Engineering:M4-WAC-47
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| M4-WAC-47 | |
|---|---|
 M4-WAC-47, equipped with an underbarrel M203 grenade launcher | |
| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place of origin | Ukraine |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2017–present |
| Used by | Ukrainian Ground Forces State Border Guard Service of Ukraine |
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| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Ukroboronprom Aeroscraft |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) |
| Barrel length | 400 mm (16 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO[1] .458 SOCOM[2] |
| Action | Gas-operated, closed rotating bolt, Stoner expanding gas[3] |
| Rate of fire | 850 rounds/min |
| Effective firing range | 400 m (440 yd) |
| Feed system | 30-round box magazines |
The M4-WAC-47 is a Ukrainian-made assault rifle created by UkrOboronProm and American company Aeroscraft (a division of Worldwide Aeros Corporation).[4][5] Based on the Colt AR-15 platform, it can fire the Soviet standard 7.62×39mm or the NATO standard 5.56×45mm cartridges by changing the barrel and other parts.[2] It was tested within different sections of the Ukrainian Ground Forces and Border Guard, with testing estimated to have been completed in late April, 2018.[6]
Gallery
An M4-WAC-47 on display at the Kyiv office of the Ukrainian Defence Industry (UkrOboronProm).
References
- ↑ Hubko, Oleh. "Ukrainian Army Capabilities to Meet North Atlantic Treaty Organization Standards". U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. https://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=843472.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ponomarenko, Illia (28 January 2018). "New Ukrainian M4-WAC47 rifle "a strong political message to Russia" - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/new-ukrainian-m4-wac47-rifle-strong-political-message-russia.html.
- ↑ Trevithick, Joseph (18 January 2018). "Ukraine's New AK-M16 Mashup Rifle Is Symbolic of the Country's Morphing Strategic Reality" (in en). The Drive. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/17797/ukraines-new-ak-m16-mashup-rifle-is-symbolic-of-the-countrys-morphing-strategic-reality.
- ↑ "Ukraine Starts Testing the WAC-47 Assault Rifle - The Firearm Blog". 9 October 2017. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/10/09/ukraine-starts-testing-wac-47-assault-rifle/.
- ↑ Daly, John C. K. (2017-01-25). "Ukraine to Begin Producing M16 Assault Rifle in Joint Venture With US Firm". Jamestown. https://jamestown.org/program/ukraine-begin-producing-m16-assault-rifle-joint-venture-us-firm/. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "«Укроборонпром» та «Aeroscraft» вироблятимуть стрілецьку зброю, першим проектом стане М16". https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2017/01/m16.html.
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