M18 "Super Light" Rifle
Made out of Composite materials, the M18 Super Light uses the carbon crystallization technique of allowing carbon atoms to form complex crystal structures, creating tetrahedrons and over-lapping crystals which provides a hard, durable substance which doesn't lead to over-all failure of the weapon. The structure is made incredibly hard, so that it doesn't bend, weaken, or wobble when being fired, or when hit, and though naturally brittle, it's hardness on the hardness scale is a 9.5, only .5 under that of diamonds, making it extremely hard to break. The production of the carbon material is also very cheap as well, as carbon can be found in a lot of places naturally, and simply adding the right amount of heat, pressure, and an occasional chemical will allow the carbon to bond in the way that it does. The gun is close to 3.44 pounds empty, 4.5 loaded with one magazine, and can reach up to 5.56 pounds if two magazines are placed on the duel magazine rack, allowing faster reload time with an automatic magazine exchanger.
Round
Though the 6.8mm x 43mm round is not a Nato round, it is a round currently being tested between the 7.62mm and the 5.56. However, using the design of both rounds the bullet produces a flatter trajectory, a higher impact rating, and produces a significant amount less recoil than the 7.62mm round as well as produces more penetrating power than the 7.62mm. Though the round falls slightly short of the power related to that of the 7.62mm standard Nato round, the 6.8 is more accurate, can shoot farther, and weighs less than the 7.62mm as well as is smaller, and can penetrate armor much better than both the 7.62mm or the 5.56mm bullet, as well as can efficiently take out soft targets. Though not as capable as simply shredding through targets as the 7.62mm is capable of, the 6.8 is much better at penetrating thick surfaces and actually tests at a 2 inch improved capability for punching through concrete than the 7.62mm bullet does. Though it is slightly larger than the 5.56, it's power nearly as strong as the 7.62, and it's over-all performance as a bullet is much higher than the 7.62. The 6.8 provides little recoil, is lightweight, can be carried more easily, more accurate, and better at taking out targets than both the 5.56 and the 7.62mm. As well, it combines and utilizes bullet designs from both to create a much better bullet design when it is comparative. The bullet produces very little recoil and the overall structure of the material dampens recoil excessively, making recoil with this weapon almost nonexistent, and the flash, noise, and problems with the 6.8 are almost removed, as well as is a reliable round that will not be stopped by water, grease, dirt, or even in some cases heavy rocks.
