Human Space Colonies
08-02-2006, 11:50
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The United States General Armaments Corporation was asked by the Federal Government's Department of Defence to fashion a new rifle to replace the Type III Phaser that had been in use for several years now. The Type III Phaser Rifle has a long and honourable service record with the armed forces of the Human Space Colonies, introducing holographic targetting systems and a gyroscopic stabiliser that assisted greatly in accurate firing solutions and target tracking systems. However, towards the end of this current year, the Type III Rifles in service started showing signs of wear in the kevlar casing and the emitter discharge circuits due to extended service, so the DoD asked the USGA Corporation to fashion a new weapon for widespread use in the armed forces.
The United States General Armaments Rifle One (USGAR-1) was the winning design of this contract. Maintaining the basic design of the Type III, the USGAR-1 includes the standard gyroscopic stabiliser and an updated holographic targetting system that is able to independently track and assess twelve targets at once, designating them by threat levels and advising the user the sequence in which to target.
The USGAR-1 is a constant-beam rifle, and improves over the Type III by maintaining heat discharge vents on the barrel just behind the Emitter array, allowing the USGAR-1 to fire for extended periods of time before overheating. When this overheating does occur, the weapon can be programmed to automatically cease firing until a safe temperature level is reached once again, although this can be switched off by the user. The USGAR-1 maintains a 7-setting power selection ranging from light stun to vaporise. Power Cell loading has been moved from the butt of the weapon to the side of the barrel itself, sporting a general loading slot on either side of the barrel for right- and left-handed operators, allowing the user to eject and reload power cells without having to lower the weapon itself. The USGAR-1 is lightweight, designed completely from Kevlar, and allows for quick movement and tracking when faced with close-quarters combat. The full-hand trigger allows for prevention of slipping on the trigger, and both the trigger and the underside barrel handgrip is made of slip-retardant rubber.
This weapon is expected to come into use by all United States Armed Forces by the end of the NS Year (1 RL Week)
The United States General Armaments Corporation was asked by the Federal Government's Department of Defence to fashion a new rifle to replace the Type III Phaser that had been in use for several years now. The Type III Phaser Rifle has a long and honourable service record with the armed forces of the Human Space Colonies, introducing holographic targetting systems and a gyroscopic stabiliser that assisted greatly in accurate firing solutions and target tracking systems. However, towards the end of this current year, the Type III Rifles in service started showing signs of wear in the kevlar casing and the emitter discharge circuits due to extended service, so the DoD asked the USGA Corporation to fashion a new weapon for widespread use in the armed forces.
The United States General Armaments Rifle One (USGAR-1) was the winning design of this contract. Maintaining the basic design of the Type III, the USGAR-1 includes the standard gyroscopic stabiliser and an updated holographic targetting system that is able to independently track and assess twelve targets at once, designating them by threat levels and advising the user the sequence in which to target.
The USGAR-1 is a constant-beam rifle, and improves over the Type III by maintaining heat discharge vents on the barrel just behind the Emitter array, allowing the USGAR-1 to fire for extended periods of time before overheating. When this overheating does occur, the weapon can be programmed to automatically cease firing until a safe temperature level is reached once again, although this can be switched off by the user. The USGAR-1 maintains a 7-setting power selection ranging from light stun to vaporise. Power Cell loading has been moved from the butt of the weapon to the side of the barrel itself, sporting a general loading slot on either side of the barrel for right- and left-handed operators, allowing the user to eject and reload power cells without having to lower the weapon itself. The USGAR-1 is lightweight, designed completely from Kevlar, and allows for quick movement and tracking when faced with close-quarters combat. The full-hand trigger allows for prevention of slipping on the trigger, and both the trigger and the underside barrel handgrip is made of slip-retardant rubber.
This weapon is expected to come into use by all United States Armed Forces by the end of the NS Year (1 RL Week)