RAL
| Automatic-Loading Infantry Rifle | |
|---|---|
 ALIR | |
| Type | Battle Rifle |
| Place of origin |  North Ottonia/ Ostrozava |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1954 - present |
| Used by | Ottonian Federal Defense Service, Ostrozavan Defense Force, Ottonian Federal Guard, various Ottonian Civil Guard services |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1943 - 1954 (intermittant) |
| Manufacturer | Torsfeld Arsenal |
| Produced | 1954 - present |
| No. built | > 4,000,000 |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 4.25 kg (9.4 lb) |
| Length | 1,090 mm (43 in) (Standard Model) |
| Cartridge | 7.92x57mm (prototypes), 7.92x48mm, 7.62x51mm |
| Action | Gas operated, tilting bolt, short-stroke piston |
| Rate of fire | Semi-automatic, selective fire |
| Effective firing range | 600m |
| Maximum firing range | 800m+ |
| Feed system | 20-round or 30-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | aperture sights |
The Automatic-Loading Infantry Rifle (Ostrozavan: Osobní Automatická Zbraň), commonly referred to by its acronym, ALIR (Ostrozavan: OAZ), is a select-fire rifle produced in North Ottonia and Ostrozava and used by the armed forces of both countries, first as standard service rifles, then in the battle rifle role. It is still used by paramilitary Federal Guard and Civil Guard units in North Ottonia, and is commonly issued to army reservists.
It was developed from the same half-finished designs and prototypes as the Arthuristan L54 rifle.
In North Ottonia it replaced the Torsfeld Model 1905 and its derivatives as the standard service rifle of the Ottonian Federal Defense Service.
Cartridge
Initially developed for the North Ottonian 7.92x57mm rifle cartridge, the cartridge proved to be extremely difficult to control in automatic, and even semi-automatic fire. Not satisfied with the existing 8mm Short's ballistic properties, a longer "short rifle" cartridge was developed for the ALIR project, resulting in the birth of the 7.92x48mm cartridge.