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We here at Hastings are proud that you are considering attendance to the oldest and most prestigious school for guns in the world. Please read this helpful brochure and familiarize yourself with everything there is to know about Hastings Academy.
History: In 1915 with World War 1 already one year old the British Crown noticed that with so many mass produced rifles running around and fighting on both sides of the war the quality and reliability of each was vastly out of line. Thus the Allied Gun Training Camp was established. Located in Hastings England the school was headed by former British Service Rifle Snider-Enfield and staffed by rifles such as Henry Martinin and Fusil modèle 1866. It's sole purpose was to train and educate the rifles of the allied forces so that they could get to know each other and improve themselves.
Following the end of WW1 in 1918 the camp became a semi-private private organization and had it's name changed to Hastings Academy. Following the construction of an official school building the Hastings Academy for Rifles and Machine Guns was opened internationally in 1922 to any gun from a none "socialist" or "Communist" nation, this included the Germans who the school had been initially created to fight. During this time the staff size was increased and included rifles from the USA, Germany, Sweden and many others. Initially just for service weapons the school was opened civilian rifles and machine guns in 1927. The school functioned as an international all types admitted academy until 1939. Following the start of WWII the school turned back over to the government and served purely to train allied service rifles. While once again privatized again in 1947, Hastings Academy would not return to being an all access school until after 1991.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1993 Hastings Academy once again opened it's doors to all guns of all types from all nationalities and has remained so to this day.
Faculty:
Headmaster SMLE Mk.III: Once of Hastings first students Headmaster SMLE does his best to ensure that Hastings provides only the best educational experience to guns of all types anywhere in the world.
High School Head M2 HB: Hastings is proud to have a gun as famous as M2 Browning as the head of it's High School program. Under her guidance Hastings High School has repeatedly placed number one in the world over other schools.
Schools Located on the Hastings Academy campus are the three Hastings schools.
Hastings High: The oldest of the three schools Hastings High still uses the original 1922 building plus many new buildings built afterwards to accommodate the ever changing times. Hastings High caters to all Battle Rifles, Machine Guns, and Sniper Rifles and accepts all regardless of nationality.
Hastings Middle School: Is the newest of the three Hastings Schools. Built in 1971 to accommodate the mass emergence of Assault Rifles by western armies Hastings Middle School offers the best education for intermediate caliber guns. Hastings Middle School caters to all Assault Rifles and Shotguns and accepts all regardless of nationality.
Hastings Elementary: Established in 1935 Hastings Elementary was the first school of it's kind for the first weapons of their kind. Specializing in SMG and Pistol education there is no better school on the planet. Hastings Elementary caters to all Sub Machine Guns, Personal Defense Weapons, and Pistols and accepts all regardless of nationality.
The School Day
The day begins at 5:00 AM for High School, 6:00 AM for Middle School and 7:00 AM for Elementary School and starts with morning practice followed by an breakfast an hour later. Breakfast is half an hour long and is followed immediately by the start of class. Classes begin at 6:30 AM for High School, 7:30 AM for Middle School, and 8:30 AM for Elementary School. At 9:30AM the High School students receive 30 minute break. The Elementary School and Middle Schools receive no break. Classes run till 12:00PM for High School and 12:30 for Middle and Elementary School and then pause for lunch. All students receive a one hour lunch break. Classes resume at 1:00 for High School and 1:30 PM for Middle and Elementary school. High School has a one hour PE class starting at 2:00 PM with normal classes resuming at 3:00 PM. Elementary and Middle School have a thirty minute PE class starting at 1:30 PM for both Elementary and Middle School with normal classes resuming at 2:00 PM. The School day ends at 2:30 PM for Elementary school followed by an hour and a half of mandatory electives. The School day ends at 3:00 PM for Middle School followed by an hour of mandatory Electives. The school day ends at 4:00 PM for High School with the ability to take optional high school only electives. Elementary School students may only receive up to one hour of combined after school work. Middle school students may only receive up to one and a half hours of combined after school work. High School students may only receive up to two hours of combined after school work. Mandatory lights out at 9:30 for Elementary School, 10:30 for Middle School and 11:30 for High School.
Activities and Electives
Optional combat practice is held once a weekend on Sunday with ops ranging from large scale team battles to 2v2 tournaments. Combat practices are open to all students and students should be prepared to fight students from older or younger grades. Participation in at least one combat practice a month is mandatory.
History: In 1915 with World War 1 already one year old the British Crown noticed that with so many mass produced rifles running around and fighting on both sides of the war the quality and reliability of each was vastly out of line. Thus the Allied Gun Training Camp was established. Located in Hastings England the school was headed by former British Service Rifle Snider-Enfield and staffed by rifles such as Henry Martinin and Fusil modèle 1866. It's sole purpose was to train and educate the rifles of the allied forces so that they could get to know each other and improve themselves.
Following the end of WW1 in 1918 the camp became a semi-private private organization and had it's name changed to Hastings Academy. Following the construction of an official school building the Hastings Academy for Rifles and Machine Guns was opened internationally in 1922 to any gun from a none "socialist" or "Communist" nation, this included the Germans who the school had been initially created to fight. During this time the staff size was increased and included rifles from the USA, Germany, Sweden and many others. Initially just for service weapons the school was opened civilian rifles and machine guns in 1927. The school functioned as an international all types admitted academy until 1939. Following the start of WWII the school turned back over to the government and served purely to train allied service rifles. While once again privatized again in 1947, Hastings Academy would not return to being an all access school until after 1991.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1993 Hastings Academy once again opened it's doors to all guns of all types from all nationalities and has remained so to this day.
Faculty:
Headmaster SMLE Mk.III: Once of Hastings first students Headmaster SMLE does his best to ensure that Hastings provides only the best educational experience to guns of all types anywhere in the world.
High School Head M2 HB: Hastings is proud to have a gun as famous as M2 Browning as the head of it's High School program. Under her guidance Hastings High School has repeatedly placed number one in the world over other schools.
Schools Located on the Hastings Academy campus are the three Hastings schools.
Hastings High: The oldest of the three schools Hastings High still uses the original 1922 building plus many new buildings built afterwards to accommodate the ever changing times. Hastings High caters to all Battle Rifles, Machine Guns, and Sniper Rifles and accepts all regardless of nationality.
Hastings Middle School: Is the newest of the three Hastings Schools. Built in 1971 to accommodate the mass emergence of Assault Rifles by western armies Hastings Middle School offers the best education for intermediate caliber guns. Hastings Middle School caters to all Assault Rifles and Shotguns and accepts all regardless of nationality.
Hastings Elementary: Established in 1935 Hastings Elementary was the first school of it's kind for the first weapons of their kind. Specializing in SMG and Pistol education there is no better school on the planet. Hastings Elementary caters to all Sub Machine Guns, Personal Defense Weapons, and Pistols and accepts all regardless of nationality.
The School Day
The day begins at 5:00 AM for High School, 6:00 AM for Middle School and 7:00 AM for Elementary School and starts with morning practice followed by an breakfast an hour later. Breakfast is half an hour long and is followed immediately by the start of class. Classes begin at 6:30 AM for High School, 7:30 AM for Middle School, and 8:30 AM for Elementary School. At 9:30AM the High School students receive 30 minute break. The Elementary School and Middle Schools receive no break. Classes run till 12:00PM for High School and 12:30 for Middle and Elementary School and then pause for lunch. All students receive a one hour lunch break. Classes resume at 1:00 for High School and 1:30 PM for Middle and Elementary school. High School has a one hour PE class starting at 2:00 PM with normal classes resuming at 3:00 PM. Elementary and Middle School have a thirty minute PE class starting at 1:30 PM for both Elementary and Middle School with normal classes resuming at 2:00 PM. The School day ends at 2:30 PM for Elementary school followed by an hour and a half of mandatory electives. The School day ends at 3:00 PM for Middle School followed by an hour of mandatory Electives. The school day ends at 4:00 PM for High School with the ability to take optional high school only electives. Elementary School students may only receive up to one hour of combined after school work. Middle school students may only receive up to one and a half hours of combined after school work. High School students may only receive up to two hours of combined after school work. Mandatory lights out at 9:30 for Elementary School, 10:30 for Middle School and 11:30 for High School.
Activities and Electives
Optional combat practice is held once a weekend on Sunday with ops ranging from large scale team battles to 2v2 tournaments. Combat practices are open to all students and students should be prepared to fight students from older or younger grades. Participation in at least one combat practice a month is mandatory.
Now that you have read the bit about the school were this RP takes place, your are probably know every about Upotte, or are very very confused. For those that don't know what Upotte is I direct you to the Q and A section of this OP but strongly suggest you read this note blurb first.
This is a revival of an RP I started a little while ago and that was fairly short lived, much to everyone's sorrow. Well I'm here to tell you it's back and with a much better plan. I first want to let you all know that at the current moment I only have a few hours a day were I have internet access and only two days a week I have full access to internet and the time to devote to long posts. All in all this means I will not have a lot of time to post. Thus there are two ways I plan to keep this alive. 1) I will devote a part of every Sunday to posting in this RP (as it is right at this moment the only RP I will be in) and 2) an dedicated team of 2-3 Co-OP's who can not only post regularly but will also be willing to play at least one teacher for each of the 3 classes divided among all of the Co-OP's.
This is a revival of an RP I started a little while ago and that was fairly short lived, much to everyone's sorrow. Well I'm here to tell you it's back and with a much better plan. I first want to let you all know that at the current moment I only have a few hours a day were I have internet access and only two days a week I have full access to internet and the time to devote to long posts. All in all this means I will not have a lot of time to post. Thus there are two ways I plan to keep this alive. 1) I will devote a part of every Sunday to posting in this RP (as it is right at this moment the only RP I will be in) and 2) an dedicated team of 2-3 Co-OP's who can not only post regularly but will also be willing to play at least one teacher for each of the 3 classes divided among all of the Co-OP's.
Now I imagine after reading the "Welcome to Hastings Academy you may or may not be confused. You may have stumbled upon this and have no idea what it is, or you may know exactly what it is and are here because of that. If you are the former keep reading. If you are the latter skip to the large letters that say "If you are the latter". For those that don't know what this is, below you will find a mock Q and A between me and what will probably be most people in your shoes.
Q: "WTF is this shit"
A: It's a Upotte RP.
Q: "What's a Upotte?"
A: Upotte is an anime/manga series created by Kitsune Tennouji that follows the every day high school lives of a group of 4 girls. Those girls are FNC, M-16, L85, and Sig 550.
Q: "But Fin aren't those all guns?"
A: Correct. All the characters in Upotte, with the exception of one teacher, are guns. You know I feel I should say more but, that's really all there is to say. If you want to learn more I recommend watching the anime, or better yet reading the manga as it's much better.
IF YOU ARE A LADDER than you are probably in the wrong place, but if you are the latter than you are. Following are a series of questions I have assumed you might have.
Q: "So how exactly is this RP gonna work?"
A: So two things. First It occurred to me that this was the one thing missing from the entire OP, what exactly this RP was gonna be. So after much thinking about it I actually know an answer to this very important question. This RP is gonna be based off of the slice of life nature of the show. Each episode or chapter of this RP is going to chronicle a day (loosely) with most of the RP being focused on character interactions, development and silly shenanigans. Of course because this is Upotte there will also be regular battles between players that will occur. I don't yet know how these are gonna work, but hopefully we can make them fun for all. There will also be plot twists and turns along the way. Hopefully it will work and we'll all have fun.
Q: "Does my character have to be a girl?"
A: No your character can be any gender you want regardless of what kind of weapon they are.
Q: "Can I play a character from the show/manga?"
A: If you want.
Q: "I want to be a character from the show/manga (such as M-16), do I have to be the character from the show/manga or can I do my own interpretation?"
A: It's called Alt Upotte for a reason, if you want to make your own representation of a character that exists canonically go right ahead. In fact I encourage it
Q: Can I use the original weapon I created for my NS nation or other project?"
A: Yes but with some restrictions/requirements. 1) it must be origional, as in YOU created it, you may not be a gun that you "bought" of the NS store front. 2) It has to be realistically functional by MT standards and you have to be able to describe how it works. 3) It has to have an RL manufacturer and you must describe a RL history for it's development. 4) Your weapon may not clash with RL, meaning that you can't say it replaced the M-16 as the primary service rifle of the US Army in 1983. However if you wanted to say that after after a contest held in 2015 or 16 your rifle was selected to replace the M16 that would be fine (this is an Alt Universe after all). 4) no laser guns, railguns etc.
Q: "May I play more than one character?"
A: You may play up too 2 characters to start and if later you are doing a good job keeping up on posting and posting for both characters, and you feel up to it you may play more. I strongly recommend new RPers to only play one character.
Q: "May I play a teacher?"
A: Only if you are willing to commit to the duties of being a Co-OP
Q: "Is there time frame of gun I have to be?"
A: Yes anything after the year 1949 unless you are a teacher in which case your are limited to any gun that saw wide spread service in WW2.
Q: "Someone is playing M16A4 may I play M16A2?"
A: No. The anime implies that later models of the same gun are physical representation of the characters efforts in school. This does not extend to standalone variations of the same model of gun, such as the Tar-21 and the MTAR which are actually two different guns despite one being a derivative of the TAR-21.
Q: "In the anime/manga there are no Eastern Block guns, does this mean I can't play an Eastern Block gun"
A: No all guns from all countries are acceptable.
Q: "Can I play Bofors 40mm?"
A: No you may only play characters (guns) whose metric caliber does not exceed 20mm
Q: "If I play an Eastern Block weapon (such as an AK) does my character have to have cat ears"
A: Yes. Also guns based off of the AK have to have something irregular about them as well. See the RK-95 and Galil in the anime as examples. Note: The Swedish Ak's such as the Ak-4 or Ak-5 are not the same as Russian AK's. The Russian AK designation stands for Avtomat Kalashnikova whereas the Swedish Ak designation stands for Automatkarbin
Q: "I was in the first version of this RP, can I play the same character"
A: Sure why not, and if you were, welcome back.
Q: "Are these questions the same as the rules?"
A: Yes and no. There are some rule's here, but they mostly regard character creation, actual RP rules are located below the Q & A section.
Q: "Are there any more questions?"
A: Not at the moment.
Q: "WTF is this shit"
A: It's a Upotte RP.
Q: "What's a Upotte?"
A: Upotte is an anime/manga series created by Kitsune Tennouji that follows the every day high school lives of a group of 4 girls. Those girls are FNC, M-16, L85, and Sig 550.
Q: "But Fin aren't those all guns?"
A: Correct. All the characters in Upotte, with the exception of one teacher, are guns. You know I feel I should say more but, that's really all there is to say. If you want to learn more I recommend watching the anime, or better yet reading the manga as it's much better.
IF YOU ARE A LADDER than you are probably in the wrong place, but if you are the latter than you are. Following are a series of questions I have assumed you might have.
Q: "So how exactly is this RP gonna work?"
A: So two things. First It occurred to me that this was the one thing missing from the entire OP, what exactly this RP was gonna be. So after much thinking about it I actually know an answer to this very important question. This RP is gonna be based off of the slice of life nature of the show. Each episode or chapter of this RP is going to chronicle a day (loosely) with most of the RP being focused on character interactions, development and silly shenanigans. Of course because this is Upotte there will also be regular battles between players that will occur. I don't yet know how these are gonna work, but hopefully we can make them fun for all. There will also be plot twists and turns along the way. Hopefully it will work and we'll all have fun.
Q: "Does my character have to be a girl?"
A: No your character can be any gender you want regardless of what kind of weapon they are.
Q: "Can I play a character from the show/manga?"
A: If you want.
Q: "I want to be a character from the show/manga (such as M-16), do I have to be the character from the show/manga or can I do my own interpretation?"
A: It's called Alt Upotte for a reason, if you want to make your own representation of a character that exists canonically go right ahead. In fact I encourage it
Q: Can I use the original weapon I created for my NS nation or other project?"
A: Yes but with some restrictions/requirements. 1) it must be origional, as in YOU created it, you may not be a gun that you "bought" of the NS store front. 2) It has to be realistically functional by MT standards and you have to be able to describe how it works. 3) It has to have an RL manufacturer and you must describe a RL history for it's development. 4) Your weapon may not clash with RL, meaning that you can't say it replaced the M-16 as the primary service rifle of the US Army in 1983. However if you wanted to say that after after a contest held in 2015 or 16 your rifle was selected to replace the M16 that would be fine (this is an Alt Universe after all). 4) no laser guns, railguns etc.
Q: "May I play more than one character?"
A: You may play up too 2 characters to start and if later you are doing a good job keeping up on posting and posting for both characters, and you feel up to it you may play more. I strongly recommend new RPers to only play one character.
Q: "May I play a teacher?"
A: Only if you are willing to commit to the duties of being a Co-OP
Q: "Is there time frame of gun I have to be?"
A: Yes anything after the year 1949 unless you are a teacher in which case your are limited to any gun that saw wide spread service in WW2.
Q: "Someone is playing M16A4 may I play M16A2?"
A: No. The anime implies that later models of the same gun are physical representation of the characters efforts in school. This does not extend to standalone variations of the same model of gun, such as the Tar-21 and the MTAR which are actually two different guns despite one being a derivative of the TAR-21.
Q: "In the anime/manga there are no Eastern Block guns, does this mean I can't play an Eastern Block gun"
A: No all guns from all countries are acceptable.
Q: "Can I play Bofors 40mm?"
A: No you may only play characters (guns) whose metric caliber does not exceed 20mm
Q: "If I play an Eastern Block weapon (such as an AK) does my character have to have cat ears"
A: Yes. Also guns based off of the AK have to have something irregular about them as well. See the RK-95 and Galil in the anime as examples. Note: The Swedish Ak's such as the Ak-4 or Ak-5 are not the same as Russian AK's. The Russian AK designation stands for Avtomat Kalashnikova whereas the Swedish Ak designation stands for Automatkarbin
Q: "I was in the first version of this RP, can I play the same character"
A: Sure why not, and if you were, welcome back.
Q: "Are these questions the same as the rules?"
A: Yes and no. There are some rule's here, but they mostly regard character creation, actual RP rules are located below the Q & A section.
Q: "Are there any more questions?"
A: Not at the moment.
Rules:
1. The OP (me) is god.
2. Co-OPs are second to god.
3. You must be accepted by the OP or a Co-OP before posting.
4. No god modding.
5. No flaming.
6. Keep things PG-13.
7. One paragraph minimum post length.
8. Three strikes and you're out.
9. Failure to obey these rules will result in your being shot out of the Tsar cannon for our amusement.
Q: "Isn't this redundant?"
A: Maybe. I don't think so, as it seems stupid to put the questions and answers regarding the rules before the rules.
Q: "What's god modding?"
A: It's a video game term in reference to people who cheat to make themselves invincible or able to move through walls etc. Here it's used more to refer to posting another players characters reactions or response. Such as in a fight posting the opponent getting hit. God modding is perhaps one of the worst crimes a player can commit and it can be quite shameful when you do. Trust me I know, because I did it once. It was accidental (sort of) but man do I regret it.
Q: "What's flaming?"
A: It's actively insulting a player in the OOC. You don't even have to swear to flame, just being mean or talking smack is enough to qualify. It's the second worst crime a player can commit and it never feels good in retrospect (at least if you're a good person). Trust me I know, because I did it once.
Q: "How long is a paragraph?"
A: About three full lines of complete sentences. One liner's AKA a post that only takes up one line will get you shot out of the Tsar Cannon.
Q: "What's a complete sentence?"
A: Well, it's a sentence that is complete. I'm not an English teacher, so while I understand these concept's I'm not the best at explaining them. That's why I ripped this from the internet. "A complete sentence always contains a verb, expresses a complete idea and makes sense standing alone". Now when writing you'r post, just posting 3 lines of dialogue
"Like so".
"Because I said so".
IS NOT A PROPER PARAGRAPH. Even if the sentences of that dialogue are complete sentences it's still not a proper paragraph and if you do this you run the risk of getting shot out of the Tsar Cannon. For more on sentences and proper writing ask your English teacher
Q: "But Fin my character's in a conversation and the whole thing they need to say is Hi or Hello?"
A: This is always a tricky situation to get around. The easiest way to avoid this is to not have your characters enter such trivial small talk in the first place and try to have more full conversations. Another great way to fill the three line quota is tag some description on to the end of the dialogue. Rather than just using he/she said or asked try to describe the way you'r character says it. The expression on their face. Then add some description of how your character views the other character based on what they know of them. If you're having real trouble try talking with the other player to work something out, maybe ask them for how there character would response and ask if it would be ok if you posted that response. Also fun fact, the answer to this question is the a perfect example of the length of posts I would like to see in this RP. Of course I will admit that this would be a bit much, but hey if it's well written it won't hurt anyone.
Q: "Ok I think I get it, but what's the point of the minimum post length?"
A: "Well it's there for two reasons. 1) it's a quality control measure and 2) it slows down the RP.
Q: "But Fin, why do you want the RP to slow down?"
A: Remember that part where I said I don't have a lot of internet access? Well that's why I want this RP to slow down. Not to a grinding halt of course, but when 5 pages of short poorly written posts go up in the 5 hours I'm at work I get overwhelmed and it's hard for me to keep up. Since I'm only really going to be focusing on this RP I really want to make sure I can focus on it, and that it's a good one. Well I think that covers everything.
Q: "Did you make this second Q & A section simply because you like writing Q & A's?"
A: Of course not...what would make you say that. OK, maybe a little.
A: Maybe. I don't think so, as it seems stupid to put the questions and answers regarding the rules before the rules.
Q: "What's god modding?"
A: It's a video game term in reference to people who cheat to make themselves invincible or able to move through walls etc. Here it's used more to refer to posting another players characters reactions or response. Such as in a fight posting the opponent getting hit. God modding is perhaps one of the worst crimes a player can commit and it can be quite shameful when you do. Trust me I know, because I did it once. It was accidental (sort of) but man do I regret it.
Q: "What's flaming?"
A: It's actively insulting a player in the OOC. You don't even have to swear to flame, just being mean or talking smack is enough to qualify. It's the second worst crime a player can commit and it never feels good in retrospect (at least if you're a good person). Trust me I know, because I did it once.
Q: "How long is a paragraph?"
A: About three full lines of complete sentences. One liner's AKA a post that only takes up one line will get you shot out of the Tsar Cannon.
Q: "What's a complete sentence?"
A: Well, it's a sentence that is complete. I'm not an English teacher, so while I understand these concept's I'm not the best at explaining them. That's why I ripped this from the internet. "A complete sentence always contains a verb, expresses a complete idea and makes sense standing alone". Now when writing you'r post, just posting 3 lines of dialogue
"Like so".
"Because I said so".
IS NOT A PROPER PARAGRAPH. Even if the sentences of that dialogue are complete sentences it's still not a proper paragraph and if you do this you run the risk of getting shot out of the Tsar Cannon. For more on sentences and proper writing ask your English teacher
Q: "But Fin my character's in a conversation and the whole thing they need to say is Hi or Hello?"
A: This is always a tricky situation to get around. The easiest way to avoid this is to not have your characters enter such trivial small talk in the first place and try to have more full conversations. Another great way to fill the three line quota is tag some description on to the end of the dialogue. Rather than just using he/she said or asked try to describe the way you'r character says it. The expression on their face. Then add some description of how your character views the other character based on what they know of them. If you're having real trouble try talking with the other player to work something out, maybe ask them for how there character would response and ask if it would be ok if you posted that response. Also fun fact, the answer to this question is the a perfect example of the length of posts I would like to see in this RP. Of course I will admit that this would be a bit much, but hey if it's well written it won't hurt anyone.
Q: "Ok I think I get it, but what's the point of the minimum post length?"
A: "Well it's there for two reasons. 1) it's a quality control measure and 2) it slows down the RP.
Q: "But Fin, why do you want the RP to slow down?"
A: Remember that part where I said I don't have a lot of internet access? Well that's why I want this RP to slow down. Not to a grinding halt of course, but when 5 pages of short poorly written posts go up in the 5 hours I'm at work I get overwhelmed and it's hard for me to keep up. Since I'm only really going to be focusing on this RP I really want to make sure I can focus on it, and that it's a good one. Well I think that covers everything.
Q: "Did you make this second Q & A section simply because you like writing Q & A's?"
A: Of course not...what would make you say that. OK, maybe a little.
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Name: SMLE Mk.III
Country of Origin:United Kingdom
Manufacturer: Royal Small Arms Factory
Year of Introduction: 26th January, 1907
Produced:1907-Present
Cartridge: 7.7×56mmR (.303 Cal)
Action: Bolt-Action
Rate of Fire: Approx 20 rounds/minute
Feed System: 10 round magazine loaded with 5 round charger clips
Muzzle Velocity: 744 m/s
Length (gun): 1,118 mm
Height (personification): 195 cm
Weight (gun): 4 kg
Weight (personification) 92.53 kg
Faculty Position: Headmaster
Bio: The Short Magazine Lee Enfield was conceived following the Boer War in order to replace the Magazine Lee Enfield and Lee Metford rifles. The SMLE was unique for its time because it was one of the first rifles designed with a universal length. At the time long rifles were issued to infantry and short rifles to cavalry. The SMLE was designed to be issued to both. After the SMLE Mk.I Was introduced in 1903 it went through several changes in the pre-war period until it finally emerged in 1907 as the SMLE Mk.III. Though many were skeptical of the new design the first WW1 proved them all wrong. The rifles bolt design allowed the British soldiers to fire without removing their eyes from the trigger which. With rigorous training British soldiers were capable of putting out 20-30 round per minute of accurate fire. The success of the SMLE Mk.III in WW1 caused the rifle to go serve in militaries around the world. After a decade of improvements the SMLE Mk.III emerged as the SMLE No.4 Rifle which would serve in WW2.
The Headmaster of Hastings Academy, SMLE Mk III as a close and very personal connection with the school as one of it's first students. SMLE Mk.III went to the Hastings when it was stilled the Allied Gun Training Camp while he was serving in WW1. Thus he cares deeply for the school and it's property. If caught vandalizing the school a student risks immediate expulsion. As a headmaster SMLE is strict but fair. Break the rules and you get punished, it's as simple as that. Make a joke get frowned at. Call SMLE "Smelly" get detention. To many students SMLE comes across as a humorless and mean spirited individual. None of this however is the true SMLE. The true SMLE is a kind hearted man who cares for others and tries to see the best in all. When a student is harmed in any way he always likes to care for the injured student personally if he can. Students like to say it is because he is a WWI rifle that he is strict, but that's not true either. It is because he is a headmaster he is strict, it is because he is a WWI rifle that he is caring and compassionate.
Physical Appearance:
Name:Browning M2HB
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer:General Dynamics, Fabrique Nationale, U.S. Ordnance, and Manroy Engineering (UK)
Former: Sabre Defence Industries, Colt's Patent Fire Arms Company, High Standard Company, Savage Arms Corporation, Buffalo Arms Corporation, General Motors Corporation (Frigidaire, AC Spark Plug, Saginaw Steering, and Brown-Lipe-Chappin Divisions), Kelsey Hayes Wheel Company, Springfield Armory, Wayne Pump Company, ERMCO, and Ramo Manufacturing, Rock Island Arsenal
Year of Introduction: 1923
Produced: 1923-present
Cartridge: 12.7x99mm (.50 Cal)
Action: Recoil operated
Rate of Fire: Aprox 485-635 rpm
Feed System: Belt-fed
Muzzle Velocity: 890 m/s (2,910 ft/s)
Length (gun): 1,654 mm (65.1 in)
Height (personification): 176.78 cm (5'8")
Weight (gun): 38 kg (83.78 lb)
Weight (personification): 61.68 kg (136 lbs)
Faculty Position: High School Teacher
Bio: In 1918 John Moses Browning developed a gun based off of a German Anti-Tank round. In 1923 the Browning M2 .50 Cal Heavy Machine Gun entered service with the US Army. What John Browning didn't know was, that he had built arguably the best heavy machine gun ever built. Though the original M2s were water cooled by using a heavier barrel they were made air cooled. This reduced the weight of the gun and made it far more portable. The M2 would go on to see service in just about every American conflict since WW1, and would serve in the militaries of many countries around the world. Used as a vehicle mounted machine gun, AA gun, aircraft gun, door gun, and even as a sniper rifle, the M2 browning is an old, durable, and reliable machine gun that packs a serious punch. The M2 is so amazing, that when the US army tried to replace it the best replacement was just improved it instead.
Big heavy and intimidating most are a bit scared of "Ma Duce" when they first meet her, of course who wouldn't be. Older than most other teachers, she's the only one still in service. Shes held the record for longest ranged kill from 1967 till 2004. With her help multiple soldiers received the Medal of Honor. She's been in almost as many movies, tv shows, and video games as either the M16 or the AK-47, and to top it of she even has a bullet named for her. So yes, most are practically crushed by her fame.
Once they get to know her however, many realize that beyond the tough exterior, wall crushing strength, and deadly gaze, is a kind hearted weapon who's ultimate goal in life is to protect others. As a teacher she is stern, but laxer than others. Sleep in her class and shell give you a stern look and tell you to get more sleep. Talk in her class and she'll reprimand you. Cheat on a test however and you're likely to get nailed with piece of chalk traveling at 2,000+ FPS...from the other side of the school. Often nicknamed the schools guardian, she has on many occasions stated that she would gladly stand her ground in front of an army of thousands to keep the school and her students safe. While at times strict and orderly at others she is kind and funny. She's willing to listen and help others with their personal problems.
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