A rifle that first appeared in the Aliens (1986) film.
The ARMAT M41A Pulse Rifle is the standard issue combat rifle of the Colonial Marine Corps.
It is made of advanced lightweight and highly resistant alloys and is also equipped with a digital ammo counter and a progressive trigger. Given its small size, high rate of fire, accuracy and caliber is used both as an assault rifle and a submachine gun. The M41 uses 99 round caseless ammunition magazines and fires a 10 mm armor piercing projectile.
It also possess an underslung 30 mm integrated grenade launcher with a 4 round capacity. It is able to fire standard explosive, HE and incendiary grenade rounds.
The M41 prop was designed by Stan Winston and James Cameron using parts from a Thompson submachine gun and a SPAS-12.
