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The IRS had been well aware of its technological inferiority compared to other factions in Ancerious for decades, but comfortably believed that the numerical and the logistical superiority afforded by its simple arsenal was enough to compensate. However, the massive casualties taken during the Battle of Klendathu and the ground battle on Rubikon II had revealed that the Regular Army needed a significant upgrade, especially the infantry who had been facing enemy troops with advanced armor with nothing but gas operated rifles.

As part of the major rearmament program to bring about the 'Third Generation Army', more powerful kinetic and DEW handheld weapons had been successfully finalised, developed and then mass produced in no small part thanks to the technology studied from the APP and the Davians. Decades of experimental prototypes and conceptual models had finally found fruit with the necessary compact power cell technology derived from both the study and aquisition of Davian technology.

The final result of the new small arms project was two service rifles; the S36, an automatic railgun that would succeed the venerable S35 rifles, and the LARM-1, the first mass produced laser rifle in IRS history.

1.) S36 Assault Railrifle

As the successor to the long-running S35 series of gas-operated rifles, the S36 was designed very much in the S35's image so troops who had been trained with the S35 would be more familiar with the new weapon. Internally however, the S36 was very much different. Instead of gunpowder, the S36 utilised electromagnetic rails to propel 5.56x45mm tungsten-carbide armor piercing microexplosive rounds at hypersonic speeds giving it far more penetrating power and range than its predecessor. Without bullet catridges, a S36 rifle magazine could also load more rounds with the extra space, increasing the ammunition capacity from 30 to 50 rounds. The rifle magazine also carried the compact energy cell that powers the rifle's electromagnetic rails. Much like the S35, the S36 had tactical rails on the upper receiver as well as on the bottom of the handguard for various attachments, ranging from scopes to laser sights and grenade launchers. A standard favourite configuration remained as the classic holo-sight on top, and an underslung 40mm grenade launcher on the bottom for extra firepower.

However, with the pressure of the 2nd Ancerious War, the S36 had not enough time to fully carry over the S35's all terrain and low maintenance characteristics, one that needed engineers to devise new methods of fully sealing and hardening sensitive electronics within the rifle from dirt, water, sand and hard impacts. It is presumed that the S36A1 would remedy this, while large stores of S35s remain as reserve emergency rifles in case the S36 jams, encounter serious faults or fails in heavy combat.

2.) LARM-1 Laser Rifle

Many handheld laser weapons had been developed as protypes, one regarded as too expensive to be mass produced for the large Regular Army due to the exorbitant costs of miniturising the power cell needed. However, the incorporation of Davian technology and the study of APP weapons has yielded fixes for the conundrum, greatly simplifying the power cell's design while increasing its capacity and reliability. The Laser Assault Rifle Model -1 (LARM-1) finally came into being as the IRS's first mass produced laser rifle.

The LARM-1 was developed as an alternative to the S36. It sacrificed the S36's rate of fire and general ruggedness for precision long range firepower and quickly found use as a powerful DMR among squad marksmen and scout snipers alike for its zero recoil and near perfect accuracy. The LARM-1's man stopping power is nothing to scoff at either, a single beam could blow off a man's limb and melt through body armor. A single magazine has enough power for 30 shots, 20 on a high frequency firing mode to produce more powerful beams, and can be recharged by means of solar power thanks to the photosensitive electrochemical catalysts in the magazine.

Description
Overview

The IRS had been well aware of its technological inferiority compared to other factions in Ancerious for decades, but comfortably believed that the numerical and the logistical superiority afforded by its simple arsenal was enough to compensate. However, the massive casualties taken during the Battle of Klendathu and the ground battle on Rubikon II had revealed that the Regular Army needed a significant upgrade, especially the infantry who had been facing enemy troops with advanced armor with nothing but gas operated rifles.

As part of the major rearmament program to bring about the 'Third Generation Army', more powerful kinetic and DEW handheld weapons had been successfully finalised, developed and then mass produced in no small part thanks to the technology studied from the APP and the Davians. Decades of experimental prototypes and conceptual models had finally found fruit with the necessary compact power cell technology derived from both the study and aquisition of Davian technology.

The final result of the new small arms project was two service rifles; the S36, an automatic railgun that would succeed the venerable S35 rifles, and the LARM-1, the first mass produced laser rifle in IRS history.

1.) S36 Assault Railrifle

As the successor to the long-running S35 series of gas-operated rifles, the S36 was designed very much in the S35's image so troops who had been trained with the S35 would be more familiar with the new weapon. Internally however, the S36 was very much different. Instead of gunpowder, the S36 utilised electromagnetic rails to propel 5.56x45mm tungsten-carbide armor piercing microexplosive rounds at hypersonic speeds giving it far more penetrating power and range than its predecessor. Without bullet catridges, a S36 rifle magazine could also load more rounds with the extra space, increasing the ammunition capacity from 30 to 50 rounds. The rifle magazine also carried the compact energy cell that powers the rifle's electromagnetic rails. Much like the S35, the S36 had tactical rails on the upper receiver as well as on the bottom of the handguard for various attachments, ranging from scopes to laser sights and grenade launchers. A standard favourite configuration remained as the classic holo-sight on top, and an underslung 40mm grenade launcher on the bottom for extra firepower.

However, with the pressure of the 2nd Ancerious War, the S36 had not enough time to fully carry over the S35's all terrain and low maintenance characteristics, one that needed engineers to devise new methods of fully sealing and hardening sensitive electronics within the rifle from dirt, water, sand and hard impacts. It is presumed that the S36A1 would remedy this, while large stores of S35s remain as reserve emergency rifles in case the S36 jams, encounter serious faults or fails in heavy combat.

2.) LARM-1 Laser Rifle

Many handheld laser weapons had been developed as protypes, one regarded as too expensive to be mass produced for the large Regular Army due to the exorbitant costs of miniturising the power cell needed. However, the incorporation of Davian technology and the study of APP weapons has yielded fixes for the conundrum, greatly simplifying the power cell's design while increasing its capacity and reliability. The Laser Assault Rifle Model -1 (LARM-1) finally came into being as the IRS's first mass produced laser rifle.

The LARM-1 was developed as an alternative to the S36. It sacrificed the S36's rate of fire and general ruggedness for precision long range firepower and quickly found use as a powerful DMR among squad marksmen and scout snipers alike for its zero recoil and near perfect accuracy. The LARM-1's man stopping power is nothing to scoff at either, a single beam could blow off a man's limb and melt through body armor. A single magazine has enough power for 30 shots, 20 on a high frequency firing mode to produce more powerful beams, and can be recharged by means of solar power thanks to the photosensitive electrochemical catalysts in the magazine.