Approved Tech AT-90R Sniper Rifle

[Gabriel Audemars]

Image Credit: JNG-90 by MKEK Arms​

Intent: To create a slugthrower sniper to serve as a lighter, more portable option to the M6-RSC and also to fill out a customer request.
Development Thread:
Manufacturer: ArmTech systems Inc.
Model: AT-90R
Affiliation: Free Market
Modularity: Picatinny rails allow for different scopes and accessories, threaded barrel for the massive muzzle brake or to fit a silencer.
Production: Mass Produced
Material: Titanium Chassis, Polymer Grip.
Description: The AT-90R was designed to fill in a role between a Designated Marksman Rifle and the almighty M6-RSC, a Railgun Sniper Complex capable of smashing through all but the hardiest of armored vehicles, the AT-90R was designed to be a more user-friendly and man-portable approach to a sniper rifle, offering all the benefits of a slugthrower with none of the crippling weight of the Railgun.

Measuring at 116cm in length, it's still rather long. But don't let that fool you, the weapon is incredibly light, with a titanium chassis and polymer panels to help save weight and maximise durability and also reliability, as this weapon will not corrode unless dunked in the most vile of acids. Weighing in at a mere 5.4kg when unloaded, and a little over 6kg when loaded, the weapon is much more portable than it may seem at first glance, which comes at a surprise to most users.

But portability wasn't the only function, the weapon fires a round equivalent to the .338 Lapua round, a lot lighter than the .50BMG round used in a lot of rifles, this gave the weapon excellent range with incredible precision, but still offering up decent anti-material damage.
Ultimately this weapon nowhere near rivals the destructive power of the M6-RSC, but the AT-90R offers much more portability in exchange, while still retaining decent armor-piercing abilities but lacking the RSC's slight range advantage.
The weapon also falls short to armor piercing ability compared to the .50BMG round due to the round's lower kinetic energy.

All in all, the weapon is designed to be highly portable and versatile, firing a fast cartridge with a smooth straight-pull bolt feed.
Classification: Slugthrower
Size: Handheld
Status: Legal
Length: 114cm
Weight: 5.4kg unloaded.
Ammunition Type: .338 Lapua
Ammunition Capacity: 10 Round Box
Effective Range: 2000m

 

[Ashin Varanin]

[member="Gabriel Audemars"] - I once vaporized a prairie dog with a .338 Lapua. Either that or he got away. Nice light sniper rifle, nice change from the '1.500 caliber acid ripper railgun sniper rifle' trend. Approved pending secondary.

 

[Thurion Heavenshield]

Approved.