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Automatic-Loading Infantry Rifle
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ALIR
TypeBattle Rifle
Place of origin North Ottonia/ Ostrozava
Service history
In service1954 - present
Used byOttonian Federal Defense Service, Ostrozavan Defense Force, Ottonian Federal Guard, various Ottonian Civil Guard services
Production history
Designed1943 - 1954 (intermittant)
ManufacturerTorsfeld Arsenal
Produced1954 - present
No. built> 4,000,000
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Weight4.25 kg (9.4 lb)
Length1,090 mm (43 in) (Standard Model)

Cartridge7.92x57mm (prototypes), 7.92x48mm, 7.62x51mm
ActionGas operated, tilting bolt, short-stroke piston
Rate of fireSemi-automatic, selective fire
Effective firing range600m
Maximum firing range800m+
Feed system20-round or 30-round detachable box magazine
Sightsaperture 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.