M32 Pulse Rifle

M32A1 Pulse Rifle — The M32A1 with ammo and grenade launcher modification displayed

The M32A1/A5 Pulse Rifle was the standard shoulder arm for the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps around 1905 PD.

It was used in landing and ground operations while the M19 Pulse Carbine was the preferred weapon for shipboard use. (JIR1)

Technical Specifications[]

Cartridge: 4x37 mm pulser darts
Energy Source: M13 power cell
Rate of fire: up to 2500 RPM
Rate of fire for a 3 round bursts: 2000 RPM
Default Rate of Fire : 400 RPM
Muzzle velocity: 2200 m/s
Effective range: 3000 m
Magazine Capacity: 100 rounds (2 magazine wells each)

Ammunition[]

Type: Pulser darts.
Standard rounds come in two varieties:
- Anti-armor or general suppressive round: super-dense, explosive round
- Anti-personnel round: solid, non-explosive round

Both magazines can be loaded with the same type of round then you have 200 rounds before reloading. Or one magazine of each and then the weapon can switch between the two using a selector switch.(JIR1)

Operation[]

The M32 have few moving parts, besides the magazine selection mechanism. It operates as a linear-feed grav coil weapon. (JIR1)

M76 Electronic Sight[]

Components[]

Laser designator and range finder
Combination visual low-light and IR sensor
Multifunction display.

Modes[]

Standard day: reflex sight with an IR signature overlay.

The different attachments have a choice of more modes for example the grenade launcher has airburst, computed ranging and ballistic information relevant to the current round fired. (JIR1)

Rail-Mounted Attachments[]

There are standard mounting rails under the removable handgrips of the M32 and M19. The gear so attached uses some of the systems of the weapon that they are attached to for example the sights, data-link and power supply. And thus form an integral part of the main weapon easy to use and control.(JIR1)

There are a variety of attachments that can include:

Variants[]

The M56 was a grenade launcher variant largely identical in all other respects. (JIR1)

Modals[]

M32A1: used around 1905
M32A5: introduced in 1918 (Companion)