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A few examples of the most common families of military long-range precision weapons systems in the GiC setting.

M-341 Watchdog DMR:
The Model 341 'Watchdog' Designated Marksman's Rifle is a multi-purpose platform developed by UN Armory in 2431, to provide a reliable, easily produced, and easily handled long-range weapon to the units in the ongoing Battle of Langheia, as the engaged EUN forces faced much longer-ranged opposition than expected. While a cheaper knock-off of a Tzan-Shyn design, the Watchdog is capable of maintaining a higher fire-rate for a short period and is just as easy to maintain as all vulnerable parts can be easily made by a field fabricator. Integrated, and easily exchangeable, targeting-assist CPU allows maximum flexibility when changing weapons.
Manufacturer: UN Armory, Kiratku Synergetics, most parts can be easily manufactured by any weapons facility.
Feed Mechanism: rotating bolt electronic recoil operated bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 18 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 4.5mm UN Extended.
Projectile: 4.5mm 8.2-gram compressed titanium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 1978 m/s.
Fire mode: Semi-automatic.
Rate of fire: 220 rounds/minute.
effective range: 30 to 1200 metres.

LE-51 Amp-Rifle:
Developed by the legal authorities on Vehrim, this Veri'khan-purposed rifle uses two isomer-cells and super-capacitors to coat two projectiles in a plasma to reduce drag and firing them at Mach 3, where the darts will decelerate in front of the target, converge, and send two electrical pulses; an initial 3-volt to determine the targets resistance, and a second that can reach 80 000 volts to incapacitate it. While non-lethal against all known sapients (both organic and synthetic), the transformation of potential body-armor into conductive plasma often leave quite spectacular burns and scarring if not treated properly. On at least 15 confirmed occasions, the Amp-Rifle have been used to disable vehicles by burning out their electronics. Due to their affinity for anti-pirate actions, both D-COR and CFS have Amp-Rifle operation and maintenance as part of basic infantry training.
Manufacturer: D-COR Materiel Chains, Vieraki Ballistics, Alliance Requisitions.
Capacity: 8 rounds/power cell.
Muzzle Velocity: 1082 m/s.
fire mode: semi-automatic.
Rate of fire: 190 rounds/minute (each shot has a slight charge time).
effective range: 70 to 1400 metres.

AP-UC-9 Hauksight:
First fielded by the army of the Anaghor Republic, the Anti-Personnel Urban-Combat 9 features a near-perfect accuracy, enhanced penetration module, and a unique bolt-action operation dependent only on the users speed and precision. While old-fashioned, the bolt-action is advertised as a feature rather than shortcoming, as a sniper rarely fires more than one shot before relocating, and reducing the weight as well as amount of moving parts that could break: thanks to this, the fire rate is virtually unlimited and it's nearly impossible to break it other than physically disassembling it, even intentionally. During the Strike of Kirthma, Alliance units finding themselves in CQC even used the Hauksight as an impromptu melee weapon, then went back to using it normally. While its rounds have a very low density for an average sniper rifle, the high velocity ensures they can penetrate or fracture almost any armor plating, helmet, and combat drone on the market, being spectacularly deadly in the hands of a capable marksman.
Fitting a weapon meant for sniping and stealth, its named after Hauk, an Ichtonigian goddess of nightfall and afterlife.
Manufacturer: Republic Arms, Senahi Munitions, Colonial Risk Control.
Feed Mechanism: straight-pull bolt-action horizontal magazine.
Capacity: 12 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 8.2mm 55-RT.
Projectile: 6.8mm 5.3-gram compressed iridium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 2980 m/s.
Fire mode: bolt action single-stroke.
Rate of fire: would melt above 1200 rounds/minute
effective range: 0 to 2 and 20 to 2250 metres.
Meta: the weapon used by Alex Resiurc is a AP-UC-9 with the aim-assist CPU removed in favor of an Enhanced Trauma Module and shortened barrel.

HR-94 Flirteur Battle Rifle:
The Helical-Rail-pattern model-94 Flirteur is a venomairie fully-automatic precision rifle that fires aerodynamically shielded 7.2mm self-optimizing projectiles that produce drastically reduced muzzle flash, sonic bangs, and kickback compared to other precision weapons on the market while retaining respectable protection-degrading capability and aim-assist functionality. The weapon system was originally developed by Kiratku Synergetics to the technical and materiel demands of the Niyxarith Citizen Defense Corps, one of the largest provincial military forces in Sepentin Meritocracy space, as a new and versatile service weapon for all new initiates undertaking mandatory service from 2398 forward. Combining the high accuracy and range of sniper rifles with the agility and low over-penetration risk of urban close-quarters armaments to meet the requirements of an all-purpose peacekeeping, self-defense, and counter-terrorism weapon, the size of the round, and thus the stopping power in general, had to be reduced to manage recoil absorption, barrel alignment, and target-only smart-discharge systems. While this uncharacteristic lack of impact trauma and armor penetration resulted in top brass of other nations unfairly dismissing the model as "an oversized suppressed submachine gun with excessive accuracy and shallow magazine", Kiratku Synergetics decided to lean into this in their marketing, advertising the platform as an exquisite civilian-sector security and hostage-rescue weapon that excels at all ranges with controlled bursts yet powerful enough to bring down hardened targets by sustained fire. Several private military contractors throughout the frontier and borderlands regions have welcomed it with open arms.
Manufacturer: Niyxarith Security Solutions, Kiratku Synergetics, Colonial Risk Control.
Feed Mechanism: short-stroke electronic shuttle horizontal bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 45 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 7.8*45 mm Synthalloy
Projectile: 7.2mm 5.6-gram self-optimizing plasma-sheathed PTU-core slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 1078 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic, smart burst.
Rate of Fire: 450 rounds/minute automatic, 900 rounds/minute smart burst,
Effective range: 750 metres.

x94 Vindication Battle Rifle:
The design files for the Experimental-94 'Vindication' was leaked form databases belonging to the Yond-Thir Vassal's Next-Gen Arms Initiative in 2421. While the blueprints did not detail a functional rifle, it was fairly easy for Alliance Requisitions to fill in the missing pieces, which revealed something quite startling: while not significantly more powerful than other similar weapons, the construction is remarkably cheap and quick to mass-manufacture and all the parts are shared by new models of assault rifle and submachine guns, signifying a doctrinal shift from specialized units to more flexible supply lines and overwhelming force. While the rifle itself is a fairly unremarkable battle rifle, its light weight, extraordinary precision, and comfortable usage saw it quickly spread to soldiers and enthusiasts alike, being a rather common sight over the entire galaxy.
Manufacturer: most weapon manufacturers field the model.
Feed Mechanism: retrograde recoil-cycling bullpup.
Capacity: 30 rounds/magazine.
Ammunition System: 5.2mm 55-CA.
Projectile: 5.2mm 12-gram compressed titanium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 2308 m/s.
Fire mode: semi-auto, 3-round-burst, 5-round-burst.
Rate of fire: 930 rounds/minute.
Effective range: 1600 metres.
Meta: this is the rifle favored by Yaniv Viyraka, modified with ultraviolet laser and iron-dot backup sights, using phasic ammo.

AM-H 105 Equalizer:
Intended as a weapon for anti-materiel and wildlife-control usages by its raptoridean developers, the Equalizer has become one of the hottest items in weapons export and smuggling from the Supernational Union in recent years. First field-tested in 2391, the Equalizer is built to rapidly deliver several hard-hitting rounds on hardened targets from a safe distance, in particular the invasive kaiju species wrecking havoc upon their non-native ecosystems among certain raptoridean core worlds. Despite commonly leading to sprained muscles in the shoulder and chest due to recoil when firing to full effect, the recent advancement in regenerative cybernetics able to withstand these forces has seen the popularity among military and paramilitary forces has risen sharply thanks to its blunt force nature and heavy caliber. In particular corporate snipers looking for a weapons platform able to sever the spine of humanoids and cause hemorrhaging by impact force alone regardless of penetration and capable of firing high-explosive or airburst munitions. The target-assist CPU helps stabilizing the barrel despite the heavy weight of the weapon, the stock houses attachments for four additional mags, and the foregrip divides into a bipod.
Manufacturer: Koherill Dynamics.
Feed Mechanism: recoil-operated straight-stroke two-phase shuttle-bolt assembly with front magazine.
Capacity: 15 rounds/magazine.
cartridge: 14.8mm Senahi Multi-Compatible.
Projectile: 14mm 52-gram soft-tipped shaped tungsten-cavity bolt.
Muzzle Velocity: 978 m/s.
Fire mode: semi-automatic.
Rate of fire: 660 rounds/minute.
Effective range: 75 to 1500 metres.

Z-98 Widower:
The flagship weapon of Tenahi Engineering, the Z-98 uses a unique guided round system that launches dumb projectiles at subsonic speeds which are then lased 30 metres past the muzzle, the rifle CPU engaging attitude stabilization fields to accelerate the bullet to terminal impact velocity and capable of turning the ballistic arch by up to 90 degrees to acquire the painted target. Should the target be closer than activation range the loaded round will simply shatter, detonating a sharp electrostatic-gravitodynamic warping yield release across a 30cm radius that can cause serious shock injuries and sunder armor plating.
Manufacturer: Tenahi Engineering
Feed Mechanism: front magazine, rotating shuttle-bolt assembly.
Capacity: 24 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 5.65mm RT.
Projectile: 5.65mm 25-gram gravitics-infused compressed iridium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 150 m/s, reaches 750 m/s at full arch.
Fire mode: semi-automatic, 2-round-burst, 3-round-burst.
rate of fire: 300 rounds/minute.
Effective range: 2200 metres.

HR-98 Corrupteur Assassinations Rifle:
The Corrupteur is an officially-legal clearly-loophole-abusing weapon of Sepentin fabrication. Originally made for Marathein, Shadow Watch, and Alliance Covert Investigations, it has an unconventional firing mechanism where metal fragments are shaved of a solid tungsten block, flash-vaporized and encased in a highly conductive containment plasma, and then fired at ludicrous velocities in the form of a shaped ferrofluid-tungsten blast, similar the starship-grade anti-armor munitions of high-end pulsed railguns. Since this armor-piercing hyper-sonic blast of super-critical fluids partially bleeds of and expands longitudinally over range it creates an equal pressure in its wake and contains no bullets or fragments by which to identify the rifles by. This violates several galactic treaties on verifiable identification standards for ammunition and ordinance, as this trait would make it nearly impossible to obtain ballistic evidence for prosecution or regulation of it's use; however, as the Corrupteur does not technically use ammunition at all it does not technically fall under these restrictions - thus the nickname, alluding to the corrupting influence among the galaxy's most clandestine intelligence agencies. During the Third Frontier War, nearly eighty thousand of these rifles were captured from Directorate forces and independent contractors, implying that illegal manufacturing and trading is prevalent despite each rifle costing over 290 000 credits to produce.
Manufacturer: Sepentin Flotillina, Alliance Requisitions, illegal arms dealers.
Feed Mechanism: gauss-driven microforge shuttle
Capacity: ~ 5500 rounds/ammunition block; 50 rounds/heat sink; 5 rounds/microforge munition fabrications cycle.
Ammunition System: 5×65×255mm tungsten block.
Projectile: 2.8mm 3.5-gram shaped ferrofluid-tungsten plasma-sheath fluid bolt.
Muzzle Velocity: 9178 m/s.
Fire mode: charge-up semi-automatic.
Rate of fire: 240 rounds/minute at charge; requires a three-second forging stage after every fifth round.
Effective range: 900 metres.
Meta: Qido Senkare was issued a modified Corrupteur for covert wetwork operations.

M4G1 Torrent Battle Rifle:
The M4G1 Torrent Battle Rifle was originally developed by the Coalition of Free States' Subcommittee of Military Security Equipment Studies in the mid-1750ies as a lightweight, easily-used, easily-modified, and compact-to-store high-accuracy weapon for the various sobrai rapid-reaction and counter-terrorism forces across their member worlds in anticipation of conflict between fanatical religious cults which had risen to prominence in the prior decades across many less developed city-states. While no open warfare ensued, this era of instability proved the value of a light, compact, highly precise rifle in the policing actions and peacekeeping operations that became a near-constant on several core worlds, frontier hubs, and shrine worlds as counter-terrorism intelligence units clashed with dug-in radicals in urban environments or responded to active-shooter situations at temples targeted by rival religious denominations as heathens or heretics. Now in its 4th model iteration, the Torrent series remains relatively light, mechanically simple, and reliable in use while supporting a large range of ballistics optimization module firmware, weapon CPU operating systems, and active targeting-stability-assist hardware add-ons, making it a favorite for security marksmen, snipers, and clandestine intelligence operatives across the known galaxy.
Manufacturer: Senahi Munitions, Colonial Risk Control, Alliance Requisitions, Arikahnu Manufacturing.
Feed Mechanism: straight-blowback electronic-recoil-cycled shuttle-bolt assembly with bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 24 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 8.2mm 55-RT.
Projectile: 5.56mm 4.9-gram compressed iridium-core SHEAP delayed-fuse slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 2800 m/s.
Fire mode: semi-automatic, variable-smart-burst, 3-round-burst.
Rate of fire: 440 rounds/minute, 770 rounds/minute smart-burst.
effective range: 1250 metres.

VHSA-90 Integrator Anti-vehicle Rifle:
A newer navician design to emerge among mercenaries, PMC supergroups, freelance intel running outfits, and smaller state military factions, the Integrator is marketed by Garamufu Force Applications as a precision-squad-support rifle for navicians, cenôxians, sarajin, and tiyachii, and as a dedicated heavy-caliber anti-vehicle rifle for everyone else; at an unloaded mass of 30kgs and firing 30mm guided hypervelocity airburst shells, while technically possible to carry and shoot for any sufficiently trained humanoid sophont the weapon is simply far to unwieldy for non-heavy species to effectively use as a direct combat weapon, which along with the recoil force being high enough to severely injure lightweight species even with extensive cybernetic augmentations and each single round being decidedly overkill for individual soldiers makes it limited in deployment outside of heavy weapons units. However, the autocannon system still has a significant enough impact on the vehicular combat and corporate security throughout frontier regions for many weapons dealerships across settled space to carry the proprietary ammunition system, both in the form of fabricator-blocks and as finished cartridges, as the operatives using them are easily able to cover the logistics and production cost for their hardware.
Manufacturer: Garamufu Force Applications.
Feed Mechanism: telescoped inverted-bolt gas-piston-cycle bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 10 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 32mm x47VK.
Projectile: 30mm 125-gram distance-fuse compressed iridium airburst shell.
Muzzle Velocity: 1805 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic, semi-automatic
Rate of fire: 180 rounds/minute
effective range: 950 metres.

Description
A few examples of the most common families of military long-range precision weapons systems in the GiC setting.

M-341 Watchdog DMR:
The Model 341 'Watchdog' Designated Marksman's Rifle is a multi-purpose platform developed by UN Armory in 2431, to provide a reliable, easily produced, and easily handled long-range weapon to the units in the ongoing Battle of Langheia, as the engaged EUN forces faced much longer-ranged opposition than expected. While a cheaper knock-off of a Tzan-Shyn design, the Watchdog is capable of maintaining a higher fire-rate for a short period and is just as easy to maintain as all vulnerable parts can be easily made by a field fabricator. Integrated, and easily exchangeable, targeting-assist CPU allows maximum flexibility when changing weapons.
Manufacturer: UN Armory, Kiratku Synergetics, most parts can be easily manufactured by any weapons facility.
Feed Mechanism: rotating bolt electronic recoil operated bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 18 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 4.5mm UN Extended.
Projectile: 4.5mm 8.2-gram compressed titanium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 1978 m/s.
Fire mode: Semi-automatic.
Rate of fire: 220 rounds/minute.
effective range: 30 to 1200 metres.

LE-51 Amp-Rifle:
Developed by the legal authorities on Vehrim, this Veri'khan-purposed rifle uses two isomer-cells and super-capacitors to coat two projectiles in a plasma to reduce drag and firing them at Mach 3, where the darts will decelerate in front of the target, converge, and send two electrical pulses; an initial 3-volt to determine the targets resistance, and a second that can reach 80 000 volts to incapacitate it. While non-lethal against all known sapients (both organic and synthetic), the transformation of potential body-armor into conductive plasma often leave quite spectacular burns and scarring if not treated properly. On at least 15 confirmed occasions, the Amp-Rifle have been used to disable vehicles by burning out their electronics. Due to their affinity for anti-pirate actions, both D-COR and CFS have Amp-Rifle operation and maintenance as part of basic infantry training.
Manufacturer: D-COR Materiel Chains, Vieraki Ballistics, Alliance Requisitions.
Capacity: 8 rounds/power cell.
Muzzle Velocity: 1082 m/s.
fire mode: semi-automatic.
Rate of fire: 190 rounds/minute (each shot has a slight charge time).
effective range: 70 to 1400 metres.

AP-UC-9 Hauksight:
First fielded by the army of the Anaghor Republic, the Anti-Personnel Urban-Combat 9 features a near-perfect accuracy, enhanced penetration module, and a unique bolt-action operation dependent only on the users speed and precision. While old-fashioned, the bolt-action is advertised as a feature rather than shortcoming, as a sniper rarely fires more than one shot before relocating, and reducing the weight as well as amount of moving parts that could break: thanks to this, the fire rate is virtually unlimited and it's nearly impossible to break it other than physically disassembling it, even intentionally. During the Strike of Kirthma, Alliance units finding themselves in CQC even used the Hauksight as an impromptu melee weapon, then went back to using it normally. While its rounds have a very low density for an average sniper rifle, the high velocity ensures they can penetrate or fracture almost any armor plating, helmet, and combat drone on the market, being spectacularly deadly in the hands of a capable marksman.
Fitting a weapon meant for sniping and stealth, its named after Hauk, an Ichtonigian goddess of nightfall and afterlife.
Manufacturer: Republic Arms, Senahi Munitions, Colonial Risk Control.
Feed Mechanism: straight-pull bolt-action horizontal magazine.
Capacity: 12 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 8.2mm 55-RT.
Projectile: 6.8mm 5.3-gram compressed iridium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 2980 m/s.
Fire mode: bolt action single-stroke.
Rate of fire: would melt above 1200 rounds/minute
effective range: 0 to 2 and 20 to 2250 metres.
Meta: the weapon used by Alex Resiurc is a AP-UC-9 with the aim-assist CPU removed in favor of an Enhanced Trauma Module and shortened barrel.

HR-94 Flirteur Battle Rifle:
The Helical-Rail-pattern model-94 Flirteur is a venomairie fully-automatic precision rifle that fires aerodynamically shielded 7.2mm self-optimizing projectiles that produce drastically reduced muzzle flash, sonic bangs, and kickback compared to other precision weapons on the market while retaining respectable protection-degrading capability and aim-assist functionality. The weapon system was originally developed by Kiratku Synergetics to the technical and materiel demands of the Niyxarith Citizen Defense Corps, one of the largest provincial military forces in Sepentin Meritocracy space, as a new and versatile service weapon for all new initiates undertaking mandatory service from 2398 forward. Combining the high accuracy and range of sniper rifles with the agility and low over-penetration risk of urban close-quarters armaments to meet the requirements of an all-purpose peacekeeping, self-defense, and counter-terrorism weapon, the size of the round, and thus the stopping power in general, had to be reduced to manage recoil absorption, barrel alignment, and target-only smart-discharge systems. While this uncharacteristic lack of impact trauma and armor penetration resulted in top brass of other nations unfairly dismissing the model as "an oversized suppressed submachine gun with excessive accuracy and shallow magazine", Kiratku Synergetics decided to lean into this in their marketing, advertising the platform as an exquisite civilian-sector security and hostage-rescue weapon that excels at all ranges with controlled bursts yet powerful enough to bring down hardened targets by sustained fire. Several private military contractors throughout the frontier and borderlands regions have welcomed it with open arms.
Manufacturer: Niyxarith Security Solutions, Kiratku Synergetics, Colonial Risk Control.
Feed Mechanism: short-stroke electronic shuttle horizontal bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 45 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 7.8*45 mm Synthalloy
Projectile: 7.2mm 5.6-gram self-optimizing plasma-sheathed PTU-core slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 1078 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic, smart burst.
Rate of Fire: 450 rounds/minute automatic, 900 rounds/minute smart burst,
Effective range: 750 metres.

x94 Vindication Battle Rifle:
The design files for the Experimental-94 'Vindication' was leaked form databases belonging to the Yond-Thir Vassal's Next-Gen Arms Initiative in 2421. While the blueprints did not detail a functional rifle, it was fairly easy for Alliance Requisitions to fill in the missing pieces, which revealed something quite startling: while not significantly more powerful than other similar weapons, the construction is remarkably cheap and quick to mass-manufacture and all the parts are shared by new models of assault rifle and submachine guns, signifying a doctrinal shift from specialized units to more flexible supply lines and overwhelming force. While the rifle itself is a fairly unremarkable battle rifle, its light weight, extraordinary precision, and comfortable usage saw it quickly spread to soldiers and enthusiasts alike, being a rather common sight over the entire galaxy.
Manufacturer: most weapon manufacturers field the model.
Feed Mechanism: retrograde recoil-cycling bullpup.
Capacity: 30 rounds/magazine.
Ammunition System: 5.2mm 55-CA.
Projectile: 5.2mm 12-gram compressed titanium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 2308 m/s.
Fire mode: semi-auto, 3-round-burst, 5-round-burst.
Rate of fire: 930 rounds/minute.
Effective range: 1600 metres.
Meta: this is the rifle favored by Yaniv Viyraka, modified with ultraviolet laser and iron-dot backup sights, using phasic ammo.

AM-H 105 Equalizer:
Intended as a weapon for anti-materiel and wildlife-control usages by its raptoridean developers, the Equalizer has become one of the hottest items in weapons export and smuggling from the Supernational Union in recent years. First field-tested in 2391, the Equalizer is built to rapidly deliver several hard-hitting rounds on hardened targets from a safe distance, in particular the invasive kaiju species wrecking havoc upon their non-native ecosystems among certain raptoridean core worlds. Despite commonly leading to sprained muscles in the shoulder and chest due to recoil when firing to full effect, the recent advancement in regenerative cybernetics able to withstand these forces has seen the popularity among military and paramilitary forces has risen sharply thanks to its blunt force nature and heavy caliber. In particular corporate snipers looking for a weapons platform able to sever the spine of humanoids and cause hemorrhaging by impact force alone regardless of penetration and capable of firing high-explosive or airburst munitions. The target-assist CPU helps stabilizing the barrel despite the heavy weight of the weapon, the stock houses attachments for four additional mags, and the foregrip divides into a bipod.
Manufacturer: Koherill Dynamics.
Feed Mechanism: recoil-operated straight-stroke two-phase shuttle-bolt assembly with front magazine.
Capacity: 15 rounds/magazine.
cartridge: 14.8mm Senahi Multi-Compatible.
Projectile: 14mm 52-gram soft-tipped shaped tungsten-cavity bolt.
Muzzle Velocity: 978 m/s.
Fire mode: semi-automatic.
Rate of fire: 660 rounds/minute.
Effective range: 75 to 1500 metres.

Z-98 Widower:
The flagship weapon of Tenahi Engineering, the Z-98 uses a unique guided round system that launches dumb projectiles at subsonic speeds which are then lased 30 metres past the muzzle, the rifle CPU engaging attitude stabilization fields to accelerate the bullet to terminal impact velocity and capable of turning the ballistic arch by up to 90 degrees to acquire the painted target. Should the target be closer than activation range the loaded round will simply shatter, detonating a sharp electrostatic-gravitodynamic warping yield release across a 30cm radius that can cause serious shock injuries and sunder armor plating.
Manufacturer: Tenahi Engineering
Feed Mechanism: front magazine, rotating shuttle-bolt assembly.
Capacity: 24 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 5.65mm RT.
Projectile: 5.65mm 25-gram gravitics-infused compressed iridium slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 150 m/s, reaches 750 m/s at full arch.
Fire mode: semi-automatic, 2-round-burst, 3-round-burst.
rate of fire: 300 rounds/minute.
Effective range: 2200 metres.

HR-98 Corrupteur Assassinations Rifle:
The Corrupteur is an officially-legal clearly-loophole-abusing weapon of Sepentin fabrication. Originally made for Marathein, Shadow Watch, and Alliance Covert Investigations, it has an unconventional firing mechanism where metal fragments are shaved of a solid tungsten block, flash-vaporized and encased in a highly conductive containment plasma, and then fired at ludicrous velocities in the form of a shaped ferrofluid-tungsten blast, similar the starship-grade anti-armor munitions of high-end pulsed railguns. Since this armor-piercing hyper-sonic blast of super-critical fluids partially bleeds of and expands longitudinally over range it creates an equal pressure in its wake and contains no bullets or fragments by which to identify the rifles by. This violates several galactic treaties on verifiable identification standards for ammunition and ordinance, as this trait would make it nearly impossible to obtain ballistic evidence for prosecution or regulation of it's use; however, as the Corrupteur does not technically use ammunition at all it does not technically fall under these restrictions - thus the nickname, alluding to the corrupting influence among the galaxy's most clandestine intelligence agencies. During the Third Frontier War, nearly eighty thousand of these rifles were captured from Directorate forces and independent contractors, implying that illegal manufacturing and trading is prevalent despite each rifle costing over 290 000 credits to produce.
Manufacturer: Sepentin Flotillina, Alliance Requisitions, illegal arms dealers.
Feed Mechanism: gauss-driven microforge shuttle
Capacity: ~ 5500 rounds/ammunition block; 50 rounds/heat sink; 5 rounds/microforge munition fabrications cycle.
Ammunition System: 5×65×255mm tungsten block.
Projectile: 2.8mm 3.5-gram shaped ferrofluid-tungsten plasma-sheath fluid bolt.
Muzzle Velocity: 9178 m/s.
Fire mode: charge-up semi-automatic.
Rate of fire: 240 rounds/minute at charge; requires a three-second forging stage after every fifth round.
Effective range: 900 metres.
Meta: Qido Senkare was issued a modified Corrupteur for covert wetwork operations.

M4G1 Torrent Battle Rifle:
The M4G1 Torrent Battle Rifle was originally developed by the Coalition of Free States' Subcommittee of Military Security Equipment Studies in the mid-1750ies as a lightweight, easily-used, easily-modified, and compact-to-store high-accuracy weapon for the various sobrai rapid-reaction and counter-terrorism forces across their member worlds in anticipation of conflict between fanatical religious cults which had risen to prominence in the prior decades across many less developed city-states. While no open warfare ensued, this era of instability proved the value of a light, compact, highly precise rifle in the policing actions and peacekeeping operations that became a near-constant on several core worlds, frontier hubs, and shrine worlds as counter-terrorism intelligence units clashed with dug-in radicals in urban environments or responded to active-shooter situations at temples targeted by rival religious denominations as heathens or heretics. Now in its 4th model iteration, the Torrent series remains relatively light, mechanically simple, and reliable in use while supporting a large range of ballistics optimization module firmware, weapon CPU operating systems, and active targeting-stability-assist hardware add-ons, making it a favorite for security marksmen, snipers, and clandestine intelligence operatives across the known galaxy.
Manufacturer: Senahi Munitions, Colonial Risk Control, Alliance Requisitions, Arikahnu Manufacturing.
Feed Mechanism: straight-blowback electronic-recoil-cycled shuttle-bolt assembly with bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 24 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 8.2mm 55-RT.
Projectile: 5.56mm 4.9-gram compressed iridium-core SHEAP delayed-fuse slug.
Muzzle Velocity: 2800 m/s.
Fire mode: semi-automatic, variable-smart-burst, 3-round-burst.
Rate of fire: 440 rounds/minute, 770 rounds/minute smart-burst.
effective range: 1250 metres.

VHSA-90 Integrator Anti-vehicle Rifle:
A newer navician design to emerge among mercenaries, PMC supergroups, freelance intel running outfits, and smaller state military factions, the Integrator is marketed by Garamufu Force Applications as a precision-squad-support rifle for navicians, cenôxians, sarajin, and tiyachii, and as a dedicated heavy-caliber anti-vehicle rifle for everyone else; at an unloaded mass of 30kgs and firing 30mm guided hypervelocity airburst shells, while technically possible to carry and shoot for any sufficiently trained humanoid sophont the weapon is simply far to unwieldy for non-heavy species to effectively use as a direct combat weapon, which along with the recoil force being high enough to severely injure lightweight species even with extensive cybernetic augmentations and each single round being decidedly overkill for individual soldiers makes it limited in deployment outside of heavy weapons units. However, the autocannon system still has a significant enough impact on the vehicular combat and corporate security throughout frontier regions for many weapons dealerships across settled space to carry the proprietary ammunition system, both in the form of fabricator-blocks and as finished cartridges, as the operatives using them are easily able to cover the logistics and production cost for their hardware.
Manufacturer: Garamufu Force Applications.
Feed Mechanism: telescoped inverted-bolt gas-piston-cycle bullpup magazine.
Capacity: 10 rounds/mag.
Ammunition System: 32mm x47VK.
Projectile: 30mm 125-gram distance-fuse compressed iridium airburst shell.
Muzzle Velocity: 1805 m/s.
Fire mode: automatic, semi-automatic
Rate of fire: 180 rounds/minute
effective range: 950 metres.