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Kalistan to go into the international business of arms sales
KalMilInCo to supply guns and small arms to Liore
Port Eshar, Odufaray
August 4787


M198 Howitzers from the National Proving Grounds at Sulari to be shipped to Liore

The Kalistani Military Industrial Company, or KalMilInCo has authorized its first sale of weapons overseas. It will be filling an order from the country of Liore for 600 medium towed howitzers, as well as more than 200,000 Rifles and 40,000 of a mix between M60 Automatic Weapons and M2 50 Caliber automatic rifles. The small arms will be sold to Liore over the next 5-7 years. The bill for the weaponry will come in at a half a billion KRB.

"We were approached by the Government of Liore, who is a third world nation, and were asked," said KalMilInCo spokesman Hiro Satori. "We had just finished supplying the regular army and are starting to rotate the Militia weapons through for servicing, and selling these weapons will allow our production to continue over the next 5 years."

The service rifles are of the standard Kalistani Regular Kadashev design which the Regular Forces and Militia both use, that employs a 7.62 mm round, and serves as an all purpose, all weather rifle. "We're very proud of these rifles. Some wanted us to switch to a smaller caliber weapon, to save on weight of ammo more than anything else, but none have the durability and dependability of the Kadashevs, which is why we chose them." Satori also noted that they can be produced in a rush. "The tolerances on this weapon is simply amazing. We can devote research to barrel materials and rifling technology, and still produce thousands in a month."

As for the M60s and M2 machine guns, these are far more difficult to produce. "The Kadashevs you and bury in sand or mud and they'll still fire dependably. The automatic weapons, not so much." These weapons need to be able to withstand a high rate of fire over an extended period of time. "We are working on lightening the barrel for the M2's with carbon fiber in the steel. But this is in the research stage at the moment. The M2s that Liore will get will be our standard .50 caliber machine gun." The Government chose to sell M60s to Liore over M246 because of the round. "M60s also use 7.62 rounds, making them usable with Kadashev ammo, or vice versa, in a pinch," said Satori. "Naturally, the Republic would also like to supply Liore with ammo." The M2s fire a .50 caliber round and can be mounted on a tripod or on a vehicle. "Our M2s have been used primarily at sea," said Satori. "The have a long, versatile history with the Republic."

Kalistan has already begun working to fill the first delivery of more than 200 howitzers and several thousands of the small arms. The will arrive in Liore within the month, and RSMoK advisors will travel with the machines to ensure that the Liore military knows every bit about these weapons as our militia does. The Regulars have not been granted authorization to deploy on training missions overseas yet. The sale of these weapons, conforms to Kalistani law on weapons sales overseas, on a case by case basis.