Infantry Weapons of the Czaslyudian Military

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KNP-9

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The KNP-9 is a semi-automatic pistol produced by WURCo. and serves as the service pistol of the Czaslyudian Armed Forces. Chambered in 11.5x32mm rounds, the pistol was chosen for its stopping power and relative ease of use.

The KNP-9 is equipped as the standard sidearm of officers, rear-echelon personnel, vehicle operators, and special forces, all positions in which carrying a full rifle or carbine might not be practical.

History
Before the KNP-9 began development under Chorna Richka Limited (now owned by WURCo.), the pistol used by the predecessor and later the FRCP themselves was the Vyazma 1881 Dragoon Revolver, designed with a six-shot cylinder with wooden and stamped steel furniture. The weapon was chosen by politicians as purely a ceremonial design, meant to commemorate an anniversary of the Commonwealth of Czaslyudian Peoples, and was immediately bestowed upon select top brass as an award. Though no doubt a powerful revolver, the weapon chambered in antiquated 11.43x26.2mm rounds served no purpose on the battlefield with its lackluster accuracy, minimal capacity, and abysmal armor penetration. Thus, the actual sidearm used by the Czaslyudian military was not the domestically produced revolver but a myriad of foreign designs.

In 1992, after the First Czaslyudian Civil War, it was decided to finally change this. A committee created a commission to acquire this from the limited domestic arms producers; among them were the Chorna Richka Limited, the Wassily Universal Rifling Company, and the Phalanx Industries. Ultimately, after a competition, the Chorna Richka submission was accepted and the company was tasked with reaching full-scale production for a rather large order of arms. Their design was in a similar diameter to the Vyazma 1881 but in actuality modern cartridge of 11.5x32mm. The weapon used a magazine well that accepted at base a 10-round magazine but could optionally select several higher capacity magazines, appeasing the demands of the Department of War.

The KNP-9 first saw combat in the Stalemisto Hospital Clashes against criminal groups. The law enforcement involved praised the weapon for its quick-to-draw nature and high stopping power.

However, the KNP-9 has always had difficulty penetrating modern body armor, which has consistently been addressed through various upgrade to the weapon. For example, the weapon underwent several developmental processes to increase muzzle velocity, even at the cost of accuracy. The increased muzzle velocity would improve the penetrative qualities of the relatively squat 11.5x32mm round.

The KNP-9 was the first Czaslyudian firearm brought to space, serving as the sole bit of armament Czaslyudian cosmonauts had during their mission.

Design
The KNP-9 is a short recoil-operated handgun weighing only 835 grams. It has ambidextrous safety controls and a shape to prevent any part of the firearm from being caught on clothing. The pistol has iron sights ranged out to 50 meters and accented with tritium-powered inserts (with a service life of 6-8 years) to aid in aiming in dark conditions. Its 115mm barrel length ends with a threaded flash suppressor, allowing the addition of baffled silencers.

The pistol uses a rimless 11.5x32mm round, with a 15.4 gram bullet. Though capable of firing basic K101 subsonic (260 m/s) 'ball' rounds with lead cores, those rounds are usually used only in conjunction with a silencer for special use or reserved for training. In practice, the military versions of the KNP-9 use K116 armor-piercing overpressure rounds meant to defeat body armor when paired with the pistol's relatively high muzzle velocity. The K116 features a hardened steel subcaliber penetrator enclosed by a tungsten-carbide core with a lead jacket. In addition, the KNP-9 can use rubber bullets for law enforcement purposes. The KNP-9 usually is equipped with a ten-round detachable box magazine, though higher capacity containers (in the ranges of 15, 20 rounds) exist.

The closed breech operation of the pistol allows for accurate fire up to 60 meters away, a feat also helped by the high muzzle velocity of 490 meters a second. However, a weakness the pistol does have is that in consecutive shots, accuracy of the pistol decreases. That is why it is recommended to make several shots with short intervals in between them and retraining the gun on the target to improve accuracy, rather than firing as soon as the gun rechambers.

Due to the stopping power of the KNP-9, its 11.5x32mm K116 was considered to be the basis of a personal defense weapon. However, the shortcomings of its armor penetration abilities and cost of production of its armor piercing rounds ultimately precluded this and a new cartridge, 5.9x37mm WURCo. Special, was used instead.

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OOK-88

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The OOK-88 is a personal defense weapon used by the Czaslyudian Armed Forces made by WURCo., a Czaslyudian arms company. Meant to be a compact and effective weapon to arm support personnel behind the frontlines, the OOK-88 has also seen use in special forces and vehicle crews for its rate of fire and armor penetration. The price of parts, however, precludes its widespread use and will largely be supplemented in its role by the KNP-9 handgun and CN-19Z2K carbine.

The OOK-88 is equipped with a silencer by standard, however, the weapon is capable of far more efficient operation without it leaving the silencer of situational benefit. The OOK-88 is also the largest weapon equipped to aircrews, being compact enough and simple enough to be disassembled and form part of survival kits. An extremely modified version of the OOK-88 has also been seen in demonstrations for use in Aerospace Command missions, to protect the astronauts when potentially reentering in environmentally hostile regions of the FRCP.

History
By the mid-20th century, the idea of a personal defense weapon was already in existence; a light, easy-to-use weapon issued to those who may need it but are unlikely to rely on it as much as a front-line soldier would. Most often, this would come in the form of a carbine version of their main rifle, though others would fall into smaller-diameter rounds in order to achieve more effectiveness at shorter ranges. In 1988, such a project was launched to achieve this, aiming to replace the foreign-made weapons entirely alongside several other firearm developments (see CN-19).

The project, headed by the now massively influential WURCo., aimed to bring together many different characteristics in order to maximize the weapon's strengths; those being short-stroke gas operation achieving a more rapid and lower-recoil fire rate, a bullpup design and addition of tactical rails with the option of different grips to maximize ergonomics, and several unique choices in materials to lower weight.

The project had significant interest from not only the Czaslyudian Army, but also the Czaslyudian Air Force, Naval Infantry, not to forget unusual actors like the Czaslyudian Aerospace Command. The weapon envisioned would be better equipped with dealing with close-quarters-combat, as well as managing several factors like space in vehicles and reducing a soldier's overall weight, improving their combat performance.

Disappointingly, the first prototypes of the OOK-88 demonstrated a remarkable ability to jam, melt the silencer, and otherwise suffer from poor performance after prolonged use. However, three years later, many of the faults were eventually fixed to an acceptable level and the OOK-88 entered service to a limited degree, typically serving in select units for further field testing.

Design
The first focus of the OOK-88 went into its weight; using polymers in place of steel in certain parts and plastics and aluminum alloy in locations like the wire stock reduced the weapon's weight to about 2.06 kilograms unloaded. With the wire folding stock extended, the weapon measures 530mm long, much shorter compared to its 832mm carbine competitor. The OOK-88 uses an aluminum receiver, unlike the typical steel construction of Czaslyudian firearms. The OOK-88 is also the only bullpup firearm in service of the Czaslyudian Armed Forces.

The firing mechanism is a short-stroke gas piston, operating in a rotary bolt design, which allows for accurate and rapid fire. The OOK-88's barrel is made of nickel-tungsten able to withstand sustained firing periods without warping or significantly degrading the rifling of the barrel. It is equipped with a threaded, three-pronged flash hider which doubles to reduce weapon climb while firing.

The OOK-88 uses a unique 5.9x37mm cartridge, which although still an effective round comes at a higher logistical cost. The rounds come in 5.15-gram subsonic K311 'ball' rounds and standardized 3.6-gram K384 armor-piercing overpressure rounds. The K311 is meant to be fired with the silencer attached, maximizing the achievable noise reduction (neutralizing the muzzle gases, combined with a bullet with no supersonic shockwave, reduces the noisiness to 110 dB) while increasing its mass through denser materials to compensate for the loss of effect on target. The K384, on the other hand, has excellent factors working for it in terms of armor penetration; the weapon fires the round at a muzzle velocity of 627.5 m/s, and with the typical tungsten-carbide cores of the rounds, can easily penetrate most bullet-resistant vests and helmets within the gun's effective range. In the Armed Forces' State Scientific Test Center trials, the K384 round could penetrate 45 layers of kevlar-equivalent. These rounds typically come in 20, 30, or 40 round detachable box magazines.

The OOK-88 has fully ambidextrous controls, including its safety and fire selector. It has three firing modes besides safe; semi-automatic, three-round burst, and fully automatic. Its bullpup design allows for easier reloading, and a sling allows for easy carrying.

A rail on the top of the firearm allows for the attachment of the F-OR4 reflex sight and TPN-7 3.5 x magnification scope. However, it is still equipped with closed iron sights with tritium inserts for easier aiming in low-light-level conditions. A rail on the bottom of the weapon allows for the RH-27 underbarrel 40mm grenade launcher and a variety of utility equipment, such as laser sights (in the visible and IR varieties) and flashlights.

Some of the main criticisms of the OOK-88 remain over the performance issues of the weapon with the application of the silencer. To avoid the silencer overheating and subsequently melting and damaging the gun, the rate of fire drops to no more than 180 rounds per minute, preventing anything more than short bursts on the burst and automatic setting or semi-auto. In addition, the ballistics of the round fired through the suppressor also drop significantly, being effective only out to 125 meters (with a maximum of 550 meters) and a muzzle velocity of 300 m/s. Nevertheless, the silencer does significantly well in quieting the weapon firing. This is primarily why even though the silencer and K311 ammunition are part of the OOK-88's kit, they are rarely used except in very select circumstances.

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CN-19

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The CN-19 is the designation for a family of full-cartridged automatic weapons in service of the Czaslyudian Armed Forces, and designed by WURCo. in effectively its market debut. Categorized as either a battle rifle or an assault rifle, the CN-19 and its many derivatives have also found a place in police and recreational uses proving itself to be a reliable and flexible weapons platform.

The CN-19 family is notable for rejecting the use of intermediate cartridges in favor of full-powered catridges, giving the weapons much greater performance than is expected in most of the roles they serve. Specifically, the CN-19 found favor in the Czaslyudian Army for its longer range, precision, and combined armor penetration and tissue damage which would give it application for flexible warfare against armored and unarmored foes over great distances, such as across the steppes.

History
The history of the CN-19 is essentially intertwined with the rise to prominence of the Wassily Universal Rifling Company. In the 1980s, the company had been limited to the manufacture of the semi-automatic KP-14 rifle and operating under contract to produce spare parts for the then-automatic service rifles. While the government had originally been content with the use of foreign rifles for the armed forces, during a private sales pitch certain with several top officials were reminded of the threat of widespread condemnation and sanctions cutting off any framework for maintaining those rifles.

After much deliberation, WURCo. received a contract for a new assault rifle with completely domestic production capabilities. At this junction, the company had essentially free rein-- with this ambitious plan, there was no logistical requirements to conform to (as the facilities for producing parts for the weapons and the weapons themselves were shutting down) and the spread of weaponry the new rifle was to serve alongside were mostly antiquated. As such, designers in the company made the decision to effectively "invent" a new rifle cartridge, developed and produced solely by WURCo., resulting in the distinctive 7.42x49mm round. Next, the weapon was envisioned to facilitate upgrades in order to extend its service life, prolonging profits for the company; ultimately, this gave the future CN-19 the versatility it is known for, considering its high-power cartridge.

The first design of the CN-19 entered service in 1983, later designated as CN-19Z1. The rifle saw use through police forces before the military, however, and was praised for its ability to tear through soft targets and its stopping power. However, though few, there were complaints of its recoil nearly rendering the gun in automatic mode unusable, as well as the accuracy of the weapon dropping off significantly far under its stated effective range. In the military, reports similar to these were far more numerous, causing WURCo. to reexamine the viability of the weapon.

Not long after, the CN-19Z1 was eventually superseded by the CN-19Z2, which included several fixes to perceived problems as well as a general improvement to the weapon; including lightening the materials used and improving the reliability in adverse weather and environmental conditions. This version eventually would see more widespread acceptance and adoption in the Czaslyudian Armed Forces.

Design
The modernized version, the CN-19Z2, is meant to provide an assault rifle-like platform that delivers full-powered cartridge firepower over ranges superior to that of an intermediate cartridge. The rifle has numerous versions, ranging from carbines for mobile infantry / non-infantry personnel (i.e. air assault troops, armored vehicle crews) to modifications specially for use as a light machine gun. The "family tree" of the CN-19 is as follows:

• CN-19Z1

• CN-19Z2: Main service rifle

  • CN-19Z2K: Carbine version

  • CN-19Z2D: Semi-auto version with free-floating barrel for use as marksman rifle

  • CN-19Z3: Heavy-barreled version for prolonged fire; ability to attach a 75-round ammunition box. Capable to substitute dedicated LMGs, however, notoriously unreliable.

  • CN-19P: Compact, semi-automatic police variant.

The CN-19Z2's primary characteristics are that it is a gas-operated, rotating bolt design. The gas regulator for this system is manually adjustable behind the base for the front sight, allowing the system to be repaired in the field when a difficult environment may damage the performance of the rifle. The version used as the service rifle weighs approximately 4.07 kilograms, considerably heavier than the examples that came from the temporary trend of intermediate cartridge rifles. On the other hand, the carbine version weighs 3.5 kilograms. The weight has been significantly decreased through the use of polymer and lightweight aluminum alloys in the handguard, stock, and receiver (though many of the moving parts remain steel). The rifle has ambidextrous controls for its safety and fire selector, which has single-fire, three-round-burst, and full-auto options. The rifle across its many iterations may include either a fixed polymer (or plastic, in older versions) or folding stock. The CN-19Z2 has flip-up backup iron sights with tritium inserts for improved usage in dark conditions. Also for its user's benefit in low-light-level conditions, the rifle has a four-prong, open-ended flash hider to avoid blinding the user. The rifle has a maximum effective range of 3700 meters, while maintaining an effective range against point targets of around 580 meters (860 meters for area targets). The rifle's muzzle velocity is 890 m/s, keeping up with, though marginally behind, its intermediate-cartridged adversaries. In variants where it is possible, the full-auto setting can fire at rates of 680 rounds per minute.

Apart from the CN-19Z3 squad automatic weapon stand-in, the CN-19 family will typically use 20-, 30-, and 40-round box magazines. From its introduction to present day, 30-round magazines are prevalent, but being phased out in favor of 20-round magazines in order to decrease weight to compensate for increased soldier loads with the Dzhazerant infantry combat system. 20-round magazines see service most commonly in the CN-19Z2D and CN-19P variants. An empty magazine weighs 190 grams, 210 grams, and 290 grams for each size, respectively. In recent years, stamped-steel magazines have been phased out in favor of lighter, but more expensive, plastic magazines, reducing weight by 20% or more. With a ten-kilogram ammunition load, a Czaslyudian soldier could carry eleven 30-round magazines for a total of 330 rounds of ammunition (compared to 320 rounds in sixteen 20-round mags or eight 40-round mags).

The CN-19Z2 includes two primary weapon attachment systems, an underside rail for the RH-27 40mm single-shot rifled grenade launcher as well as flashlights, lasers, etc. and a top rail for optics. The CN-19 can mount a F-OR4 reflex sight (1x magnification with laser reticle) and TPN-7 3.5x reflex/telescopic sight. The TPN-7 includes measures in its optics to prevent its user from being harmed from blinding or dazzling lasers as well as having an optical filter to increase the contrast of surroundings, improving target acquisition in low light levels. The TPN-7 uses a tritium-powered reticle.

The 7.42x49mm SR134 ball round used by the CN-19 is an 8.4 gram, lead-cored, cupronickel-jacketed round that is capable of penetrating 11 millimeter steel (RHA) plate at 350 meters (0^o obliquity). It has an armor-piercing cousin, the SR155, with a tungsten-carbide core and a stated penetrative value of 18 millimeters of steel at 350 meters (equivalent to 58 layers of 200 GSM Kevlar). The SR134 FMJ cartridge typically weighs around 23 grams; an SR155 AP cartridge averages around 23.3 grams.

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CMG-17

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The CMG-17 is a light and medium machine gun in service of the Czaslyudian Military, designed and produced by WURCo., a Czaslyudian arms company. The CMG-17 entered service just a year after the CN-19, and nearly immediately proved itself to be a rugged and deadly firearm. Besides serving the role of a squad machine gun, the weapon can be seen mounted on vehicles and aircraft.

History
The CMG-17 was designed based around the 7.42x49 Czaslyudian Standard round introduced with the CN-19 rifle in order to provide a modern platform to replace the drum-fed and generally bulkier and less reliable machine guns in service prior. The weapon was meant to be carried by only one individual, though for successful operation a second soldier is attached in order to assist the gunner and help spot targets, improving effectiveness.

The first production of the CMG-17 was handled in WURCo.'s original manufacturing plant in Maksima before spreading to other locations across the country in order to meet the demand of the armed forces.

Design
The CMG-17 is meant to be used frequently by front-line infantry, meaning that it has to be easy to set up and sustain fire. As such, it is created to be as light as possible, with polymer furniture and bipod and a stamped sheet metal (steel) receiver. In addition, its short-stroke system allows for a lighter, less complicated rechamber system. Its skeletonized folding stock allows it to be more easily carried in tight conditions, such as sitting in the back of a vehicle when having a fully extended firearm may prove to be uncomfortable. The weapon also has an integrated carry handle to improve the swiftness of barrel changes and portability of the weapon. A tactical rail is mounted on its top.

As mentioned, the machine gun uses a short-recoil system which also reduces felt recoil. Under an open-bolt system, the weapon also benefits from improved heat management for the air-cooled barrel allowing it to sustain longer firing times. The CMG-17 utilizes a nickel-tungsten quick-change barrel, capable of maintaining acceptable performance during automatic fire much better than the barrels of its predecessors. These barrels are usually not without spares held by other members of a fireteam, allowing an overheated barrel to be removed (typically after about 200 rounds) and allowed to cool while the other operates. A single barrel has an approximate service life of 40,000 rounds.

Typically, a CMG-17 is equipped with 100 or 150 round belts kept in an attached fabric container. However, these belts can be modified along 25-round intervals to provide a flexible amount of ammunition for a given need. For assault purposes, or when the mobility of the weapons system is needed for marching fire, a 50-round belt in a fixed sheet metal container can be provided to remove any concern over holding the belt steady during fire. Though 100-150 round belts are used for a squad machine gun or light machine gun, the CMG-17 can also serve a step above as a less mobile medium machine gun. This is achieved simply by attaching more ammunition, via the 25-round increments mentioned above, in quantities reaching 200 to 300 rounds. The CMG-17 uses disintegrating ammunition belts as standard and feeds from right to left unlike western designs.

The infantry versions of the CMG-17 can be used with a bipod or a tripod. The lightweight polymer bipod is height adjustable, allowing the user to change it to their needs, and the tripod allows for far more accurate and stable fire, so much so that it can technically be used in an anti-aircraft role. Its accuracy with a bipod is a deviation of 8-11 centimeters at 400 meters, 20-40 centimeters at 800 meters, and 50-70 centimeters at 1000 meters.

The CMG-17 is selective fire, having "safe", "single-fire", and "automatic" modes. When in the "safe" setting, it prohibits the striker from even reaching the round it is meant to fire. On fully automatic fire, it can reach a maximum of 710 rounds per minute, though in practice a user will hardly fire that amount. A muzzle device on the end of the barrel acts as a flash hider, muzzle brake, and recoil booster simultaneously, working to make the weapon more controllable.

The CMG-17 is equipped with open-tangent iron sights accented from its surroundings by tritium-powered inserts. However, a tactical rail allows for more specialized optics, including night sights.

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CMG-28

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The CMG-28 is a general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) in service with the Czaslyudian Armed Forces. A cousin of the smaller CMG-17, the CMG-28 serves to provide more firepower to more heavily armed units. The CMG-28 is oftentimes some of the only surface point defense provided on warships, as well as being used on ground vehicles and as makeshift weapons on armed helicopter gunship variants. The machine gun can be used against helicopters, UAVs, and other low-flying aircraft just as well as it can be used against infantry, unarmored/lightly armored vehicles/boats, and light fortifications.

History
The CMG-28 spawned out of the development of the CMG-17 in order to provide a larger caliber weapon that could perform more capably across a variety of targets, including heavily armored ones. In addition, a domestic weapon was needed to replace the previous vehicle-mounted machine gun, the DShK, which had since fallen into obsolescence and became increasingly difficult to maintain.

The CMG-28, designed by WURCo. in 1986, had its first test fire at the Chevray Ballistics and Demolition Range, where it performed well despite the difficult northern climate. It was found to be nearly as accurate as the CN-19Z2 in single fire over much greater ranges due to its more capable round, though that accuracy is lost during automatic fire.

By 1989, the Czaslyudian Army requisitioned a large order of 2,000 units, officially pressing the weapon into service.

Design
The CMG-28 is a gas-operated, short stroke system like the CMG-17, albeit operating in a different fashion due to the weapon's butterfly trigger. The cartridge, 12.7x103mm Kirilov MG, is fed through the machine gun from the right to the left side in disintegrating belts. Again like the CMG-17, these belts can be modified along 25-round intervals, allowing users to tailor the ammunition capacity to their needs. The weapon is made of all steel, though sometimes with wooden furniture for butterfly grips and aluminum for its triggers.

The CMG-28 is primarily fired from either a fixed vehicle mount (such as a commander's swivel on a tank) or a height-adjustable, foldable tripod. The tripod, usually carried by a gunner's assistant, allows for accurate fire within 4-8 centimeters at a distance of 400 meters, 16-30 centimeters at 1000 meters, and 35-50 centimeters at 1500 meters. In total, the weapon has an effective firing range of 2000 meters with a variation of 50-75 centimeters. Note that automatic fire increases the deviation by a factor of two.

The rounds the CMG-28 uses are standard ball, armor-piercing sabot, HEIAP, and tracer ammunition variations of each. The K159 armor-piercing sabot round has a steel-beryllium submunition that helps it perforate 30mm of steel armor at 500 meters. The K428 high-explosive incendiary armor-piercing round serves a more general role and is still able to perforate 30mm of steel armor at 100 meters and 20mm at 500 meters. The ammunition capacity of the CMG-28 varies widely; typical deployment in infantry platforms allows for 200-round belts to be stored in fixed ammunition boxes.

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KPUPO-4

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The KPUPO-4 is a man-portable air defense system produced by WURCo., a Czaslyudian arms company. The KPUPO-4 system is a venerable piece of equipment, outliving many other surface-to-air-missile systems and remaining as reliable and relevant to today's combat situation. The MANPAD is praised for its lightness (which has further decreased with upgrades to the system), ease of use, and effectiveness against its intended targets.

A passive and easily concealed air defense system like the KPUPO-4 is a force to be reckoned with; not only does it give the ability to down close air support aircraft with its all-aspect seeker in the hands of the infantryman, it acts as a force multiplier. When in the hands of insurgents, such as during the East Czaslyudian Insurgency, the missile tends to be a morale booster^{(source disputed)}.

History
As part of the fledgling domestic military production capabilities of the Commonwealth of Czaslyudian Peoples (CCP or CoCP), the Commonwealth Armed Forces requested to be equipped with a small-scale surface-to-air missile system, similar to several foreign systems which the Commonwealth had purchased. The request was submitted in 1968-- the first prototype came in 1976.

The prototype, KP-1, was a simple infrared-guided AM-modulated missile that came at a total weight of 19 kilograms. It was AM-modulated and single-color infrared scanning, so it was easily dispatched with rudimentary countermeasures and was only capable of tail-chase engagement. It entered service nonetheless as the KPUPO-1 while an upgrade program was started alongside its entry.

By 1982, the upgrade program had churned out several upgrades, such as a two-color seeker and FM-modulated guidance, and then improved rocketry and an all-aspect engagement capability, leading to the KPUPO-2 and the KPUPO-3 respectively. Finally, after its heavy use in the First Czaslyudian Civil War in 1989, the KPUPO-4 was finally developed, including a multispectral seeker head and improved engagement capabilities against fast-moving targets.

Design
Great expense was put into the KPUPO-4 system to make it as simple and as portable as possible. The launcher itself as able to be shoulder-fired and weighs approximately 5.7 kilograms at a length of 1.54 meters. The missile typically weighs 10.3 kilograms at a diameter of 74mm. In total, the system weighs 16 kilograms. The design relies on a single-stage solid-fuel rocket paired with a built-in ejection canister to propel it out of the launch tube and accelerate it to speed. The missile typically waits until it is four meters out of the tube before activating its main rocket, allowing it to reach burnout speeds of 723.95 meters per second. With these characteristics, the KPUPO-4 can reliably engage targets moving up to 855 meters per second or performing maneuvers equal to 4 g's of acceleration. The missile has a maximum effective firing range of 6 kilometers, with a minimum and maximum altitudes of 20 meters to 4,000 meters. The propellant of the missile is a smokeless compound, making it more difficult for attackers to retaliate against a missile launch and increasing the survivability of the launcher.

The guidance system of the KPUPO-4 operates three different sensors to provide multispectral coverage of a target-- these passive sensors rely on near-infrared, mid-infrared, and visible light (via Electro-optical sensor). The three sensors act as complements to better discern a target from its surroundings as well as provide redundancy against countermeasures, to which the KPUPO-4 is incredibly resistant. The digital guidance system uses con-scan to electronically adjust itself relative to the target, rather than mechanically (spin-scan, like the KPUPO-1), and advances in tandem with the propulsion of the missile allow it forward-hemisphere (all-aspect) engagement capability.

The main warhead of the KPUPO-4 is about 1.6 kilogram's worth of a high-explosive compound paired to a combined impact/proximity detonation fuze, increasing the probability of a successful kill should the guidance system come through. The warhead is laced with nearly 620 pieces of tungsten-beryllium fragments, placed in such a manner to act as an annular blast warhead, an extremely potent technique against sensitive aircraft skins.

Backup iron sights are available on the MANPAD as a target acquisition method, however, this can be supplemented with an infrared scope which allows for better detection and engagement of target aircraft. The KPUPO-4 is equipped with an IFF antenna to prevent friendly fire, particularly considering the Czaslyudian military's fondness for rotary aircraft.

The system is reloadable, allowing the same launcher to be reused effectively for about four to five launches before it is recommended that the device be discarded.

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LPO-11

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The LPO-11 is a man-portable surface-to-air missile system in use by the Czaslyudian military, designed by WURCo., a Czaslyudian arms company. The LPO-11 was developed to be nearly totally immune to countermeasures, using laser-beam riding for guidance; in addition, because of the simplified guidance method the MANPAD system could be fired at a cheaper price per shot than the sensor-heavy KPUPO-4.

Developed well after the KPUPO-4, the LPO-11 was meant to totally replace the infrared-guided surface to air missile before instead being relegated to a complementary role. This is because the LPO-11 turned out to be more encumbering than the far easier to handle KPUPO-4, and by using both systems one can provide reliable anti-air alternatives across a variety of threats.

History
Through the KPUPO program's many iterations before its multispectral guidance upgrade, infrared countermeasures, from simple flares to complex dazzlers and lasers, remained a threat to the effectiveness to the system. And as the complexity of the KPUPO increased to counteract these forces, the price increased at levels considered too high in exchange for a kill. Therefore, alternative MANPAD designs had to be considered. These methods deviated significantly from the norm-- including handheld radars for guidance, completely manual TV-guided missiles, and a rejection of the MANPAD schema totally with automatic surface-to-air vertical rockets acting as aerial mines for low-flying aircraft. However, the method that seemed most plausible was simply a beam-riding missile.

The primary problem with the concept was miniaturizing both the laser transmitter as part of the launcher and the laser receiver on the missile. This led to some ungainly designs that far exceeded what would be easily considered "man-portable." However, after years of development, the system was eventually brought down to a manageable weight, the combined system weighing only a few kilograms more than the KPUPO-4. It entered service with the intent to replace said MANPAD, however, upon the most recent upgrade and considering the LPO-11's increased weight, it was decided to instead complement the veteran surface-to-air-missile.

Design
The LPO-11 MANPAD system is divided into a shoulder- or tripod-mounted launcher and a handheld or mounted laser designator. The launcher can be attached to tripods and fixed positions much like the KPUPO-4, and weighs a total of 16 kilograms with an 11.3-kilogram missile. The 118mm missile is equipped with a two-stage, smokeless solid propellant, rocket motors; the first rocket is to quickly propel the missile out of the tube but burning out before exiting for the safety of the operators shortly before detaching and allowing the second rocket to propel the missile towards its target. The laser designator weighs 5 kilograms and comes equipped with an integrated IFF system and night vision and infrared scopes for better target acquisition. The laser designator can be placed on an eye-level tripod for ease of use.

In order to guide itself to the target, the missile is equipped with a rear-facing laser energy detector; it will use this to home itself directly down the line of sight of the laser designator. This also makes the system incredibly resistant to jamming, as even laser dazzling will affect neither the missile nor the designator. In addition, the designator is capable of modulating its frequency, providing extra defense against laser countermeasures. The nature of the laser designator, making it possible to select targets at will, opens up the possibility of using the LPO-11 against ground targets, namely, vehicles. While possible, the LPO-11 does not have the armor penetration necessary to defeat anything more protected than a truck.

The LPO-11's missile has a range of 8 kilometers and a ceiling of 5,200 meters, giving this system greater capabilities than the KPUPO-4. The missile travels at burnout speeds of Mach 3.3 and is capable of intercepting targets with speeds at a maximum of Mach 4.5. Its warhead is a 1.49 kilogram shaped charge/high explosive fragmentation warhead, with a primary shaped charge surrounded by a sheet of tungsten-beryllium fragments designed to produce a cone of extreme fragmentation damage paired with the primary shaped charge that acts upon detonation. After a certain minimum time, the warhead is detonated in air by a proximity fuze programmed for maximum effect from the fragmentation and shaped charge.

Though capable of being operated by an individual in a fixed position, the LPO-11 loses its mobility and thus is most often used in pairs, with one transporting or operating the launcher while the other targets the laser.

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TPU-2

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The TPU-2 is a Czaslyudian single-shot, disposable anti-tank rocket launcher produced by WURCo., a Czaslyudian arms company. The TPU-2 is the first unguided anti-tank projectile developed by the Czaslyudian Peoples since the establishment of the FRCP.

Meant to be a lightweight staple of the anti-armor capabilities of dismounted infantry, the TPU-2 also fulfills different roles through the use of different warheads other than the primary anti-armor variant; such as anti-personnel thermobaric and general-purpose blast-fragmentation warheads. The launcher was used to great effect in obstacle clearance in the East Czaslyudian Insurgency and was credited for more vehicle kills than any guided anti-tank missile used in the Second Czaslyudian Civil War. The TPU-2 served as a baseline threat that the Type 300 would encounter and would have to protect itself against.

History
Formerly the KPH-2, the TPU-2 underwent a redesignation under Operational Plan Whetstone for convenience purposes. Before then, what would become the TPU-2 was entered into service in 1993 as an anti-tank complement for light infantry instead of foreign-made gear. At first, the device would have poor performance; suffering in both the accuracy and range departments as the projectile struggled to maintain stability in flight. The slightest headwind would nearly guarantee a miss. Redesigns sought to end this problem, and as the field tests proved to be more promising (increasing the effective range from but fifty meters to nearly a hundred), the weapon saw more widespread adoption by the various division of the Czaslyudian Army.

Later in its service life, it received numerous upgrades, decreasing its weight and cost, all the while increasing the weapon system's lethality. It had progressed to the point that the system, meant primarily to disable either obsolete tanks or non-main-battle-tank AFVs, was capable of knocking out or disabling the Type 278/290 main battle tanks in the Second Czaslyudian Civil War.

Design
The TPU-2 is an unguided, tube-style, disposable rocket-propelled grenade launcher used by infantry in the Czaslyudian Army. The system can be equipped with different warheads and through a variant can be better equipped to deal with countermeasures. The warheads included are the tandem HEAT, the blast-fragmentation, and the thermobaric warhead. This gives the TPU-2 system enough versatility to fulfill many short-term tactical roles, from defeating armored vehicles to clearing out fortified infantry or breaching obstacles. The specifications of the warheads are as follows.

• TT-59J: Tandem-HEAT warhead. Penetration values behind ERA of 760-930 millimeters of RHA, or otherwise 2000 mm of brick/reinforced concrete, or 2,500 mm of log/earth fortifications. Otherwise has 700 pieces of tungsten-beryllium giving the projectile a kill radius of 8 meters from point of detonation.

• TB-10F: Thermobaric/fuel-air explosion. Lethal radius of 11 meters, moderate to severe pressure-related wounds after that, and an array of burns generally just beyond that.

• VF-31A: Blast-fragmentation. 2.4 kilograms of warhead, useful against obstacles and light vehicles alike. 1,600 pieces of tungsen-beryllium fragments for a kill radius against soft targets of 15 meters.

The rocket-propelled grenade is equipped with built-in backup iron sights or a collimator, though they can easily be supplemented with a reusable telescopic day or night sight for superior target acquisition. The launcher and munition itself is fairly light; weighing in at only 11.5 kilograms fully loaded (with the 7.2 kg munition), the TPU-2 can easily be slung alongside the rest of a soldier's kit. The barrel diameter is 100 millimeters, allowing for the entirety of the bulky munition to be concealed within, protecting it from accidents or premature detonation. When launched, the munition has an initial gas charge to propel the munition out of the launcher before the munition's rocket fires, accelerating it close to 197 meters per second. After it leaves the tube, it will deploy seven fins to help stabilize its flight and ensure the munition's accuracy. The TPU-2 has a maximum firing range of 665 meters, while its effective range is around 330 meters.

Alongside the standard version, the TPU-3 includes a secondary, small-diameter launch tube parallel to the primary; this is used alongside the tandem-HEAT warhead to great effect against countermeasures like hardkill active protection systems. When fired, the secondary tube launches a decoy projectile along the same course and speed as the primary warhead, separated only by approximately 0.3-0.4 seconds of time; this will draw the active protection system's wrath onto the decoy, and while the system recovers to intercept the real projectile, the actual warhead will have already impacted.

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WK-23

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The WK-23 is a man-portable anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) developed by WURCo., a Czaslyudian arms company. The WK-23 serves as the most capable guided anti-tank weapon in the Czaslyudian military, being capable of knocking out heavyweight main battle tanks while being based in infantry units and on mobile land vehicle platforms, like the LAZP-53 and notably the Type 319 IFV as its primary anti-vehicle weapon. Besides its anti-armor uses, the WK-23 was designed to incapacitate fortified locations, either by obliterating obstacles and barriers or killing the combatants within.

The WK-23 has multiple variants, allowing its use on vehicles as well as in its basic infantry-mobile form; however, its operation and capabilities across these platforms is more or less the same.

History
The development for the WK-23 began in earnest after numerous neighboring states began fielding easy-to-use, reliable, and extremely capable anti-tank guided missiles, enough to warrant mild concern for their careers in otherwise sluggish politicians overseeing the use of the defense budget. Originally, the system was envisioned as a universal, modular system capable of engaging everything from tanks to heavily-armored attack-helicopters, but the outbreak of insurgent groups in the late 90s sped the development through and shifted it to only anti-tank and anti-fortification duty, as similar foreign predecessors were being used to dislodge heavily fortified targets in urban areas.

The Battle of Voroshilovaya in such clashes with anarchist insurgent groups saw the WK-23 mistakenly being used against a waste management truck instead of a heavily uparmored technical, which was what was thought at the time. Nevertheless, future uses saw it making good on its design promises through clearing urban obstacles and producing complete vehicle kills on irregular vehicles.

The Second Czaslyudian Civil War was perhaps its height, as it was used in pitched battles by both major factions to great effect against the other's armored forces. A common tactic involved placing the WK-23 on the rear of a vehicle (such as a truck, LAZP-53 vehicle) and ambushing advancing enemy forces as part of a rearguard action. This way, the users presented themselves as a target as short a time as possible while still managing to fire one or two shots, sure to disable or destroy an armored vehicle.

Design
The WK-23 system is made up of three main components which can be disassembled and carried by soldiers; a launch tube, tripod, and mandatory targeting and fire control unit. The system only requires two soldiers to fire and operate the weapon, but three to effectively carry it. The system can be set up in a maximum of two minutes, and once set up only takes one to two seconds to prepare and fire a shot.

The guidance of the missile is a quasi-SACLOS design, using a laser provided by the targeting unit to select a target before the missile utilizes its onboard computer and imaging-infrared seeker to track the target on its own. The targeting unit includes built-in magnifying day sights with additional add-on infrared night sights, as well as the targeting laser which doubles as a rangefinder. It also inputs data collected from approximate target motion (again, gathered by sustaining the laser on target) in addition to environmental factors which might effect the path of the missile, such as wind speed, in order to provide a proper firing path for the missile to best engage the target. The optional laser designation component also reinforces the missile against missile countermeasures, with data from the launch platform counteracting information from decoys, flares, or jamming.

The missile uses a gas soft launch to propel itself out of the launch tube before its eight control surfaces extend and its main rocket motor fires simultaneously. The missile uses a smokeless solid propellant, making it harder for the target to discern the firing position without the dead giveaway of a plume of smoke. The WK-23 munition has the ability to maneuver to attack vehicles and targets vertically (top-attack), and with its hefty 6.8 kilogram tandem-HEAT warhead can penetrate nearly 1180mm of RHA after ERA. The WK-23 is also equipped with a more general-purpose blast-fragmentation warhead which spreads no less than 1,000 steel fragments upon detonation (while also maintaining the ability to penetrate 130mm of RHA). The missile detonates upon impact and reaches a top speed nearing 70% the speed of sound. The WK-23 is said to have a minimum firing distances of around 150 meters, but is able to reach targets accurately (within ~500 millimeters) up to ranges of 5.3 kilometers.

The vehicle-mounted WK-23-O system differs from the infantry-based ones in that the targeting system is typically integrated into the weapon station it is attached to (in the case of the Type 319 and Type 342 armored fighting vehicles). A gun-launched version designed for the Type 278, the WK-23-N, also exists. The guidance unit is replaced by the armored vehicle's laser designator.

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LBV-133 "Krykhitka"

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The LBV-133 is a lightweight, man-portable, unguided small-diameter missile system. An unusual design, the "Krykhitka" is meant to fulfill a narrow role in both front-line combat units as well as the more discreet services in diplomatic protection and embassy security. In practice, it sees minor presence in military police and rear-guard formations, as well as far more limited non-combat use. In service with the Department of Internal Security and speckled throughout the organizations of the Department of War, the LBV-133 is meant to provide a man-portable weapon to be used against point hard targets (never mentioned but by no means inadvertent to be used against power armors) as well as distanced breaching for urban combat. In the former role, it can be a low-footprint weapon for security forces against encroaching vehicles or lightly armored targets, protecting the grounds in case of a facility incursion, while in the latter it can be used in close-quarters combat to breach unreinforced walls or doors from a distance, saving time and potentially lives.

The LBV-133 is notoriously unreliable, despite its having an alleged 1,000 shot barrel life; this is largely due to its weight-cutting measures, including stamped aluminum construction and the weapon's atypical operation-- instead of launching the projectile directly from the barrel, an initial propellant accelerates the missilette out of the barrel at a relatively slow speed (40 m/s) before a short-burning rocket engine contained in the rear of the projectile brings it to considerable speed. This allows for a very lightweight design, as the launcher does not need to withstand much of the barrel pressures of a self-contained inert projectile acceleration, and a backblast-free, low-recoil weapon. However, these advantages are nullified by the launcher's and munition's inability to maintain effectiveness in field conditions, leaving the weapon relegated to very limited use.

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"Lightweight Armor Deterrent"
Design
The LBV-133 consists of a primary firing tube, adorned with selected optics available on most Czaslyudian firearms, with an optional polymer folding stock and pistol grip. Due to the low recoil of the LBV the stock offers more aim stability than recoil absorption to the firer. With its stock removed, the LBV-133 can be concealed within suitable clothing or in a low-profile container (e.g. duffel bag) and more readily brought to bear on a target.

The firing mechanism is a break-action system, which for unknown reasons was found an extraordinarily popular feature across test firings conducted with the LBV-133-- the break-action also allowed for easy insertion of the somewhat difficult-to-manipulate 35mm rimfire ammunition. The barrel most often comes in cast aluminum, giving it a life of 1,000 shots; it also comes in a more durable, albeit heavier, steel barrel for up to 5,000 shots. The simple smoothbore barrel imparts no spin on the projectile, and no significant acceleration occurs during the first milliseconds of firing; that typically occurs outside of the barrel. Gases are vented out of the end of the barrel, as well as out the open breech, a factor that contributes to many misfires and the system's unreliability. The LBV-133 has a variable rate of fire, but can achieve a peak rate of fire of 10 rpm with an experienced operator and handy reloads.

The munition used by the "Krykhitka" is the 3.3 kilogram GT-8 "missilette": a 35x274mm, rimfire, rocket-propelled unguided missile. Nominally an unguided munition, it does employ gyroscopic stabilization and a rocket assistance technique to rapidly propel the projectile out of the barrel once the delay (activated by the firing device's hammer striking the preceding firing pin) burns out. The propulsion is by a detonating fuel, wherein the combustion front exceeds the speed of sound (343 m/s) and burns through the entire fuel load extremely quickly, giving a massive acceleration. This gives the GT-8 a burn time of 0.5 seconds, bringing the missilette to a maximum of 183 meters a second. The rocket characteristics, with a rapid detonation of its fuel supplies, leads to successive shockwaves trailing the missilette, resulting in a firecracker-like sound as it accelerates in the air. The fuel cavity is separated from the warhead space by an insulator, preventing premature detonations. The warhead is a 1.3-kilogram payload, either a type A HEAT warhead, or a type B high-explosive warhead. A type C warhead with a white-phosphorus payload has been tested but was not selected to enter service. The GT-8A can penetrate 140 mm of rolled homogenous armor (RHA) with its shaped charge warhead, while the type B has a tested lethal radius of 3 meters. With the gyroscopic stabilization and assuming a well-maintained weapon, the LBV-133 can be zeroed down to under 16 MOA (minutes of arc/arcminutes; land within a shoulder-width area over 100 meters), enabling accurate hits on a close target in an urban environment.

Civilian contractors have developed a 35mm buckshot shell compatible with the steel-barreled variant, of dubious utility. Its use in the Department of Internal Security gained this ammunition used by the LBV-133 the moniker "poor man's breaching shotgun".

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