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| UF-AMR-43 Horsekiller II |
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- Type:
- Bolt-action anti-material rifle
- Originally Designed In:
- Spring 1943 (United Forenia)
- Service History:
- 1943 to present (United Forenia)
- Weight:
- 21kg
- Size:
- 1.2m barrel length, 1.8m overall
- Ammunition:
- 15x120mm cartridge with hardened steel bullet
- Rate of Fire:
- Low
- Range:
- Effective to 1km, deadly to >1.5km
- Feed System:
- 8-round box magazine
- Accessories:
- Eagle Sight MkIII, Bayonet
The UF-AMR-43 Horsekiller II is an anti-material/heavy sniper rifle designed as a spiritual successor to the venerable Horsekiller.
Design Description:
UF-AMR-43 Horsekiller II: Heir to the name of the venerable Moskurg Horsekiller .60 caliber rifle, the AMR-43 is at its core a bolt-action rifle with similarly enormous rounds for use as a heavy sniper rifle and anti-materiel rifle. The rifle itself could be described as "chubby", with a heavy 1.2m barrel and multi-lug bolt made of manganese-steel, while the furniture and accessory mounts milled from aluminum adding up to a 1.8m length in all. The barrel is tipped with a muzzle brake. It a purpose-made 15x120mm cartridge, typically with a hardened steel bullet. Despite its size being similar to the old Horsekiller round, the modern powder in these is considerably more potent. Each round is labeled "DO NOT INSERT INTO ORIGINAL HORSEKILLER - FATAL INJURY MAY OCCUR". These are loaded into an 8round box magazine, which makes the rifle rather tall. They are issued standard with the Eagle Sight MkIII on an accessory rail, a critical part of the rifle's performance (description separate). Other accessories include a padded cheek rest and rubber stock-end to absorb the absurd recoil, as well as an adjustable bipod which is necessary to keep the magazine off the ground when shooting from prone. Lastly, it is painted in theater-appropriate camo (green, desert, or urban gray) and as a matter of tradition it includes bayonet lugs, although the primary use of bayonets on this rifle is in posing for photos. It is never recommended to shoot from a standing position, though it is quite tall making prone shooters a more noticeable target than they would be with a normal rifle. While it's powerful enough to injure inexperienced shooters, the ballistic performance is excellent and it is has an effective range of more than one and a half kilometers. [4 Ore (1 Al), 3 Oil]
Eagle Sight MkIII: A refractive telescopic sight designed with the Horsekiller II in mind. It's quite large, like the rifle it sits on, with a 54mm objective lens that provides a clear, bright picture with lots of eye relief, and a rubber guard around the eye piece. It is adjustable from 4-8x magnification with a dial, and includes a very fine crosshair with elevation and windage markings, as well as range-finding markings ("find the circle that a standing pirate fits into completely"). It also has a long sunshade, which contributes to making the already large scope look enormous. Most of all though, it and the Eagle Sight MkII are cheap to produce. [2 Ore 1 Oil]
Usage
The Horsekiller II was first deployed in the spring of 1943. Whilst its great size and weight made it somewhat unwieldy, the armour-piercing abilities proved more than capable of taking out Cannalan M3T1A1 Raiders, and even M4A1 Bull Tanks by targeting the vulnerable rear. The bayonet attachment was primarily used for photoshoots, although several bayonet kills were recorded, presumably by people possessed by the spirit of STRONK Moskurg.