M-50C OIAW

Overview
A very recent addition to the UNMC arsenal, the M-50C Optimized Individual Assault Weapon (M-50C OIAW, or simply the M-50C Assault Rifle), is a rifle that was designed specifically for combat on the battlefields of Earth after Ragnarok. The weapon is designed to be absolutely optimized for burst firing and pinpoint accuracy at extreme distances, even farther than the M-48 Hercules can engage to its maximum potential. It was also engineered to be used as a more attractive and versatile option for stealth and black operations as opposed to the standard HP-45A1 and Hercules rifles. Although not in widespread use by the UNMC, the M-50C is fast proving to be a worthy tool for the UNMC's soldiers.

History
As the battle for Earth raged between the UNMC and the Exohumans, calls were put out to many weapons developers across UN space for new and effective implements of war to be used against the Exohuman onslaught. Many new technologies and weapons were born due to this need, and among them was the third rifle series of rising star: Sparta Armories. The M-50C is the third version of the M-50 series of rifles, however the A and B versions never made it past the testing stage, but the C version was accepted by leaders of the UN military. The rifle is designed to be a "marksman's weapon", favoring mid to long range combat and accurate fire. In the years of its service, the M-50C has been said to be the "middle ground" of the standard UNMC rifles. It is not as powerful as either the HP-45A1 or the M-48 Hercules. However, it is more accurate than both other rifles, with significantly less recoil than the M-48, it is also shorter and weighs less than the M-48, but longer and more simplistic than the HP-45A1. The M-50C is desired in situations where distance from the enemy is favored, but accurate and consistent fire is also a priority. Burst firing with the weapon is outstandingly controllable and pinpoint accurate to ranges where even the Hercules' quality dips considerably.

Use in the UNMC
The M-50C was not ordered en masse by either the UNAC or the UN Army, however the UNAC did acquire many thousands of the rifle and are still taking more and more of them into their ranks, as their troops have expressed much praise and demand for the rifle. Specifically, the Special Operations division of the UNAC largely requested that the M-50C replace all M-48 rifles given to stealth units, as the M-50C is much quieter and easier to maneuver than the larger M-48. The Army has only ordered a few thousand of the models, and is currently field testing them with frontline squads across all theaters of war. Even with the rifle's relative new-coming, demand is already quite high, and many UNMC soldiers anticipate getting their hands on M-50C rifles.