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Optical sight
Muzzle brake INF

▲ RPK74 The light machine-gun version ANTR
Date 1974 of the infantryman’s AK74
assault rifle, this weapon features
Origin Soviet Union
a heavier, chrome-plated barrel, a
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Weight 10 ⁄4lb (4.7kg) modified receiver, a bipod, and an
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Barrel 23 ⁄4in (59cm) extended magazine. Venturi nozzle
to shield blast Y FIREPO
Caliber 5.45 × 39mm WER

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Wooden heat shield to
protect operator’s shoulder

▼ NEGEV Israel Military Industries’ Negev
is one of a breed of lightweight
Date 1988
automatic weapons that has blurred
Origin Israel the distinction between LMG and
Weight 15¾lb (7.2kg) GPMG. Chambered for the SS109 Folding butt
Barrel 18in (46cm) NATO bullet in 5.56mm caliber, Six-chambered stock (open)
it can deliver automatic fire at 700
Calibre 5.56mm cylinder
or 900 rounds per minute (rpm).
Fore sight
▲ MILKOR MGL The Milkor is a semiautomatic
Date 1983 multiple grenade launcher (MGL)
that fires its projectiles from a
Origin South Africa
six-chambered revolver-style
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Weight 11 ⁄4lb (5.3kg) magazine. The Milkor has
Barrel Barrel 11 ⁄4in (30cm) been exported to more than
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30 countries, including the US.
Caliber 40mm
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Range 382 ⁄4 yards (350m)
Bipod folded under Grenade type HE, HEAT,
gas cylinder anti-personnel, pyrotechnic
British SUSAS
optical sight
Mortar tube
Hinged folding
butt stock

Canvas
heat
shield

Safety catch
Trigger guard

▲ HECKLER & KOCH MG43 A rival to the FN Minimi, ▶ SOLTAM COMMANDO This lightweight mortar can
Date 2001 the MG43 is a belt-fed light MORTAR be carried and fired by a single
machine-gun that features person. Its high rate of fire—up
Origin Germany a folding butt stock and a Date 2006 to 16 rounds per minute—makes
Weight 18 ⁄4lb (8.55kg) quick-change barrel. In Origin Israel it a valuable asset for infantry.
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3
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Barrel 18 ⁄4in (48cm) a slightly modified form, Weight 13 ⁄4lb (6.2kg)
it has been designated the
Caliber 5.56 × 45mm Length 21in (53.3cm)
MG4 by the German army.
Caliber 60mm
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Range 874 ⁄4 yards (800m)