(Europa) British Army

[Rob]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. British Army please, aber guter thread.:daumen: Der WAH 64 (W für Westland) hat viel Britisches Equipment und die meisten (59?) wurden bei Westland endmontiert.

Carbine SA80A2 to equip tank crews

British Army tank crews are to have their personal fire-power boosted with the introduction of of a brand new model of the SA80A2 assault rifle.
The MoD has placed a £1 million contract with Heckler and Koch to convert 1400 standard weapons into a new, shorter, "carbine" design.
Currently the four-man crew of a Challenger2 tank is equipped with a combination of SA80 rifles and Browning 9mm pistols.


The new SA80A2 carbine will replace both weapons when it enters service in 2005. Colonel Simon Deakin said:

"This new rifle is a radical re-design of the SA80A2. The barrel has been shortened by almost a foot - to half its original length - a new 20-round magazine has been developed and a forward hand grip replaces the hand guard, making it lighter and easier to store and manoeuvre from inside the tight confines of a tank.
"It has an additional rail fitted to the forward body that can be used to mount lights, lasers or other future enhancements.
"This new model builds on the improvements we have made to the SA80 since it was first developed. The carbine offers the power and reliability of the Battle proven SA80A2 in a design that is much smaller, lighter and easier to handle. The combination of the new design and the SUSAT (Sight Unit Small Arms Trilux) sight make for a weapon that is extremely manoeuverable and very accurate.
"Work to convert 1400 rifles into the carbine model has already begun, and thanks to our good working relationship with Heckler and Koch we have been able to link this contract into the current upgrade programme, combining various processes, including transport, inspection, stripping, assembly and testing the weapon, reducing the overall cost."

To ensure the weapon met the stringent standards demanded of it, the team put the carbine through its paces in the Arizona dessert, the Quebec tundra and the humid jungles of Brunei.
Colonel Deakin also commented that: " We have subjected the carbine to a series of demanding tests in a variety of extreme environments and it performed beyond our expectations. This new model has proven its reliability, accuracy and will be easy to use in a variety of situations, particularly crews who need to operate form the tight confines of a tank.
"This is an extremely flexible weapon and while the current requirement is for it to equip tank crews I am sure there will be a lot of interest from other users who see their role benefiting from a personal defence weapon."

http://www.army.mod.uk/news/equipment_la...arbine.htm