To add - I think that since we're given an option to create either a bolt-action rifle or a semi-auto with a caveat that the latter might be unreliable, which I THINK makes it make sense for us to want a slightly more premium option on a bolt-action rifle.
Either way:
War Council of the Northern States Administration Index, more commonly known as ADM Index or just ADMI is a method of designating every piece of equipment in use by the forces of Northern States for a short, concise and easy to understand way allowing for streamlined logistics. It is mostly managed by the Main Subcouncil of Artillery and Munitions which is responsible for warehouses and depots that store said pieces of equipment. Contrary to popular belief the ADM Index isn't used by specific design bureaus, which instead usually use the longer NSA-type-year-proposal-variant style and is also doesn't mean there are no other designations or nicknames existing for those designs. ADMI codes also do not neccesarily have to be in order of adoption or chronological order as arranging it as such is considered an easy information risk if enemy were to ever get an incomplete list.
The usual ADMI code includes first number designating the general category, letter(s) designating the specific type and another number designating specific design or variant. To date (1912) the comission has viewed it neccesary to outline main categories as such:
5 - infantry equipment. This includes all pieces of individual infantryman kit, firearms, firearm accesories, magazines, belts, crates of ammo, mounts for weapons, sights, armor and melee weapons.
8 - ammunition. This includes all items such as personal firearm ammunition, artillery ammunition, explosives, grenades, non-explosive munitions such as arrows or bolts and all other items that are intended to be expended to achieve an offensive effect against enemy.
3 - artillery systems. This includes all forms of cannon, howitzer and other crew served weapons that are considered large caliber.
6 - communications equipment. This includes all forms of telegraph, radio,
2 - assorted combat supplies. This mainly includes things such as sandbags, barbed wire or other fortification equipment but also things like tables, chairs, reading lights or showerheads.
Every type of equipment that can be defined as distinct within those main categories also has a letter (or two).
5:
N - personal firearms.
H - personal infantryman gear.
P - weapon magazines.
O - charging clips, stripper clips.
IP - firearm accesories.
K - melee weapons.
8:
A - personal firearms ammunition.
K - explosive artillery shells.
M - mortar shells.
3:
E - mortars.
W - field cannons.
L - howitzers.
And so on.
The last number in the index is used for specific adopted piece of equipment, for example:
The NSA-SR-12-3-3, ADM Index: 5N1 "Alauette" is a straight pull striker fired service rifle chambered in 7.5x55mm (NSA-FC-12-2-1, ADM Index:8A1) copper jacket spitzer cartridge. The free-floating rifle barrel is 600mm with the whole rifle being about 1100mm in length, with white beech wooden furniture covering the front. The metal parts of the rifle have been chemically blackened through mid-temperature black oxidation. The reciever has a simple tangent sight and there's a hooded front post attached to the front of the barrel. The rifle is usually ranged for one kilometer of range with alternating notches for every 100 meters, with the lowest, resting position being ranged for 50 meters.
The rifle uses a rotating bolt assembly attached to a simple straight bolt handle which, which allows the rifle to be operated in a simple, efficient motion of pulling the handle back to unlock the action, eject the cartridge and cock the striker before pushing it forward to chamber a new round and make the gun ready to fire again. Rear of the reciever assembly features a big ring which is connected to the rifle's striker and servers as safety, pulling it and turning it to the side prevents the rifle from firing.
The rifle feeds from detachable 6-round magazine (NSA-FC-12-2-1A, ADM Index: 5P1) sitting almost flush with the stock that can be reloaded either using single bullets or with help of 6-round charging clips (NSA-FC-12-2-2B, ADM Index: 5O3) made mostly out of waxed cardboard with metal pieces reinforcing only the bottom of the clip.
There is a cleaning kit (NSA-FA-12-2-1, ADM Index: 5IP9) included with the rifle which fits in the rear of the wooden stock, and a long, 600mm sword bayonet (NSA-MW-12-3-2A ADM Index: 5K8), out of which about 450mm are the blade. The bayonet attaches safely to both the barrel and the handguard, and stored in a scabbard (NSA-MW-12-1-2B ADM Index: 5H8) that can be attached to soldier's belts. The bayonet blade isn't blackened and the bayonet can be used separately from the rifle as a short sword.
The equipment letters and all are all up to change, I'd just like if we went heavy on the bueraucracy meme and I think NOT-GRAU is easy enough to understand with a bit of effort compared to some stuff and I think having an actual system would be great as opposed to pretending we do. Of course the system will also evolve and change with time and as it stands right now I feel like it's REALLY flexible for future memes.
ADM-12 Bean Counter Rifle (0):
NSA-LR-1912-3-1, ADM Index:1A1 (6): Quarque, NUKE9.13, AseaHeru, Nirur, Powder Miner, Sensei
NSA-SR-12-3-3, ADM Index: 5N1 "Alauette" (1): Kot
Blitz shock rifle, (1) : Funk
I do not feel at liberty to change people's votes after shitting out this whole pile and without hearing their opinions on the system and wether they're okay with it, so I guess it's a different thing now?