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To all Nations interested.

The Armed Forces of The Armed Holy Democratic Empire of Asgarnieu is willing to pay for a new infantry weapon. After recent tests revealed flaws in the SC-2000K's long range stopping power and accuracy, Parliment and Holy Congress has decided to find a weapons company that can provide Asgarnieu's Armed Forces with a superior weapon. There are requirements, though. Parliment and Holy Congress have decided upon the following requirements:

- Must be 5.56 x 45mm, any of the 6mm Variants, or 7.62 x 59mm
- Must be select fire: Safe-Semi-Burst-Auto
- Must be fully modular: Grenadier Version, Sniper Version, Assault Version, Standard Version, CQB Version, Non-Lethal Version, etc.
- Must have a box magazine of 40 Rounds
- Must have a retractable stock
- Must have Silencer Threads
- Must have bayonet lug

These may be very high standards, but Asgarnieu expects nothing less. The payment for the version that Asgarnieu selects will be $/§100,000,000,000.00 USD/AGP. The payment for any verisons that are not selected will be $/§1,000,000,000.00 USD/AGP. Please feel free to contact Asgarnieu at any time with questions regarding the weapons contract. Thank You.


Respectfully,

Grand Chancellor David Austino Lee Kuhn, III
Armed Holy Democratic Empire of Asgarnieu

Bump.

[Do you mean 7.62x39mm? Cause that's the AK round, 7.62x51 is the US battle rifle round. Personally, I'd go with one of the numerous 6mm assault rifle rounds developed in the past 50 years, they tend to combine the best aspects of both US rounds into one nice, logistics friendly round.]

Thank You. I knew I had forgot something...

We are aiming at having a very long range, without the use of a huge barrell. I will add that. Thanks.

We at ADC would be interested in your competition. We would like to suggest our IG-2 rifle
IG-2
To fill the need of the Axinonian Army for a versatile, lightweight gun, ADC turned to some prototypes that fell into the hands of our CEO, a gun enthusiast. The gun was promising, but needed some work. Called the XM8 Rifle, this prototype was capable of many different roles, such as Assault Rifle, Carbine, Fully Automatic Rifle and Sniper Rifle. However, it had reliability issues. The engineers at ADC worked out these issues, and present you with a peerless infantry weapon. Uses 5.45 x 39 OR 7.62 x 39 ammo (cannot be changed without major disassembling, we recommend you state your preferred caliber when ordering and stick with it).

The IG-2 has a maximum useful range of 850 m in sniper rifle mode, and has mounts for a grenade launcher. A special 40 round version with a silencer can be made easily if you choose this weapon.

- Must be 5.56 x 45mm, any of the 6mm Variants, or 7.62 x 59mm Take your pick
- Must be select fire: Safe-Semi-Burst-Auto Yes
- Must be fully modular: Grenadier Version, Sniper Version, Assault Version, Standard Version, CQB Version, Non-Lethal Version, etc. Yes (see here (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0b/XM8-Poster.jpg))
- Must have a box magazine of 40 Rounds Not standard, but it can be done
- Must have a retractable stock Yes
- Must have Silencer Threads It can be done
- Must have bayonet lug Yes

OOC: Can I have some information on the weapon you are trying to replace?

OOC: I have a bit of writer's block, so I won't be doing an IC post. A few weeks back I released a new rifle, and it may or may not appeal:

- Must be 5.56 x 45mm, any of the 6mm Variants, or 7.62 x 59mm The StG08M1 fires VA's own 6.35x49mm 'High Impact' rifle round. I know it's not a famous round, but it's a good one.
- Must be select fire: Safe-Semi-Burst-Auto The StG08M1 has Safe (Obviously), Single, three-round Burst, and Full Auto fire modes.
- Must be fully modular: Grenadier Version, Sniper Version, Assault Version, Standard Version, CQB Version, Non-Lethal Version, etc. I only have the standard right now, but you could say that they exist whilst I make the pictures.
- Must have a box magazine of 40 Rounds 30, but a 40 could be easily made.
- Must have a retractable stock Yup.
- Must have Silencer Threads Silencer threads? What the hell are these Thread things? I guess it would be easy enough to make one Silencer-compatible.
- Must have bayonet lug Yup.

The StG08M1 includes an integral 3.5x scope, integral flashlight, bayonet lug, retractable carrying handle, detachable bipods, and a laser targeting system. This will be compatible with VA's soon-to-be-released combat system, and by a direct link with the infantryman's communications uplink, will be able to designate surgical airstrikes.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=443720

There you have it. My rifle. If you want, it can be rechambered, or something.

[Go with burst or full-auto, not both. If your soldiers aren't skilled enough to control their fire full automatic instictually, then go with burst. If they are, go with auto.]

The Aequatian Military Industries G4 Infantry Weapon System may be more than suitable for your military's needs:

- Must be 5.56 x 45mm, any of the 6mm Variants, or 7.62 x 59mm The G4 uses the standard 5.56x45mm NATO rifle round
- Must be select fire: Safe-Semi-Burst-Auto Fulfilled
- Must be fully modular: Grenadier Version, Sniper Version, Assault Version, Standard Version, CQB Version, Non-Lethal Version, etc. Not all are fulfilled, but can easily be fabricated due to the modular design.
- Must have a box magazine of 40 Rounds Normally uses a 30-round magazine, but a 40-round can be produced.
- Must have a retractable stock The G4k has this feature, but it can be implimented on all weapon systems.
- Must have Silencer Threads Normally requires a special order for the G4k, but can be implimented as standard option.
- Must have bayonet lug Comes standard as it fits the Aequatian Army M1 Standard Issue Bayonet

G4 Infantry Weapon System Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=436342)

[Go with burst or full-auto, not both. If your soldiers aren't skilled enough to control their fire full automatic instictually, then go with burst. If they are, go with auto.]


Thank You, but I asked for Burst and Auto together for a reason. In order to save ammunition, the burst feature would come in quite handy, but seeing as I would like the weapon to be FULLY MODULAR, the automatic setting would mean the SAW/LMG version would need no extra parts when you change the parts. And, if a soldier just needs to fire auto, they have the option.

Thank You all for sending in. If there are no more entries, I will choose a model by the end of the week. Thank You.

Thank You for all of your entries. I have reached a decision. We will go with the StG08M1. It has the 6mm Variant that we were looking for, and it has a great system. Thank you. All of the non-winners have had their money wired, and the winner has had their money wired. We expect production to begin immediatly. Thank you.