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The FN SCAR (SOF (Special Operations Forces) Combat Assault Rifle) [3] is a family of gas-operated short-stroke gas piston [4] automatic rifles developed by Belgian manufacturer FN Herstal (FN) in 2004. [5] It is constructed with modularity for the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR ...
FN SCAR-H PR FN SCAR-H TPR FNH USA: 7.62×51mm: Short-stroke piston (semi-auto) Belgium: 2009 Steyr SSG 08: Steyr Mannlicher.243 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO.300 Winchester Magnum.338 Lapua Magnum: Bolt-action Austria: 2008 SSG 82: VEB Fahrzeug- und Jagdwaffenwerk "Ernst Thälmann" Suhl 5.45×39mm: Bolt-action East Germany: 1982 Steyr HS .50 / HS ...
The Special Operations Peculiar MODification (SOPMOD) kit is an accessory system for the M4A1 carbine, CQBR, FN SCAR Mk 16/17, HK416 and other weapons used by United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) special forces units, though it is not specific to SOCOM.
The Model 603 CAR-15 Rifle, adopted initially by the United States Army as the XM16E1 and then later as the M16A1, and the Model 604 CAR-15 Rifle, adopted by the United States Air Force as the M16, formed the core of the CAR-15 family. However, the United States military had already committed to purchases before Colt created the concept of the ...
The rifles were later revealed to be the Type 20 (then designated as HOWA 5.56), HK416 and SCAR-L following an announcement on 6 December 2019 that the Type 20 has been selected over the other two rifles. [12] A follow-up report stated that two evaluations were conducted on the rifle in 2018.
The M21 remained the Army's primary sniper rifle until 1988, when it was replaced by the M24 sniper weapon system; some M21s were later re-issued and used in the Iraq War. [ 12 ] [ 3 ] In standard military use, the M21 uses a 20-round box magazine as the other members of the M14 family and weighs 11 pounds (5.27 kg ) without the scope. [ 13 ]
The Robinson Armament Co. XCR is a multi-caliber, gas piston weapon system developed by Robinson Armament Co. for U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to fill the requirements of the SOF Combat Assault Rifle, [5] or SCAR competition, but was disqualified on a technicality due to late delivery of blank firing adapters.
DSAR-15: AR-15 type assault rifle chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO and operates via direct gas impingement. [11]DSAR-15P: Modified DSAR-15 featuring a short-stroke piston action derived from the HK416 and CAR 816.