13,595
edits
SAR-40: Difference between revisions
→History: Pew pew!
mNo edit summary |
(→History: Pew pew!) |
||
| Line 75: | Line 75: | ||
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 2008, 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 reserve units, camp guards, and other auxiliary units. | 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 2008, 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 reserve units, camp guards, and other auxiliary units. | ||
== History == | ==History== | ||
Design work on the SAR-40 began in 1938, as arms designer Francis [[Fino Family Arms|Fino]]'s own service early in the [[Second Great War]] imparted valuable lessons regarding infantry firepower in closer quarters than military designers had initially intended. After several prototypes, Fino eventually arrived on a fully functional model in 1939. That year, the PR1FD (Prototype Rifle 1, Fino Design) was presented for official military trials, and in 1940, the fixed-stock version was introduced into active service with selected units of the Royal and Imperial Army, | === Background === | ||
The beginning of the [[Second Great War]] exposed a significant lack of firepower in the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]], as Urcean and allied soldiers primarily using [[SR-9C]] bolt action rifles were commonly outgunned by [[Caphiria|Caphirian]] supplied soldiers of the [[Derian Republic]] using semi-automatic rifles. While the Royal and Imperial Army managed to win victories due to its often superior numbers, its soldiers were clearly not equipped for the inevitable battles in [[Urlazio]] and [[Sarpedon]]. Field testimonies and studies conducted by the Army also indicated that its rifles - commonly sighted out to 2000 meters - were designed for engagements at ranges that were not actually taking place. Most engagements were at relatively close range, where heavier, longer bolt action rifles and carbines performed especially poorly. The Army began to adopt [[Lansing-Mitchell]] rifles in 1936, the third year of the war, but although it was semi-automatic it still used far larger rounds than necessary. | |||
In late 1936, the Royal and Imperial Army began theorizing and development of a number of {{wp|intermediate cartridge}}s, lighter cartridges with enough stopping power to be practical for the type of combat seen during the War. In addition to a new infantry rifle, the Army sought to streamline its logistics by replacing the submachine guns currently in use with a similar weapon using the intermediate cartridges. A series of contests began in 1938 and 1939, but few viable options emerged. | |||
=== Fino Development === | |||
Design work on the SAR-40 began in 1938, as arms designer Francis [[Fino Family Arms|Fino]]'s own service early in the [[Second Great War]] imparted valuable lessons regarding infantry firepower in closer quarters than military designers had initially intended. After several prototypes, Fino eventually arrived on a fully functional model in early 1939. That year, the PR1FD (Prototype Rifle 1, Fino Design) was presented for official military trials. The PR1FD was originally separated into a semi-automatic version and a fully automatic version (intended to serve as a submachine gun) which were otherwise indistinguishable; these weapons were originally going to be adopted as the SR-39 and SMP-39. The Royal and Imperial Army officially selected the PR1FD and ordered tens of thousands of semi-automatic and automatic versions, but production issues lead to the creation of a single select-fire version in September 1939. This version excelled in all live fire tests and was well liked in limited field tests; it was subsequently adopted as the SAR-40, a new designation, with SAR initially meaning "automatic rifle" before being reclassified as "assault rifle" in 1945. | |||
===Service=== | |||
In 1940, the fixed-stock version with selective fire was introduced into active service with selected units of the Royal and Imperial Army, becoming the standard infantry rifle. The rifle served as the standard issue service weapon from then until 1987, when it was replaced by the [[SAR-87]]. The SAR-40 was appreciated by military historians and soldiers alike, who praised the innovative nature, relative ease of use, and firepower the weapon afforded the Urcean infantry of the late [[Second Great War]] and [[Occidental Cold War]]. The weapon saw a second term of service as a weapon, being reactivated in 2023 for support troops, allied militias, military police and other auxiliary units during the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. Though decommissioned again in 2025, it remains in service with many nations aligned with [[Urcea]]. | |||
== Design == | == Design == | ||