Date: Sat, 4 Mar 1995 01:13:20 +0800
From: pd82495@wapol.gov.au (Michael Bailey)
Subject: ALAR-20 Gauss Rifle

This rifle was knocked up using an Excel 5.0 worksheet I've
designed for this purpose.  If anyone wants a copy of the 
spreadsheet, let me know.  (I'll be knocking up one for 
conventional small arms when I get the chance).

ALAR-20 Gauss Rifle
(6x30mm TL-11 Automatic Gauss Rifle)

TL:                     11
Ammo:                   6x30mm Gauss (TL11)
Weapon Weight:          7.02kg (loaded) 3.67kg (empty)
Weapon Price:           Cr 1661
Magazine Weight:        3.35kg (loaded) 3.32kg (empty)
Magazine Type:          Box, 30 rounds
Magazine Price:         Cr 7
Damage:                 5 (Ball/HE/HEAP)
                       -1 (Tranq)
Penetration:            1-3-5 (Ball)
                        2-2-2 (HEAP)
                        Nil   (HE, Tranq)
Range:                  90m (Ball)
                        68m (HE/HEAP)
                        30m (Tranq)
Recoil:                 1 (single shot), 5 (5rnd burst) 10 (10rnd burst)

Notes:  The ALAR-20 (Advanced Linear Accelerator Rifle) is the standard
rifle of the Commonwealth Marines, and is the de-facto standard (pending
formal confirmation) rifle for member world ground forces.  The design is
based on the standard Solomani Confederation 6x30Gauss Rifle, although
technological limits forced a redesign of most components.  The weapon uses
the standard Solomani Confederation 6x30mm Gauss round, a standard which has
also been adopted by the Commonwealth.

The design is a bullpup configuration automatic rifle, and is able to fire
single shot,  5 or 10 shot bursts via the fire selector.  Optical and laser
sights are fitted as standard, as is a bayonet lug and grenade adaptor for
standard 25mm rifle grenades.

The ALAR-20 was designed by Gestner-Matsui Systems on Saxe, and is now
manufactured under license by arms companies on Saxe, Aquitaine, Hamilcar
and Teucer.  

Note that, although this rifle will shortly be adopted as standard by
Commonwealth ground forces, it's use is by no means widespread.  Many line
and reserve units still use other weaponry, mainly an assortment of chemical
and ETC rifles.

A squad support weapon, based on the ALAR-20, is being tested by
Gestner-Matsui.  The ALSW-20 is expected to enter service with the
Commonwealth Marines in early 1202.  Another variant, the ALZR-20, is being
prototyped.  The ALZR-20 will be a low-velocity gauss rifle suited for
zero-G and vacuum work (it will incorporate a much shorter barrel and
vacuum-hardening).

Col. Mikhail Balyanov
Logistics and Supply Branch (Armaments Standardisation Group)
Commonwealth General Staff HQ
pd82495@wapol.gov.au