Space Union
14-07-2005, 17:23
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Type: Infantry Assualt Rifle
Name: M-9A1 Infantry Assualt Rifle
Fire Modes: Semi-Automatic, Full Automatic, and Burst
Round: 6.02 x 48 mm/.23 Caliber Kinetic Energy projectile
Barrel Length: 16.7 inches
Overall Length: 31 inches
Magazine Capacity: 25 rounds; 80 rounds in reserve
Cyclic ROF: 600-870 round/min
Muzzle Velocity: 3,240 ft/s
Range: 1,420 ft; Maximum Range: 2,540 ft
Mass w/o Magazine: 7 lbs
Mass w/ Magazine: 8.5 lbs
Cost: $3,000 per gun
Type: Infantry Assualt Rifle
Name: M-9A2 Infantry Assualt Rifle
Fire Modes: Semi-Automatic, Full Automatic, and Burst
Round: 5.56 x 45 mm Kinetic Energy projectile
Barrel Length: 16.7 inches
Overall Length: 31 inches
Magazine Capacity: 32 rounds; 100 rounds in reserve
Cyclic ROF: 660-920 round/min
Muzzle Velocity: 5,200 ft/s
Range: 1,420 ft; Maximum Range: 2,540 ft
Mass w/o Magazine: 6.5 lbs
Mass w/ Magazine: 7.5 lbs
Cost: $2,600 per gun
Brief History:
The M-9 Infantry Assualt Gun is the result of a need by the Space Union Army (SUA). The army wanted a powerful assualt rifle that could beat out its competitors, and was very durable. The result was a contract given to Federal Army Supply Corporation (FASC). They developed the XM-9 prototype that year. The gun proved very promising, being made out of some exotic materials. But the price tag was big. Yet when the decision came time to make, it was decided to procede with buying the gun. FASC is now selling the gun for export to any country that needs it.
Frame:
The M-9 differs much from its predecessor that it is made from almost entirely composite material and Inconel superalloy. It employs carbon-fiber reinforced plastic in most of the body of the gun and in the magazine of the M-9. Inconel superalloy is used particularly in the barrel of the gun and in selective area. Inconel was used because of its superalloy characteristics such as very resistant to corrosion, very strong, very durable, light-weight, and withstand extreme climates. This has allowed for it to be quite mobile in where it goes to, being able to operate in almost any climate from the artic to the Sahara Desert.
Round:
The M-9A1 uses the 6.02 x 48mm ammo. The 6.02 is employed because of the increasing demand by Space Union soldiers for a more powerful ammo yet not much more heavier. The 6.02 is a compromise between the 5.56 x 45mm and the 7.62 x 51mm rounds. It is still lighter than the 7.62 but is much more lethal than the 5.56. The ammo is only produced by the Federal Army Supply Corporation and have to be ordered from there. But with the Space Union Army standardizing itself with 6.02 x 48mm ammo, the price has gone significantly down to a price that even more poorer nations can buy it in mass quantities. But because of international usage of 5.56 x 45mm round, the M-9A2 has been designed to be able to fire the 5.56 x 45mm round, but it can't fire the 6.02mm.
Size: 6.12 x 48 mm
Bullet Weight: 5.2 g
Velocity: 890 m/s
Energy: 2,560 J
Type: Infantry Assualt Rifle
Name: M-9A1 Infantry Assualt Rifle
Fire Modes: Semi-Automatic, Full Automatic, and Burst
Round: 6.02 x 48 mm/.23 Caliber Kinetic Energy projectile
Barrel Length: 16.7 inches
Overall Length: 31 inches
Magazine Capacity: 25 rounds; 80 rounds in reserve
Cyclic ROF: 600-870 round/min
Muzzle Velocity: 3,240 ft/s
Range: 1,420 ft; Maximum Range: 2,540 ft
Mass w/o Magazine: 7 lbs
Mass w/ Magazine: 8.5 lbs
Cost: $3,000 per gun
Type: Infantry Assualt Rifle
Name: M-9A2 Infantry Assualt Rifle
Fire Modes: Semi-Automatic, Full Automatic, and Burst
Round: 5.56 x 45 mm Kinetic Energy projectile
Barrel Length: 16.7 inches
Overall Length: 31 inches
Magazine Capacity: 32 rounds; 100 rounds in reserve
Cyclic ROF: 660-920 round/min
Muzzle Velocity: 5,200 ft/s
Range: 1,420 ft; Maximum Range: 2,540 ft
Mass w/o Magazine: 6.5 lbs
Mass w/ Magazine: 7.5 lbs
Cost: $2,600 per gun
Brief History:
The M-9 Infantry Assualt Gun is the result of a need by the Space Union Army (SUA). The army wanted a powerful assualt rifle that could beat out its competitors, and was very durable. The result was a contract given to Federal Army Supply Corporation (FASC). They developed the XM-9 prototype that year. The gun proved very promising, being made out of some exotic materials. But the price tag was big. Yet when the decision came time to make, it was decided to procede with buying the gun. FASC is now selling the gun for export to any country that needs it.
Frame:
The M-9 differs much from its predecessor that it is made from almost entirely composite material and Inconel superalloy. It employs carbon-fiber reinforced plastic in most of the body of the gun and in the magazine of the M-9. Inconel superalloy is used particularly in the barrel of the gun and in selective area. Inconel was used because of its superalloy characteristics such as very resistant to corrosion, very strong, very durable, light-weight, and withstand extreme climates. This has allowed for it to be quite mobile in where it goes to, being able to operate in almost any climate from the artic to the Sahara Desert.
Round:
The M-9A1 uses the 6.02 x 48mm ammo. The 6.02 is employed because of the increasing demand by Space Union soldiers for a more powerful ammo yet not much more heavier. The 6.02 is a compromise between the 5.56 x 45mm and the 7.62 x 51mm rounds. It is still lighter than the 7.62 but is much more lethal than the 5.56. The ammo is only produced by the Federal Army Supply Corporation and have to be ordered from there. But with the Space Union Army standardizing itself with 6.02 x 48mm ammo, the price has gone significantly down to a price that even more poorer nations can buy it in mass quantities. But because of international usage of 5.56 x 45mm round, the M-9A2 has been designed to be able to fire the 5.56 x 45mm round, but it can't fire the 6.02mm.
Size: 6.12 x 48 mm
Bullet Weight: 5.2 g
Velocity: 890 m/s
Energy: 2,560 J