Noah Corek
Cocked, Locked and a Smoking Barrel
- Intent: To create a rifle for Legion vehicle crewmen to use if they need to leave their vehicles
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- Primary Source: LCAR Mk I
- Manufacturer: Hekler'Kok Defense Industries
- Affiliation: Galactic Foreign Legion
- Market Status: Closed Market
- Model: Legion Crew Personal Protection Weapon Mk I (LCPPW Mk I)
- Modularity: Various Optics, Muzzle Devices, Underbarrel Attachments, Accessory Rail Attachments, Extended Magazines and Ammo Types
- Production: Minor
- Material: Titanium-Alusteel Alloy (Upper and Lower Receiver and Internal Mechanisms), Quadanium Steel (Barrel), Chromium (Barrel Lining), Plastoid (Grip, Stock and Handguard) and CeramiCoat (Plating)
- Classification: Slugthrower Assault Rife
- Size: Small
- Weight: Average
- Ammunition Type: Hekler'Kok 6.8x49mm Polymer Cartridges
- Ammunition Capacity: Small, 30 or 40 Round Double-Stack or 65 Round Quad-Stack Box Magazine
- Effective Range: Average
- Rate of Fire: Average
- Damage Output: High
- Recoil: Average
- Ambidextrous Charging Handle
- Reversible Fire Selector (Safe, Semi-Automatic and Fully Automatic)
- Reversible Magazine Release
- Reversible Bolt Release
- Folding Stock
- Back-Up Folding Iron Sights
- Optic Rail
- Side and Top Accessory Rails
- Bottom Grip and Accessory Rail
- Heavy Barrel
- Threaded Barrel
- Modified Short Stroke Gas Piston
- Recoil Buffer System
- Ion Bonded Bolt Carrier Group
- 1 in 7 Barrel Twist Rate
- Textured Grip
- Flared Magazine Well
- Spare Parts Storage
- Small and Compact: Since the LWPPW is designed to be stored inside a vehicle it has to be rather small as to take up as little space in said vehicle as possible
- Downgrade: The LWPPW was based of the LCAR used by Legion riflemen but in order to reduce the size many features of the LCAR were removed to achieve the goal
With the Legion beginning to grow further and further there were talks of creating an armored vehicle unit for them to provide mobile, heavy firepower to the typical Legion light infantry units. When the concept of these units were brought up a few problems cropped up as well, one of these problems was given to the Legion's armorers to solve: the development of a weapon able to easily able to be stored inside of an armored vehicle that still allowed the crew to fight as infantry in the case of the vehicle being disabled.
The main thought of the armorers was to take something from Hekler'Kok's normal weapon line up and redesign it, the same thing they had done with many of the Legion's weaponry but instead they decided to take one of the Legion's existing weapons and modify it. The choice of weapon was obvious: the standard infantry rifle the LCAR Mk I.
The main problem the armorers ran into however was just how unsuited the LCAR was to storage in a crew armored vehicle cabin and they set out to solve this problem. While typical shortening a weapon is a simple matter of shortening the barrel it wasn't so with the LCAR as its gas piston system ran along the length of the barrel was well. In order to make the weapon function reliably with the shorter gas system the armorers had to tweak it in several ways, the biggest being increasing the amount of gas pressure that is put on the bolt.
With this problem solved they were able to tackle the rest of the problems with relative ease. The barrel was basically cut in half and the collapsing stock was replaced with a completely folding stock, both of these modifications made the weapon extremely easy to store in tight spaces. With these changes to the original design made the armorers began work on figuring out what materials the weapon would be made out of.
For the materials they stuck with the same ones that the LCAR had been made out of. The receiver and internal mechanisms were made from Hekler'Kok's trademark Titanium-Alusteel alloy due to both its light weight and durability. The barrel was made out of heavier Quadanium Steel to give the rifle more accuracy and make it less prone to overheating. The stock, grip and handguard were made from Plastoid for weight cutting while not sacrificing durability. The barrel was plated in Chromium to reduce damage and finally the entire weapon was coated in CeramiCoat for the same reason.
When it came to the features used in the new rifle many of them were simply brought over from the LCAR with a few exceptions. The charging handle is one hundred percent ambidextrous while the other controls such as the fire selector, bolt release and magazine release are reversible to the users comfort. The original telescoping stock was instead replaced with a folding stock to better facilitate storage.
A full set of rails include optic, accessory and grip rails were added to allow users to fully customize the rifle. A heavy and threaded barrel support accuracy and allow things like suppressors, flash hiders, compensators and muzzle brakes to be added, respectively. The same type of gas piston is used with modifications to better suit the rifles shorter length. The double recoil buffer was replaced with a single buffer to save on weight and to be able to fit the folding stock.
The same 1 in 7 twist rate barrel was used again due to it being the optimal twist rate for the rifle. A textured pistol grip gives the user a more firm grasp of the weapon when shooting. A flared magazine well allows for smother and therefore quicker reloads. Lastly a small compartment was added into the pistol grip to store small spare parts.
When all was said and done the Legion's armorers produced a very good, very compact rifle that could be easily stored in tight spaces but was still effective enough for dismounted vehicle crew to defend themselves and fight back.
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