Characteristics
The XM63 is a heavy AM Rifle made by Phoenix Precision Firearms, a US-based weapons manufacturer. It is designed to replace the M107, a rifle that is currently in service with the US Military. Its most prominent feature is the use of 4 experimental electromagnetic rails. The rifle as it is shown in the picture below lacks its signature accumulator (used to power the rails), and as such cannot use the rails. This accumulator, usually strapped to the back of the Sniper's suit, is quite heavy and needs to be recharged every 2 days or so of sniping. The stock contains a recoil containment spring system - after each shot, the barrel is allowed to travel back through the rifle's body while the springs make sure it gets back firmly into place in a second's time. Unlike the M16's infamous plastic stock, this one is made out of metal, adding further weigh onto the already heavy gun. Another prominent feature is the XM63's unique scope - using the rifle's on-board anemometer, it calculates the approximate spot that the bullet will strike. It also calculates the bullet's internal energy (and therefore penetration power) by the time it reaches the marked target. Another variation is the XM63tac Tactical Anti-Personnel rifle, a shorter and lighter rifle chambered in .338 Lapua.
XM63 Anti-Materiel Rifle
Statistics
Name : XM63
Weight : 6.2 kg (unloaded), 6.4 kg (loaded)
Length : 40" (80 cm) Barrel Length : 24" (22" on the XM63tac)
Magazine Size : 10 rounds (XM63), 20 rounds (XM63tac)
Caliber : .50 BMG, .338 Lapua Magnum
Muzzle Velocity : 900-1300 m/s (XM63), 1000-1500 m/s (XM63tac)
Maximum Range : 3XXX meters
Optimal Range : 1000 meters
Rate of Fire : Semi-Auto, no more than 20 RPM due to magnetic build-up and recoil consumption
Modifications
- Experimental Nano-Anemometer
- Variable-zoom scope with "estimated point of impact" crosshair in addition to normal one.
- Magnetic Accelerators
- Thermal Vision for the scope to find targets behind obstructions
Overall
- Accuracy : Extreme
- Recoil : Low
- Damage : Unwithstandable
- Mobility : Cumbersome
- Reload Speed : Fast
- Penetration : Destructive