Fire Nation weapons development program

The **Fire Nation Weapons development program** is a Military weapons program initiated by the Fire Nation led by Captain Zhao of the Imperial Fire Nation Navy, the goal of this program is to create some weapons for the Fire Nation which allows their non-bending troops to increase their firepower without replacing their Firebenders on their ranks. This is the origins of the Fire Nation's development of it's first-ever Firearms or guns for their non-bending Infantry which can help their Military to increase their capabilities while eliminating enemy benders who stands on their way.

## History

The Fire Nation Weapons development program traces its origins from Lieutenant Junior Grade Zhao who served at the Fire Nation Navy who is currently making a research for the weaknesses of the Water Tribes, until he stumble upon the ancient documents and some of the Encyclopedia of various weapons used by their Ancestors and from another world as it was seen on the so-called Encyclopedia of Firearms and Weapons of War. The Naval officer that time got curious about this list of weapons written, he immediately took it as a reference for his future weapons development for the Fire Nation Armed Forces along with the Documents of the Spirit of Moon and Ocean at the library of Wan Shi Tong. Prior to the First invasion of the Fire Nation's capital city at the Day of the Black Sun, the Fire Nation needs to develop their own weapons to counter the Benders capabilities to bend any elements such as Earth, Fire, Air and Water which they successfully did not only defeating the Invaders but they also demoralized the Avatar and it's allies. Originally, the Fire Nation always rely on Firebending troops in their Army while the Non-bending soldiers were just cannon fodders as they only served for frontal assault while the Firebending troops will attack in the latter, however thanks to the accidental discovery of Ancient documents written in the past centuries, Navy LTJG Zhao who was in Wan Shi Tong's Library accidentally discovered a book about the Firearms that used by the Earthrealmians by the past Avatar along with an Encyclopedia from another World (which is Our World they invaded afterwards) after he read the documents about the greatest strength of the Water Tribes which later known as the Spirit of the Moon and Ocean.

Upon hearing this such discovery, the War Ministry made a doubt about Zhao's plan not just to destroy the Water Tribe but also create a weapon that could surpass any forms of Bending, except fire Firebending of course and which will help the Non-benders to take advantage as well as to retaliate against on the Earth Kingdom's Army including it's own Elite Earthbenders in order to subjugate the largest Kingdom on Earthrealm, but his request has been denied many times despite of his Loyalty in the service of the Imperial Fire Nation Navy until he was promoted into Commander afterwards, which he later become the head of Firearms research division of the Fire Nation Armed Forces to create the first Rifle for it's non-bending Infantry and a first Handgun for both Firebenders and non-benders, although the Rifles wasn't fully mass produced until the Invasion of the North Pole which leads to his own demise as he was later killed by La who was known as the Ocean Spirit. Despite of the death of Admiral Zhao in the Battle of North Pole, the project however was still continued by War Minister Qin who was the current War Minister in order to mass produce these weapons such as the Repeating Rifles, Lever-action rifles and Self-loading Rifles to defeat any sorts of Resistance and Opposition against the Fire Nation Empire, originally they were supposed to use it on the Invasion of Omashu and later the Battle of the Ba Sing Se, however it was already too late for the Fire Nation to deliver these guns, it is because the newly-made Rifles were later delivered on the Omashu almost a week after the Avatar and his comrades successfully evacuated the whole population, while the Drill on the other hand was already destroyed by the Avatar and his allies, but during the Invasion of the Fire Nation's Imperial capital city however it really did turn the tides of the War as they successfully repelled the Earth Kingdom resistance and Water Tribe warriors as the Fire Nation Army soldiers managed to kill atleast hundreds of invaders, both of which were the allies of the Avatar himself forcing them to escape while capturing the Invaders as they put them into the Imperial capital Prison for Hard labor and Arms manufacturing.

## Production Capabilities

The Fire Nation has developed their own First-generation of Firearms prior to the Invasion of Fire Nation's Imperial capital, Among those weapons are the Musket-like rifles to Self-loading rifles that has been used in both battle of Imperial city, the recapture of Omashu and the Siege of Umeda city. The first-generation of Firearms that produced by the Fire Nation was only made of 80% were wood for the Grip, Barrel and Handguard, while the 20% was made out of Metal which used for Barrel, these weapons were either chambered in either 5MM for Sniping and assault or Musket-balls which originally used as a prototype for their Rifles, although these Rifles did turn the tides of the War as they defeated the Avatar's Resistance allies from Earth Kingdom and Water Tribe, they even killed some of the Earth Kingdom's Earthbending warriors before they could Earthbend by aiming on their heads.

The soldiers of the Fire Nation also managed to pick-up the guns that used by the guns that used by the Elite Japanese SAT units consisting of Howa Type-64 Battle Rifle, Howa Type-89 Assault Rifle (a variant of ArmaLite AR-18), Colt M16 and H&K MP5A2/A3. Most of these guns were required Metal casting in order to produce these such weapons but good thing is that the Fire Nation has many machineries that were once used to create Bladed weapons and later they converted into Firearm machinery, they even learned about the information of these weapons thanks to the numerous civilians that they've been captured including Police Sgt. Akira Watanabe, Jonathan Larson a former US Soldier and a Historian, a Pakistani citizen who was visiting Japan (who also knows about Khyber Pass copies of various firearms), a former JSDF soldier, a Japanese Right-winger and a Yakuza member, all of them except Watanabe were pledged their loyalty to Fire Nation in exchange of the lives of many civilians which they'll be spared but all of them must work as a slave laborers to ensure their safety but if not, they'll execute them one-by-one.

## Quality

The Guns made by the Fire Nation were strikingly similar to the Khyber Pass copies from Pakistan, the only difference is most of them were made by their Blacksmiths and Handicraftsmen at their factories along with their slave labors from the Earth Kingdom territories, most of these weapons despite were all produced in Hundreds if not Thousands of which. Although these guns were both made in Good quality while others were dangerously poor if not properly maintained and properly used due to the fact that these weapons were made of Stamped steel construction materials, especially their first prototype that they've been made not until they perfected the creation of these guns thanks to the people from the another world of course who pledged their allegiance to the Fire Nation.

Not only the Fire Nation did managed to counterfeit and copy many Outworlder weapons, but they also managed to copy many of its ammunition as well. In fact, they also successfully re-create any ammunition from Repeating rifles, self-loading rifles to Automatics as well. Among those bullets they created were the 5MM rifled cartridges which used on Repeating Rifles, Self-loading Rifles and Lever-action rifles to fully-automatic Rifles; Most of the materials used for their guns were made of Wood for it's furniture such as Grip, buttstock and Handguard while the other parts such as the Muzzle, receiver, barrel and others was made of Metal. Most of the Metals were used on their firearms productions were either made from Scrap metals from the left-over Materials which was used for Bladed weapons, Scrapped Fire Nation tanks that has been destroyed, Scrapped Shipwrecks, Molten metals from the Iron/Steel ores which comes from the Mines and others.

## List of new Fire Nation weapons

**Note:** Although the Fire Nation Army still retain the use of bladed weapons like Swords and Spears for their non-bending infantry and Firebenders, sooner or later the majority of their non-benders will be replaced by a far-superior weaponries which includes Guns, cannons and explosive charges.

### Handguns/Pistols

* FNAC Type-001 Revolver - A Revolver pistol used mainly by the Firebenders both Infantry and Officers, later replaced by newer pistols, although some Imperial officers retained the use of this Handgun for self-defense.
* FNAC Type-001/002 Pistol - New standard-issue pistol for the IFN troops, both Firebending, Earthbending and non-Bending personnel, intended for self-defense. Based on the SIG Sauer P220/Minebea P9 or Beretta M9 Pistols.
* FNAC Type-003 Pistol - Specialized pistol for Dai Li, a modified variant of Type-001 for assassinations.

### Rifled weapons

* FNAC Rifled Musket Model 1 - Two to Three-shot Rifled musket or Breech loading Rifle used in the First Invasion of the Fire Nation, effective killing weapon for the non-benders.
* FNAC Model Type-001 Repeating Rifle - A Repeating Rifle that can shot 5 to 8 rounds, one of the weapons that turned the tide of the battle against the Avatar and his allies.
* FNAC Model Type-002 - A self-loading Rifle that can shoot atleast 5 to 10 rounds depending on ammunition, partially replaced the Muskets after the First Invasion of the Fire Nation and later used in the Battle of Umeda.
* FNAC Model Type-003: 5 tp 8 Round Lever-action rifle and updated variant of the Type-001, originally used as a Sniper rifle by the Fire Nation Army's Yuyan Regiment and other units but later replaced by a bolt-action models although many snipers were still using the Type-003s.

### Automatic weapons

* FNAC Model Type-05 SMG - A stamped steel and unlicensed copy of the German H&K MP5 submachine gun which was chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum used by the Fire Nation troops for self-defense or recon missions, intended for short and medium range combat.
* FNAC Model Type-89 Assault Rifle - It is the main Standard issue weapon and it is widely used by the Soldiers of the Fire Nation Army, Fire Nation Navy/Marine Corps and Fire Nation Air Forces, based on the Japanese HOWA Type-89 a variant of the AR-18 Assault Rifle platform.
* FNAC Model Type-16 Assault Rifle - A secondary standard-issue Rifle which is a copy of the famous Colt M16 Assault Rifle used by the US military and its allies, this copy of the M16 was used by the Fire Nation Army infantry and marine personnel, while a Carbine variant was used by the Elite Forces. Originally it was used by the Japanese SAT operators until some of these weapons are dropped by the SAT operators after the Siege of Umeda.
* FNAC Model Type-64 Battle Rifle - Secondary standard-issue Rifle used as both Battle Rifle and Marksman rifles for the Sniper units, capable of providing Fire-support for the Firebending and non-bending Infantry of the Fire Nation military, it is first used on the Boiling Rock and later in the other parts of the Hundred Year War.
* FNAC Model Type-99 Light Machine gun - A Light Machine gun used by the Fire Nation support infantry, intended for Fire-support and suppressive fire for the Fire Nation troops, other variants were used as a mounted weapon.

### Ranged weapons

* FNAC Model Type 004/005 - A Sniper Rifle based on the Arisaka series of Rifles used by the former Imperial Japan, can be chambered with 7.7x58mm or 7.62x51mm NATO ammo, it is mainly used as a Sniper Rifle by many Fire Nation Army and Marine Corps snipers including the Yuyan snipers who infamously killing JTF Medics.

## Gallery

The Model-1 handgun, originally serves as a sidearm for Firebenders and currently used by Officers.Type-001 and Type-002 Pistols: Used as a Sidearm weapons by both Benders and non-Benders.The Model-1 was the Fire Nation's first long-ranged firearm used by the majority of non-benders, before being replaced by modern and superior rifles.