R87033 NATO - GUNS

FN FAL is an automatic rifle (Battle Rifle) made in Belgium, 7.62 mm caliber from the Cold War and modern times. The first copies of this weapon entered service in 1953 and are still in use today. In the FAL 50.00 version, the weight of the weapon is 4.25 kilograms, with a total length of 109 centimeters. The initial velocity of the projectile fired from this weapon is up to 800 m / s, and the theoretical rate of fire - up to 700 rounds per minute. The effective range of the gun fire is up to 600-650 meters. The presented automatic rifle was developed in Belgian plants Fabrique Nationale fusil automatique leger (abbreviated: FN FAL) shortly after the end of World War II. Work on the development of weapons continued in the years 1946-1952. Initially, an attempt was made to use an intermediate cartridge with the caliber of 7.92 mm, and later the caliber of 7.1 mm. Finally, around 1950, it was decided to use the caliber of 7.62 mm in connection with the standardization of the caliber of small arms introduced in NATO countries. Rifle The FN FAL very quickly became the basic armament of infantry soldiers in almost all NATO countries and was exported on a large scale to many countries around the world, including: Angola, Argentina, Ecuador, Cameroon and Pakistan. To date, it remains in service with many armies in the world.The M60 is an American, modern, universal 7.62 mm machine gun (UKM). The total weight of the weapon is 10.5 kilograms, the total length is 110 cm, and the length of the barrel itself is 56 centimeters. The effective range of this weapon is 1000-1100 meters. The theoretical maximum rate of fire is 550 rounds per minute, and the muzzle velocity is approx. 850 m / s. The M60 was created in connection with the US military's desire after 1945 to create a universal machine gun modeled on the captured MG 34 and MG 42. The new rifle was to replace the Browning M1917A1, M1919A4 and BAR rifles in service. Despite the fact that research and development work lasted until 1957, the M60 exhibited numerous problems, which were mainly revealed by the Vietnam War (1964 / 1965-1975), such as, for example, impractical bipod placement, very difficult barrel replacement in field conditions or frequent jamming of weapons. In order to eliminate the shortcomings of the weapon, subsequent development versions were created (eg M60E1 or M60E2), but finally in the 1980s the M240 became the basic weapon of the American armed forces, being a license version of the Belgian FN MAG.The M16 rifle was created in the design office of the Californian company Armalite. It was developed according to the tactical and technical assumptions for the new rifle, issued by the American Infantry Board, which was to replace the worn-out and obsolete M14 rifles. The main designer of the weapon was Eugenie Stoner, who based the new design on his earlier work, the AR-10 rifle. The main change was the use of a different caliber, which was reduced from 7.62mm to 5.56mm. The cartridge used raised doubts from the beginning, today it is almost universally believed that it was not accurate, and the new rifle at that time should fire 6.6mm cartridges. After the modernization of the weapon, as a result of which the M16A2 version was created, the thread pitch in the barrel was changed, which allowed the use of a Belgian 5.56 mm cartridge, ballistically much better than the previously used cartridge of the same caliber produced in the USA. The first ten copies were tested on March 31, 1958. The field trials, conducted at two sites (Aberdeen Proving Ground - normal conditions; Fort Greely - arctic conditions), turned out to be successful, and the Committee recommended that the M16 rifle be used in the armament of the US Army. After the necessary corrections were made in January 1959, the Colt Patent Firearms Company, which acquired the license rights from Armalite, began serial production. Deliveries to the army began in 1961. Initially, the army received 85,000 units, while the US Air Force received 8,500. At the same time, the company designation was changed from AR-15 to M16. In 1967, the US government bought the patent rights from Colt. The M16A2 version was introduced into service in 1984. The rifle works on the principle of using the energy of gunpowder gases discharged from the barrel. The gases are discharged directly to the bolt carrier with a thin tube. Locking is performed by means of a rotary lock, the bolts of which enter the thrust of the bolt chamber, screwed on the barrel of the weapon. Interchangeable box magazines with a capacity of 20 or 30 cartridges, arranged in two rows, are used for power supply. The cartridge extractor and their ejector are located in the lock. Hammer action mechanism, with a covered stopcock. The trigger mechanism allows for single and series fire. Sight, dual-setting: 0-300 m and 300-500 m. The barrel of the weapon can be fitted with an M7 bayonet-knife or a device for firing blank ammunition. The "M203" grenade launcher can be hung under the barrel. Caliber: 5.56mm. Maximum shot distance: 3,600 meters. Maximum effective range: surface target: 800 meters; target target: 550 meters. Muzzle velocity: 853 m / s. Theoretical rate of fire: 800 rounds per minute. Magazine capacity: 20 and 30 rounds.