MR-C
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The Modular Rifle - Caseless (MR-C), is a mock-up of an assault rifle
that was intended to be manufactured and sold to the United States military as a next-generation infantry weapon firing next-generation ammunition. It has not been developed—even in prototype form—and the weapon was never lined-up for the OICW competition or in follow-up rifle competitions held by the U.S. military. On the Crye Associates website, the product is specifically labeled as a "modular caseless carbine mock-up". Most information circulating on the rifle is derived from the video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, and should not be taken as fact.
Designed by Crye Associates, the concept is shown to utilize a bullpup
design with an all sides rail interface system. By most accounts the real world version would be chambered for 6.8mm caliber in 45 or 50 round magazines, unlike its video game counterpart that is chambered in 6.8mm, 4.6×30mm, and 5.56×25mm according to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
. The rifle is projected to have a cyclic rate of 800 rounds per minute. It is also shown to have a special 40mm grenade launcher attachment known as the AGL. The AGL in the game, however, is a modified version of the real world Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module designed for the FN SCAR
rifles. In most of the pictures, the gun is seen painted in Crye Precision's Multicam
pattern.
Assault rifle
An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are the standard infantry weapons in most modern armies...
that was intended to be manufactured and sold to the United States military as a next-generation infantry weapon firing next-generation ammunition. It has not been developed—even in prototype form—and the weapon was never lined-up for the OICW competition or in follow-up rifle competitions held by the U.S. military. On the Crye Associates website, the product is specifically labeled as a "modular caseless carbine mock-up". Most information circulating on the rifle is derived from the video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, and should not be taken as fact.
Designed by Crye Associates, the concept is shown to utilize a bullpup
Bullpup
Bullpups are firearm configurations in which the action is located behind the trigger group and alongside the shooter's face, so there is no wasted space for the buttstock as in conventional designs. This permits a shorter firearm length for the same barrel length for improved maneuverability, and...
design with an all sides rail interface system. By most accounts the real world version would be chambered for 6.8mm caliber in 45 or 50 round magazines, unlike its video game counterpart that is chambered in 6.8mm, 4.6×30mm, and 5.56×25mm according to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 is the sequel to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. It expands on the game play of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and is the fourth installment in the popular Ghost Recon tactical shooter video game series, published by Ubisoft.The game...
. The rifle is projected to have a cyclic rate of 800 rounds per minute. It is also shown to have a special 40mm grenade launcher attachment known as the AGL. The AGL in the game, however, is a modified version of the real world Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module designed for the FN SCAR
FN SCAR
The Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle, or SCAR, is a modular rifle made by FN Herstal for the United States Special Operations Command to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition. This family of rifles consist of two main types...
rifles. In most of the pictures, the gun is seen painted in Crye Precision's Multicam
MultiCam
MultiCam is a single camouflage pattern designed to help the wearer hide in varied environments, seasons, elevations, and light conditions. It is a 7-color, multi-environment camouflage pattern developed by Crye Associates in conjunction with U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center...
pattern.
See also
- Future Force WarriorFuture Force WarriorFuture Force Warrior is a United States military advanced technology demonstration project that is part of the Future Combat Systems project. The FFW project seeks to create a lightweight, fully integrated infantryman combat system. It is one technology demonstration project in a series of...
- Heckler & Koch G11Heckler & Koch G11The Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production prototype assault rifle developed during the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by Gesellschaft für Hülsenlose Gewehrsysteme , a conglomeration of companies headed by firearm manufacturer Heckler & Koch , Dynamit Nobel The Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production...
—a similar weapon - Lightweight Small Arms TechnologiesLightweight Small Arms TechnologiesThe Lightweight Small Arms Technologies program is funded by the U.S. Joint Service Small Arms Program, with the goal of significantly reducing the weight of small arms and their ammunition...
—U.S. Army small arms development program.