VCST-40 (Eordisverse)
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| VCST-40 | |
|---|---|
 The VCST-40 without a magazine | |
| Type | Semi-automatic rifle |
| Place of origin | Quocvangist Quenmin |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1940 – present |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Vung Cai Imperial Arsenal |
| Designed | 1938 |
| No. built | 710,000 |
| Variants | VCST-40đk, VCST-40t |
| 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 5-round 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 5 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.