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| name              = SR-9
| image              =
| image_size        = 300
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| caption            =
| type              = Bolt-action rifle
| origin            = {{flag|Urcea}}
<!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged          = yes
<!-- Service history -->| service            = 1904–1953
| used_by            = See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
| wars              = [[First Great War]]<br>[[New Burgundie Secession War]]
<!-- Production history -->| designer          =
| design_date        = 1903
| manufacturer      = Royal Hunting and Munitions Company
| unit_cost          =
| production_date    = 1904-1940
| number            =
| variants          = See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]''
<!-- General specifications -->| spec_label        =
| weight            = 4.09 kg (9.0 lb) with empty magazine
| length            = 1,250 mm (49.2 in)
| part_length        =
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| crew              =
| passengers        = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
| cartridge          = .324 Royal
| cartridge_weight  =
| caliber            =
| barrels            =
| action            = Bolt action
| rate              = 15 rounds/minute
| velocity          = 878 m/s (2,881 ft/s)
| range              = 500 m (550 yd) (with iron sights)<br>800 m (870 yd) (with optics)
| max_range          =
| feed              = 5 round stripper clips in an internal box magazine
| sights            = Iron sights
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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 was the primary infantry weapon of the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] until its replacement by the SR-9C, a shorter weapon using the same basic design. 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 ==
The '''Ten Year Plan''' was a policy memorandum and later partly adopted strategy of [[Caphiria]] in the interwar period during the reign of the [[Imperator]] [[Magasevetus]]. The Plan, formulated in [[1928]], envisioned [[Talionia]] returned to Caphirian control within ten years, giving it its name. The Plan called for the escalation of tensions in [[Dericania]] in order to create a general Levantine war no later than [[1935]]; with [[Urcea]] sufficiently committed in Levantia, [[Caphiria]] would launch an invasion of Talionia and present its conquest as a ''fait accompli''. The concept of clandestine support in Dericania had been proven in [[1925]] with various socialist insurgents receiving piecemeal support from some sectors of the [[Government of Caphiria]]. The ten years proscribed under the plan were both a timeframe for completion as well as a warning, as it was assumed that any conflict begun during the period and not completed by [[1938]] may result in Urcea's mobilization reaching a point that Caphiria could no longer contest with. The design of the Plan was to avert a Second Great War by calculated use of arms and support; an existential threat in Dericania followed by an overwhelming show of force in [[Urlazio]], but a non-existentially threatening one, would lead to Urcea abandoning Urlazio. The plan was thus viewed at the highest levels of Caphirian decisionmakers as the "method to end [[Levantine Creep]] at the lowest cost".
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 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 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 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 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.
Some of the Plan's assumptions proved faulty. The original planners believed that [[Kiravia]] would support Caphiria in any Great War-adjacent action as the sides had been aligned during the [[First Great War]], and under this model Kiravia was assumed to neutralize the effect of any ally of [[Urcea]], especially [[Burgundie]]. The original planners had also assumed that [[Fiannria]] would be a likely Caphirian ally under this conflict and [[Faneria]] would therefore be aligned with [[Urcea]].


== Design ==
The Ten Year Plan was extremely influential on world events, as the course of action it suggested lead to the [[Second Great War]]. Magasevetus himself championed its adoption, although how dogmatically the plan was followed would become a major political issue in the [[Imperial Legion]] between its adoption and the beginning of the war. Adherence to the plan was viewed as a sign of political loyalty to [[Caphiria]], as successful execution of the plan was viewed as absolutely vital for the preservation of [[Imperial Diplomacy (Sarpedon)|Imperial Diplomacy]] and Greater Caphiria. Many historians have evaluated whether or not the plan's tenets are sound. Regardless of theory, the Plan was faulty in the end as Urcea had the will to fight for Talionia and would not readily accept its conquest.
===SR-9C===
== Users ==


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== Impact and legacy ==
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Revision as of 17:24, 1 February 2023

The Ten Year Plan was a policy memorandum and later partly adopted strategy of Caphiria in the interwar period during the reign of the Imperator Magasevetus. The Plan, formulated in 1928, envisioned Talionia returned to Caphirian control within ten years, giving it its name. The Plan called for the escalation of tensions in Dericania in order to create a general Levantine war no later than 1935; with Urcea sufficiently committed in Levantia, Caphiria would launch an invasion of Talionia and present its conquest as a fait accompli. The concept of clandestine support in Dericania had been proven in 1925 with various socialist insurgents receiving piecemeal support from some sectors of the Government of Caphiria. The ten years proscribed under the plan were both a timeframe for completion as well as a warning, as it was assumed that any conflict begun during the period and not completed by 1938 may result in Urcea's mobilization reaching a point that Caphiria could no longer contest with. The design of the Plan was to avert a Second Great War by calculated use of arms and support; an existential threat in Dericania followed by an overwhelming show of force in Urlazio, but a non-existentially threatening one, would lead to Urcea abandoning Urlazio. The plan was thus viewed at the highest levels of Caphirian decisionmakers as the "method to end Levantine Creep at the lowest cost".

Some of the Plan's assumptions proved faulty. The original planners believed that Kiravia would support Caphiria in any Great War-adjacent action as the sides had been aligned during the First Great War, and under this model Kiravia was assumed to neutralize the effect of any ally of Urcea, especially Burgundie. The original planners had also assumed that Fiannria would be a likely Caphirian ally under this conflict and Faneria would therefore be aligned with Urcea.

The Ten Year Plan was extremely influential on world events, as the course of action it suggested lead to the Second Great War. Magasevetus himself championed its adoption, although how dogmatically the plan was followed would become a major political issue in the Imperial Legion between its adoption and the beginning of the war. Adherence to the plan was viewed as a sign of political loyalty to Caphiria, as successful execution of the plan was viewed as absolutely vital for the preservation of Imperial Diplomacy and Greater Caphiria. Many historians have evaluated whether or not the plan's tenets are sound. Regardless of theory, the Plan was faulty in the end as Urcea had the will to fight for Talionia and would not readily accept its conquest.

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