Boh Voloshyn (RP Character Website)

Any gangbanger with a little money can get a dirty 'gat from just about any dealer. A real professional, like Boh, obtains the best tactical equipment availavble, and maintains proper tools for every type of job imaginable, within their skillset. Boh is primarily a close-range killer. Though he is quite good at long range precision marksmanship, this is not his fort`e, and this is reflected in the weapons he prefers to keep. Listed here are his so-called "personal preferred weapons." While Boh is not particularly patriotic, he is proud of his Ukrainian heritage, and prides himself on using primarily Ukrainian firearms.


	Manufacturer:	RPC Fort	Designation:	Fort 10R
	Weapon Type:	Semi-Automatic Non-Lethal Pistol	Size Class:	Compact Frame
	Caliber:	9 mm P.A.K. (Blank)	Capacity:	6 + 1 rounds
	Barrel Length:	77mm	Total Length:	147mm
	Base Weight:	450g/1lbs loaded	Trigger Action:	Double Action Only
	Optics:	Iron Sights, White Front, plain rear	Effective Range:	10 meters
Self defense outside of the United States is a sticky issue. Some places don't permit any weapons at all. Others permit certain people to use non-lethal "defense weapons" like blank-firing guns loaded with rubber bullets to discourage attackers. Boh doesn't use it for this reason - he uses this as an instrument of torture and pain compliance. Shooting someone in the leg, even with the down-loaded ammunition he personally hand-loads, causes welts and bruises. It might even make someone fall over, if they're not particularly physically adroit. A near-contact shot with a full power blank might even break a smaller bone, like a finger, or a rib on a smaller subject. Overall, it's also an excellent gun to use to capture someone, if they need some "questioning."


	Manufacturer:	RPC Fort	Designation:	Fort 9
	Weapon Type:	Semi-Automatic Pistol	Size Class:	Compact Frame
	Caliber:	.380 ACP	Capacity:	7 + 1 rounds
	Barrel Length:	77mm	Total Length:	147mm
	Base Weight:	520g/2.1lbs loaded	Trigger Action:	Double Action Only
	Optics:	Iron Sights, Plain Groove	Effective Range:	30 meters
Modern tactical firearm considerations focus on the "one-shot stop" or the science of immediate terminal effect, and often negate or ignore the "slow fatal wound" as most shootings are defensive in nature, and thus, require the person shooting to be able to stop their attacker as quickly as possible. This is why the .380ACP round is considered the "bare minimum" effective round for this task. However, caliber size and bullet velocity are not the be-all, end-all of lethality. Excellent shot placement can easily make up for raw power - after all, a proper sized hole in any major organ is likely lethal sooner or later. Boh is very well aware of this, and practices endlessly with tiny, small caliber pistols at "bad breath" distances. He's not too concerned about fighting off a dying man or woman armed with a knife or bludgeon that he shot by surprise while they were unarmed - he can handle that. His big concern is, often, getting ANY kind of firearm into secure locations. So, the smaller the weapon is, the better it is. The Fort 9 is a perfect example of this, being tiny and fairly smooth along the angles for a smooth, speedy draw. Boh vastly prefers to carry this weapon over his Fort-12, and unless he's facing a small army, this is plenty of gun for most any situation (combined with a couple spare magazines).


	Manufacturer:	RPC Fort	Designation:	Fort 12-03
	Weapon Type:	Semi-Automatic Pistol	Size Class:	Medium Frame
	Caliber:	9 � 18 mm Makarov PMM	Capacity:	12 or 24 + 1 rounds
	Barrel Length:	95mm	Total Length:	180mm
	Base Weight:	950g/2.1lbs loaded	Trigger Action:	Double/Single Action
	Optics:	Iron Sights, White 3-Dot on Gold	Effective Range:	40 meters
Lots of Russian and Ukrainian mobsters adore gaudy guns. Boh doesn't really care, but this belonged to his shit-brick of a father, so it's more of a trophy to him, and something that allows him to blend in as "just another Slav mobster" to people that don't know his face. If he's dressed fancy, chances are, he's carrying either this or his Fort-9. From a tactical standpoint, the Fort-12 is a fairly effective weapon, having a larger capacity than a common Makarov PM, and a slightly longer barrel. Proofed for high velocity/high pressure PMM ammunition, the Fort-12 is about as terminally effective as a common 9x19mm weapon at close ranges, and somewhat more accurate, as it has a fixed barrel.


	Manufacturer:	RPC Fort	Designation:	Fort 17 "Kobra"
	Weapon Type:	Semi-Automatic Pistol	Size Class:	Medium Frame
	Caliber:	9 � 18 mm Makarov PMM	Capacity:	12 or 24 + 1 rounds
	Barrel Length:	107.7mm	Total Length:	192.7mm
	Base Weight:	810g/1.785lbs loaded	Trigger Action:	Double/Single Action
	Optics:	Iron Sights, Tangent adjustable rear, front white dot	Effective Range:	45 meters
Truly no more than a redesigned Fort-12 in a polymer frame, the Fort-17 "Kobra" with a threaded barrel and suppressor, however, is one of Boh's two preferred handguns for silent elimination at close range. While he does pride himself on using Ukrainian firearms, he uses American suppressors, including SilencerCo Ospreys and various KAC models, depending on what's available at the time. While the "Kobra" variant of the pistol was supposedly developed for IPSC competition, they were suppplied from the factory with suppressor-height front sights and adjustable rears, and the compensators were attached to the firearms with standard 1/28" pitch threaded barrels. These threaded barrel extensions increase the length of the pistol by 12.7mm (about half an inch).


	Manufacturer:	RPC Fort	Designation:	Fort 21.03
	Weapon Type:	Semi-Automatic Pistol	Size Class:	Full Frame
	Caliber:	9 � 19mm Parabellum/Luger	Capacity:	16 + 1 rounds
	Barrel Length:	125mm	Total Length:	220mm
	Base Weight:	965g/2.127lbs loaded	Trigger Action:	Double/Single Action
	Optics:	Iron Sights, White 3-Dot	Effective Range:	55 meters
While fairly large as far as handguns go, the Fort-21.03 (a license-produced IWI Jericho 941 RPL) is an excellent example of a pistol in the "service weapon" class - a firearm with dimensions (barrel length/sight radius, magazine capacity) suitable for use as a duty sidearm for combat troops and police officers. Given Boh's large physical stature, it's actually not a problem for him to conceal this on his person. Boh will use this firearm in the United States or anywhere else 9x19mm is plentiful. He also prefers the grip size and frame dimensions, the ergonomics being more friendly to his large hands. His Fort-21's all have threaded barrels for use with suppressors.


	Manufacturer:	RPC Fort	Designation:	Fort 28
	Weapon Type:	Semi-Automatic Pistol	Size Class:	Full Frame
	Caliber:	5.7 � 28mm FN	Capacity:	20 + 1 rounds
	Barrel Length:	115.5mm	Total Length:	202mm
	Base Weight:	825g/1.8lbs loaded	Trigger Action:	Striker Double Action
	Optics:	Iron Sights, White 3-Dot	Effective Range:	65 meters
The 5.7mm round was a revolution in hand-held armor penetration technology when it was first introduced in 1990. However, squabbling within NATO prevented it from becoming the single, accepted round for "Personal Defense Weapon" applications, with its competitor - the 4.6x30mm H&K round - stealing some of its thunder with the excellent MP-7 PDW. Development of new weapons in 5.7x28mm were stymied by a lack of a market, as most users that wanted a small weapon in a PDW caliber opted for the somewhat-larger-than-a-handgun MP7, or the sub-carbine sized P90. Few wanted a pistol in these calibers, with compromised ballistics. However, their ability to defeat a wide range of body armor at very close range cannot be ignored. RPC Fort siezed upon the utility of the 5.7mm round and developed their own pistol, the Fort-28. Boh loves this weapon for precisely this reason, and if there's any question his target might have body armor, chances are, he's carrying this.


	Manufacturer:	RPC Fort	Designation:	Fort 221
	Weapon Type:	Assault Rifle	Fire Rate:	780 rounds per minute
	Caliber:	5.56 � 45mm NATO	Capacity:	30 rounds, NATO STANAG magazine type
	Barrel Length:	460mm	Total Length:	722mm
	Base Weight:	3.7kg/8.17lbs loaded	Trigger Action:	Single, 3-Burst, Auto
	Optics:	Meprolight Mepro-21 Red Dot	Effective Range:	550 meters
The Fort 221 is a licensed copy of the Israeli Tavor Assault Rifle. Boh prefers this weapon when working in relatively close quarters, or when impersonating members of police or military tactical operations teams. While the Tavor doesn't blend in as well as an AR in many places, the United States surprisingly doesn't seem to question a fake cop with a Tavor quite so much, given their popularity (in semi-automatic only form) on the civilian market. Boh prefers the full sized, rifle-length barrel version over the Carbine version as the weight is more ideally balanced. He doesn't often use many accessories on it, though he does have his personal Tavor tarted up with a cold hammer forged barrel, for increased precision, allowing him to "snipe" with it, when he has a magnified optic mounted to it instead of just the Red Dot.


	Manufacturer:	RPC Fort	Designation:	Fort 207
	Weapon Type:	Assault Rifle	Fire Rate:	600 rounds per minute
	Caliber:	7.62 � 39mm M43	Capacity:	30 rounds
	Barrel Length:	415mm	Total Length:	916mm (stock unfolded) - 680mm (stock folded)
	Base Weight:	3.8kg/8.37lbs loaded	Trigger Action:	Semi-Automatic, Full Automatic
	Optics:	Meprolight Mepro-21 Red Dot	Effective Range:	550 meters
Boh's signature weapon, by far, is the AKM. He prefers to acquire Bulgarian or Ukrainian examples, though he's not above using Romainian and Russian stock. His AKM's are all upgraded to Fort's "modernized AKM" standard, which was called the "Fort-207" unofficially. Whenever Boh needs to send any kind of message, he sends it with this. He keeps all kinds of enhanced capacity (greater than 30-round) magazines for it - experimental 64-round quad stack magazines, RPK 40-round magazines and 75-round drums, and newer 96-round drums. With the right ammunition, the Fort 207 can kill just about anything that moves. While it's heavy and a bit unwieldly for the average user, Boh is extremely large with a powerful physique, allowing him to move around effortlessly with the weapon in hand. Its only true weak point is that it's not an accurized weapon, and even good commercial examples can really only expect 2MOA at best - "minute-of-human-torso" at 300+ meters under ideal conditions.


	Manufacturer:	TsNIITochMash (Central Scientific - Research Institute for Precision Machine Engineering)	Designation:	VSS-M Vintorez
	Weapon Type:	Urban Precision Rifle	Fire Rate:	700 rounds per minute
	Caliber:	9 � 39mm M87	Capacity:	20 rounds
	Barrel Length:	200mm	Total Length:	900mm
	Base Weight:	3.25kg/7.165lbs loaded	Trigger Action:	Semi-Automatic, Full Automatic
	Optics:	1P86 Holographic Reticle 1x/4x scope	Effective Range:	400 meters
One of his personal favourite toys for medium-range precision work, the VSS-M is incredibly lethal out to 400m. Part of an emerging class of weapons that it helped create, the Urban Sniper Rifle, it's primary function is actually the elimination of enemy sentries at close ranges, as might be expected in continental Europe. However, its utility to police agencies and assassins cannot be understated. Boh likes to plink with this gun a lot, as its suppressor renders it "sound invisible" in normal cityscape sound levels.


	Manufacturer:	DRD Tactical	Designation:	Kivaari
	Weapon Type:	Precision Rifle	Size Class:	Anti-Materiel/Anti-Personnel
	Caliber:	.338 Lapua Magnum	Capacity:	10 rounds
	Barrel Length:	610mm	Total Length:	1219mm
	Base Weight:	6.45kg/14.25lbs loaded	Trigger Action:	Semi-Automatic
	Optics:	Vortex Optics Razor HD 3-18x50mm	Effective Range:	1610 meters (1 mile)
One of the few non-Ukrainian weapons that Boh uses, the Kivaari has a one-mile range, and has the advantage of being broken down into two pieces and rapidly re-assembled within a minute or two. The concealability of the Kivaari can't be understated, and for that reason, it's part of Boh's arsenal. It can be broken down into a case about two feet long, or about the size of a gym bag. Boh does enjoy the high precision of the weapon, as well as its relatively low weight.


	Manufacturer:	XADO Defense	Designation:	Snipex MSA
	Weapon Type:	Precision Rifle	Size Class:	Anti-Materiel
	Caliber:	14.5 � 114mm PT-41	Capacity:	5 rounds
	Barrel Length:	1000mm	Total Length:	1510mm
	Base Weight:	20kg/44lbs loaded	Trigger Action:	Semi-Automatic
	Optics:	Khales Precision 624i 6-24x50mm	Effective Range:	5 kilometers (3.1 miles)
Independently developed by Ukrainian mechanical parts firm XADO, the Snipex is Ukraine's home-grown extreme power precision rifle. Designed for anti-light vehicle work, the Snipex is available in western .50BMG as well as Eastern Bloc 12.7x108mm and this - the 14.5mm light cannon round. With the right ammunition, the Snipex can hit vehicle-sized targets at 5km, and human-sized targets at half that range. With 14.5mm cannon ammunition, both AP and HE ammunition is available, almost guaranteeing a kill if a person is hit. Boh reserves this for extreme situations, as it's both extremely heavy, and extremely loud.


	Manufacturer:	RPC Fort	Designation:	Fort 500 M1C
	Weapon Type:	Shotgun	Size Class:	Breaching Shotgun
	Caliber:	12 Gauge, 3" (76mm) Magnum	Capacity:	4 + 1 shells
	Barrel Length:	345mm	Total Length:	585mm (stock folded) - 845mm (stock open)
	Base Weight:	4.5kg/9.92lbs loaded	Action:	Standard Pump
	Optics:	Shotgun "rifle" sights	Effective Range:	65 meters (slug) - 30 meters (shot)
A proper tool of destruction, Boh likes to whip this out whenever intimidation is more important than a risk of a prolonged gun battle. He also uses this as a breaching tool, to hammer through locked doors of common construction. Armored doors require breaching charges. These are also effective at stopping most common cars - the engine block can be penetrated with the right ammunition, and tires can be shredded. It's also effective at making a huge mess of a human body. Given Boh's height, he sometimes carries it in a thigh scabbard, or over his left shoulder. He can fire even 3-inch magnum slugs one-handed with "minute-of-corpse" accuracy at across-the-room distances.


	Manufacturer:	RPC Fort	Designation:	Fort 600
	Weapon Type:	Grenade Launcher	Size Class:	Stand-Alone, Tactical
	Caliber:	40x46mm NATO	Capacity:	1 shell
	Barrel Length:	280mm	Total Length:	365mm (stock folded) - 580mm (stock open)
	Base Weight:	2.2kg/4.85lbs loaded	Action:	Break-Action, Double-Action Trigger
	Optics:	Standard gradient grenade "ladder" sights	Effective Range:	50 meters (minimum) - 400 meters (maximum)
Best used in only specific circumstances, Boh only uses this when hand grenades won't do the job properly, such as saturating a structure with multiple windows, with HE-FRAG shells, or when breaching a structure from stand-off distance using a barrier-penetrating flash-bang grenade. Another handy use - and a fancy trick he likes to pull - is firing a gas grenade through the windshield of a moving car, saturating the inside with irritant gasses. While depicted with the full stock and foregrip, he has been known to carry the weapon with neither attached, holstered at one side like a pistol.

Full Legal Name:	Bohndan "Boh" Levevych Voloshyn	Bohndan Voloshyn is an incredibly cruel individual. He is a hitman, hired muscle, or whatever he wants to be. His reputation is well known among criminals, and his face has been seen on Wanted posters in various places around the world. However, the fear he strikes in law enforcement has prevented his arrest on numerous occasions. A solidly built, powerful creature, he has demonstrated skills and abilities above and beyond the capability of those sent against him - police tactical teams, other hitmen, Mafia enforcers. He's either outsmarted and avoided them, or killed them. He's known to have survived in places like Afghanistan and central Africa, where "his kind" are hunted for sport. He has regularly turned the tables on his aggressors, and the hunters have become the hunted. He's been injured often enough on his various jobs, and survived, to have developed a bit of an "unkillable" reputation. However, he is the first to remind his clients that he is not, in fact, immortal - he's extremely careful, and his injuries are, in fact, proof of his fallability. Boh's cruelty towards his targets is infamous - he's known to enjoy torturing and harming those he's assigned to handle. This barbarism has worked in his favor, with favorable contract terms from those that want to "send a message" to another party. He holds no qualms about targeting women and children when assigned to do so, having, apparently, no real morals at all. Like most hired guns, he holds no alliegiance to anyone - even his place of birth. Unusually, however, he is very opinionated about the world's condition and the things going on within it. He'll wax poetic about these things at the slightest provocation, just as he'll lash out and viciously beat his targets with equally little provocation. Boh's past is not well known by most police intelligence sources. He's known to be Ukrainian/Vlach, and there's evidence to suggest he was raised in the Ukraine for a while before coming to the United States illegally, with his parents. His mother vanishes from all known records around the time when Boh was nine. His father, Lev Voloshyn, was a known Ukrainian mobster. His death is on record, when Boh was about 14. It's unknown if Boh served in any known military force, or not, but this has been suspected by some, given his skill at tactical operations and his general knowledge of police and military tactics. His voice carries no discernable accent other than some generalized "eastern European" lilt - his nationality being Ukrainian is only known through a birth record that matches his name, however, the Ukrainian government will not release a copy of it to anyone, as they've classified him as especially dangerous and seem to want the pride of eliminating their own home-grown "problem" themselves (or, as some suspect, they regularly employ him and don't want him caught while on an operation). Boh's tactical style and approach to problem solving can be called "traditionally Slavic" - quick, brutal, and efficient almost to a fault. His torture style, however, is more for his personal pleasure than anything else, and he has been known to use unconventional methods to achieve his torture goals, whatever they may be. He is a known rapist, and besides possessing expensive things, this seems to be his main hobby. It's unknown how many victims he has, but it is known that those who are his victims, very rarely come forwards. Some because they've developed Stockholm Syndrome and have been apparently brainwashed by him to worship him, and others out of the general fear of retaliation.

Height:	6'6" (198.1cm)
Weight:	276lbs (125kg)
Hair:	Black
Eyes:	Blue
Laterality:	Right, semi-ambidexterous
Body Type:	Muscular
Racial Makeup:	Ukrainian/Vlachs
Citizenship:	Ukraine, United States (forged)
Date of Birth:	26 April (Date unknown)
Place of Birth:	Northern Ukraine
Marital Status:	Single
Sexual Orientation:	Pansexual
Religious Faith:	Ukrainian Orthodox
Favourite Food:	Chicken Kiev (kotleta po-kyivsky)
Favourite Drink:	Myrhorodska mineral water, Kontabas Horilka
Known Vices:	Tobacco, Alcohol

He has been known to corrupt places and people to make his environment more suitable for him - he has encouraged gang wars, the uprising of gang activity or criminal elements, he has encouraged the defiance of police agents and agencies, and has gone to the steps of encouraging cop killings, if the police get in his way. He's smart enough to command the respect and activiites of loose collections of hoodlums, and has forged temporary packs of low-level thugs to help do his bidding. It seems that, to him, his choice of living is indeed a complete criminal lifestyle that he thoroughly enjoys, compared to some, who are criminals only because they're good at these activities and it pays the bills. While the terms "good" and "evil" are often seen as relative, he's often called exactly that - evil, without question. Unusual quirks for Boh include a love of animals, and he has killed people "off-the-clock" for being cruel towards them. He also seems to have some perverted sense of honor, in that he won't accept certain contracts, or will accept "deathbed contracts" from people he's been tasked to kill (as long as it's for a third party, and not the person that sent him to kill the one requesting the contract). Boh is known to act racist towards everyone for little reason (some think it's to intentionally provoke conflict), though the universality of this racist behaviour leads criminal investigators to believe it's mostly an act. He does seem to be honestly racist against a small sub-set of the human population, however. Other quirks are his diet - high in red meat and vegetables, a penchant for liquor combined with a high resistance to intoxication, constantly drinking tea or Bosnian-style coffee - and his habit to keep his hands busy. He's been observed palming coins and fiddling with toothpicks or pens. Warning: Boh does not show mercy to his contracts. If assigned as a kill target, rest assured, you will die.

Bohndan Voloshyn