VCST-40 (Eordisverse)

VCST-40
The VCST-40 without a magazine
Type	Semi-automatic rifle
Place of origin	Quocvangist Quenmin
Service history
In service	1940 – present
Wars	Second Europan War War of Lorican Aggression
Production history
Designer	Vung Cai Imperial Arsenal
Designed	1938
No. built	2,110,000
Variants	VCST-40đk, VCST-40tđ
Specifications
Weight	3.85 kg (8.5 lb)
Length	1,226 mm (48.3 in)
Barrel length	625 mm (24.6 in)
Cartridge	7.62×54mmQ
Caliber	7.62 mm
Rate of fire	123 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	830–840 m/s (2,700–2,800 ft/s)
Effective firing range	500 m (550 yd), 1,000 m (1,100 yd)+ (with scope)
Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine or 10-round non-detachable magazine loaded with a stripper clip

The VCST-40 (Quenminese full name: Vung Cải Súng Trường, Người mẫu 1940; Chữ Hy Lạp: Υυϧ Ϲἀι Σύϧ Τρὑὁϧ, Ϧὑὂι μᾱᾶυ 1940; English: "Vung Cải Rifle, model 1940") is a Quenminese semi-automatic battle rifle developed in 1938 and produced in 1940. It was intended to replace the Trinh-Hoang 91-13 as a service rifle of the Imperial Quenminese Army, but the latter maintained its status due to its cheaper manufacturing and design. Nevertheless, over 2 million models were produced, and the rifle saw continuous service since the Second Europan War, even when both the ST-49 and the ST-8 assault rifles outclassed it.