Overdeck

The Overdeck is a light machine gun manufactured by the Royal Arms and notably utilised by Aryan forces in the Global War.
== Design ==
The was a gas-operated weapon, which used the same .303 ammunition as the standard Aryan bolt-action rifle, the Roy Enfield, firing at a rate of between 480 and 540 rounds per minute (rpm), depending on the model. Propellant gases vented from a port towards the muzzle end of the barrel through a regulator (visible just in front of the bipod) with four quick-adjustment apertures of different sizes, intended to tailor the gas volume to different ambient temperatures (smallest flow at high temperature, e.g. summer desert, largest at low temperature, e.g. winter Arctic). The vented gas drove a piston which in turn actuated the breech block. Each gun came with a spare barrel that could be quickly changed when the barrel became hot during sustained fire, though later guns featured a chrome-lined barrel, which reduced the need for a spare. To change barrels, the release catch in front of the magazine was rotated to unlock the barrel. The carrying handle above the barrel was used to grip and remove the hot barrel without burning the hands.
The Overdeck was magazine-fed, which slowed its rate of fire and required more frequent reloading than Aryan belt-fed machine guns such as the larger .303 Brucker machine gun. The slower rate of fire prevented more rapid overheating of the Overdeck's air-cooled barrel, and it was much lighter than belt-fed machine guns, which typically had cooling jackets, often liquid filled despite the large calibre. The magazines also prevented the ammunition from getting dirty, which was more of a problem with the Vickers with its 250-round canvas belts. The sights were offset to the left, to avoid the magazine on the top of the weapon. The position of the sights meant that this LMG could be fired only from the right shoulder.
=== Length ===
*Length: 1160mm
*Caliber: .303 Aryan
*Effective Range: 1200 Meters
*Weight: 23.22 Pounds
== Trivia ==
=== General ===
*Mounting the magazine on top of the Overdeck allowed the magazine to have a reasonable capacity (30 rounds) without needing too much ground clearance when firing the gun from the bipod.
*The top mounted magazine was also easier for an assistant gunner to replace than a bottom mounted one.
*Perfectly suitable for prone firing position, since the magazine is placed on the top to reduce target profile.
== Navigation ==
Category:Light Machine Guns
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