Named for the deadly Indonesian sword and employing the powerful .45 caliber cartridge, the KRISS Super V is a submachine gun manufactured by Transformational Defense Industries (TDI). Combining a rate of fire ranging from 800 to 1100 RPM and almost no muzzle climb in a foot-long package, the KRISS is truly a force to be reckoned with. The secret to its success is the Super V system, which converts the normally reward-moving recoil of the gun into angular, downward motion, providing muzzle stability. As a bonus, this also allows the weapon to be fired one handed.

Though only in the prototype phase currently, a weapon of this type would prove invaluable to field agents who engage in Close Quarters Combat, such as SWAT teams or antiterrorist units. Previous to the invention of this weapon, the majority of those squads were forced to rely on MP5 variants, which employ the relatively ineffectual 9mm round. The .45 has long been recognized as a formidable cartridge, but until the development of the KRISS, there was not a practical platform for quickly firing the round while maintaining any semblance of accuracy. Due to the high inherent recoil, there has not been a SMG developed for the .45 since the Thompson in the 1920's.

Since the KRISS is a very new weapon, there is little information on it currently available. Seeing as I've missed a few issues, I've decided to use this space to catch up. As mentioned previously, the Thompson SMG was initially conceived for use during WWI. Unfortunately, the war was over by the time the rifles were ready. The guns were made available to the civilian market and quickly became popular within organized crime. These criminal organizations would modify the guns to suit their needs, and in the process, the Thompson became known as the Tommy Gun.

The most prominent changes were the removal of the stock, the addition of a drum magazine and the replacement of the flat horizontal foregrip with a vertical, contoured one. With the advent of WWII, the Thompson finally saw service. Issued mainly to officers, it quickly proved itself in both the Pacific and European theaters.

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