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TYPE Coil-based firearm PLACE OF ORIGIN Independent Space |
PRODUCTION HISTORY |
DESIGNED 975ABY - 977ABY MANUFACTURER Krik Machinebuilding Plant others MANUFACTURED 978ABY - 988ABY NUMBER BUILT ≈ 1.5 milliard |
SPECIFICATIONS |
MATERIAL COMPOSITION 0474-8300° hammer-forged steel - (barrel) 0760-4664° milled steel - (moving components) 3788-0176° extruded copper - (coil) 5965-9551° plastid polymer - (receiver/stock) variable WEIGHT 900g or 2lbs w/o magazine 1700g or 3.8lbs w/ magazine LENGTH 540mm or 21″ w/ extended stock 270mm or 11″ w/ collapsed stock BARREL SPECIFICATIONS 180mm or 7.1″ 1:16 clockwise twist CALIBER 10x42.5mm ferromagnetic bullet ACTION Electromagnetic coil MUZZLE VELOCITY 500m/s or 1640ft/s supersonic 335m/s or 1100ft/s subsonic EFFECTIVE FIRING RANGE 100-350m or 110-380yd 100-200m or 110-220yd RATE OF FIRE 300rds/minute - cyclic AMMUNITION CAPACITY 25+1rnd standard magazine other SIGHTS n/a |
The CCG MKII is a selective-fire, electromagnetic coil-operated 10x42.5mm personal defense weapon, developed in extra-Imperial space as an open-source weapon platform. It is formally referred to in the design documentation as "COLLAPSABLE COILGUN MARK II". It is also known as 'SUITCASE' or 'BOX'-rifle in common parlance.
Development began in the year 975ABY to negate the effect of corporate monopoly on easily concealable and carryable automatic firearms. Engineered off of the blueprints of a combustion-based firearm, designed by late small arms-engineer FARO CHA (†9th Prime 888ABY), the CCG MkII saw its first distribution on the civillian market in the year 978ABY, a year after the completion of the last testing cycle. Shortly after, KRIK MACHINEBUILDING PLANT & ASSOCIATES, released the blueprints necessary for construction under a commons license to the public allowing for the free manufacturing and commercial distribution of the firearm. Krik Machinebuilding Plant & Associates continued to manufacture the CCG MkII untill 988ABY.
Even after four decades the gun continues to see widespread use throughout the Outer Rim and other spacefaring territory due to its versatility, reasonable price, low production costs compared to contemporary blaster designs, availability in virtually every corner of the galaxy due to its commons license and ease of use.
The CCG MkII has been manufactured in multiple star-systems and has seen service amongst armed, as well as irregular forces galaxy-wide. To date an approximate number of ≈1.5 milliard firearms of this make have been manufactured. An estimated ≈2 million of which were manufactured by Krik Manufacturing Plant & Associates.
PRODUCTION DETAILS
COMPOSITION
The CCG MkII is only composed of a limited a number of components in order to keep the firearm as simple as possible. Separated into a lower and upper receiver, the main housing of the internal mechanism is extruded from a polymer blank conforming to the standardized specifications for 5965-9551° plastid polymer.
The lower receiver contains the battery, trigger mechanism, and grooves for the folding joints that make up the trigger-guard and handgrip.
The upper receiver holds the barrel, electromagnetic coil, bolt, charging handle and electronic motor, while an accessory rail runs along its spine. A pivot joint at the back of the lower receiver allows the stock to fold over the underside of the firearm, turning it into a compact box.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
OPERATING CYCLE
The CCG MkII uses an electromagnetic coil-system, unlike the combustion-based firearm it was engineered off of.
To fire from a folded, unloaded position the operator must cycle the charging handle, unfolding the spring mechanism. The operator must then insert a magazine into the pistol grips magazine well, cycle the charging handle, and depress the trigger. Set to semi-automatic, the firearm fires only once, requiring the trigger to be released and depressed again for the next shot. Set to automatic, the firearm continues to fire, automatically cycling rounds from the magazine into the chamber, until the magazine is exhausted or pressure is released from the trigger.
As each bullet travels through the barrel, a portion of the energy stored in the battery is diverted to an electronic motor at the back of the receiver, where it acts on the bolt carrier. In turn, the bolt moves backwards and chambers a new round as it is driven forward again.
FIRING SELECTOR
The firing selector is a small lever located on the right side of the lower receiver. It is operated by the shooter's right fore-fingers and has three settings: safe (up), full-auto (center), and semi-auto (down). This is to prevent indeliberate setting of the firing selector to full-auto during stressful encounters. As a consequence, setting the CCG MkII to full-auto requires the deliberate action of centering the firing selector, by the operator.
MAGAZINE
The standard magazine has a capacity of 25rnd. Stamped from a single piece of steel, it is a detachable spring-fed magazine that flushly inserts into the pistol grip's magazine well. While other magazine sizes have been manufactured, they inhibit the folding mechanism of the firearm, preventing it from fully closing.
SIGHTS
The CCG MkII in its standard configuration lacks any and all sorts of ironsights. In their place, it has an accessory rail running along the spine upper of the receiver with twenty-five teeth, allowing for the mounting of various optical attachments.
TERMINAL BALLISTICS
The CCG MkII fires 10x42.5mm bullets with a muzzle velocity of 500m/s or 1640ft/s. The bullet weighs 40g or 622gr. The CCG MkII has favorable penetration when shooting through heavy foliage, walls or standard industrial-grade plating and into an opponent attempting to use these things as cover. The 10x42.5mm projectile is made from compressed copper powder and covered in a friction reducing nickel-jacket. It has a tendency to fragment after the initial penetration when striking an opponent, and produces significant wounding in soft body tissue.
ACCURACY
The CCG MkII's accuracy can only be correctly described as adequate, being neither grossly inaccurate nor a precision tool. At a range of 100m or 110yd the standard achieved shot-grouping is 140mm or 5.5″. Beyond the range of 100m the accuracy begins to vary widely. Different accuracies have been achieved with modifications to the design of the receiver in non-standard variants of the firearm.
RECALIBRATION
The CCG MkII can be recalibrated to fire at subsonic speeds in order to deliver the payload at a less audible range. This necessitates complete disassembly of the firearm and access to the internal workings housed within the lower receiver, which requires tools to facilitate. Once recalibrated, the firearm however is not completely silent. It still generates a substantial amount of noise as a result of the energy dissipating from the coils, along with the whirring of the electric motor and subsequent movement of the bolt as it loads the chamber.
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