Superior Combat Assault Rifle

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==Summary==
The Mk.20 Superior Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) is part of a family of select fire rifles manufactured by the US-based Scrutch Industries. They were first introduced in 2018 and, after a brief trial period, became widely adopted by the US armed forces and various law enforcement agencies by 2019. They first saw widespread combat usage against North Korean and Ceph forces on Lingshan in August 2020. They acquitted themselves well in that conflict, proving themselves to be well-rounded and reliable jack-of-all-trades rifles that do well in any scenario, and became even more popular worldwide.
A variant chambered for the newer 4mm Sabot SCAR round was introduced some time after the 6.8x43mm original and became the new standard, completely replacing the original by 2023. It feeds from a 40 or 50 round box magazine or even a “High Cap” 80 round drum magazine. It can also presumably accept the CLAW’s 60 round drum magazine.
The family included not only the full-sized assault rifle variant, but also three others:
* Mk.21 Combat Assault Carbine (SCARAB): A flat-top carbine whose shorter overall length and higher rate of fire made it better suited for close-quarters urban and jungle combat. Like it’s big brother, it feeds from a 40 or 50 round box magazine. It can also presumably accept the SCAR’s and CLAW’s 80 and 60 round drum magazines.
* SCARE: Fills a designated marksman rifle role. It presumably has a longer and heavier match-grade barrel than the original full-sized SCAR assault rifle, being optimized for accuracy at long range.
* Mk.22 Combat Lightweight Assault Weapon (CLAW): Fills a light support weapon role, keeping enemy heads down with rapid automatic fire. It feeds from a 60 round drum magazine. It can presumably also accept the SCAR/SCARAB 40 & 50 round box magazines and High Cap SCAR 80 round drum magazines.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: by itself and with underslung shotgun. with Gauss attachment. with underslung grenade launcher
Name: Mk.20 Superior Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR), Mk.21 Combat Assault Carbine (SCARAB), Mk.22 Combat Lightweight Assault Weapon (CLAW)
Origin: Crysis
Classification: Select fire assault rifle family that includes a full-sized assault rifle, compact carbine, designated marksman rifle, and light support weapon.
Users: United States military & law enforcement; British Royal Navy and Royal Marines; CELL Corporation; Anti-CELL Resistance; various other law enforcement agencies, private military contractors, and private security agencies around the world.
Materials: Treated steel barrels and other internals; both receivers likely incorporate 7075 or 6061 aluminium alloys (as do many real life modern firearms) as well as advanced polymer composites and fiberglass; magazine likely uses fiberglass polymers with steel or aluminium alloy inserts.
Needed prerequisite for use: Knowledge of how to use, maintain, modify the weapons; skilled marksmanship.
Attack Potency: Street level by itself and with underslung shotgun (First iteration of SCAR was chambered for the 6.8x43mm cartridge, whose muzzle energies range from 2 to 2.5 Kilojoules. Subsequent generations are chambered for the new 4mm Sabot SCAR cartridge, which is stated to be comparable or superior to the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge, whose muzzle energies range from 1.6 to 1.9 Kilojoules. Underslung shotgun fires 12 gauge buckshot; net muzzle energy should be in the range of 3.5 to 4.2 Kilojoules). Wall level+ with Gauss attachment (Fires a 10mm diameter solid slug at hypersonic velocities; muzzle energies greatly eclipse those of the .50 BMG cartridge; a single round can put down a Ceph Stalker or Ceph Grunt, punching through-and-through their armour and whole torsos). Small Building level+ with underslung grenade launcher (The 35 mm calibre rifle grenades it fires are this powerful)
Speed: Supersonic+ attack speed (The first generation is stated to have a muzzle velocity of 1100 m/s. Real life 6.8mm Remington SPC loads are known to be capable of muzzle velocities of up to 940 m/s. The subsequent generation’s 4mm Sabot SCAR rounds have likely greater velocities; they should, in any case, be superior to 5.56x45mm NATO loads, which can achieve muzzle velocities of 910 to 960 m/s with military grade Enhanced Performance Rounds). Supersonic attack speed with underslung shotgun (Typical muzzle velocities for 12 gauge buckshot is 1500 to 1600 ft/s [457 to 488 m/s]). Hypersonic attack speed Gauss attachment (Explicitly stated to fire projectiles at hypersonic velocities). Subsonic attack speed with underslung grenade launcher (Underslung grenade launchers can typically achieve muzzle velocities of 76 metres per second)
Range: Likely up to 600 metres for the full-sized SCAR, SCARE, and CLAW. 400 to 500 metres for the SCARAB carbine. Tens of metres for underslung shotgun. Likely several hundred metres at least with Gauss attachment. 150+ metres for underslung grenade launcher.
Weaknesses: None notable.
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