FN Rougecote FGR Battle Rifle

[Questers]

FN Rougecote FGR (Firearm, General-issue, Rifleman) / STAR (Standard Rifle) Mk III 150Gr

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Cost per rifle: $700
Production Licence: $10,000 per 100 rifles produced

Operation & Design: The FGR utilises a long-stroke gas piston, with a rotary bolt mechanism. The operation is remarkably similar to the AKM with the gas piston connected to the dust cover, which is tied to the charging handle; the selection lever acting as a rear dust cover at the same time as a safety catch. The design team, realising that the operation of the weapon sufficiently aided in extraction and chambering, decided to make the bolt mechanism surprisingly light for its size. This reduces 'throw-around' inside the receiver without affecting chambering or extraction. It also reduces felt recoil as the bolt impact itself is reduced as compared to other battle rifles. The bolt cycles slower than in other rifles, giving the barrel time to re-adjust to its natural position. The gas port is very bulky and is used to hold in position the barrel; supported by a metal frame inside the foregrip.

The barrel itself is chrome lined, and very heavy, weighing 1.415kg. The rifling is a right hand twist at a 1:10 rate, with four grooves. The tolerance of the Questarian produced FGR barrels is usually somewhere between +0.0008 which is considered an acceptable medium between tight groupings and reliability.

To reduce recoil, a very similar muzzle brake as the Belgian FN is employed by the Questarian produced FGRs with very noticeable recoil reduction effects. The overall heavy weight of the weapon combined with the light bolt are some of the further recoil-reduction effects that make the FGR easier to handle than other battle rifles. The design is ergonomic, with the charging handle on the left-side, unlike most other rifles, and closer to the user, which in addition to the large and obvious paddle release, makes reloading very easy. The firing selector is also on the left hand side which means that a user can operate the weapon without moving his hand from the pistol grip. It is possible to unsafe the weapon and load a magazine in one motion; this training is given to recruits in the Questarian Army.

To reload, grip the magazine and slide it at an angle into the magazine well. It should click, but don't wrap your fingers around the magwell. Instead, glide your hand upwards to manipulate the firing selector. The three firing modes are; safe, automatic, single shot.

Due to the heavy barrel and large gas port, and weight saving elements in the receiver, the weapon is very well balanced; there is neither too much weight ahead or behind the chamber. It therefore shoots very smoothly and naturally so long as the barrel is aligned tightly to the shoulder. The FGR's receiver is of a milled construction; that is, it is produced by machining out a block of steel. This makes it heavy and resistant to warp or bending. The weapon is chiefly constructed from steel.

Doctrine No rifle is perfect for all purposes. This is true of the FGR too. The FGR is a long battle rifle designed to be used by conscripts and troops with little training because of its ergonomic nature and easy to handle recoil. It has a long engagement range of some 600-700 yards but that is not its true strength. The true strength of the FGR is in the reliability of the operation and the smoothness of the shot.

FGRs in the Questarian Army are often issued with folding stocks. At least half of the FGRs in use in the subcontinent are folding stock FGRs. The reason for this is that the folding stock further reduces the weight of the weapon and also the size; to 880mm (35~ inches) from 11300 (44~). This is because the Questarian Army is a fully mechanised Army and almost all infantry use some form of vehicle for transport. This makes the weapon more compact and very much more manageable.

As well as accurate distance target shooting, recruits are also taught assault techniques; how to control the weapon properly on automatic (which is no easy feat, but manageable given the low fire rate), how to shoot from different positions including half shouldered and from the hip, the mozambique drill, and fighting in built up areas techniques.

That said, the FGR is not an assault weapon. It is best used at 100-400 yards. It is a heavy battle rifle, not an assault rifle. Consequently, tactical operations must be decisive in nature; troops often will not carry as much ammunition as other soldiers with smaller calibre but equally suppressive weapons. This is a major downfall of the FGR because ammunition capacity necessarily restricts the tactical freedom of infantry formations.

Overall Length: 1130mm (44.4in)
Barrel Length: 520mm (20.5in)
Weight (Loaded): 4.6kg

Action: Gas
Operation: Rotating bolt, long-stroke piston
Rate of Fire: 450rpm
Cartridge: 7.5 x 55mm 150Gr (7.5 Swiss)
Magazine Size: 20 or 25 or 30 round boxes
Also chambered in: (Export Standard rounds are rounds that are 'natural' to the the FGR)
- .30-06 (Export Standard)
- 8 x 63mm (Export Standard)
- 7.94x56mm Aequatian (Cazatania)
- 7.62 x 51mm NATO (Export Standard)
- 6.8x55mm (Skibereen)
- 6.5x55mm (Cotland)
- 5.8x42mm (Dinosians)
- .22LR (Export Standard/Kak-Khemet)

Users (42):
1 - Questers (7.5 x 55mm Swiss)
2 - Chevrokia (7.62 x 63mm ANGLO)
3 - Willink (???)
4 - Prestonia (???)
5 - Cazatania (???)
6 - Calizorinstan (7.94 x 56mm Aequatian)
7 - Oseato (7.62 x 63mm ANGLO)
8 - Sierra Apathia (???)
9 - Rustasia (???)
10 - San Pellegrino Romana (???)
11 - Allanea (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
12 - Rejistania (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
13 - Greater Prussian Army (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
14 - Abruzi (7.62 x 63mm ANGLO)
15 - Kurdullahstan (7.62 x 54mmR WP + 7.62 x 51mm NATO)
16 - The Eagleland (7.62 x 63mm ANGLO)
17 - Engeos (???)
18 - Skibereen (6.8 x 55mm)
19 - Cotland (6.5 x 55mm)
20 - Dinosians (5.8 x 42mm)
21 - McConia (7.62 x 51mm + 7.62 x 63mm ANGLO)
22 - Reformed Britannia (7.5 x 55mm Swiss)
23 - Hugora (7.5 x 55mm Swiss)
24 - Radictistan (County of Hyarpsur Police)(8 x 63mm ANGLO)
25 - Ewa Beach (8 x 63mm ANGLO)
26 - Amastol (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
27 - Grance France (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
28 - Malkyer (8 x 63mm ANGLO)
29 - Afrikaner-Vrystaat van Wanderjar (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
30 - Clandonia (7.62 x 63mm ANGLO)
31 - Libertarian Governance (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
32 - East Arcadia (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
33 - Satirius (7.7 x 54mm ODECON+)
34 - Polythinia (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
35 - Frerik (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
36 - Iohann (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
37 - Kahanistan (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
38 - Itailian Maifias (Colonial)(8.2 x 24mm ISR)
39 - Jurgenty (???)
40 - King Maxwell (???)
41 - Holy Marsh (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
42 - Endorsian Rebel Forces (Various)
43 - Sharfghotten Rebel Forces (Various)
44 - United States of PA (7.62 x 63mm)
45 - Xai Sun Nam (7.5 x 55mm Swiss)
46 - Minannand (7.62 x 51mm NATO)
47 - Temeev (7.62 x 63mm ANGLO)
48 - Ekraysia (7.7 x 57mm Ekraysian)
49 - Phalangia (.30-06)
50 - Wrohsgaard (7.62 x 39mm)
51 - Demoniquid (7.62 x 51mm)
52 - Wolfenium (7.62 x 51mm)
53 - Raludcia (7.62 x 51mm)
54 - British Grand Pacific (8.6x63mm)

Most Popular Chambers:
- 7.62 x 51mm NATO (20 Users)
- 7.62 x 63mm ANGLO/.30-06 (9 Users)
- 7.5 x 55mm Swiss (4 Users)
- 8 x 63mm ANGLO (3 Users)

[Questers]

a sad bump

[Kriania]

i will produce 300000 for 15 milion mail me of you accept

[Allanea]

Official Message from the United Stats Government

While this is an excellent design, we wish to know if a version can be made to mount at least a pair of standard Picatinny rails. Should this be the case, we will happily begin negotiations for a supply contract.

[Questers]

Kriania: Accepted
Allanea: Yes, it can mount picatinny rails. It might look something like this (Or you can mount picatinny rails on any FGR.)

[San Pellegrino Romana]

The government of San Pellegrino Romana would like to buy 100 of the FN Rougecote FGR Battle Rifles with picatinny rails and black finish for $7500. We are wondering how the rifle is able to fire so many different calibres of bullets.

Thank you,

Umberto Calvini,
Secretary of Defense

[Third Spanish States]

From the New Junktown Rangers

The New Junktown Rangers, a private civilian militia dedicated to the combat of slavery and tyranny, has been searching for a cost-effective, high powered battle rifle, to which the local arms industries, more focused on excess of quality and fancy gimmicks, having every new shiny gun shooting caseless ammunition and built with fancy and expensive matrix composite barrels over cost-effectiveness, have been lacking. Although we could simply purchase imported FN Rougecote FGR battle rifles from local stores by ourselves, we believe that due to the scale of this purchase, it would be more appropriate to make a one-time purchase for our militiamen, and thus we decided to pool resources for a large scale purchase.

Thus we would like to purchase five hundred thousand FN FGR 190Gr battle rifles. We will wire the payment once the total cost, with discounts included if existing, is confirmed. Also we would like to ask about the availability of domestic production rights for the .308 ANGLO, to which we have an interest in purchasing, if possible.

[Questers]

The government of San Pellegrino Romana would like to buy 100 of the FN Rougecote FGR Battle Rifles with picatinny rails and black finish for $7500. We are wondering how the rifle is able to fire so many different calibres of bullets.

Thank you,

Umberto Calvini,
Secretary of Defense

That is fine.

It is not that the rifle itself is immediately interchangeable with so many rounds, it is simply that its performance once rechambered is adequate to use those rounds in a combat environment.

[Questers]

From the New Junktown Rangers

The New Junktown Rangers, a private civilian militia dedicated to the combat of slavery and tyranny, has been searching for a cost-effective, high powered battle rifle, to which the local arms industries, more focused on excess of quality and fancy gimmicks, having every new shiny gun shooting caseless ammunition and built with fancy and expensive matrix composite barrels over cost-effectiveness, have been lacking. Although we could simply purchase imported FN Rougecote FGR battle rifles from local stores by ourselves, we believe that due to the scale of this purchase, it would be more appropriate to make a one-time purchase for our militiamen, and thus we decided to pool resources for a large scale purchase.

Thus we would like to purchase five hundred thousand FN FGR 190Gr battle rifles. We will wire the payment once the total cost, with discounts included if existing, is confirmed. Also we would like to ask about the availability of domestic production rights for the .308 ANGLO, to which we have an interest in purchasing, if possible.

This is fine.

Due to Questarian IP laws, it's not possible for us to charge for DPR of a firearm cartridge design. As such, the .308 ANGLO design comes packaged with the rifle.

[Allanea]

Official Message of the United States of Allanea

Given our satisfaction with your previous products, we require 100,000,000 FN FGR rifles in 7.62x51mm NATO for the rearmament of our own military and the Rejistani military.. We will fund this to the sum of 75 billion dollars. Please add Allanea and Rejistania as users of your excellent rifle.

[Questers]

Bump

[Allanea]

Official Message from the Greater Prussian Military:

Dear Friends!

The Greater Prussian Army requires 20 million of these excellent rifles, in a variety of modfications. 15 billion dollars will be wired upon the confirmation of our order.

[Abruzi]

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Greetings,

The Praetorians of Forge Lord Hephaestus deign that the FN FGR fits the requirements for a high powered rifle that can put down any enemy. We ask that a shipment of one thousand (1,000) is prepared and delivered to Foreheim as soon as possible. As this is a secret matter my collective masters would like it if it was kept relatively quiet. The price of $750,000 will be wired momentarily. We request it chambered in 7.62x51 NATO.

With regards,

1

[Questers]

Approved

(There's no point in using it in 7.62x51 NATO though; the extra bulkiness over a FAL or an M14 is really so it accommodate .30-06, but if you don't want to use irl tech, then yeah, it does still work fine in 7.62x51)

[Kurdullahstan]

To FN Rougecote, from the Kurdallahstani Defence Ministry,

Dear Friends,

We would like to order the DPRs for producing 1.5 Million FGR rifles, chambered in 7.62x54mmR (we have many rounds of this caliber from our SVD rifles and PK machine guns), as well as the production rights for producing modified DMR, and LMG variants. We would also like to directly purchase 250,000 FGRs, chambered in 7.x62x63mm. We believe this will come to a total cost of Two-Hundred Sixty-Two Five Hundred Thousand Million ($262,500,000) NSDs.

Thank you.

[Questers]

You sound like a commie. I will approve the order if you aren't, though. Are you?

[Kurdullahstan]

No, Kurdallahstan is an Arab nationalist, capitalist, secular state. We are not involved with communists, and persecute those that are within are nation, as well as fascists. We do not adhere nor do we fraternise with the communist.

[Questers]

Then enjoy your rifles!

If you are persecuting communists my new Government will provide you with ten thousand surplus rifles for free, chambered in 7.x62x63.

[Kurdullahstan]

To FN Rougecote,

We thank you for the extra rifles, and your hospitality. As our military needs have been met via our previous order, we shall instead sell them to our civilian population. Once again, thank you.

[Abruzi]

Approved

(There's no point in using it in 7.62x51 NATO though; the extra bulkiness over a FAL or an M14 is really so it accommodate .30-06, but if you don't want to use irl tech, then yeah, it does still work fine in 7.62x51)

(OOC:Looking at it that way switch me over to Anglo 30-06)

IC:

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Excellent, we look forward to more transactions in the future.

For the Sate,

1

[Questers]

Bump

[Questers]

now primarily chambered in .303 ANGLO. all previous orders for .308 ANGLO maybe changed to .303 ANGLO if so desired. weapon still works as-sold with .308 ANGLO ammo.

[The Eagleland]

ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ
MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

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To:Questarian Comitee for the FN Rougecote FGR

We have reviewed your FGR battle rifle,and we are impressed by its design and similarity to the FN FAL,a low-cost,ultra-reliable and ultra-powerful rifle platform,and we are willing to purchase domestic production rights for the said rifle platform,for a production of 1.000.000 rifles maximum.We calculate total costs up to 50.000.000 USD.These rifles will be issued to several national guard (militia) units.We will get back to you with feedback from the units with which we will equip.As our national militia utilises an Eaglelandised version of the HK G3,to avoid logistical problems all ordered FGRs will be feilded with the 7.62x51mm NATO round.

Signed,
Minister John Moutsanas
Ministry of Defense
Orthodox Federation of the Eagleland

[Questers]

Approved

(OOC: Again, there's really no point in buying the FGR if youre going to use it in 7.62x51... I guess the main advantage is that it can accomodate a 30rd mag much easier and the slightly larger barrel length...)

[Engeos]

Engeos would like to buy a hundred thousand of these fine guns.