What an ugly gun. Not only is the carry handle in the way of the optics, but it would also be very poorly balanced. I'm thinking the circled area is where the mag is. They would probably pull back on that part that's sticking out of the bottom and it hinges for the mag to pop out. Really bad design. I'm starting to really dislike the Pano weapon designs. At this point, I'm really only liking their Combis, Combi/shotgun and Boarding Shotgun. Their Rocket Launchers and Missile Launchers are okay I guess.
I found it best not to analyze it from a perspective of real life weapon design. Visually PanO weapons are nice. That carry handle will get clipped away (and I fully agree on the balance comment, was thinking the same thing).
Maybe everything in front of the scope (bar the barrel) is all ultra-light future-metal, additively manufactured with a hollow, honeycomb interior, making the centre of mass a lot further back than it appears.
Could just be a barrel handle. If its canted to the side of course. Otherwise the optic would need a riser if that is a carrying handle. Or its canted iron sights. I got nothing on that magazine design lol.
The magazines curve backwards because it looks all sexy and organic, which is PanO's deal. Guns that look cool are the best guns, and that is a fact.
Some more pics that I didn't yet see posted on this forum (not from NOVA, but since they seem to be the same and I don't want to create a new thread...) Spoiler: Varuna starter Spoiler: Zulu Cobra Jammer Spoiler: Deva Spitfire Spoiler: SWC Securitates and a vanilla Grenzer
Those look very good, but I can't help complaining... have the sculptors got so lazy that they have to use the same head with the very same hairstyle for both "Zulu Cobra" models? I get the Overwatch reference, but I probably wasn't that hard to slightly change the head for the second model...
I'm so confused about the Securitate box. No Feuerbach? No MSR? There's a ton of stuff we could have gotten in there as well... But damn that Grenzer is sexy. The Securitates are gorgeous as well. The Varuna set is nice too. Really like the Cobra Zulu.
Zulu Cobra with Spitfire reminds me of Soldier 76... Also, Jammer in PanO?! What is this strange feeling of not mining salt...