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The Chisel Enterprises Sturmgewehr 99 Ausf. C (Model C) is the current standard assault rifle of the Chisel Enterprises PMCs that the corporation employs as ground troops.
Design
The St.G 99-C was designed by Chisel Dynamics, the research and design subsidiary of Chisel Enterprises in July and August of 3019. The goal was to design a new standard assault rifle to replace the HK-500 assault rifles used before, which were deemed to be in need of a replacement by 3020. The third prototype, the XAR (Experimental Assault Rifle) 1029 was selected for mass production, and consequently became designated the St.G 99.
Use in Conflict
The St.G 99 first saw conflict in one of the many border skirmishes between the city of Oscdea and the Chisel Enterprises Atomic Research Facility, where it proved it's worth as an effective weapon, having superior stopping power and range to the Oscdean main battle rifles. However, the weapon was found to be unreliable, and was subsequently returned for minor redesign, becoming the St.G Ausf. C, which now had far higher reliability due to a redesign of the bolt. The improved variant proceeded to replace the Ausf. A and B models, and is now in use as the main assault rifle of C.E. PMCs. The improved variant has proved extremely effective in more recent skirmishes with Oscdean forces, the unreliability issues resolved.
Features
The Stg. 99 Ausf. C has several features which distinguish it from other Ballistic Assault Rifles. Firstly is the round type, which is of a large 8.12x36mm Kurz Caliber, providing for effective stopping power. However, this gives the weapon a distinct high recoil. This is solved by the Chisel Enterprises exoskeletons in use by their PMCs which serve to greatly increase weapon steadiness. However, to a soldier not utilizing an exoskeleton, the weapon is reported to have very high kick and cannot be fired accurately on full auto.
Another feature of the round is the fact that it is superheated. This means that the firing of the round serves as the catalyst to an extreme exothermic reaction which serves to heat the tungsten round to nearly 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing it to quite literally melt through most types of thin armor, increasing the round's penetrative capability.
The rifle's standard magazine is a high-capacity 45-round drum magazine, unlike the standard box magazines in use by most other ballistic assault rifles. The weapon also has a scope that allows the user to fire accurately at targets nearly 800m away with extreme accuracy, as the sight uses round-projection technology to show the shooter where the round will impact.