C-19 A9 Plasma Projection Rifle

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The C-19A9 Plasma Projection Rifle is also called the "Crimson Crucifier" and simply the C-19. The C-19 rifle is the venerable standard firearm of the Freikorps. It has been modified many times to remain an essential part of the Freikorps arsenal.

First Deployed: 2197 (Baseline)
Type: Assault Rifle
Length: .98 metres (+31cm with bayonet)
Weight: 9.4 kg loaded (7.5kg empty)
Effective Range: 1500m
Optimal Range: <150m
Rate of Fire: 360 shots/min
Ammunition: 5.2mm, 300 shots/cell
Fire Modes: Three-round burst, full automatic

Overview and Function

The C-19 uses gauss coils to accellerate a tiny glob of superheated plasma to relativistic velocities, and expelling it from the barrel at nearly the speed of light. The plasma begins to disperse over distance. At 1000 m, a round can cleave an arm, or crush a ribcage, at 400 m, the target is completely immotated by a fast-spreading, hot burning flame, at 150 m, a target hit by a plasma round is completely vapourised. Like most plasma rifles, the heating of each individual round means that rate of fire is limited, but it's armour piercing abilities, rugged reliability, versatility and sheer stopping power at medium to short range make it a weapon to be recokned with.