake and fore-end, emphasizing the brutalist geometry. Close detail of the EMP charge indicator window glowing faint amber. The weapon's matte black finish contrasts sharply against cool blue-tinted ambient lighting. Neo-noir military aesthetic, industrial precision engineering, anti-augmentation weaponry. Tungsten-steel and polymer materials catching directional light. --ar 3:2 --v 6

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