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viernes, 19 de abril de 2013

Brügger & Thomet MP9 (english)

 features:
The Brügger & Thomet MP9 (Machine Pistol 9mm) is a machine pistol designed and manufactured by Brügger & Thomet of Switzerland. The MP9 is a selective-fire 9x19mm Parabellum caliber machine pistol. It uses 15, 20, 25, 30 round transparent polymer detachable box magazines. It has three safeties; ambidextrous safety / fire mode selector switch button (manual safety), trigger safety and drop safety. The MP9 is a development of the Steyr TMP. Differences from the TMP include a stock that folds to the right side of the weapon, an integrated Picatinny rail, and a new trigger safety.


 Civilian variants:
The TP9 is a semi-automatic civilian variant of MP9. Its design is similar to the Steyr SPP, but its differential feature is an underbarrel MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny Rail, which is installed in front of the trigger guard, in place of the forward grip. The TP9SF is superficially similar, though it is selective-fire rather than semi-auto only. A version chambered in 6.5x25mm CBJ is under development, a barrel swap is all that should be required to convert to 6.5 mm.
Later variants (MP9-N, MP45) have new designed ambidextrous 3 position selectors. The old Steyr style cross-bolt push button selectors are replaced with new "HK" style selectors.




   Users:


country
Organization
Model
Quantity



Date





 India Mumbai Police Indian Army (for Ghatak Platoons)
MP9 MP9
1568 (to be delivered)

 Indonesia Kopassus


 Macau Grupo de Operações Especiais (Macau)[citation needed] MP9

 Portugal Portuguese Army (Portuguese Army's side arm) MP9

 Switzerland Swiss Police MP9

 Thailand Department of Special Investigation
MP9
       







subfusil Brügger & Thomet MP9

 Introducción:
 El Brügger y Thomet MP9 (Machine Pistol 9mm) es un subfusil diseñado y fabricado por Brügger y Thomet de Suiza. La MP9 es un subfusil de fuego selectivo calibre 9x19mm Parabellum. Se utiliza 15, 20, 25, 30 compartimientos de polímero transparentes redondos. Cuenta con tres dispositivos de seguridad;. Botón de disparo selector de modo (manual de seguridad), el seguro del gatillo y la seguridad salto seguro / ambidiestro [9] El MP9 es un desarrollo de la TMP Steyr. Las diferencias de la TMP incluyen una acción que se pliega hacia el lado derecho del arma, un carril Picatinny integrado, y un nuevo seguro del gatillo.

Variantes civiles:
El TP9 es una variante civil semi-automática de MP9. Su diseño es similar al Steyr SPP, pero su característica diferencial es un underbarrel MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny Rail, que se instala en la parte delantera del protector del disparador, en lugar de la empuñadura hacia adelante. El TP9SF es superficialmente similar, a pesar de que es selectiva del fuego en lugar de semi-automática solamente. Una versión de la recámara en 6.5x25mm CBJ está en desarrollo, un intercambio de la recámara es todo lo que se debe exigir para convertirse en 6,5 mm. [10]

Variantes posteriores (MP9-N, MP45) tienen nuevos diseñados ambidiestros 3 selectores de posición. Los antiguos Steyr estilo cross-perno de empuje selectores de botón han sido reemplazados por nuevos selectores de estilo "hk".


Usuarios:
país Organización Modelo Cantidad Fecha
 India Mumbai Police Indian Army (for Ghatak Platoons) MP9 MP9 _ 1568 (to be delivered)
 Indonesia Kopassus -

 Macau Grupo de Operações Especiais (Macau)[citation needed] MP9

 Portugal Portuguese Army (Portuguese Army's side arm) MP9

 Switzerland Swiss Police MP9

 Thailand Department of Special Investigation MP9




lunes, 22 de octubre de 2012

Spas 12 (english)

The SPAS-12 is a combat shotgun that was manufactured by the Italian firearms company Franchi S.p.A. from 1979 to 2000. The SPAS-12 is a dual-mode shotgun, meaning it can be set to cycle either semi-automatically or through pump-action. The SPAS-12 has sold well to military and police users around the world, as well as to the civilian market.

Design:

 
The SPAS 12 was designed to function primarily as a semi-automatic firearm, with the pump-action mode used to reliably fire low-pressure ammunition such as tear gas rounds or less-lethal bean bags. Switching between firing modes is done by pressing a button under the foregrip, and sliding the foregrip slightly forwards or backwards until it clicks into position. Pump action mode was however rather slow and ungainly when compared to traditional pump action guns due to the complexity of the changeover mechanism and the friction of the fore-grip with the hand-guard.
The SPAS-12 has a magazine cut-off feature that can prevent the loading of a new round from the internal magazine when the gun is cycled. This allows the operator to load a specialized round into the chamber without going through the entire magazine first. Another unique feature of the SPAS-12 was the hook seen on folding stock variants. This hook could be rotated in 90 degree increments so that it would fit under the user's forearm when the stock was extended. With the stock supported under the forearm the gun could theoretically be fired with one hand, allowing the user to fire around cover or use their support hand for other tasks. In reality the sheer weight of the gun, which is substantially higher than a more traditional shotgun, made such usage unlikely if not impossible for the average user. In addition the difficulty in aiming and coping with the recoil of one handed use consign such usage more towards the realms of Hollywood fantasy than practical utility.

Variants:

 
The first and most common variant of the SPAS-12 came with a metal folding stock and had a magazine capacity of eight rounds. Early models could be had with a detachable wooden stock, though this is rarely seen. After the United States imposed import restrictions on the type in 1989, a version was released with a synthetic fixed stock and five or six round capacity to comply with regulations. Various barrel lengths were seen on the SPAS-12, ranging from a 18" "shorty" to a 24" UK legal barrel length (in reality a standard 21" barrel with a 3" choke-tube permanently brazed or silver soldered in place). The most common barrel lengths encountered are 21" and the slightly less common 19.5".
The SPAS-12 came equipped with a non-adjustable circular aperture rear sight (which also acted as the catch for the stock when fully folded) and a large, non-adjustable blade foresight integral with the barrel.
Franchi released two other shotguns based on the SPAS-12 platform; the LAW-12 and the SAS-12. The LAW-12 was semi-automatic only while the SAS-12 was pump-action only. These two "sister" shotguns accepted all SPAS-12 accessories and could share many other components, notably the trigger packs and stocks. The SAS was unusual in that it could accept 3" shells, while the SPAS and LAW could only accept 2¾" shells.
The Franchi SPAS-15 is the successor to the SPAS-12. It is also a semi-automatic/pump shotgun, but uses box magazines instead of the internal tube magazine of the SPAS-12.

Users:

 


  •  Austria: Used by EKO Cobra.
  •  Bangladesh: Special Security Force.
  •  Bahrain: Used by the Bahrain special forces.
  •  India: Special forces.
  •  Iraq: ISOF.
  •  Indonesia: Komando Pasukan Katak (Kopaska) tactical diver group and Komando Pasukan Khusus (Kopassus) special forces group.
  •  Ireland: Used by Army Ranger Wing.
  •  Malaysia: Malaysian Special Operations Force.
  •  United States: Used by various police SWAT teams.

Spas 12

La Spas-12 es una escopeta de asalto con doble acción (de corredera y semiautomática) fabricado por Franchi S.p.A.
Tiene capacidad para 8 cartuchos calibre 12 además de uno en la recámara, así como un alcance de 40 metros.
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7071424477569637056#editor/target=post;postID=1574826519326254588  Fue diseñada en 1970 como escopeta semiautomática para uso militar y policial, su producción comenzó en octubre de 1979. Utiliza un sistema de gas para subir un nuevo cartucho a la recámara.
Puede ser utilizada en modo semiautomático y manual:
En el modo semiautomático puede disparar hasta 4 cartuchos en 1 s con ayuda de un sistema de gases.
En el modo manual es necesario mover la corredera para expulsar el cartucho disparado e insertar uno nuevo en la recámara.
  Al emplear municiones no letales (gas lacrimógeno y "saco de frijoles" es necesario usarla en el modo manualpor la poca presión que produce este tipo de munición especial.  Caracteristicas
Munición: Cartucho del 12
Calibre: 12/70
Cadencia de tiro modo semiautomático: 4 cartuchos/segundo
modo manual: variable
Alcance efectivo: 40 m 
 


 

viernes, 14 de septiembre de 2012

FN P90

features:



caliber : 5.7x28mm SS190
Weight: 2.54 kg empty; 3 kg loaded with magazine with 50 rounds
Length: 500 mm
Barrel length: 263 mm
Rate of fire: 900 rounds per minute
Magazine capacity: 50 rounds
Effective range: 200 meters

The FN P90 submachine gun (SMG) was developed in the late 1980s as a personal defense weapon for the troops whose primary activities does not include small arms, such as vehicle and tank crew members, artillery crews etc. Standard pistols and submachine guns chambered for pistol rounds were proved ineffective against enemy soldiers, wearing body armor; Therefore FN designers first developed a new round with enhanced penetration, initially known as SS90. To achieve necessary high penetration while keeping recoil impulse low, FN used a small-bore approach, creating a round that looked much like the scaled down 5,56NATO round. It must be noted that similar concepts were tried in other countries, most notably in USA, several decades before FN; for example, US Army tested M1 carbines chambered for .221 Johnson Spitfire round back in late 1950s; later on, Colt produced its .22 SCAMP and 5,6x30 MARS ammunition for special SCAMP machine pistol and MARS "mini assault rifle" (a scaled-down M16 rifle) respectively. It must be noted that 5,6x30 MARS round was in a sense a direct predecessor to 5,7x28 FN SS90 round, although the latter featured slightly lighter and faster bullet. By late 1980s a concept of a small-bore, low-impulse "personal defense weapon" (PDW) with good accuracy and lethality at ranges of up to 200-250 meters was well established, although there were no weapons adopted for service yet. FN decided to follow this concept and to create its own PDW using clean sheet approach. Basic ideas used for this development, designated as "Project 9.0", included the following: minimal size and weight of weapon; large magazine capacity; complete ambidexterity; ease of use and maintenance.
To save on size and weight, FN designers put new weapon into compact and lightweight stock of bullpup layout, made of impact-resistant polymer. The high-capacity magazine also was made from semi-translucent polymer, and holds 50 rounds in two rows. To made loaded weapon as compact as possible, FN designers followed the idea of American designer Hall, and placed the magazine above the barrels, with cartridges stored in horizontal position with bullets pointing to the left. While Hall system employed a rotary feed unit, operated by the bolt, to put new cartridge in line with the barrel, FN designers incorporated a stationary helical ramp into each magazine, which rotates cartridge for 90 degrees prior to placing it into feed lips. Complete ambidexterity was achieved by using ambidextrous controls (including dual charging handles and dual back-up open sights), and bottom ejection. Finally, simplicity of aiming was achieved by use of integral reflex type collimating sight and integral laser aiming module (LAM).
Resulting weapon appeared in around 1990 as FN P90 personal defense weapon, along with improved 5,7x28 SS190 ammunition, which replaced polymer-cored bullets with heavier dual-core (steel / aluminum) bullets with better penetration against body armor. Several other types of ammunition were developed for this weapon, including tracer, subsonic ball and soft-core training ball.
First sales of P90 were made to Saudi Arabia in early 1990s; today it is believed that FN sold more than 20 000 of P90's to a wide variety of law enforcement agencies and military special operation units worldwide, including US Secret Service, Austrian Army rangers, Dutch BBE special operations forces, Belgian Army and others. Most interesting fact about adoption of P90 is that so far it has been adopted for the role, directly opposite to its original niche of "personal defense weapon". In fact, most services and agencies that adopted P90 use it for offensive roles, as a specialist or even a primary weapon for various assault teams, and other "professional small-arms users", as opposed to military personnel which primary functions do not include use of small arms.
In around 1995 FN supplemented the P90 with pistol, firing the same 5,7x28 ammunition, designated as FN Five-seven. Recently, FN also introduced a civilian version of P90, designated as PS90 carbine. This is a self-loading weapon with longer barrel (408 mm / 16").
FN P90 personal defense weapon is blowback operated, selective-fired weapon which fires from closed bolt. The firing is controlled by a removable trigger unit with conventional hammer. A manual safety is located directly below the trigger. Magazine lies at the top of the weapon, feeding from front-to-back, with spiral ramp built into the "rear" part of the magazine. Spent cartridges are ejected straight down through the chute, which exits just behind the pistol grip. The standard sighting equipment includes a non-magnifying collimating sight with "ring and dot" illuminated aiming reticule. Back-up open sights are provided at either side of the primary collimating sight. The so-called P90 USG version is provided with two additional Picatinny rails at either side of the collimating sight base; FN also offers a version with no standard sighting equipment; user has to make its own choice of day and/or night sights and additional equipment, which can be installed on three Picatinny rails - top, left and right. This version is designated as P90 TR (triple rail). The front part of the forward handgrip on P90 is shaped as hand protector, and it can contain integral laser aiming module, which sends either visible or IR laser beam to mark the intended target. For special missions P90 can be fitted with a special silencer, which is used in conjunction with special subsonic ammunition.

subfusil FN P90

introducción:
 El origen del P90 se debe al pedido de la OTAN por un arma especialmente diseñada para funciones defensivas, que debía ser utilizada por tropas cuya función primaria no fuera el combate cuerpo a cuerpo (los ejemplos más claros son las tripulaciones de tanques y los sirvientes de artillería). Este programa denominado PDW (Personal Defence Weapon, Arma de Defensa Personal) se inició el 16 de abril de 1989; se esperaba que este arma estuviera lista para antes del año 2000.

Para satisfacer este pedido de un arma muy pequeña pero muy efectiva, FN Herstal diseñó el Proyecto 90. Primero comenzó por idear un nuevo proyectil con perforación mejorada, el SS190. Similar a un cartucho 5.56mm de la OTAN, pero más pequeño, tenía un núcleo de acero y una velocidad de entre 600 y 700 m/s en la boca del cañón. Esto lo hacía capaz de atravesar determinados cascos y chalecos antibalas a una distancia razonable para la defensa de entre 50 y 100 metros, el
FN P90 entró en servicio en 1994.


Este arma es la primera arma de defensa personal automática totalmente ambidextra en el mundo, y eso ya de por sí es una novedad. A cada lado del P90 hay una palanca de montar y seguro del cargador. El selector de tiro es también fácilmente accesible de ambos lados (se puede disparar en automático o semiautomático) y la eyección de las vainas vacías, curiosamente, no se realiza hacia ninguno de los dos costados, sino hacia abajo, de una manera suave y cómoda para cualquier usuario, sea zurdo o diestro.
A primera vista se podría creer que el P90 tiene una configuración bullpup tradicional, con el cargador en la parte trasera, colgando hacia abajo. Pero esto no es correcto: este extraño subfusil tiene el cargador encima de los mecanismos de disparo. Tanto el cargador como las balas dentro suyo están, además, en posición horizontal, lo que le da al arma un aire realmente curioso y desorientador para cualquiera.


Este cargador es transparente y está hecho de material sintético. Esto, además del hecho de estar en la parte superior del arma, le permite al usuario revisar constantemente la cantidad de munición disponible. Ingeniosamente diseñado para que quepan 50 cartuchos, éstos entran en la recámara a través de una rampa circular que los coloca en la posición necesaria para ser disparados. Otra de las particularidades del cargador del P90 es que está diseñado para detener el polvo, de manera que no entre en la parte que está en contacto con la recámara. Además está diseñado para que la munición no se salga en caso de golpes fuertes.
En la sólida culata están los mecanismos de disparo, que son del tipo blow back; el arma dispara con la recámara cerrada, lo que le da más precisión. El gatillo es del tipo dos pasos: permite el disparo semiautomático con el selector puesto en automático, graduando la presión del dedo sobre el gatillo. Como es norma desde hace años, el P90 está hecho en gran medida de polímeros livianos pero resistentes, a tan gran escala que incluso muchos componentes del sistema de disparo, como el martillo, están hechos de materiales sintéticos.

Modo de uso:

 se tardaron muchos años en conseguir este objetivo, pues
Resulta que el P90 reúne muchos atributos en cuanto a ergonomía, es decir, facilidad de uso, particularmente en cuestiones de agarre y comodidad. En primer lugar, hay que tener en cuenta su tamaño, que es realmente pequeño para un arma tan poderosa. Con medio metro de largo, casi 20 centímetros de alto y nada más que 5,5 centímetros de espesor, no hay duda de porqué es tan útil para las fuerzas especiales antiterroristas. Por otra parte, es un arma donde prodominan las curvas, facilitando el agarre y evitando roces que puedan trabarla.
Otra de las ventajas del P90 es su escaso retroceso, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta la potencia de los cartuchos utilizados. Las bondades del 5,7 x 28 mm incluyen un retroceso de aproximadamente la mitad del 5,56 x 45 mm OTAN. Esto se ve reforzado por el hecho de que los mecanismos de disparo utilizan resortes dobles a la hora de absorver esta fuerza de retroceso. Durante el proceso de disparo, el cañón mismo retrocede 0,76 mm, permitiendo que la presión baje a un nivel más seguro.

 Otro accesorio que puede utilizarse es un silenciador, muy útil en operaciones comando. La empresa dice que, utilizando munición subsónica, el arma con silenciador produce unos 30 decibeles.

Munición innovadora:
 
Gran parte de los logros del P90 se debe a la adopción de la munición diseñada específicamente para este arma. Diseñado para la perforación, esta munición tiene un alcance efectivo de entre 150 y 200 metros (bastante más que un subfusil convencional). A esa distancia, es tan poderosa que puede perforar casi cualquier tipo de chaleco antibalas convencional. Esto incluye los modelos civiles además de los militares, al igual que los cascos y otros elementos hechos de kevlar. Su poder contra otro tipo de protección, como las planchas cerámicas de los modelos militares o civiles más pesados, no se conoce por cuestiones de seguridad.
El cartucho SS190 calibre 5,7 x 28 mm posee unas capacidad de penetración excelentes, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta que su retroceso es comparable a otros cartuchos menos potentes. Puede perforar el blindaje corporal del antiguo Pacto de Varsovia (que incluía una capa de titanio y muchas de kevlar) a un rango de 100 metros como máximo. Esto no es mucho comparado con cartuchos de fusiles, mucho más potentes, pero hay que tener en cuenta que se trata de un arma corta, en este punto la munición se muestra muy superior a los cartuchos ojivales o como mucho huecos para pistola, como el .45 ACP o el .40 S&W.
En este punto, hay que tener en cuenta el siempre presente debate entre capacidad de perforación y capacidad de detención. Otros proyectiles, como el pensado para el proyecto PDW de H&K (calibre 4,6 x 30 mm) tenían capacidad de perforación similares al SS190, pero muchos dudaban de sus capacidades de detener o derribar a un atacante en situaciones de combate. Es por eso que ciertas unidades especiales (como por ejemplo los SEALs o el SAS) continúan utilizando sus armas más convencionales, debido a que la escasa experiencia de uso real del P90 no arroja conclusiones definitivas sobre este aspecto.

Usuarios:

 
El P90 ha encontrado lugar en varias unidades de fuerzas especiales y antiterroristas, que encuentran en su facilidad de uso, su eficacia contra blancos blindados y su escaso tamaño una buena herramienta en lugares cerrados. Algunas de las unidades que los utilizan son:


  • la GIGN francesa
  • la guardia costera griega
  • la Joint Task Force 2 de Canadá
  • la Guardia Nacional de Chipre
  • la Marina Mexicana
  • unidades antiterrorismo holandesas
  • fuerzas especiales de Arabia Saudita, Perú, México, Pakistán, Filipinas, Tailandia, Singapur, Portugal, Bélgica y el Servicio Secreto Estadounidense.                                                   
 Detalles de fábrica:


El P90 LV y P90 IR son las versiones con miras láser incorporadas desde fábrica; la primera con laser visible y la segunda con láser infrarrojo, invisible al ojo humano. Los lasers tienen tres posiciones: apagado, baja intensidad (para entrenamiento y para alargar la vida útil de la batería) y alta intensidad, para el combate que requiere mucha visibilidad. El interruptor del laser es un botón verde ubicado debajo del agarre del gatillo, estando la batería debajo del botón.

Existe, finalmente, una versión civil del arma, llamada PS90, que por razones legales no puede disparar en automático. Su cañón tiene 407 mm de largo, y es de color verde oliva claro (aunque aparentemente hubo una edición limitada en negro) y la óptica convencional del arma militar. Es por lo tanto un arma más larga que el original, en gran medida por cuestiones de seguridad, ya que un arma tan potente no debe ser tan fácil de esconder en manos de civiles.

Especificaciones técnicas subfusil P-90

Peso 3 kg con cargador lleno; 2,54 kg vacío
Capacidad del cargador 50 disparos
Longitud total (sin silenciador) 50 cm
Longitud del cañón 2,63 cm
Alcance efectivo 150-200 metros
Velocidad de boca 716 m/s con la munición SS190
Cadencia de disparo 900 dpm  

Especificaciones técnicas proyectil SS190

Calibre 5,7 x 28 mm
Longitud del cartucho 40,5 mm
Peso del cartucho 6 gramos (93 grains)
Peso del proyectil 2,02 gramos (31 grains)
Retroceso 1,95 kgm/s
Velocidad de salida 716 m/s
Pérdida de energía en blancos blandos 200 J a 150 m; 500 J a 10 m
Por tratarse de munición perforante, los cartuchos del calibre 5.7 x 28 mm se venden directamente desde las fábricas FN a las agencias de seguridad y organismos militares. Sin embargo existen versiones para la PS90 que no son perforantes.

Especificaciones técnicas proyectil Sb193

Calibre 5,7 x 28 mm
Longitud del cartucho 40,5 mm
Peso del cartucho aprox. 6 gramos
Peso del proyectil 3,6 gramos
Retroceso 1,3 kg m/s
Velocidad de salida 300 m/s
Pérdida de energía en blancos blandos 100 J a 50 m
Alcance efectivo (perforando 24 capas de kevlar) 50 metros

martes, 14 de agosto de 2012

Heckler & Koch G11


introduction:
  
The development of the G11 rifle was started in the late 1960's, when West German government decided to replace existing G3 rifle with lighter weapon with much better hit probability.
The initial studies lead to the idea of the small-caliber, rapid-fire rifle that fires caseless ammunition. To ensure sufficient stopping/killing power for small-caliber bullets used, the rifle should had have the three-round bursts capability and high capacity magazine.
The new design, called G11, was created by german company Hecler und Koch, with the Dynamit Nobel company in team. The HK was responsible for the rifle itself, while Dynamit Nobel had to develop caseless ammunition.

The basic concept of the G11 is as follows:
The rifle features unique cylinder breech/chamber system that rotates 90 degrees. The cartridges in the magazine are located above the barrel, bullets down. Prior to each shot, first cartridge is pushed down from magazine into chamber and then breech/chamber rotates 90 degrees to align the cartridge with the barrel (see pic). After that, the cartridge is fired and the breech/chamber rotates back, ready for the next cartridge to be chambered. In the case of the cartridge ignition failure, the failed cartridge is pushed down from the chamber by the next cartridge. The breech can be manually "cocked" by the rotating handle at the side of the rifle, located beyond the pistol handle. The cocking handle does not move when gun is fired. Another interesting detail is that barrel, rotating breech, feed module and magazine are mounted in the housing that can move in the rifle back and forth. When firing single shots, the housing moves back and forward after the each shot. When firing the full-auto, the housing moves back and forward during each shot, resulting in moderate rate of fire of some 600 round per minute. But, when firing the three-round bursts, second and third cartridges are feed and fired as soon as the chamber is ready for it, and third bullet leaves the barrel PRIOR to the moment when the housing becomes to its rearward position. This results in wery high rate of fire with three-shots bursts - ca. 2000 rounds per minute. Also, this results in that the actual recoil affects the rifle AFTER the last bullet in the burst is fired.

features:
  
Rifle featured built-in 1X optical sight with simple circle aiming reticle. Early prototypes featured one 50 rounds polymer magazine, while latest versions featured 45 rounds magazines - one in the loaded position within the movable housing and two spare magazines on the top of the rifle, asides from the loaded magazine.
The caseless ammunition in its early appearance was designed as a block of the propellant, coated with flammable laquer, with bullet and primer "glued on" the propellant. Final ammunition design DM11, that appeared in the mid-1980s, featured "telescopic" design, when bullet was fully enclosed in the block of the propellant. The cartridge propelled the bullet that weights 3.25 gramms, to the 930-960 meters per second.

Early prototypes were prone to the ammunition cook-offs during the sustained fire, but later Dynamit Nobel solved this issue.
In the late 1980s the Bundeswehr (West German Army) began the field tests of the pre-production G11s. After the initial tests, some improvements were devised, such as removable optical sight, mounting of two spare magazines on the rifle, and bayonet/bipod mount under the muzzle.

The slightly modified G11 was also tested in the USA under the ACR (Advanced Cobat Rifle) programme, in 1990. The ACR programme was not intended to result in adoption of the new rifle for the US Army, just to test new technologies and designs, and the G11 proved itself as a very accurate, comfortable to handle and fire, and reliable weapon.

 technical features:

Caliber: 4.7 mm caseless
Action: Gas operated, rotating breech
Overall lenght: 750 mm
Barrel lenght: 540 mm
Weight: 3.6 kg empty
Magazine capacity: 50 or 45 rds