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The Vektor R4 is a South African 5.56×45mm assault rifle. [8] It entered service as the standard service rifle of the South African Defence Force (SADF) in 1980. [1] In South African service, the R4 replaced the R1, a variant of the 7.62×51mm FN FAL. [7]
South Africa: Designed in 1997 Prototype – never entered service. Vektor Mini-SS: Light machine gun South Africa: 1986–present Daewoo Precision Industries K1: Carbine assault rifle South Korea: 1981–present Although the design is very similar to the carbine, it is officially classified as a submachine gun in the South Korean military.
Assault rifles & Battle rifles Vektor R4 [10] South Africa: Assault rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO: 35-round or 50-round magazines. Standard Service rifle since 1980. Many of the R4 and R5 rifles were modernized in 2010 throughout Project African Warrior for the South African Army's Soldier Modernization Programme.
In the late 1970s, South Africa was involved in an international controversy over apartheid and the South African Border War in Angola. As a result, it was subject to an international arms embargo and had to, out of necessity, design and manufacture its own weapons. [1] The SS-77 was developed to replace the FN MAG. It was designed in 1977 by ...
The Vektor R4 is a South African variant of the Galil ARM assault rifle [28] [29] with several modifications; notably, both the stock and magazine are made of a high-strength polymer and the stock was lengthened, adapting the weapon for the average-sized South African soldier. [28]
The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag) comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before the state reconstituted itself as a republic in 1961, the former Union Defence Force was officially succeeded by the SADF, which was established by the Defence Act (No. 44) of 1957.
It appears that this round can drastically improve the performance of any AR-15 weapon chambered to .223/5.56 mm. Superior accuracy, wounding capacity, stopping power and range have made this the preferred round of many special forces operators, and highly desirable as a replacement for the older, Belgian-designed 5.56×45mm SS109/M855 NATO round.
Download QR code; Print/export ... List of battles in South Africa is a list of all military conflicts, wars or ... 10 May 1900; Battle of Lindley 31 May 1900; Battle ...