Bedlam XMDW-01

"The following information is classified. Only those with Level 8 clearance may view this file." ~ Female Computer System Voice

An experimental PDW developed at the GR Secondary Weapon Branch, assisted by Tara Farrynheim Sho, chambered in the recently developed and employed 6.4x41mm F/BM-01 dual armor-piercing/explosive round. F/BM stands for Farrynium/Black Mercury, which are the jacket material and core payload respectively.

The newly discovered element 119, Farrynium, is several times denser, stronger, and by extension, heat resistant than the widely used titanium-tungsten alloy used on barrels and older armor piercing rounds. Field tests indicate that these rounds, at 150 meters range, will easily penetrate three ballistic gel bodies protected by CRISAT Kevlar vests, with each body having 10 meters of space - it will even punch through EOD suits with ease.

The synthesized Black Mercury chemical compound is made from thricium oxide, liquid uranium, and various other heavy metals. When subject to an electric shock, it violently detonates, with explosive power comparable to 3.5 tons of TNT, per milliliter. This special compound is used for bullet propulsion and the secondary explosion.

Farrynium is the only known metal to withstand the massive explosive force created from the black mercury, and so the casing has a thin farrynium interior, and a brass exterior, to reduce weight and costs.

Each bullet also has a microchip guidance system, similar to the M51 MCDS, intended for use with the supplied FCS, to determine when to release, arm, and trigger the black mercury payload. Without the FCS, it will arm and detonate after it passes through one target or thick surface.

The magazine and the reload system is also unique - a 133-round top-loaded casket magazine with a 90 degree bend on the internally tapered end. To reload, a handgun mag release-style latch-release is pressed, causing the magwell to rise and the magazine to be reloaded slightly popped out. Remove the old magazine and insert a new one, then simply push down on the magwell to lock it back into place.

Lastly, the fire selector is not ambidextrous, but rather there are two selectors - the left side has the safe, semi, burst, and auto selectors, and the right side other controls the number of rounds fired in the burst fire mode. Also, on the underside of the stock, which contains the electric charge firing system, has a rate reducer, which reduces the monstrous fire rate of 2000 RPM, to a more manageable 1000.