MATWW-A

The MATWW-A (Cyrillic: Ми́нжи́дринада́л Анты-Тәңкэ́ Во́слуну́ң Вырˈтэнэ́н, Latin: Mínjídrinadál Antı-Təŋké Wóslunúŋ Wırˈtenén, English: Wırˈtenén Long-range Anti-tank Rifle) is a semi-automatic gas-operated anti-tank & anti-materiel rifle designed in early 1956 by Tálanán Wırˈtenén and was known for its use in the 1st Khomori Civil War (late 1956-1960). It is chambered in 20x142mm "Berlítál" and is mostly mounted on tripods, due to its size and weight. (But still, some people can carry this 37 kg behemoth).

## History

Wırˈtenén was an experienced weapons designer and had done several designs for civilian use, with his most popular being a semi-auto conversion of the Mosin rifle. After a night of drinking, he was dared by his friends to design a large anti-materiel rifle that could penetrate both walls and lightly-armored vehicles. He spent 5 days designing a powerful rifle that could be as comfortable as possible for the user to shoot, and spent another 3 days designing a cartridge for it. He came up with using a 25 mm caliber, and he wanted "To take revenge on his friends for making him go through the pain of designing this behemoth". as he did not like designing large rifles and liked to keep it compact, simple and comfortable to shoot.

In mid-1956, the Khomori MoD (Ministry of Defence) had asked him for an anti-materiel rifle design, just in time for his prototype to be completed. He submitted the design and it was, to quote Wırˈtenén, "Somehow approved". It was put to production 8 weeks before the 1st Civil War started, and saw use in both Communist and Democratic forces.

It was retired in 2007 and is replaced by another anti-tank design, the MATWKh-A, although the MATWW-A is still used in military installations, mounted on tripods. There is also a fully-automatic version, used for anti-air purposes.

## Design

The MATWW-A is a short-stroke gas-operated rifle, and shares some internal similarity with the SKS. Externally, the backplate is rubber and is held by a huge spring that absorbs 40% of the recoil, just enough to not break your shoulder entirely. Unlike the SKS and the PTRS-41, the bolt does not hold open on the last shot.

The barrel has a spiral cooling fin and reciprocates back upon firing, to help eject the massive 25 mm cartridge. It also has a PTRS-like muzzle brake, with questionable effect. The bipod is mounted on the thicker half of the barrel, Which also serves as a temporary handguard, although not for long because it can heat up very fast with rapid fire shots.

The bipod can be replaced for a tripod, which was used alongside the gun for defenses in Khomori military bases, trucks, and naval vessels (Unfortunately it's not in the game).

## Variants

* MATWW-A - Default anti-tank rifle
	+ MATWW-A1 - Carbine version with shortened barrel, only 3 were made
	+ MATWW-A2 - Modernized export version (25 mm), produced by Tátenen Arms in Khomoristan
* MATWW-B - Civilian 12.7mm version
	+ MATWW-B1 - Carbine 12.7mm version
	+ MATWW-B2 - Modernized export version (12.7 mm), also produced by Tátenen Arms in Khomoristan
* MATWW-C (or -Ts) - Unofficial designation for homemade "Obrezified" MATWW-A rifles. Also called MATWW-Cocaine or MATWW-Crack by English speakers.
* MATWW-D (Also named MARWW-A, -AR for "Antı-Rundaçá") - Fully-automatic variant, mostly used as AA or mounted on tripods for defense weapons