Approved Ranged Weapon ARX-16 "Shrike" Modular Rifle Platform

[Darth Virelia]

ARX-16 "Shrike" Modular Rifle Platform

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• Intent:
  A high-performance, modular rifle platform for precision and tactical support roles for a prospective Virelia Fourth Legion.
• Image Source:
  https://www.midjourney.com/
• Canon Link:
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• Primary Source:
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• Manufacturer:
  Legionis Systems
• Affiliation:
  
  • Darth Virelia , Legionis Systems, Fourth Legion, Dark Court
• Market Status:
  Closed-Market
• Model:
  ARX-16 "Shrike"
• Modularity:
  Yes – Barrel assembly, stock, optics suite, fire mode modules, energy core
• Production:
  Minor
• Material:
  
  • Durasteel chassis
  • Mag-locked recoil dampener frame
  • Heat-sinked plasma rails
  • Sealed optics cluster
  • Quantum-coiled targeting uplink node

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• Classification:
  Plasma Precision Rifle / Coil-Hybrid
• Size:
  Large
• Weight:
  Heavy
• Ammunition Type: High-density power cell with plasma stabilizer cartridge
• Ammunition Capacity: Average (40–60 shots per cell depending on configuration)
• Effective Range: Battlefield
• Rate of Fire: Low (selectable: Semi-auto or charged burst)
• Damage Output: Very High
• Recoil: High

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• Modular Fire Assembly: Configurable for sniper, marksman, or support suppressive fire with field-swappable internal rails and barrels.
• Smart Optics Pod: Integrated with Fourth Legion battle net AI for predictive tracking, variable zoom, thermal, motion tagging, and encrypted drone relay feed.
• Pulse-Weighted Plasma Coils: Fires high-cohesion, micro-cavitating plasma rounds that retain stability over extreme range; able to punch through most battlefield-grade armor.
• Hybrid Rail Assist: Optional coil-assisted launch system gives charged shots railgun-like velocity for shield-breaking or anti-materiel roles.
• Adjustable Stabilization Stock: Reinforced recoil-absorbing buttstock with servo-hydraulic dampening, deployable monopod, and positional lock for suit integration.
• Targeting Relay Uplink: Syncs with nearby Legion units to designate, prioritize, and share targets in real time, creating dynamic crossfire advantages.
• Corrosive-Tolerant Chassis: Coated to resist acid rain, dust, cryo-exposure, extreme heat and high-radiation conditions common to deployments.
• Neural Reflex Trigger Port: Optional combat neural link allows fire-by-thought interface for operatives—latency: 0.03s.
• Zero-Profile Heat Dumping: Internal plasma decay is rerouted through cloaked pulse vents, eliminating thermal bloom and sniper counter-sensors.

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• Long-Range Punisher: Devastatingly accurate at range; its high-velocity plasma bolts make it a true marksman's weapon with anti-armor capability.
• Customizable Mission Profile: Field modularity allows the same base weapon to serve sniper, overwatch, or rapid-support roles.
• Battle Net Integration: Links seamlessly with Legion AI relays, drones, and other Shrike units to dominate entire zones of fire.
• Anti-Shield Capable: When overcharged, the Shrike's hybrid rail-coil system can destabilize enemy energy shielding at range.

• Heavy and Specialized: Not suited to general infantry or extended movement without support systems; ideal only for trained users or augmented personnel.
• Limited Magazine Capacity: High-output shots burn through cells quickly, especially in overcharge or railgun modes.
• Significant Heat Load: Repeated shots build internal heat rapidly; weapon must cool between bursts to avoid destabilization or cell overload.
• High Recoil: Even with damping, the Shrike has punishing kick—operators without mechanical assistance may lose accuracy in rapid follow-ups.

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"One shot, one kill."

A precision instrument in a world that no longer tolerates imprecision, the ARX-16 "Shrike" is a hybrid marksman platform engineered not for flexibility, but for judgment.

Designed in the polar shadows of the Black Vault Annex on Mygeeto, the Shrike was never intended to see mass deployment. It was made for those few Legion operatives trusted to think independently—to move ahead of the line, evaluate the threat landscape, and make irreversible decisions at range.

Unlike standard plasma rifles, the Shrike's hybrid coil-launch system fires magnetically sheathed plasma slugs at such high velocity that kinetic and thermal energy converge at impact. The result is rarely survivable. A single shot can disable relay nodes, breach composite plating, or remove key targets from the tactical equation entirely—without alerting nearby sensors, thanks to its integrated heat-dump architecture.

Every component is mission-coded and overengineered: adaptive optics tuned for drone relay feeds, self-calibrating rails, neural uplink triggers, smart suppressors, corrosive-sealed mounts. The Shrike is not pretty. It is not forgiving. It is not replaceable. But in the right hands, it is the end of uncertainty.

In Legion doctrine, Shrike-wielders are referred to as Judges—not snipers, not marksmen, not support. They do not suppress. They terminate.

 

[Darth Prazutis]

Under Review.

 

[Darth Prazutis]

Darth Virelia

Looks good. Approved.