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| rdfs:comment | - With the outbreak of the Dominion War, the Federation Council Armed Forces Committee recognized the need for a cheap and effective weapon that could be deployed in larger numbers than the newer rifles, and also serve as carbines for small craft, which do not have the facilities for a full armory. The former type III standard rifle was chosen as it was far simpler and lighter than the newer compression rifles, as well as there being a massive surplus of the weapons following their rapid withdrawal from active service.
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| abstract | - With the outbreak of the Dominion War, the Federation Council Armed Forces Committee recognized the need for a cheap and effective weapon that could be deployed in larger numbers than the newer rifles, and also serve as carbines for small craft, which do not have the facilities for a full armory. The former type III standard rifle was chosen as it was far simpler and lighter than the newer compression rifles, as well as there being a massive surplus of the weapons following their rapid withdrawal from active service.
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