Mk50.Mod11 ‘Kraken’ Anti-Material Rifle

A heavy anti-material gun with a conventional design philosophy. It has an enormous, heavy, rectangular frame with a bipod and monopod, as well as an integrated 2-20x variable telescopic sight with both night and thermal vision modes. It also has a large muzzle brake on the end. Its bulk is primarily meant to help mitigate the intense recoil. The Kraken fires standard 20x110mm +C rounds, adapted from the 20x110mm Hispano cartridge popular during the cold war. Although it can be used as an anti-vehicle weapon, it is less effective at the task than its Federation counterpart, the Spartan. Instead, the Kraken is better suited to defeating weapon emplacements, such as heavy machine guns, mortars, field guns and automatic grenade launchers, as well as equipment like RADAR dishes and repair gantries. The Kraken is also capable of switching to a parabolic firing mode, allowing it to fire rounds in an arced trajectory to act as a miniature artillery piece. This is especially effective when used in combination with HEAP (High-Explosive, Anti-Personnel) rounds.