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ACS-204 Vulcan Slugthrower Rifle
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Intent: To provide a Basic Infantry Weapon for Republic Troops
Development Thread: As Needed
Manufacturer: ArmaTech Combat Systems
Model: Mk1
Affiliation: Open Market
Modularity: After Market Kits
Production: Mass
Material: Slugthrower components, Durasteel Armor Casing
Classification: Slugthrower Rifle
Size: Handheld
Length: 88.5 Centimeters
Weight: 11.5 Kilograms (Loaded)
Ammunition Type: 7.62×51mm Slugthrower Rounds
Ammunition Capacity: 300 Rounds (Detachable Box Magazine)
Effective Range: 300 Meters (100 on Automatic)
Rate of Fire: Semi-Automatic; Automatic (150 Rounds per Minute)
Special Features:
Designed to be the primary weapon in use by Republic Soldiers the Vulcan was required to be efficient, ergonomic, and reliable. In order to do this ArmaTech Combat Systems was forced to tear apart ancient weapons and take the parts of those that made them so reliable in combat. Using an internal long-stroke firing piston to spark the primer in ammunition was the primary way to accomplish this. A Blow-back long-stroke piston almost never jams, is capable of operating under water, mud, or covered in sand for short periods of time. Doing so would require extensive cleaning following combat, but during combat the weapon should remain usable. Its gas-operated blowback piston absorbs much of the recoil, and a massive recoil suppressor spring extending through most of the stock absorbs more, allowing to to utilize its heavy slugs without effecting its accuracy greatly. Even still at fully automatic it does greatly decrease the effective range, roughly to one hundred meters.
Around this a bullpup design was fitted to allow the heavy weapon to be easily handled and maneuvered, mitigating its weight. With long range capabilities and a very large box magazine holding three hundred rounds the weapon can deal death for quite a while. It fires a high velocity 7.62×51mm slug, complete with tungsten tip, at 900m/s allowing it to compete against most light and medium forms of armor.
Image: Here
Image Source: Here
Intent: To provide a Basic Infantry Weapon for Republic Troops
Development Thread: As Needed
Manufacturer: ArmaTech Combat Systems
Model: Mk1
Affiliation: Open Market
Modularity: After Market Kits
Production: Mass
Material: Slugthrower components, Durasteel Armor Casing
Classification: Slugthrower Rifle
Size: Handheld
Length: 88.5 Centimeters
Weight: 11.5 Kilograms (Loaded)
Ammunition Type: 7.62×51mm Slugthrower Rounds
Ammunition Capacity: 300 Rounds (Detachable Box Magazine)
Effective Range: 300 Meters (100 on Automatic)
Rate of Fire: Semi-Automatic; Automatic (150 Rounds per Minute)
Special Features:
- Bullpup Configuration: Designed with the ammunition and magazine feed behind the hands, the majority of the weight is moved back behind the hands. This mitigates the weight of the weapon and keeps it maneuverable, even though it weighs so much.
- Reliability: Its gas operated long-stroke firing piston makes the weapon highly reliable, able to function properly when submerged in water, covered in mud, or filled with sand. No doubt it would need to be cleaned and maintained to keep this level of reliability.
- Decreased Accuracy: At 300 meters on Semi-Automatic, and 100 meters or more on Automatic, even experienced marksmen are unable to hit a man sized target ten consecutive times, a draw back to its long-stroke piston.
- Not Effective against Heavy Armor: Individual weapons are ineffective against heavy armor and require numerous rounds to even come close to piercing it.
Designed to be the primary weapon in use by Republic Soldiers the Vulcan was required to be efficient, ergonomic, and reliable. In order to do this ArmaTech Combat Systems was forced to tear apart ancient weapons and take the parts of those that made them so reliable in combat. Using an internal long-stroke firing piston to spark the primer in ammunition was the primary way to accomplish this. A Blow-back long-stroke piston almost never jams, is capable of operating under water, mud, or covered in sand for short periods of time. Doing so would require extensive cleaning following combat, but during combat the weapon should remain usable. Its gas-operated blowback piston absorbs much of the recoil, and a massive recoil suppressor spring extending through most of the stock absorbs more, allowing to to utilize its heavy slugs without effecting its accuracy greatly. Even still at fully automatic it does greatly decrease the effective range, roughly to one hundred meters.
Around this a bullpup design was fitted to allow the heavy weapon to be easily handled and maneuvered, mitigating its weight. With long range capabilities and a very large box magazine holding three hundred rounds the weapon can deal death for quite a while. It fires a high velocity 7.62×51mm slug, complete with tungsten tip, at 900m/s allowing it to compete against most light and medium forms of armor.
