Thursday, October 11, 2007

FN P90



Fabriqeu Nationale P90 began as the Project 9.0 in response to NATO's call for a personnel defense weapon (PDW) which would better equip tank crews, artillery crews, etc., whose duty would not include the use of a full-size weapon. As part of the NATO requirement.

The P90 is built around the 5.7x28mm ammunition which was developed specifically for this gun. The cartridge is unique because, after penetrating a body, it tumbles end-over-end so that it causes a larger wound. Also, the military and law enforcement variant can penetrate most modern body armor.

The P90 is blowback operated and fires from a closed bolt.
The magazine lies above the barrel and holds up to 50 ballets in two rows in horizontal position pointing to the left.





Thursday, October 4, 2007

FN SCAR


The SOF Combat Assault Rifle, or SCAR, is a modular rifle made by Fabriqeu Nationale de Herstral (FNH) for the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition. SCAR is a family of rifles with two main types.The SCAR-L (light) which is chambered for 5.56mm NATO cartridge and the SCAR-H (heavy) which fires 7.62mm NATO ammunition.
Both can be configured into either sniper variant (SV) or CQC (Close Quarter Combat). There is also a single-shot 40mm grenade launcher, EGLM(Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module), which was thrown in at the last minute. Introduced in 2004 as an addition, the EGLM was originally developed for the FN F2000 assault rifle. The EGLM allows the shooter to launch grenades with the middle finger so as not to interfere with the magazine.