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To: The Crasavildan Military, Office for Equipment Procurement (or equivalent).

Return Adress: Fiona Banphrionsa of the Tribe of Cavan, Cathéide House, Office 65-C, Traverse, Farpoint Island, Free Lands of the Selkie.

Friday, 7th of Decembre, 2018.

Dear Sirs and/or Ma'ams,
Gabha Blacksmiths has heard about your request for proposals for new weaponry and while the request is rather unspecific in what is needed, Gabha would like to reply with one of our products for the start, namely the Carbine, Automatic, Model 2008 Mark II, or CAM 2008-II, a carbine-length assault rifle.
If wished, a demonstration of these rifles and of other products of Gabha Blacksmiths Limited can be organized.

I eagerly await your reply.
With kind regards,
Fiona Banphrionsa of the Tribe of Cavan
Representing Gabha Blacksmiths Ltd.

Technical Data
Weight: 3.3 kg
Length:

991 mm with stock extended,
791 mm with stock folded

Barrel length: 500 mm
Width: 56 mm
Cartridge: 5.56×45mm
Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire: 750 rounds/min cyclic
Muzzle velocity: 962 m/s
Feed system: 30-round detachable box magazine
Sights:

Iron sights, Picatinny rail for
mounting aiming optics on receiver

The Carbine, Automatic, Model 2008 Mark II (CAM 2008-II) is the newest weapon of the SDF, currently being introduced after a long phase of testing. Suitable and useable in basically every environment, the CAM 2008-II is the ideal weapon for all carbine-related needs.

Design
The CAM 2008-II is a short-stroke gas-operated automatic weapon with a rotating bolt, ensuring both light weight and safety while operating, as well as precision when firing. Said precision can be enhanced by sights to be mounted instead of the simple iron sights. As such, the CAM 2008-II can be used in many different roles then just as an assault rifle. Being capable of being fired in full auto, semi automatic and in three round burst, all by the switch of a thumb on the selectors on either side of the pistol grip, certainly helps, too.
One of the most remarkable features is the polygonal rifling used on the barrel, which makes the barrel thicker and more resistant to the stress of firing a bullet, allows for more of the combustion gases to stay behind the bullet and propel it forward as it travels forward, making the bullet go faster, reduces the buildup of bullet remains inside the barrel and therefore easier to maintain, or it makes the barrel, in short, better.
The CAM 2008-II has an underslung rail beneath the barrel for mounting additional equipment like underslung grenade launchers.

Materials used include, but are not limited to, a carbon-fibre reinforced polymer for the receiver group (coming in black, dark green or any camouflage pattern wished by the customer) and a barrel of cold forged stainless steel, as is much of the internal mechanisms.

History
In 2000, the SDF-Army began to look for a replacement for the venerable, but old Carbine, Automatic, Model 1966, asking several companies in the Free Lands for their products for testing - half a dozen companies entered the contest, some with rifles from the 90s and Gabha being the one to present a new weapon from scratch, a weapon fit for the 21st century: The CAM 2000.
While none of the entries were, in the end, chosen, the SDF-Army made an order with Gabha for them to continue development of their new rifle. The first few rifles prototypes were handed over in 2002, being plagued by technical difficulties, not of the firing mechanisms, but of the magazine and the rails for additional optics.
These issues were quickly solved, as well as a few other things added along the development, like the polygonal rifling, and, as testing with the troops began in 2007, the new rifle was as good as ready to be produced...
...until the SDF-Army changed the requirements in early 2008. Much of the technical aspects of the rifle could be kept, but not everything, and the design needed to be made shorter - the CAM 2008 Mark I was born from this, a bullup assault rifle, which found the approval of the SDF in no time, being adopted relatively easily and quickly.
In 2014, the SDF-Army requested a modification, namely an additional underslung rail, which was quickly adopted by Gabha and gave birth to the CAM 2008 Mark II.
Since 2008, the CAM 2008 served well and with a good reputation amongst the troops, easy to use and maintain, hard hitting and reliable.

Export
In 2015, Gabha Blacksmiths began to offer the CAM 2008-II for export, offering 100 rifles as package deals for 470,000 NSD per package.

Photo:

Here.

Type of soldier for this weapon(any is a fine choice):

Standard arm for the infantry.

Price:

100 rifles for 470,000 NSD.

Stock:

The rifles in question would be newly produced, but Gabha currently has a small stock of five thousand rifles at home.

How many shots does it have/how many chambers:

One chamber, 30-round detachable box magazine (50- and 100-round magazines can be fitted as well) for 5.56x45mm rounds.

Is it, Anti personnel, infantry, air, or is it used for stealth etc:

Depends on the ammunition.

Other descriptions that you wish to add:

See catalogue description above.

LAC PS Rapier
Caliber: .38 or .35 caliber (9x20/9x19 millimeter)
Weight: 2.17155 pounds (985 grams)
Barrel Length: 3.58268 inches (91 millimeters)
Magazine capacity: 8 (classic compact), 12 (compact) 15 (standard), 18, (extended military/police)
Fire Rate: Semi-automatic/420 rounds per minute (fully-automatic modified)
Range of effective fire: >80 yards
Inventory: <97.5 million pistols
Description of weapon and intended use:
The LAC PS "Rapier", chambered for the common 9x19mm Parabellum round and its Exodian higher-power equivalent, .380 Leveller, is a compact semi-automatic pistol, with a standard magazine capacity of 15.
Based off of the traditional Walther PPK design, it's known for its simple assembly and decent stopping power. Both reliability and concealability are also its known attributes, despite being 1.5x larger, and has an odd feature of being able to change the mechanism between blowback or recoil operation. While both work with any cartridge, the former is meant for .380 Leveller, while the latter for 9x19mm Parabellum and 9x21 IMI.
It has a faster cyclic rate than the PP, owing this to higher-pressure standard cartridges and a lighter slide. This has led to some countries modifying the pistols to have a fully-automatic option, creating a small machine pistol with a more moderate rate of fire, although this is not recommended as it puts more strain on the action. Nevertheless, fully-automatic versions are manufactured by LAC, but slightly more expensive.
It comes with tritium-illuminated sights for easy sighting and night operation.
Though we make our own barrel accessories for the PS, it can accept most aftermarket barrel accessories meant for 9-millimeter firearms.
Prices start at $650 NS Standard Dollars, and the PS is a Class I firearm.