AR-44A1/A2

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The AR-44A1/A2 is an Asgarnian-designed Infantry Assault Rifle in use with the Asgarnian Marines and Asgarnian Army.


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AR-44A1 and AR-44A2 Assault Rifles. (AR-44A1 is on top, A2 Version is on the bottom).
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Stats

  • Length
    • 44 Inches
  • Weight
    • 10.7 Pounds
  • Caliber
    • 6.8mm Remington SPC Hydra Shok 115 Gr.
      • Ammo Types
        • 6.8mm Kinetic Energy/Armor Piercing, 6.8mm Hollow-Point, 6.8mm Ball, 6.8mm Tracer, 6.8mm Frangible, 6.8mm APT
  • Magazine Capacity
    • Rifle 36
    • Shotgun 5+1
  • Operation System
    • Gas-Operated, Air-Cooled
  • Fire Control Selection
    • Safe-Semi-Auto
  • Trigger Pull
    • 2.1 Pounds
  • Secondary Caliber
    • 12 Gauge
  • Sight System
    • Iron
      • Rear
        • V-Notch
      • Front
        • Blade
  • Secondary
    • Most conventional scopes
  • RIS Systems
    • 4 Rails (Top, Bottom, Left, Right; Additional Rails can be added at user's discresion)
  • Stock
    • T-66L/AA
  • Materials Used
    • Titanium, Steel, Composite Materials
  • Cost
    • $980.00 USD

Development

The AR-44A1 was designed over 2 years ago. The Asgarnian Arms Company designed the weapon and marketed the design to the Asgarnian Army at first. The Asgarnian Army showed great interest in the weapon, and began testing the original design immediately. The Asgarnian Marines also showed interest, and tested it as well. The testers of the weapons compiled a list of problems and complaints. Asgarnian Arms went back to the drawing board and revised the design. They came back to the Army and Marines with the new product. The Army was slightly disheartened, but the Marines loved it. The Army's main complaint was the fact that there was no grenade laucher. The problem was not easily solved. Asgarnian Arms designed a special rifle grenade, to be initially used by the Asgarnian Army exclusively. Subsequent to the release of the AR-44 production rights to the Protectorate of Lyras, this restriction was waived. It is a thermobaric warhead grenade with a range of 400 meters. The Marines were happy with the 12 Gauge shotgun permanently mounted to the bottom. However, the Asgarnian Arms company created a special Commando Variant, AR-44A2, without a shotgun. The Army and Marines accepted the design, and bought enough for issue to every soldier.

Ammunition

Asgarnian Arms was tasked with designing special ammunition to be used with the AR-44A1/A2. They created 3 special ammunition types for the rifle, and 3 for the shotgun.

Rifle Ammunition

6.8mm Kinetic Energy/Armor Piercing

The KE/AP round for the AR-44A1 and AR-44A2 was designed to punch holes through level 3 kevlar armor. It is also capable of penetrating 1.7 inches of cold-rolled steel. During testing, it was fired at vehicles and was found to go completely through an engine block. It is also capable of penetrating most bullet-resistant glass types.

6.8mm Hollow-Point

The Hollow-Point round was created to offer soldiers a round that would completely stop any would-be attacker dead in his tracks. The round is specially molded to include a deep, cone-shaped hole in the center of the round. When the round hits a target, it mushrooms out. This effectively stops the enemy usually with one round.

6.8mm Frangible

The Frangible round was made to prevent through-and-through penetration in enemy subjects. It uses several metals, called "Blended Metals" to create a round that shatters just after penetration of a soft target. It does not shatter if it hits a hard metal, however.

Shotgun Ammunition

12 Gauge Flechette-B

The Flechette-B shotgun round is designed to be fired into a crowd or a wave of attacking enemy soldiers. The flechettes are barbed, hence the "-B" suffix.

12 Gauge MasterKey

The MasterKey round is basically a solid cylindrical zinc slug. It hits things like deadbolts or doorknobs, and destroys them.

12 Gauge Grenade

The grenade round is longer than a regular 12 Gauge shotgun shell, and delivers a powerful High Explosive warhead. Its effective range is 225 meters.

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