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===== Technical Information ===== | ===== Technical Information ===== | ||
- | This rifle fires a 6.8x45mm | + | This rifle fires a 6.8x39mm |
The action works as a conventional, | The action works as a conventional, | ||
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===== Design ===== | ===== Design ===== | ||
- | (To be done) | + | Derived from dozens of human designs carried throughout the universe, weapons designers tapped by the Units were called to committee early in the formation of the UDD, and its recruitment of gunsmiths throughout its colonies brought private creators and weapons companies which had settled down amid the Units. With some of the designers hailing from the now [[society/ |
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+ | The Service Rifle utilises a roller-delayed blowback operation. The barrel is fixed lacks a gas piston, making it relatively light compared to other types of operation. As the bolt head is driven rearward, rollers on the sides of the bolt are driven inward against a tapered bolt carrier extension. This forces the bolt carrier rearward at a much greater velocity and delays movement of the bolt head. The primary advantage of roller-delayed blowback is the simplicity of the design compared to gas or recoil operation. | ||
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+ | Iterations in the design from the Albion designers lead to the adoption of measures to control the bolt's velocity and bounce when in motion. Among other changes to the bolt's shape and the way gas is directed, a spring-loaded claw is mounted on the bolt carrier - grabbing the bolt head as the bolt carrier group goes into battery. | ||
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+ | As a symbol of goodwill, the Units allowed the Albion-born designers to take the Service Rifle' | ||
===== Common Configurations ===== | ===== Common Configurations ===== | ||
- | The following variants. | + | The following variants |
- | ^Name^Type^Description^ | + | ^Name^Type^Origin^Description^ |
- | |**Standard**|Assault Rifle|The straight out of the box model, as described above. Issued to soldiers of the [[organisation/ | + | |**Standard**|Assault Rifle|Unity|The straight out of the box model, as described above. Issued to soldiers of the [[organisation/ |
- | |**Shortfin**|Snub Carbine|An eleven inch barrel makes this gung-ho variant short and difficult to control, but a straight foregrip fitted just behind the end of the barrel prevents the owner from burning their hand with the muzzle flash.| | + | |**Shortfin**|Snubby |
- | |**Varmint**|Semi-Auto Rifle|Chambered in a pistol calibre and given a solid stock, this low-cost gun is ideal for hunting small game, doing pest control, or plinking cabs and bottles. Popular with farmers, they are normally found fitted with a suppressor and a cheap, 2x magnification scope.| | + | |**Bandsaw**|Squad Assault Weapon|Unity|A heavy-barrelled variant with a large, flat drum magazine and a diagonal handgrip mounted to the side, ideal for laying down covering fire. Comes with an integrated bipod and carrying handle.| |
+ | |**R44-0 Lancet**|Assault Rifle|Albion|The Albion-derived version of the Unity-made **Standard**. Its main differences are the use of wooden furniture over synthetics, a solid stock with a recoil pad, and full-auto fire being replaced with a three round burst, and a tall front sight and a carry-handle which holds the rear sight.| | ||
+ | |**R44-3 Trident**|Marksman Rifle|Albion|With the Albion hard-on for individual marksmanship from sporting and hunting nobles and hard-bitten trappers alike, a military adaptation was made to follow the **R44-0 Lancet**' | ||
+ | |**Varmint**|Semi-Auto | ||
==== Ammo Types ==== | ==== Ammo Types ==== | ||
The following ammo types are commonly used in the Service Rifle. | The following ammo types are commonly used in the Service Rifle. | ||
- | * Soft Point | + | |
- | * Full Metal Jacket | + | * 6.8x39mm is the most common chambering, created specifically for assault rifles and carbines of the [[organisation/ |
- | * Jacketed Hollow Point | + | * 7.62x51mm is a military slug chambering that's been floating around [[society/ |
- | * Tracer | + | * 5.56x45mm is another military cartridge popular in the Kingdom of Albion, having been around since the Old War. Its ballistics are suited to wounding by ballistic yawing and fragmentation, |
+ | * **Types** | ||
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+ | * Full Metal Jacket | ||
+ | * Jacketed Hollow Point | ||
+ | * Tracer | ||
===== Where do I get one? ===== | ===== Where do I get one? ===== | ||
Join the [[organisation/ | Join the [[organisation/ | ||
- | It is possible to purchase a civilian, semi-auto model on any of [[planet/ | + | It is possible to purchase a civilian, semi-auto model on any of [[planet/ |
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+ | The [[society/ | ||
- | The [[society/ | + | There is less customisability overall compared to the Unit' |