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The '''SRM-9''', officially known as the '''Standard Rifle Mk. 9''' is a bolt action rifle firing cartridges from a 5-round internal clip-loaded magazine. It was the primary infantry weapon of the Royal Army until its replacement by the SRM-9C, a shorter weapon using the same basic design. The SRM-9 action, using a stripper clip loaded with the .324 Royal cartridge, successfully combined and improved several bolt action engineering concepts which were soon adopted by many other countries. Although it was replaced in 1929, the large reserve of SRM-9 lead its adoption as a sniper rifle for the Royal Army until the end of the Great War. Early production versions are highly sought after by collectors and hunting variants are commercially available and remain popular.
{{Infobox weapon
{| class="wikitable"
| name              = SR-9
! colspan="2" |SRM-9
| image              = File:Kar 98K AM021488 noBG.png
|-
| image_size        = 300
| colspan="2" |SRM-9 manufactured in 1905
| alt                =
|-
| caption            = SR-9C (carbine) variant of the SR-9 rifle
!Type
| type              = Bolt-action rifle
|Bolt-action rifle
| origin             = {{flag|Urcea}}
|-
<!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged          = yes
!Place of origin
<!-- Service history -->| service           = 1904–1953
|Urcea
| used_by            = See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
|-
| wars              = [[First Great War]]<br>[[New Burgundie Secession War]]
! colspan="2" |Service history
<!-- Production history -->| designer          =
|-
| design_date        = 1903
!In service
| manufacturer      = Royal Hunting and Munitions Company
|1904–1953
| unit_cost          =
|-
| production_date    = 1904-1940
!Used by
| number            =
|
| variants          = See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]''
* Urcea
<!-- General specifications -->| spec_label        =
* Burgoignesc Grand Crona Trading Company
| weight            = 4.09 kg (9.0 lb) with empty magazine
|-
| length            = 1,250 mm (49.2 in)
!Wars
| part_length        =
|
| width              =
* Great War
| height            =
** New Burgundie Secession War
| diameter          =  
|-
| crew              =
! colspan="2" |Production history
| passengers        = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
|-
| cartridge          = .324 Royal
!Designed
| cartridge_weight  =
|1903
| caliber            =
|-
| barrels            =
!Manufacturer
| action            = Bolt action
|Royal Hunting and Munitions Company
| rate              = 15 rounds/minute
|-
| velocity           = 878 m/s (2,881 ft/s)
!Produced
| range             = 500 m (550 yd) (with iron sights)<br>800 m (870 yd) (with optics)
|1904-1928
| max_range          =
|-
| feed              = 5 round stripper clips in an internal box magazine
! colspan="2" |Specifications
| sights            = Iron sights
|-
}}
!Weight
The '''SR-9''', officially known as the '''Standard Rifle Mk. 9''' is a bolt action rifle firing cartridges from a 5-round internal clip-loaded magazine. It, and the SR-9C carbine variant, was the primary infantry weapon of the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] during the early [[Second Great War]]. The SR-9 action, using a stripper clip loaded with the .324 Royal cartridge, successfully combined and improved several bolt action engineering concepts which were soon adopted by many other countries.
|4.09 kg (9.0 lb) with empty magazine
|-
!Length
|1,250 mm (49.2 in)
|-
| colspan="2" |
----
|-
!Cartridge
|.324 Royal
|-
!Action
|Bolt action
|-
!Rate of fire
|15 rounds/minute
|-
!Muzzle velocity
|878 m/s (2,881 ft/s)
|-
!Effective firing range
|500 m (550 yd) (with iron sights)
≥800 m (870 yd) (with optics)
|-
!Maximum firing range
|3,735 m (4,080 yd)
|-
!Feed system
|5 round stripper clips in an internal box magazine
|-
!Sights
|Iron sights
|}
 
== Contents ==
 
* 1 History
* 2 Design
* 3 Users
* 4 Conflicts
* 5 Impact and legacy


== History ==
== History ==
During the last years of the reign of King Aedanicus VIII in the 1880s, Urcea began to search for a standard rifle design for all uses, replacing a myriad of weapons from earlier generations and failed experiments in revolving rifles and other repeaters. Though bolt-action rifles had been viable since the late 1860s, Urcea was slow to adopt it. In 1880, Urcea adopted its standard rifle classification system. Following several rifles deemed unsatisfactory, the Regal Army finally hit upon the SRM-8, a licensed design from Veltorina, in 1894. Despite its smooth action and unique cartridge loading system, the rifle was not popular within the army, and it became evident that the SRM-8 was unsuited for further use in the Red Interregnum, when the armies of smaller states from the Kingdom of Dericania outclassed and out-fired the much larger Regal Army. Legitimist forces largely used weapons designed in Burgundie and other parts of the Holy Levantine Empire, and found them far superior to the SRM-8. Upon the restoration of King Patrick III, integrated Legitimist forces found the SRM-8 completely unsatisfactory. As with the rest of the restoration, the newly reformed Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea began to investigate how to improve the military hardware employed at every level.
During the last years of the reign of King [[Aedanicus VIII]] in the 1880s, Urcea began to search for a standard rifle design for all uses, replacing a myriad of weapons from earlier generations and failed experiments in revolving rifles and other repeaters. Though bolt-action rifles had been viable since the late 1860s, Urcea was slow to adopt it. In 1880, Urcea adopted its standard rifle classification system. Following several rifles deemed unsatisfactory, the Regal Army finally hit upon the SR-8, a licensed design from [[Veltorina]], in 1894. Despite its smooth action and unique cartridge loading system, the rifle was not popular within the army, and it became evident that the SR-8 was unsuited for further use in the [['97 Rising]], when the armies of smaller states from the [[Kingdom of Dericania]] outclassed and out-fired the much larger Regal Army. Legitimist forces largely used weapons designed in [[Burgundie]] and other parts of the Holy Levantine Empire, and found them far superior to the SR-8. Upon the restoration of King Patrick III, integrated Legitimist forces found the SR-8 completely unsatisfactory. As with the rest of the restoration, the newly reformed [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]] began to investigate how to improve the military hardware employed at every level.


After a year of trying various rifles from throughout the Holy Levantine Empire and Caphiria, the Royal Army decided to launch a domestic arms competition based on a few specifications learned from the foreign rifles. Among these specifications were the replacement of the .308 Regal with the .324 Royal based on some of the other rifles throughout the Holy Levantine Empire. The Royal Hunting and Munitions Company, up until then a minor producer of rifles, won the competition and won the contract to build Urcea's new rifles - the SRM-9. The Royal Hunting and Munitions Company had previously produced the SRM-2, which was not popular or reliable but was the design basis for the new weapon designed in the late 1880s, which would become the SRM-9. The rifle became immediately popular in the Royal Army for its reliability, ease of use relative to the SRM-8, and powerful round. Its reputation was enhanced by reports coming from the Burgoignesc Grand Crona Trading Company, which purchased 2,500 rifles for colonial use, receiving glowing appraisals from its users. The SRM-9's considerable length and weight was considered a drawback by the mid-1920s, leading to the design of the shortened SRM-9C, which didn't enter service until 1929. The SRM-9 was nonetheless popular with the Royal and Imperial Army during its use in the first two years of the Great War. That popularity lead to the adaptation of most of the existing stock of rifles into sniper rifles upon the adoption of the SRM-9C, and the SRM-9 sniper variant would serve as the standard Urcean sniper rifle until the end of the war. After the war, SRM-9's were distributed during the Occidental Cold War to many nations in Punth and Crona, and they can still often be found in reserve armories or in the hands of local militias.
After a year of trying various rifles from throughout the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and [[Caphiria]], the Royal Army decided to launch a domestic arms competition based on a few specifications learned from the foreign rifles. Among these specifications were the replacement of the .308 Regal with the .324 Royal based on some of the other rifles throughout the Holy Levantine Empire. The [[Royal Hunting and Munitions Company]], up until then a minor producer of rifles, won the competition and won the contract to build Urcea's new rifles - the SR-9. The Royal Hunting and Munitions Company had previously produced the SR-2, which was not popular or reliable but was the design basis for the new weapon designed in the late 1880s, which would become the SR-9. The rifle became immediately popular in the Royal Army for its reliability, ease of use relative to the SR-8, and powerful round. Its reputation was enhanced by reports coming from the [[Burgoignesc Grand Crona Trading Company]], which purchased 2,500 rifles for colonial use, receiving glowing appraisals from its users. The SR-9's considerable length and weight was considered a drawback by the mid-1920s, leading to the design of the shortened SR-9C, which didn't enter service until 1929. The SR-9 was nonetheless popular with the Royal and Imperial Army during the interwar period. That popularity lead to the adaptation of most of the existing stock of rifles into sniper rifles upon the adoption of the SR-9C, and the SR-9 sniper variant would serve as the standard Urcean sniper rifle until the end of the war. After the war, SR-9's were distributed during the [[Occidental Cold War]] to many nations in Punth and Crona, and they can still often be found in reserve armories or in the hands of local militias.


== Design ==
== Design ==
 
===SR-9C===
== Users ==
== Users ==


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== Impact and legacy ==
== Impact and legacy ==


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Latest revision as of 15:21, 6 February 2023

SR-9
SR-9C (carbine) variant of the SR-9 rifle
TypeBolt-action rifle
Place of origin Urcea
Service history
In service1904–1953
Used bySee Users
WarsFirst Great War
New Burgundie Secession War
Production history
Designed1903
ManufacturerRoyal Hunting and Munitions Company
Produced1904-1940
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass4.09 kg (9.0 lb) with empty magazine
Length1,250 mm (49.2 in)
Cartridge.324 Royal
ActionBolt action
Rate of fire15 rounds/minute
Muzzle velocity878 m/s (2,881 ft/s)
Effective firing range500 m (550 yd) (with iron sights)
800 m (870 yd) (with optics)
Feed system5 round stripper clips in an internal box magazine
SightsIron sights

The SR-9, officially known as the Standard Rifle Mk. 9 is a bolt action rifle firing cartridges from a 5-round internal clip-loaded magazine. It, and the SR-9C carbine variant, was the primary infantry weapon of the Urcean Royal Army during the early Second Great War. The SR-9 action, using a stripper clip loaded with the .324 Royal cartridge, successfully combined and improved several bolt action engineering concepts which were soon adopted by many other countries.

History

During the last years of the reign of King Aedanicus VIII in the 1880s, Urcea began to search for a standard rifle design for all uses, replacing a myriad of weapons from earlier generations and failed experiments in revolving rifles and other repeaters. Though bolt-action rifles had been viable since the late 1860s, Urcea was slow to adopt it. In 1880, Urcea adopted its standard rifle classification system. Following several rifles deemed unsatisfactory, the Regal Army finally hit upon the SR-8, a licensed design from Veltorina, in 1894. Despite its smooth action and unique cartridge loading system, the rifle was not popular within the army, and it became evident that the SR-8 was unsuited for further use in the '97 Rising, when the armies of smaller states from the Kingdom of Dericania outclassed and out-fired the much larger Regal Army. Legitimist forces largely used weapons designed in Burgundie and other parts of the Holy Levantine Empire, and found them far superior to the SR-8. Upon the restoration of King Patrick III, integrated Legitimist forces found the SR-8 completely unsatisfactory. As with the rest of the restoration, the newly reformed Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea began to investigate how to improve the military hardware employed at every level.

After a year of trying various rifles from throughout the Holy Levantine Empire and Caphiria, the Royal Army decided to launch a domestic arms competition based on a few specifications learned from the foreign rifles. Among these specifications were the replacement of the .308 Regal with the .324 Royal based on some of the other rifles throughout the Holy Levantine Empire. The Royal Hunting and Munitions Company, up until then a minor producer of rifles, won the competition and won the contract to build Urcea's new rifles - the SR-9. The Royal Hunting and Munitions Company had previously produced the SR-2, which was not popular or reliable but was the design basis for the new weapon designed in the late 1880s, which would become the SR-9. The rifle became immediately popular in the Royal Army for its reliability, ease of use relative to the SR-8, and powerful round. Its reputation was enhanced by reports coming from the Burgoignesc Grand Crona Trading Company, which purchased 2,500 rifles for colonial use, receiving glowing appraisals from its users. The SR-9's considerable length and weight was considered a drawback by the mid-1920s, leading to the design of the shortened SR-9C, which didn't enter service until 1929. The SR-9 was nonetheless popular with the Royal and Imperial Army during the interwar period. That popularity lead to the adaptation of most of the existing stock of rifles into sniper rifles upon the adoption of the SR-9C, and the SR-9 sniper variant would serve as the standard Urcean sniper rifle until the end of the war. After the war, SR-9's were distributed during the Occidental Cold War to many nations in Punth and Crona, and they can still often be found in reserve armories or in the hands of local militias.

Design

SR-9C

Users

Conflicts

Impact and legacy

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