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Over the last several years HutianDi has replaced the aged AK-47 with the New and indiginously developed NAR-92. Now with its armed forces fully equipped with the weapon the nation of HuTianDi offers its assault rifle for export.

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The New Assault Rifle series 1992 is the newest assault rifle developed by Bai Ltd. It is currently in use by the HuTianDi government.

History
The NAR project started in 1985 with with Military Modernization act. This act called for the near complete replacement of outdated soviet weaponry. Four companies produced prototypes for the wanted assault rifle and the one made by Bai Engineering Ltd. was chosen as the best. The government gave a list of improvements wanted and in 1992 the MAR-92 mark I was produced. However, until recently production could not begin due to the instability of the HuTianDi government.

Design
The NAR-92 is a gas-operated, rotating bolt assault rifle of a bullpup configuration with selective fire. The design arose from the fact that the shorter AK-47 has less bullet velocity and accuracy. To solve these problems as slightly smaller, yet still more powerful than the underpowered 5.56 NATO round in use by many countries was developed. The length of the barrel was also increased without a great increase in overall length due to the bullpup configuration.

The gas action is a short stroke system with a rotating bolt mechanism. The gas chamber and piston are located above the barrel inside the metal receiver. The entire bolt carrier group fits in groves in the cam track which is head in by pins.

The weapon is made of Plastic and machined metal. It can be made entirely of metal for more expensive, but speedy production. The Iron sight/ handle is detachable and a scope can be mounted in its place for use as a designated marksman rifle. Additional attachments such as a grenade launcher can also be mounted under the forward grip.

The weapon uses a short stroke for its operation. This increases weight but also keep fouling, the primary problem of the American M16, to a minimum. It also uses a normal rotating bolt for the extraction of a spent casing. The weapon, like the AK-47 was designed to be rugged and as battlefield friendly as possible. It is easy to clean with five main parts and can quite possibly be dropped in mud and still fire. The ruggedness of the gun was one of the primary conserns in the replacement of the AK-47

The bullet used is a 7x40mm Cartridge. The bullet has a greater tendency to yaw in flesh than the soviet 7.62x36mm it replaces and about the same fragmentation potential. It delivers around 65% more energy than the NATO 5.56 round and is capable of destroying cinder block. This added power is hoped to defeat the greater amount of military forces using body armor. The bullet also has a flatter trajectory and velocity (902 m/s) than the soviet round.

The top of the magazines are all manufactured from a single steel billet improving use in battlefield conditions and comes in 20 or 30 rounds. There is also a 50 round drum magazine used for extended firing as a light support weapon.

for accuracy the weapon uses a circular iron sight similar to the M-16 resulting in greater accuracy than the AK-47. The weapon also has a flash suppressor that doubles as a muzzle brake to aid the shooter against the weapon's recoil and disperse the gases during shooting. With all elements considered the standard NAR is slightly less accurate than the M-16 with its greater recoil.


Primary function: Infantry weapon
Manufacturer: Bai Engineering Ltd.
Length: 89 cm (35 inches)
Barrel length: 56 cm (22 inches)
Weight, with 30 round magazine: 4.2 kg (9.25 lbs)
Bore diameter: 7 mm (.233 inches)
Maximum range :3,400 meters (2.1 mi)
Maximum effective range:
Area target: 700 m (2,300 ft)
Point target: 400 m (1,300 ft)
Muzzle velocity: 866 m/s (2,841 f/s)
Rate of fire:
Cyclic: 650 rounds per minute
Shooting modes: Semi-automatic, three round burst
Magazine capacity: 20,30 box magazine
Unit Cost: $460

=bump (anyone want to buy or coment)=

OOC:

I don't really like custom calibers... you end up with a weapon not compatible with anything.

I would suggest to use either an improved form of 7.62 or a not entirely new caliber, say, 6.8. Or, for a more modern and more compact choice, CL6R, or 6.3mm caseless/cased telescopic. A relatively new caliber, but well optimized, allowing for very compact ammunition. Or, you can go high-power and use more accurate higher calibers, but they have more recoil; really better to take 6.3 for a simple weapon.


I've got a spec ops rifle for that caliber, R1 - here - http://z4.invisionfree.com/NSDraftroom/index.php?showtopic=139 . Not suggesting to buy it, at least massively, as it's really expensive, but to be aware there are very nice weapons in that caliber which might be made in your nation.

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Description:
The CL6R round class is defined by the VTS-105 standard as caseless rounds for 6.3mm lands diameter bore, with outer size of 10mm on side, rounded square cross-section, electrically or mechanically ignited. CL6R rounds accepted by R1 are between 16mm and 63mm long, the standard one being 25mm.

CT6R, cased telescopic, is a similar round with aluminium casing, adding 1.6g for 25mm round, 2.0g for 40mm, 4.0g for 63mm, 5.0g for 80mm rounds.
CS6R, cased synthetic [telescopic], uses thin polymer casing serving only to insulate the chamber, at weight of 1.1g, 1.25g, 2.5g, 3.0g respectively.
CB6R, cased brass [telescopic] is provided for compatibility with weapons using conventional breech system requiring brass for proper sealing. All casings weigh more, at 3.0, 4.0, 8.0, 10.0 gram, due to lower strength and higher density of material.

CL6-25, the standard issue 6.3x25mm caseless round, is a 25mm long telescopic round with pronounced boat tail. It contains a 5 gram metal jacketed armor piercing round with tungsten core, encased in 1.5 grams of solid propellant, and fired, from 600mm R1 barrel, at 1020m/s with muzzle energy of 2700J. Capable of defeating standard Class III body armor at short range with the penetrator core.
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Why the round is so short, just 25mm: It's telescopic, so the round length equals bullet length. The rest is outside.

OOC: The round is an improved form of the .280 British. Therefore it is not an entirely new round. However, since this round is not in general production with forces around the world relatively few rifles actually use this ammo caliber.

I dislike the 7.62 round found in the AK-47 and the 5.56 NATO I believe is too weak to penetrate what body armor exists here in NS. Therefore I have decided to go with the .280 round as an intermediate between the too without sacrificing too much of the long range benefits of the larger round.

OOC: Looks an awfull lot like the British SA80 if you ask me.

((well its based on the QBZ-95... so really I dont know how people think it looks like all these other weapons))

OOC:
The round is an improved form of the .280 British. Therefore it is not an entirely new round.
Well, the point is, nobody around here uses it. You'll have a gun which only works with your ammo. And vice versa. While really you need a gun which can fire something common.


I dislike the 7.62 round found in the AK-47 and the 5.56 NATO I believe is too weak to penetrate what body armor exists here in NS. Therefore I have decided to go with the .280 round as an intermediate between the too without sacrificing too much of the long range benefits of the larger round.
It's really more a question of round and rifle design rather than caliber per se. Say, 10mm offers 150% better stability than scaled-down 8mm, but only 25% better than same-mass 8mm, and a 25% increase in twist would compensate that.