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TPS TSK OSW: The favoured primary weapon of Astronean Tier 1 Special Forces, the TSK OSW (Operational Special Weapon) is a modernized variant of the Astronean TSK series of battle rifle, with lightweight aluminium furniture and a shorter barrel length. The OSW upgrades a proven weapon platform using modern manufacturing techniques to create an affordable and effective combat rifle, up to par with modern competitors. Its large caliber round is able to place shots accurately at extended ranges, acting if necessary as a marksman rifle with relative ease. Superior ergonomics and materials also allow for better control in fully automatic sustained fire, something the original TSK struggled with. Usually equipped with an ECLAN sight or a CCO, LLM01 combined laser-light IR module (or AN/PEQ 15) and fitted with an AAC 762-SDN-6 suppressor as standard.
For fire support, a Light Support Weapon variant with longer match heavy barrel, integrated bipod and telescopic stock is fielded, with up to 60 round mags. A carbine variant is also avaliable. Team leaders and grenadiers mount an underslung M203 as standard. Designated marksmen often carry the TPS TSK DMR, which features a longer barrel, a cheek rest, marksmam's pistol grip, Harris bipod and the Nightstalker IR/NV scope, an advanced marksman sight with up to 12x magnification, night vision and thermal imaging, a rangefinder display as well as an IFF system with the additional facial recognition software.

KN-4 SOV: Belt fed light machine gun designed for operations where suppressive capability is required, but weight is a concern. An integral bipod allows for stable, accurate and sustained fire. Polymer parts reduce the overall weight of the weapon by 1 kg, allowing it to be used effectively in a CQB environment. The SOV boasts a 900 rpm, giving the user the ability suppress any target to great effect at ranges up to 800 metres. In service with the Republican Marine Commandos, AWD and SPRG.

TPS R30: Modern precision sniper rifle with the ability to change caliber in the field by changing the bolt. Uses lightweight materials and a collapsible stock, custom designed to meet specific requests of Special Forces personnel. Accurate up to 1,600 metres, weighing only 6kg. Fielded by AWD and SPRG units.

LMK-10: Anti material rifle with internal suppressor, firing the heaver 12.7mm round, capable of defeating personal armour and penetrating most materials.

PG-093 "Mamba": Primary sniper rifle of the AAF, used by snipers of the ARA and Special Forces, as well as police units. Equipped with fiberglass stock, bipod, muzzle brake and threaded barrel. Uses ten round detachable box magazine.

AP-84: The sidearm of choice for most AWD operators, chambered in either 9x19 parabellum or .40 S&W, featuring polymer parts, lightened trigger pull, threaded barrel and low profile tritium night sights, with an underbarrel mount for illumination sights. It features no firing pin block, which consequently helps to slightly reduce trigger pull weight and improves trigger travel properties. The pistol frame incorporates a recess beneath the trigger guard and a beavertail to enable a higher grip of the handgun. A slightly "weaker” recoil spring facilitates loading and enhances the shooting comfort. The AP-84 is considered one of the most reliable firearms in Astronean service, and has seen service in multiple theatres throughout the world, both hot and cold climates.

Haulis 12K Tactical: Semi automatic shotgun based on a heavily modified AM-64 frame. Magazine fed, with a folding stock, shortened barrel, breacher choke and full RIS for mounting optics and illumination devices. May be equipped with 5 or 10 round magazines. Used by AWD and other Special Forces units for close-quarters combat.

64mm D-PAT rocket launcher: Disposable anti tank rocket, compact, lightweight, designed for lightly armoured targets, frequently used against structures. In service across the AAF. Carried by all grenadiers as standard.

MP-ATW: Disposable, man-portable, short range fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile system. Uses a top-down attack warhead, allowing it to defeat most modern armour threats, and due to soft launch technology, can safely be fired from enclosed spaces

X-DIR directional anti personnel munition: Experimental anti personnel mine, one of the first weapons to be synchronized to the SQLCI system. Syncs to IFF signatures of friendly SQLCI devices, preventing friendlies from triggering the mine. If an SQLCI module passes by the mine within 1 metre, the mine will temporarily disarm. Can be controlled remotely via the signal link to the operator of the SQLCI, allowing the operator to arm, disarm or remotely detonate the mine. The housing of the mine's body is packed with ball bearings, which when triggered, fire at high velocity in a 180 degree cone. Lethal at close range.

AG-57: Lightweight three round 43mm grenade launcher able to be fired in confined areas without risk to the operator due to the rounds' relatively small blast radius. Originally designed for urban warfare and riot control, the Hallstrim is able to fire HE, Frag, Thermobaric and a variety of non-lethal munitions. The AG-57 was designed in 1997 in the midst of civil unrest and political turmoil. Riot Police needed an effective device for firing non-lethal munitions to disperse rioters and violent protestors in quick succession. The end product proved more than capable of dispensing large quantities of tear gas, rubber projectiles and bean bag munitions.

RBJ-CS: Unguided rocket that comes in three variations, MP-multi purpose for defeating armour and fortifications, AS for anti structure and WB for wall breaching, a unique warhead which is specifically designed to punch a large man sized hole in walls, allowing it to be breached from the other side. Additional breaching equipment and demolitions are provided by the use of plastic explosives and shaped charges frequently carried in the field.

PGAM Ollnóva MANPAD: High velocity air defence missile system capable of engaging helicopters and other low flying aircraft. Features a unique warhead that uses 3 submunitions to increase the probability of successfuly hitting the operator's target.

Squad Level Command Interface (SQLCI): Experimental individual command and control system in use by AWD units. This system allows team leaders to issue orders to their units seamlessly, transmit and receive information to command elements and friendly forces in the theatre. It consists of three modules.
The first is a wrist mounted display that has an intergrated GPS, IFF module, and the ability to sync with other systems to download and upload data.
The second is the AN/PRC 152s which are standard for comms, featuring advanced datalink, full encryption and multiband transmission of extended ranges, wired up via a Tactical vest Antenna System with SATCOM/VSAT communication.
The third is a helmet mounted HD camera, which records and broadcasts in realtime the views of all operators to one another as well as command elements and friendly forces authorised to view the feeds. The camera features full IR/NV modes, is water and shock proof and the same IFF facial recognition system used in Nightstalker sights.

Using this system, AWD teams are able to communicate effortlessly over distances, provide realtime battlefield analysis and updated positions of both friendly and hostile forces, drastically reducing chances of friendly fire, while Increasing the ability to collect intel, coordinate movements and intercept enemy signals.

The standard issue uniform of the AWD is DPM fatigues, or DDPM for arid environment. Black overalls may also be used under certain circumstances, most notably hostage rescue operations. The primary chest rig issued is the Warrior Assault Systems DCS carrier, with MOLLE pouches to fit the need of each operator and at least one IFAK pouch, plus mag pouch for spent mags. Carriers are fitted with Level IV ballistic plates at the front and back as standard, operators may choose to fit additional side plates. The MICH 2000 with NVG and strobe mount is the standard helmet used, though operators frequently don other headwear such as boonies, baseball caps and watch caps. For eyewear, tactical ESS goggles or low profile ballistics goggles are common. The Pelter ComTac XP headset is used for radio comms. Boots vary, though Zephyrs are popular for their light weight. Knee protection is standard, as are Oakley tactical gloves.

Backpacks used vary on the mission. For 24 hour deployments the TAG combat sustainment pack is used, whole the larger Camelback Motherlode is issued for missions lasting up to 4 days, and traditional carryalls for anything longer. Operators use SLS holsters for sidearms, frequently on drop legs via QLS on a separate Universal Belt Loop. All operators wear wrist mouted SQLCI tablets.

"Drekavac 1-1 checking in, flight two Su-25s, armament KH-29s, KAB-500s, rockets and 250 rounds 30 mike mike, play time 30 mikes, standing by for tasking, over."

The low rumble of the Frogfoots could be heard over the horizon as the sun slowly rose over the horizon, lighting the dry, dusty savannah in a red hue. The silhouettes formed against the treeline of a small patch of flora. They maintained a low profile, rifles shouldered and at the ready. The hum of mosquitos filled the air, but was otherwise silent. Their team leader keyed into the comms, clad in desert DPM fatigues, sporting a baseball cap and headset, low profile goggles shielding his eyes. Two more men stood near him, one carrying a large radio pack, the other peering through the lens of a laser designator.

"Drekavac 1-1, Sierra 2-1, copy. Standby for AO update." The team leader spoke over the radio, nudging the operator wielding the laser designator as he whispered to him. The man nodded and began feeding back information.

"Drekavac 1-1, Sierra 2-1, AO update. I am a qualified JTAC with the 3rd AWD, 4th Commando, 450 metres east of Sudentor. Type two control, we're observing an artillery position, 3 self propelled howitzers and auxillery supports, theatre level AA threats. Say when ready nine line." A brief silence. Then a response.

"Sierra 2-1, Drekavac 1-1, ready nine line."

"Drekavac 1-1, Sierra 2-1, as fragged, 230, offset north, 8.6, 2-0-0 feet, artillery position, grid 0-9-3-2 keypad 4, target marked by laser, code 2344, friendlies 400 metres east in the treeline, egress at pilot discretion."

"Sierra 2-1, Drekavac 1-1, read back, 2-0-0 feet, grid 0-9-3-2 keypad 4, friendlies 400 metres east, treeline. Ready remarks."

"Good read back."

There was another silence as the planes began their ingress. Tensions were high as the team observed logistic trucks offloading more ammunition. Another fire mission was bound to begin shortly, they needed this battery taken out now.

"Sierra 2-1, Drekavac 1-1, requesting walk on, I see a stream running north to south, a farm."

"Drekavac 1-1, Sierra 2-1, call contact on the northern most barn adjacent to the stream."

"Contact."

"Your target is the artillery pieces and logistics trucks 600 metres south west of the barn."

"Captured."

"Sierra 2-1, Drekavac 1-1, target is artillery battery 0-9-3-2, keypad 4. 4 KBL-500s, 80 metres spacing."

"Good read back, call in with direction."

"In from south, 30 seconds."

"Continue."

"15 seconds."

"Cleared hot."

"Off hot, fall time 10 seconds." The jets screamed past at high altitude, followed by a large blast, sounding like a missile launch.

"Drekavac 1-1, SAM launch detected, advise egress now, say again, abort!"

"Drekavac tallies, dumping countermeasures, we are charlie mike."

Moments later, a succession of huge explosions rang out, decimating the vehicles on the ground. Ammo cook off provided further explosions as smoke and dust filled the air.

"Drekavac 1-1, Siera 2-1, good hits, targets destroyed."