SCAR H : United States
The
Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle (
SCAR)
[11] is a
gas-operated (
short-stroke gas piston)
[9] self-loading rifle with a
rotating bolt and a firing rate of 625 rounds/min. It is constructed to be extremely modular, including barrel change to switch between calibres. The rifle was developed by
FN Herstal (FNH) for the
United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition. This family of rifles consist of two main types. The SCAR-L, for "light", is chambered in the
5.56×45mm NATO cartridge and the SCAR-H, for "heavy", fires
7.62×51mm NATO. Both are available in
Long Barrel and
Close Quarters Combat variants.
The FN SCAR systems completed low rate initial production testing in June 2007. After some delays, the first rifles began being issued to operational units in April 2009, and a battalion of the US
75th Ranger Regiment was the first large unit deployed into combat with 600 of the rifles in 2009. The US Special Operations Command later cancelled their purchase of the Mark 16 (or MK 16) SCAR-L and planned to remove the rifle from their inventory by 2013. However, they will continue to purchase the Mk 17 SCAR-H version, and also plan to purchase 5.56 mm conversion kits for the Mk 17, supplanting the loss of the Mk 16.
As of early 2015, the FN SCAR is in service in over 20 countries.
- Modular
The FN SCAR®-H STD assault rifle is chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO caliber and is fitted with a standard 16" barrel.
The operator can replace the standard barrel with a short 13" barrel for close quarter combat in less than five minutes. The rifle is then called FN SCAR®-H CQC.
FN SCAR®-H STD
FN SCAR®-H CQC
The FN SCAR®-H STD assault rifle can be fitted with a
FN40GL®-H grenade launcher mounted on the lower rail of the rifle, for additional firepower.
- Adaptable
The FN SCAR® assault rifle features a foldable buttstock, an adjustable cheek piece (2 positions) and an adjustable length of pull (6 positions) to adapt to any operators.
Extended buttstock
Folded buttstock
Retracted buttstock
- Ambidextrous
The FN SCAR® assault rifle features a reversible charging handle and an ambidextrous safety/firing selector and magazine release.
Right- and left-handed operators are at ease with any FN SCAR® assault rifle.
- Compact
The FN SCAR®-H STD weights no more than 3.720 kg (without magazine) and does not exceed 721mm in length with folded buttstock.
- Accuracy
The FN SCAR® assault rifle fires semi-automatic or full automatic maintaining high firing accuracy in either mode.
- Wide range of Accessories
The FN SCAR® assault rifle features an upper Picatinny rail for optional day or night sighting systems (in-line mounting possible) and lower and side rails for optional accessories (e.g. light, laser, foregrip).
Further accessories are available, such as sling, bipod, carrying bag and blank firing system.
- Easy Field Stripping
The FN SCAR® assault rifle consists of 5 major assemblies:
- Buttstock
- Receiver
- Bolt carrier
- Trigger module
- Magazine
AK 102 : Russia
The
AK-102 assault rifle is a shortened carbine version of the
AK-101 rifle, which in turn was derived from the original
AK-47 design and its
AK-74 successor. The AK-102,
AK-104, and
AK-105 are very similar in design, the only difference being the caliber and corresponding magazine type. The AK-102 is an export version chambered to fire
5.56×45mm NATO ammunition.
Compared to the AK-101 and AK-103, which are full-size rifles of similar design, the AK-102, 104, and 105 feature shortened barrels that make them a middle ground between a full rifle and the more compact
AKS-74U. Whereas the
AK-10x rifles have longer barrels, full-length gas pistons, and solid, side-folding
polymer stocks, the
AKS-74U is shorter, and features a skeleton stock.
The rifle's receiver is made of stamped steel. The magazine is lighter, and more durable than older models, being made out of
reinforced fiberglass. The butt stock is made of
plastic, making it lighter, more durable, and it is hollow, allowing a field kit to be stored in side of it.[
The AK-102 uses an adjustable notched rear tangent iron sight calibrated in 100 m (109 yd) increments from 100 to 500 m (109 to 547 yd). The front sight is a post adjustable for elevation in the field. Horizontal adjustment is done by the factory or armory before issue. The AK-102 has a
muzzle booster derived form the AKS-74U.
The 100-series AKs are produced by the
Izhmash factories in
Izhevsk,
Russia.