Private First Class Ricco Frost holding a Pulse Rifle. The new version, designated the M41A, has been the standard issue weapon of the Colonial Marine Corps since and has developed an entirely different reputation - one of an exemplary weapon respected both by those who have used it and by those who have faced it. In the wake of the controversy, design changes were immediately implemented that included additional cooling vents on the weapon, as well as other improvements. Cases of weapons overheating to the point of ammunition cooking off prematurely inside the chamber or magazine were also reported.

ĭespite the weapon's exemplary performance in tests, early production models suffered from stoppages caused by substandard 10×24mm Caseless ammunition that initially gave the weapon a miserable reputation, especially following a disastrous incident on LV-832 where Pulse Rifle stoppages cost many Marines their lives. Despite fierce competition from proposals put forward by major international corporations, LaForce's weapon, the prototype of which was designed and built in his humble home workshop, was selected as a clear winner and officially adopted as the M41 in 2171. LaForce used the Harrington as a starting point in his design, also modelling aspects of the weapon on the revolutionary Weyland Storm Rifle manufactured by Weyland Corp. The M41A Pulse Rifle was designed by retired USCM Corporal Jonathan LaForce as part of the Marine 70 Program, established to procure a replacement for the Corps' then-standard issue weapon, the Harrington Assault Rifle. 6.1 Figure accessories based on the M41A.

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