Chellis
04-11-2004, 08:36
Today, without any outward claim of work being done on it before, the P-14a2 was announced as beginning production. While the 8.89mm battle rifle was very well liked by chellian troops as a whole, having power and range to take on any assault rifle equipped soldier in the world, the P-14 was seen as perfect. The P-14/63 was issued to most soldiers, using the 8.89x63mm rifle round. The P-14/45 was issued to paratroopers, tankers, and soldiers more equipped for shorter-range combat. The main difference is the 63 having no fully-automatic fire mode, except for some LMG conversions, and has more recoil.
The P-14a2(In both 45 and 63) is for the most part the same gun. The three main changes are, first off, the addition of a bullet fired/time stamp collector, which records the times of when every bullet was fired, within 1/1000th of a second for each. The second change is getting rid of most of the moving parts in the gun, exchanging it for a "metal storm" type of firing. While bullets are loaded and fired in the same way, not stacked in the barrel, the technology makes it so most moving parts in the gun can be eliminated, prolonging life-time and reducing weight. Price is seen as a slight positive increase, which will be offset by longer lifetimes. The third addition is the addition of a small recoil delay, which unequally delays recoil, resulting in small doses of recoil. While full-auto or continuous firing wont be affected, single shots are seen to be able to stay on target more easily, as re-acquiring targets seem to get exponentially harder to do as distance from them increases.
Chellis is expected to make 30m of the rifles, and convert 50m more. 20m will stay the same, and probably slowly given to reserve units. We are willing to take orders for the old guns for $2000, and new ones for $3400. The old ones are cheaper because they are used, and not of the newest version.
The P-14a2(In both 45 and 63) is for the most part the same gun. The three main changes are, first off, the addition of a bullet fired/time stamp collector, which records the times of when every bullet was fired, within 1/1000th of a second for each. The second change is getting rid of most of the moving parts in the gun, exchanging it for a "metal storm" type of firing. While bullets are loaded and fired in the same way, not stacked in the barrel, the technology makes it so most moving parts in the gun can be eliminated, prolonging life-time and reducing weight. Price is seen as a slight positive increase, which will be offset by longer lifetimes. The third addition is the addition of a small recoil delay, which unequally delays recoil, resulting in small doses of recoil. While full-auto or continuous firing wont be affected, single shots are seen to be able to stay on target more easily, as re-acquiring targets seem to get exponentially harder to do as distance from them increases.
Chellis is expected to make 30m of the rifles, and convert 50m more. 20m will stay the same, and probably slowly given to reserve units. We are willing to take orders for the old guns for $2000, and new ones for $3400. The old ones are cheaper because they are used, and not of the newest version.