Magnetic Recoilless Precision Weapon 1A (MRWR-1A)

"Built for the future of defense, security, and procurement in armed conflict." -Product vision statement
The Magnetic Recoilless Precision Weapon 1A (MRPW-1A) is a compact-channel linear accelerator weapon used by the United Nations Space Command and manufactured collaboratively between Acheron Security and Misriah Armory respectively. The weapon while employable by standard UNSC Marine's was designed with the intention of becoming the preferred rifle of choice within the Spartan Branch . It began limited field testing as early as March 2558. 
== Overview ==
Designed and prototyped several years following the end of the Human-Covenant War the MRPW-1A was developed to produce a weapon capable of rapidly bypassing enemy shield and nano-laminate armoring of enemy targets. Reaching production following the successes of the ARC-920 Railgun the MRPW utilized all of the modern scientific breakthroughs in compact magnetic accelerator technology. Succeeding the ARC-920 allowed the MRPW to learn from its predecessors and improve upon the basic principals of compactness, mobility, and battlefield practicality. 
=== Design Specifications ===
 The MRPW uses a pair of parallel conducting rails to accelerate its ammunition. A large electric current flows from one rail into the ammunition and then to the other rail; the electromagnetic effects of this interaction accelerate the round to incredible speeds. Improvements to the rail-gun technology allows for the MRPW to fire semi-automatically however increasing the likelihood of a forced cool down period of five seconds if the rifle is not given the chance to cool naturally between 10 consecutive shots. 
==== Amenities ====
In addition to offering semi-automatic shield penetrating magnetic accelerated rounds, the MRPW-1A features an optional laser point scope, a retractable buttstock, and multiple optic-sensors within the scope to read shield strength, armor integrity, ammo count, and internal temperature of the rifle all readily available to the user. With Spartan Operations in mind the MRPR-1A comes with a unique S.P.R.T.N. system for Visor/scope integration. 
S.P.R.T.N. or Scope precision rifle technical network, is a system included in the MRPW-1A which allows its scope and sensor-optics to integrate seamlessly with Mjolnir gen II visor systems offering enhanced combat awareness and increased precision with the rifle. 
=== Operational Notes ===
With shield penetrating rounds the MRPW utilized in war games has shown to be highly effective against energy shielded units. An MRPW shot to any region of the MJOLNIR Gen 2 armor immediately breaks the shields and inflicts a heavy blow onto the Spartan within the armor. A second shot usually finishes the job a third has never failed. If a headshot in achieved, even Spartan IV's are no match for the MRPW. Against higher tier Promethean forces the MRPW usually takes five body shots before eliminating the target or one head shot. With exceptional damage against heavily armored and shielded enemies to include Forerunner creations, the MRPW-1A proves its place as the future of weapon systems. 
== Production Notes and Related Projects ==
=== Collaborative Ambitions ===
Collaborative production of the rifle through Acheron Security and Misriah Armory the MRPW-1A is generally accepted as the next step in terms of compact magnetic accelerator weaponry. A mission statement from the liaison for the partnership campaign have hinted at future variants to the MRPW-1A along with potentially SMG, Assault style weapons, and even pistols featuring magnetic accelerator technology. 
=== Related Projects ===
With the less than practical usefulness of the ARC-920 Railgun Acheron Security intends to specialize its Railgun weapons into more niche roles. The MRPW-1A aims to offer unaugmented soldiers the capacity to take down shielded infantry and heavily armored enemy units, while offering Spartan soldiers an updated and modern alternative to the DMR, weapons such as the MRAW-1A take a separate path and fine tune the ARC-920's versatile nature and the MRPW-1A's success into a close-medium range assault weapon. 
=== Not a Replacement to the ARC-920 ===
While the MRPW-1A and MRAW-1A fulfill specialized and individual roles they do not replace the ARC-920 or its future renditions. The two child products focus on specific functions and uses of the ARC-920 and from this, have become individual weapon systems while the ARC-920 remains the more versatile and less specialized rendition still utilized and with a long lineage expected by Acheron Security. 
== Trivia ==
* The MRPW-1A was built in collaboration by both Acheron Security, manufacturers of the ARC-920 Railgun, and Misriah Armory, manufacturer of the M395 DMR, to which the weapon gets its likeness. 
* If employed by standard infantry units of the United Nations Space Command Marines the MRPW-1A is idealized to be wielded by members of the Spartan Branch. 
* Spartan Commander Chandler has adopted the MRPW-1A as his standard mid-range weapon of choice while field testing the weapon on the Deliverance. 
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