Weapon Name- Ares Shrike 5.56mm
Type- Machine Gun
Damage- 2L
Range- 150/300/600
Ammunition- 1100 per 27.5
Strength Level- 2
Strength Level for firing- 2 for burst, 2 for medium burst, 3 for extended burst
Special Consideration- +1 To initiative.
Becuase the rounds are lightweight compared to typical rifle rounds, they are easily deflected. Every shot suffers a -1 modifier when attempting to strike a concealed opponent, and -1 modifier to all armor rolls, except body armor. In addition, the rounds suffer inherent penalties, being stopped by: One thickness of well-packed sandbags, A 2 inch (51 mm) non-reinforced concrete wall, A 55 gallon drum filled with water or sand, A small ammunition can filled with sand, A cinder block filled with sand (block will probably shatter, A plate glass windowpane at a 45° angle (glass fragments may be thrown behind the glass), A brick veneer, A car body (round will penetrate but normally not exit). In reinforced concrete of all types, the 5.56mm are incapable of cutting through the steel rebar, and while they can pierce concrete, they are incapable of going through more than an inch.
Round Type- 5.56mm x 51mm NATO
Over-all length- 36 inches
Barrel length- 16 inches
Weight- 7.5 lb
Rate of Fire- 700 RPM
Feed Mechanism- Detachable Box magazine or Belt fed, M27 and STANAG compatible
Round Capacity- 30, 100 round drum, 100 or 200 round belt from box or soft pouch
Accuracy- 2-2.5 MOA
Accessories- Picanty Rail
Quick switch firing mechanism- N/A
Scope/Sights- Picanty Rail
Muzzle Velocity- 900 m/s
Firing System- Ares shrike; Gas rotating bolt Short Stroke piston
Miscellaneous/electronic information- Essentially one of the lightest light machine guns in the world, weighing under 7.5 lb unloaded
Basic Information
The Ares Defense Shrike 5.56 is an air cooled, dual-feed weapon that fires the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge. The Shrike 5.56 can be supplied as a complete weapon, or as a low-risk upper receiver “performance upgrade kit” to existing M16-type service rifles and carbines.
The Shrike 5.56 has gas-piston operation, a quick-change barrel with fixed headspace and MIL-STD-1913 rail interface for the mounting of accessories. It can fire from standard 30-round M16 magazines, 100-round Beta C-Mag drum magazines, and M27-linked SAW ammunition from 100-round “soft-pouch” and 200-round hard plastic SAW ammunition containers. At 7.5lbs complete weapon weight, the Shrike 5.56 is the lightest rifle caliber belt-fed machine gun in the world.
