Jackal131
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There's no such thing as a MPT76 Mk2. The rifle you're talking about was called the Mehmetcik-1. The MPT76 was designed by Kale, not MKEK.
Read very carefully what I wrote I clearly stated that technically we are already on a Mk.II of MPT76 however officially MKEK does not signal this due to their own embarrassment. They failed to produce the weapon to the required and advertised specs. The initial MPT76 batch was a complete failure on part of MKEK. The weapons production processes and metallurgy / elemental compositions were completely redesigned by other Turkish companies who are actually far more capable than MKEK.
Let me make it clear for you, when you redesign the metallurgy / elemental compositions and production processes of a weapon and make it lighter, more reliable, more accurate, and more sustainable, it is 100% a new version. It is that simple.
The new version is far superior to the initial batch that MKEK produced. The military and SSM reacted very quickly, implementing an effective solution to a massive problem in record time while promoting both cooperation and healthy competition within our small arms industry. This will only lead to better weapons in the future.
That is something you should be happy about, not something that seems to hurt your pride.