M5- Automatic Battle Rifle
Weapon Name- M5- Automatic Battle Rifle
Round Type- 7.62mm x 63mm Caseless
Over-all length- 32 inches Standard, 26 inches carbine, 40 inches Marksmen/SAW
Barrel length- 24 inches standard, 18 inches carbine, 32 inches Marksmen/SAW
Weight- 8.2 lb (unloaded) carbine and standard, 8.8lb (unloaded) Marksmen/SAW
Rate of Fire- 650 RPM or 800 RPM (+- 25 RPM, and is selector controlled)
Feed Mechanism- Detachable Box Magazine/Belt Fed
Round Capacity- 20, 30, 100 round Belt Fed (18 gram per cartridge)
Effective Range- 1000 meters
Range- 1500 meters
Accuracy- 2 MOA at 1000 meters for Carbine, 1 MOA at 1000 meters for Standard and Marksmen/SAW
Accessories- Picanty Rail
Quick switch firing mechanism- N/A
Scope/Sights- Picanty Rail
Muzzle Velocity- 800 m/s carbine, 840 m/s standard, 860 m/s Marksmen/SAW
Firing System- Kel-Tac/Ares-Shrike
Miscellaneous/electronic information- Essentially an extremely modified Kel-Tac with that has an extremely blended firing system, largely derived from the firing system of an Ares Shrike and designed to fire Caseless rounds
Basic Information
The weapon is essentially a remodeled Kel-Tac RFB, being automatic, firing case-less rounds and incorporating a new firing system, that basically involves all the most successful modern firing systems. It as well incorporates a match grade fluted 1 : 10.25 inch heavy hammer forged polygonal barrel, that increases accuracy and performance of the round altogether drastically by allowing more gases to escape and reducing friction, among other things. The barrels are quick detachable, with 18, 24, and a 32 inch extremely heavy "Marksmen and SAW" barrel. The weapon has a somewhat moderate firing rate, and can serve as a Squad Automatic Weapon, a Standard Infantry weapon, and a decent Marksmen Weapon, given it's polygonal barrel and high level of accuracy. It also made out of lightweight plastics and poly synthetic materials, along with lightweight alloys, similar in material to the P90. This mostly compensates for the weight of the barrel and the firing system however, the weapon ends up being around 8 pounds, or heavier than a standard AR-10 or M16, despite the fact that it can be around 14-8 inches shorter than both.
Despite the extremely large round that it fires, the weapon experiences very little recoil, and tends to be rather reliable when firing; mostly do in part to it's very advanced and complex firing system. However, due to the increased power of the round and the caseless aspect, what could be a weapon with a very long firing life is basically pushed down to having a firing life of around 8,000-10,000 rounds, or about as good as a standard M16. While reliable, and very versatile, the weapon needs basic part replacements past around 10,000 fired rounds, for the weapon to remain reliable and not catastrophically fail on a regular basis. The weapon is also strictly belt fed, using under barrel magazines that have a small spring attached to help load in the first round. Despite this dual spring and belt fed addition, drum magazines and typical plastic and soft pouch bags rely mostly on the disintegrating links, still possessing a spring the same size of the one in the lower cap magazines, as they are only used to load the first round (although they are capable of loading the first three, for safe measure). The linked belts allow the gun to use much lighter and more flexible ammunition boxes, that do not require a very large spring in order to operate. As well, ordinary drum magazines, of comparable weight and size, are much lighter due to the drum magazine using more space to carry rounds instead of the spring. The weapon, using belt ammunition, also feeds somewhat more reliably, not requiring a spring for most of the rounds loaded.
The weapon also has three firing settings- semi-auto, burst (3), and automatic. It as well has two series of safeties, the first manually engaging a small button that stops the trigger from moving, and the second being a selector controlled item that places a metal block in the way of the trigger. The weapon also has two automatic settings- one for a more controllable and less stress inducing 650 RPM, and another for 800 RPM, give or take 25 RPM. The weight of each cartridge is roughly 18 grams, or comparable to that of an Ak-47. It should be noted that while round per round the weapons ammunition weighs roughly 1.5 times than standard 5.56mm x 45mm NATO, in application 100 rounds of caseless .30-06 rounds with links and soft pouches weighs 4.8 lb, compared to 4.62 lb for a Beta-C magazine- and the weapon is more reliable.