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Pages in category "Machine guns of South Africa" ... Rieder automatic rifle; V. Vektor SS-77 This page was last edited on 5 November 2023, at 12:30 (UTC ...
United States South Africa: Heavy machine gun.50 BMG: Belt fed machine gun mainly mounted on Tripods, armoured and infantry vehicles. The weapon fires .50 calibre rounds at a rate of 485-635 rounds-per-minute out to an effective range of 2,000 metres. Grenade launchers Milkor MGL [13] [14] South Africa: Grenade launcher: 40×46 mm
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 ...
Medium machine gun-M1919A4 Browning Medium Machine gun modified by Denel Land Systems, fires the 7.62×51mm round. [10] M2 Browning: Heavy machine gun-Belt fed machine gun mainly mounted on Tripods, armoured and infantry vehicles. [11] Y3 AGL: Grenade machine gun--Can either be mounted on a tripod, or can be mounted on a vehicle.
The South African defence industry is the most advanced in Africa and one of the most advanced and largest in the world with over 20 defence companies. [1] The defence industry provides weapons and equipment to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and for export customers. The South African defence industry develops weapons and ...
A Sea Rogue remote weapon system fitted with a 12.7 mm machine gun mounted on a Valour class frigate of the South African Navy.. The Reutech Rogue remote weapon system is a remotely controlled turret system for weapons ranging from 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns up to 20 mm cannons or a 40mm automatic grenade launcher.
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Degtyaryov machine gun: Light machine gun Soviet Union: 792,000 Krag-Jørgensen Rifle: Bolt-action rifle Norway: 748,500< +750,000 Official rifle of the US military from 1892-4 until 1904. Ruger GP100: Revolver United States: 734,500 [152] Colt 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless: Semi-automatic pistol 710,000 572,215 in .32 ACP and 138,009 in .380 ACP