CC-10 Semi Automatic Sniper System

Overview
The CC-10 Sniper Rifle is a UNMC weapon that came into service in 2333, offering a smaller, lighter and less over powerful alternative to the M-130 Sniper Rifle introduced in 2331. It offers the UNMC soldier a more anti-personnel option to take down targets, as the M-130 rifle was originally made to defeat medium and heavy armor. As such, it is widely favored by snipers who prefer to be as quick and light-footed as possible on the battlefield and who expect to go up against infantry targets only.

History
After the M-130 rifle was used on the battlefield across UN space against EMPIRE, many saw it as a much too powerful weapon to be used against human targets. The large and powerful rifle had a tendency to completely obliterate large areas of human targets and the UNMC eventually came under scrutiny for their use of it. To offer their soldiers a cleaner and lighter alternative, the UNMC commissioned Sparta Armories to develop a sniper system based around the proven and powerful 9 X 55 mm rifle round utilized by the M-48 Hercules. The CC-10 was the eventual answer to the military's needs, and was quickly absorbed into service after its testing and clearance. Although the UN Army welcomed the new rifle and began rapidly replacing the M-130 with the new rifle within their ranks, the UNAC was much slower to adopt it, and only fielded the rifles to a few thousand soldiers, even giving it to regular frontline squads as a Designated Marksman Rifle. The UNAC never fully adopted the CC-10 in the amounts that the Army did however, even today in the Human-Exohuman War the CC-10 is a less common sight for UNAC snipers, as they prefer to stay with the harder hitting and devastating M-130. Army snipers have been known to use the rifle with deadly accuracy and effectiveness, and many greatly like the rifle over the M-130. The faster firing and larger magazine provide more comfort to the sniper, and its smaller and quieter rounds allow it to be easily fitted with a silencer for stealthy and low profile missions. The smaller size of the CC-10 also gives the user more ease of mobility when on the move and is crucial to snipers who like to stay light. Even with its differences, the CC-10 is poised to serve the UNMC for a long time and is steadily gathering more respect and use with UNMC soldiers.