Sniper Rifle System 40A-O Anti-Materiel/Anti-Vehicle

"We gotta name for these things. Hotel Charlie, sorta short for 'HAND CANNON'"

- Corperal Mack 'Bonanza' Jericho

The SRS40A-O Anti Material/Anti Vehicle Rifle is a large, powerful rifle designed for engaging tanks and armoured vehicles. The weapon fires a caseless 68mm shell that is loaded onto a firing block on the side of the gun that flips down when the button to activate it is pressed. This is pushed back into the gun and into the chamber and fired. The nitrocellulose mold combusts, leaving nothing behind. The weapon is made of a titanium alloy with microproccesor driven anti recoil systems, shock absorbing bipod, shock absorbing butt and barrel and smooth bore barrel. The weapon also features a AUGUR Fire Control Scope.

Uses
The weapon is primarily used as a anti tank weapon, punching holes in armoured vehicles, with the APFSDS shell capable of even damaging tanks. Due to the small flash of the weapon, high speed of the projectile and the lack of any homing packages it can sneak under most counter missile and protection systems. While not always capable of piercing frontal tank armour it can pierce flank, rear and upper armour with ease. It is also used as both a anti material rifle, for destroying enemy munitions and supplies and as a high profile sniper rifle, apt for engaging well armoured and well defended personnel.

Operation
The weapon is a breech loaded smoothbore rifle with a rotating locking bolt. The weapon has a Misriah rail with a AUGUR FCS on it's reciever.

UNSC Comments
"After Linna we found the Necros Compound tanks used some kinda detection system that picked up RADAR pings and lasers aimed at it, alerting it to laser designators, laser targetters, RADAR guided weapons, missile and rocket flashes and shit. This thing doesn't set off ANY of them! Heh!"

"We say it, a Golem crawling outta the wreckage of the subway access building. Thos charges and the dozen tons of concrete shoulda killed it but it was still moving! He nailed it with a armour piercing explosive round just at the base of its skull, blew off its bloody head!"

"Thing isn't as useful as it sounds. The M899, M21 and the M41 can strike exactly where it needs to hit while the SRS40 hits where ever it damn well feels like hitting."