The M41A Pulse Rifle is the standard weapon used by USCM infantry. It is a 10mm air-cooled automatic pulse action rifle with an over and under configuration sporting an underslung 30mm pump-action grenade launcher. The M41 is lightwieght, has a retractable stock for rifle or carbine fire, and an optional 3X power AN/RVS-52 CCD Television Sight.

The M41 fire a US M309 10mm X 24 round, 210 grain with a rectangular caseless block of Nitromine 50 as propultion. The bullet is explosive tipped and can penetrate most personal body armors on the market. A magazine holds up to 99 rounds, but most Marines only fill it to 95 to prevent jamming.

Rifle Specs
Weight w/o Clip and sling	3.2kg
Firing Weight	4.9kg
Length as Rifle	84.0cm
Length as Carbine	69.5cm
Barrel Length	24.7cm
Max. Range	2,100m
Max. Effective Range	500m

The rifle is fired by electronic pulse action controlled directly by the trigger. There is a thumb selector on the grip that cycles between selective, four-round burst and fully automatic (900rpm) fire. There is a LED display on the magazine housing that give an ammunition count, and a manual cocking handle to clear hand-load the rifle or clear the breach when it jams.

The 30mm underslung grenade launcher is comprised of a barrel, breech, and a four-round internal magazine. It is primed by pump-action and fired by a trigger in front of the magazine housing. The most common grenade is the M-40 High-Explosive Fragmentation Round, which has a 400m range. There are also many other types of greandes:

I must admit, this is not my work, nor my research. I stole this info from another Aliens page, because I believe it to be cool, and useful.-Rogue