AL85

The is the assault rifle configuration on the M85 MWS. It is sometimes referred as an IW, standing for Individual Weapon.
== Design ==
The AL85 Rifle, referred to on occasion as the AL85 Individual Weapon (IW), is the standard rifle for the Aryan Royal Forces.
When initially adopted for service, the AL85's grenade-launching capability was fulfilled by then-conventional rifle grenades, namely the M74A1 HEAT and M75A1 HEAT-APERS versions of the Luchador grenade; when these experienced problems with premature detonation, the M95A1 HE grenade was adopted in their place. Various underbarrel grenade launcher models were trialled, including the MK203 and a proprietary "Enfield Close Assault Weapon" developed by Cadillac Systems. It was eventually decided that the M17A2/L123 40mm Underslung Grenade Launcher (UGL) should be adopted; this is issued on a scale of one per fire team, and is used with fragmentation, HEDP, red phosphorus, white illuminating parachute, infra-red illuminating parachute, practice, and drill ammunition, with buckshot ammunition also being intended for adoption. The addition of the UGL adds another 1.12 kg to the AL85A2's weight.
The M85 modular weapon system is a selective fire gas-operated design that uses ignited powder gases bled through a port in the barrel to provide the weapon's automation. The rifle uses a short-stroke gas piston system located above the barrel, which is fed gas through a three-position adjustable gas regulator. The first gas setting is used for normal operation, the second ("Excess") is for use in difficult environmental conditions, while the third setting ("Off") prevents any gas from reaching the piston and is used to launch rifle grenades.The weapon uses a rotating cylindrical bolt that contains seven radially mounted locking splines, an extractor and casing ejector. The bolt's rotation is controlled by a cam stud that slides inside a helical camming guide machined into the bolt carrier.
The family is built in a bullpup layout (the action is behind the trigger group), with a forward-mounted pistol grip. The main advantage of this type of arrangement is the overall compactness of the weapon, which can be achieved without compromising the barrel length, hence the overall length of the AL85 rifle is shorter than a carbine, but the barrel length is that of an assault rifle or a marksman rifle. While left-handed conversion kits were trialled, the weapon as finally issued must be used exclusively right-handed since the ejection port and cocking handle (which reciprocates during firing) are on the right side of the receiver, making aimed fire from the left shoulder difficult. This can also give rise to a tactical disadvantage when firing around the left side of cover, where the shooter must expose the majority of his body.
=== Length ===
*Length: 790mm
*Caliber: 5.56x45mm SDC
*Effective Range: 600 Meters
*Weight: 6.11 Pounds
== Trivia ==
=== General ===
* It is exceptionally accurate, even rivalling the MK16A2's excellent accuracy and precision.
* The barrel is surprisingly 518 millimetres long.
* Is part of the M85 MWS system of interchangeable configurations.
== Navigation ==
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