AMR Sturm

AMR Sturm
The AMR Sturm with a standard scope and standard bare stock.
Type	Anti-Material Rifle, Sniper Rifle.
Place of origin	The Empire of Common Territories
Service history
In service	1999-Present
Used by	TECT Armed Forces
Production history
Designer	Wolf Armaments
Designed	1999
Manufacturer	Wolf Armaments
Unit cost	$4,200 NSD
Produced	1999-Present
No. built	N/A
Variants	AMR Sturm Mk.50 (.50 BMG Barrel version).
Specifications
Weight	14 kg fully loaded.
Length	124 cm.
Cartridge	WA 14.5×114mm.
Barrels	55 cm, 50 cm (.50 BMG).
Action	Recoil-operated, rotating bolt.
Muzzle velocity	869 m/s.
Effective firing range	About 2,000 m.
Maximum firing range	About 3,000 m+ with optics.
Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine.
Sights	Fixed front and rear iron sights; top and bottom rails for optics, such as scopes.

The AMR Sturm, often abbreviated as either the 'AMR' or 'Sturm', is a recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle developed by Wolf Armaments; it is named after the Commoner Angel of War's favored weapon, the Sturm War Hammer. Sturm is widely used by multiple branches of the TECT Armed Forces as a long range anti-material rifle, typically used against long ranged enemy personnel and lightly armored vehicles. It chambers the WA 14.5×114 millimeter cartridge, which is capable of penetrating thirty-five millimeters of rolled homogeneous armor (RHA); alternatively, the Mk.50, a variant of the Sturm, is chambered in .50 BMG. The Sturm is a semi-automatic firing sniper weapon that relies on a recoil system to both lessen the weapon's recoil and reload; it must chamber the first round using the bolt-action handle, which is design with a downward angle as an improvement.

Design

Similar to other designed TECT weapons; The AMR Sturm is built overall with lightweight high grade aluminum alloy with high impact resistant hard plastic. The barrel is a Fluting design using a blowback system to reduce recoil and automatically load the next round into the chamber; this gives the Sturm the ability to reduce weight, and to a lesser extent, increase rigidity for a given total weight - it also increases surface area to make the barrel less susceptible for overheating for a given total weight. The cold hammer-forged barrel provides a stronger barrel for greater safety in case of an obstructed bore or for extended firing sessions; it is internally lined with chrome to improve the barrel's quality of heat resistance, allowing for longer and more prolonged firing sessions. The muzzle break is designed to lower the signature of the rifle when firing, add additional force release, and lower the muzzle's size without costing performance.

The Sturm's body is constructed of high grade aluminum and high impact plastic; lessening the overall weight and making the weapon easier to use. There are two rail systems on the Sturm, located on the top of the weapon and on the underbelly of the front section; these rail systems allow for optics to be attached, such as scopes and bipods. The stock is a unique lightweight skeleton design intended to lower weight and eliminate wasted parts; it is however built to be easily modified by the user. Cheek rests, recoil-pads, and other many parts (including swapping out the stock for a new one entirely) are possible with the Sturm.

As an anti-material rifle, the Sturm is designed to combat armored foes. The Sturm, as a sniper weapon, is a more then capable standard sniper rifle to combat infantry. Lightly armored vehicles are susceptible to penetration with the Sturm's powerful 14.5 mm cartridge, which is designed to destroy lightly armored vehicles, structures, and infantry. On other platforms, the 14.5 has been used to also destroy aircraft and be mounted on ground vehicles, a statement to how affective the 14.5 is.

Variants

There is a variant available for the AMR Sturm that chambers the .50 BMG. It uses a smaller, more compact barrel instead of the standard 14.5 mm chambered barrel. As far as differences; the .50 BMG variant is very similar and does not posses many differences other then its barrel and ammunition type.

Simunition Conversion

Conversion kits are available for all models of the AMR Sturm; they include a bolt carrier (partly colored blue to distinguish it), blank-firing adapter for firing blanks, and an upper receiver colored blue to distinguish it for its practice use. The standard kit will also include a laser transmitter for laser combat systems to use; such systems would include individual soldiers carrying small laser receivers scattered over their bodies, which detect when the soldier has been illuminated by a firearm's laser. Each laser transmitter would be set to mimic the effective range and potential damage of the weapon on which it is used. Depending on how complex the laser combat system is, trainers can retrieve immediate results and statistics compiled by the system; such examples include readings that give medics a digital readout to determine which first aid method to practice and probability readouts. Using the conversion kit, the AMR Sturm can seamlessly integrate into these laser combat systems.