New semi-automatic rifle
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In a human liberation army military laboratory, a scientist stood holding a beautiful wooden-framed weapon.
“Gentlemen, I am proud to present our most modern weapon, an automatic submachine gun, with breech-loading using firing gases.
It is a weapon that was made using the investigations of the three nations as a basis.
Although it took us too long to develop it, I think it is the most efficient weapon without taking into account machine guns and pistols. “
The chief engineer who was looking at the submachine gun stroked his chin “How many rounds per minute can it fire and what is its name?”
The scientist stroked the submachine gun “At the moment we call it the Sb-1, it can fire up to 70 rounds per minute and has an effective range of 700 meters.
Perhaps it may seem that it is going to have a logistics problem because of the ammunition, but because it occupies the 7 x 57 bullets of conventional rifles.
There will be no problem to manufacture it, In addition, the materials to be able to do it are enough to create an assembly line before the end of the year.
Not only did we manage to make it burst-fire, we also designed a drum-shaped magazine with a capacity of 80 rounds.
In this way, the conventional soldier will have a weapon of supremacy for the battlefield, with the new factory at the end of the year.
We can build at least 10,000 Sb-1 rifles before the expedition departs.
They will be few but the factory will send about 50,000 submachine guns to the battlefield monthly until the bolt-action rifles are replaced. “
The chief engineer nodded and took the submachine gun from the scientist’s hands. “Since you guys finished the design, I will hand this submachine gun to one of our best snipers.
So I can test him. “
Leuco, who was exercising, sneezed, so he frowned.
“I should be getting sick. I think I’ll go to the infirmary in the afternoon for a routine exam.
A sniper cannot get sick because that would endanger his life and thus his mission. “
When he finished exercising and was heading to the showers, a soldier came to where he was and handed him a printed order.
“Lieutenant Leuco, the central command requests your presence at the research center.”
Leuco just sighed and scratched his head “Tell them I’ll introduce myself when I finish taking a quick bath. I’m not going to smell like sweat.
That would be disrespectful to everyone. “
The soldier made a military salute and left, leaving Leuco alone, who, without wasting time, went to bathe.
When he finished, he got out of the shower and changed his clothes to later go to where his military vehicle was parked.
Upon arriving at the research center, he was surprised to see many personnel from one side to the other.
“Lieutenant Leuco, what a pleasure to see you. Join me and I will show you a new weapon that may be useful for your work as a sniper.
The research and scientific area built an accurate weapon worthy of being among the best of this time.
Its name is submachine gun, it is a special weapon that works with a semiautomatic mechanism so the shots are continuous without using the lever.
It’s like the standard 9mm pistol in the human liberation army, only this submachine gun uses 7 x 57 bullets.
The same ammunition used by conventional rifles but with the possibility of firing multiple bullets to create suppressive fire against enemies.
It also has a standard 10-round magazine and a cylinder-shaped one with a capacity of 80 rounds.
Enough ammunition to be able to face a small or large-scale battle, but I think ideally you should try it. “
When the chief engineer finished speaking, they came to a test area where the beautiful Sb-1 submachine gun was on a table.
Leuco showed a face of joy when he saw the submachine gun because it seemed quite comfortable and not only that, it had a scope installed.
As far as he could test his long-range reach, the chief engineer looked at Leuco and stroked his chin.
“This submachine gun is called the Sb-1. It can fire 70 rounds per minute and has an effective range of 700 meters and a maximum range of 1500 meters.
For a sniper like you, this weapon can save your life in the confrontation against a group of enemies once your position is discovered.
But first I want to see if it has a functionality for snipers like you. “
Leuco nodded and approached the table from where he took the submachine gun. At first, he noticed that it had a soft touch and a firm grip.
Aiming the submachine gun at a shooting dummy, he took a deep breath and opened fire.
The bullet was fired and hit the center of the target, that was 50 meters away.
Leuco smiled and began to pull the trigger of the weapon repeatedly. Each bullet fired and hit the different targets.
When he finished with the bullets from the magazine, he looked at the engineer, who quickly explained how to remove the cartridge.
Putting the 10-round cartridge aside, he took the drum-shaped cartridge and began firing like a small machine gun at all targets.
The recoil of the weapon was not as strong as that of a sniper rifle, so there was no pain in his arm.
When he finished firing the bullets into the cartridge, he smiled and looked at the engineer.
“This weapon is very efficient, but for us snipers, it can only be used for medium or short distances.
If it is worth adding in sniper equipment, otherwise the only suppressive fire we would have would be the pistol.
But with the magazine reduced, it would be certain death and even more so if we do not understand what the elf world is like, it would be a suicide not to have more weapons.
He also suggests to HQ that snipers need at least two frag grenades to have an explosive weapon in their gear.
How lone troops having a thing can mean surviving or dying in a hostile environment. “
“You can be sure, Lieutenant Leuco, that we will be in charge of expressing your opinions to the central command.
I’m sure that in a week or two your snipers will be given everything they asked for. I just hope it’s enough to prevent some tragedy in the elf world. “
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