L-1812 Sniper Rifle

A long range mass driver used as the Commonwealth's Sniper/Anti-Material rifle.
Although the EM-X series of rifles are incredibly accurate to 1000 metres or more and transfer a minimum of 3GJs of thermal energy to a target, vapourising most targets, it is possible to shield targets using a mixture of reflective surfaces and heat sinks.
So as a work around to this Colt Commonwealth designed and built, in 2740, a rifle that uses a scaled down version of the now ubiquitous BAE Systems Point Defence Railgun, the L-1812.
Unlike its contemporary, the EM-X series and indeed its predecessor the L-1776 series sniper rifles, the L-1812 has never had a major redesign in its 200 operational life.
Found through out the Army and Naval forces the L-1815 has an effective range of close to 15 kilometres by launching its 100 gram steel/tungsten projectile at mach 15 plus change. Due to the electromagnetic driver this speed can be dialled right down to subsonic speeds, with a commensurate drop in range.

Significance

Standard sniper rifle of the British Army.

Item type

Weapon, Ranged

Manufacturer

The Ministry of Defence

Owning Organization

The Ministry of Defence

Rarity

Common

Weight

Unloaded Weight: 5.5kg
Loaded Weight: 6.4kg

Dimensions

Overall Length: 1000mm
Barrel Length: 500mm

Base Price

£4000