RAM Mjolnir
| RAM Mjolnir Repeating Anti-Materiel | |
|---|---|
| File:RAMmjolnir.png | |
| Place of origin |  Brytene |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1987-present |
| Used by | Confederate Brytisc Fleet Template:Country data Allied Connurist States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Tony Idai |
| Manufacturer | Kuribayashi Arms |
| Unit cost | $8,900 |
| Produced | 1987-present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 18.8kg (without sight) |
| Length | 1850mm |
| Barrel length | 960mm barrel |
| Crew | 2 |
| Caliber | .50 BMG |
| Action | Recoil-operated, rotating bolt |
| Muzzle velocity | 875m/s |
| Effective firing range | 1910m effective |
| Maximum firing range | 6,800m |
| Feed system | 5-round magazine |
| Sights | Kuribayashi TMS 4x zoom ACOG |
The RAM Mjolnir, standing for Repeating Anti-Materiel, is a repeating anti-materiel rifle manufactured by Kuribayashi Arms and designed for the .50 BMG round. It is the heaviest calibre firearm carried by the infantry of the Confederate Brytisc Fleet, and was developed in the late 1980s in response to the need for more mobile and responsive anti-materiel options for Brytisc infantry.
The Mjolnir can accept all .50 BMG munition types, including tracers, incendiary rounds, saboted anti-armour rounds and more. The Mjolnir is one of the two primary weapons included in the Fleet Sniper Academy training course.
Development
The Mjolnir was designed primarily by Tony Idai, and was the last major military project he completed with Kuribayashi Arms before moving on to set up IDAItech. It was designed following government reports which found that the Marine infantry lacked the appropriate firepower to deal with armoured threats when separated from their own friendly armour. Idai was tasked with the challenge of making an anti-materiel weapon that would enable infantry platoons to engage light armour without compromising the platoon's overall effectiveness or mobility when compared to other infantry units.
Following two months of research, design, and development, the Mjolnir was submitted for testing in early 1987 and, pleased with the results, the Fleet accepted it as the new anti-materiel rifle for land operations.
Mechanism
The Mjolnir is a short recoil semi-automatic firearm. When fired, the barrel recoils for roughly 25mm before being securely locked in place by the rotating bolt. A post on the bolt, engaged in the curved cam track in the receiver, then turns the bolt to unlock it from the barrel. The moment the bolt unlocks, the accelerator arm exerts force and transfers some of the stored recoil energy to the bolt, in order to achieve reliable cycling. The barrel is then stopped and the bolt continues back, extracting and ejecting the spent case. The return stroke of the bolt pulls a new cartridge from the magazine and feeds it into the chamber, cocks the striker, and then locks itself to the barrel.
The receiver is made from two stamped sheet steel parts connected by cross-pins. The heavy barrel is fluted to improve heat dissipation and save weight, and fitted with a large and effective reactive muzzle brake.
Every Mjolnir comes with a rail, comprehensive set of scopes, and a folding bipod.
The Mjolnir's maximum effective range is 1,910 metres. The stated maximum range is applicable since .50 calibre rounds have the potential to travel a long distance when fired in an artillery-style fashion, but conventionally the maximum range of this weapon is roughly 2,800m.
It is listed as requiring two personnel, as one soldier typically acts as a spotter for effective firing results, but it can be used by a single experienced operator.