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{{Infobox Weapon | {{Infobox Weapon | ||
|name=Devenson's | |name=Devenson's General Use Assault Rifle Mark V | ||
|origin={{flagicon|Great Nortend}} [[Great Nortend]] | |origin={{flagicon|Great Nortend}} [[Great Nortend]] | ||
|type={{wp|Assault rifle}} | |type={{wp|Assault rifle}} | ||
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|service=1987–present | |service=1987–present | ||
|used_by= [[Royal Army (Great Nortend|Royal Army]], [[Navy Royal (Great Nortend)|Navy Royal]] | |used_by= [[Royal Army (Great Nortend)|Royal Army]], [[Navy Royal (Great Nortend)|Navy Royal]] | ||
|wars= | |wars= | ||
|designer= Sir Andrew Devenson, 2nd Bart. | |designer= Sir Andrew Devenson, 2nd Bart. | ||
|date= | |date= | ||
|design_date=1979 | |design_date=1979 | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= HMAF (Royal Armoury) Mooping | ||
|unit_cost= | |unit_cost= | ||
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'''Devenson's Royal Armoury General Use Assault Rifle Mark V''' is a 1/4″×2″ [[Great Nortend|Erbonian]] {{wp|assault rifle}} in use by the [[Royal Army (Great Nortend)|Royal Army]] and [[Navy Royal (Great Nortend)|Navy Royal]]. It replaced the earlier Mark IV battle rifle as the standard-issue infantry rifle in the Royal Army in 1987, and in the Navy Royal in 1999. | '''Devenson's Royal Armoury General Use Assault Rifle Mark V''' is a 1/4″×2″ [[Great Nortend|Erbonian]] {{wp|assault rifle}} in use by the [[Royal Army (Great Nortend)|Royal Army]] and [[Navy Royal (Great Nortend)|Navy Royal]]. Its designation in the Armed Forces is the Rifled Gun, No. 2 Mk. II, Self-Loading Rifle. It replaced the earlier Mark IV battle rifle (Rifled Gun, No. 2 Mk. I, Self-Loading Rifle) as the standard-issue infantry rifle in the Royal Army in 1987, and in the Navy Royal in 1999. Despites its official name, it is commonly known as the Devenson Mk. V amongst soldiers. It has the Royal Quarry Number (RQN) of 4565. | ||
{{GNC}}[[Category:Astyrian weapons]] | {{GNC}}[[Category:Astyrian weapons]] |
Latest revision as of 09:21, 16 October 2022
Devenson's General Use Assault Rifle Mark V | |
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Type | Assault rifle |
Place of origin | Great Nortend |
Service history | |
In service | 1987–present |
Used by | Royal Army, Navy Royal |
Production history | |
Designer | Sir Andrew Devenson, 2nd Bart. |
Designed | 1979 |
Manufacturer | HMAF (Royal Armoury) Mooping |
Specifications | |
Weight | 9·53 lb (3·52 kg) |
Length | 45 in (1,120 mm) |
Barrel length | 420 mm (16.5 in) |
Cartridge | 1/4″×2″ ('Common') |
Action | Gas operated Rotating bolt |
Rate of fire | ~100 rounds per minute (automatic) ~40 rounds per minute (semi-automatic) |
Muzzle velocity | ~950 yds/s (~850 m/s) |
Effective firing range | 330 yds — 890 yds (300 m — 800 m) |
Maximum firing range | 3,500 yds |
Feed system | 30-round or 42-round detachable box magazine |
Devenson's Royal Armoury General Use Assault Rifle Mark V is a 1/4″×2″ Erbonian assault rifle in use by the Royal Army and Navy Royal. Its designation in the Armed Forces is the Rifled Gun, No. 2 Mk. II, Self-Loading Rifle. It replaced the earlier Mark IV battle rifle (Rifled Gun, No. 2 Mk. I, Self-Loading Rifle) as the standard-issue infantry rifle in the Royal Army in 1987, and in the Navy Royal in 1999. Despites its official name, it is commonly known as the Devenson Mk. V amongst soldiers. It has the Royal Quarry Number (RQN) of 4565.
This page is written in Erbonian English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, realise, instal, sobre, shew, artefact), and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. |