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The decision to adopt a smaller caliber rifle was a highly controversial one at the time and drew significant domestic and allied criticism. Urcea's allies, especially Burgundie, opted to retain the standard use battle rifle with various new weapons throughout the 1940s. Units of the Royal and Imperial Army took to the rifle immediately, praising its firepower and reliability. The rifle was heavily used by the Royal and Imperial Army in the last eight years of the Great War. The SAR-40 and several modified versions of it would remain the standard issue infantry rifle in [[Urcea]] until [[1999]] and was phased out through [[2004]], and it still remains in use in some nations in [[Crona]]. The rifle returned to use in the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] during the [[Final War of the Deluge]] for [[Royal Army Volunteers (Urcea)|Royal Army Volunteer]] units, especially those serving in reserve, as camp guards, and in other auxiliary roles.

==Nomenclature==

Upon its introduction, the SAR-40 was initially introduced as the "'''Standard Rifle Mk. 11'''" (SR-11), following rifle conventions established in the 1874. However, it was later redesignated as "'''Standard Assault Rifle, Mk. 1'''" (SAR-1), which created cataloging issues within the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] due to the similarity with the 1870s era [[List_of_Urcean_service_weapons#SR-1|SR-1]]. Accordingly, in 1943 it was given its permanent designation, "'''Standard Assault Rifle, Mk. 1, Model 1940'''" (SAR-40), which established a new convention for assault rifles going forward, using their year number rather than sequential number.

==History==

=== Background ===

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 The decision to adopt a smaller caliber rifle was a highly controversial one at the time and drew significant domestic and allied criticism. Urcea's allies, especially Burgundie, opted to retain the standard use battle rifle with various new weapons throughout the 1940s. Units of the Royal and Imperial Army took to the rifle immediately, praising its firepower and reliability. The rifle was heavily used by the Royal and Imperial Army in the last eight years of the Great War. The SAR-40 and several modified versions of it would remain the standard issue infantry rifle in [[Urcea]] until [[1999]] and was phased out through [[2004]], and it still remains in use in some nations in [[Crona]]. The rifle returned to use in the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] during the [[Final War of the Deluge]] for [[Royal Army Volunteers (Urcea)|Royal Army Volunteer]] units, especially those serving in reserve, as camp guards, and in other auxiliary roles.
+==Nomenclature==
+Upon its introduction, the SAR-40 was initially introduced as the "'''Standard Rifle Mk. 11'''" (SR-11), following rifle conventions established in the 1874. However, it was later redesignated as "'''Standard Assault Rifle, Mk. 1'''" (SAR-1), which created cataloging issues within the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] due to the similarity with the 1870s era [[List_of_Urcean_service_weapons#SR-1|SR-1]]. Accordingly, in 1943 it was given its permanent designation, "'''Standard Assault Rifle, Mk. 1, Model 1940'''" (SAR-40), which established a new convention for assault rifles going forward, using their year number rather than sequential number.
 ==History==
 === Background ===

SAR-40: Difference between revisions

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