Amog or AMOGH is an Indian assault rifle (automatic carbine, personal weapon of self-defense ) developed by Ordnance Factories Board . It is a further development of the Excalibur machine, created on the basis of INSAS [2] . It is similar in design to the MSMC submachine gun [3] .
| Amog | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type of | machine |
| A country |  India |
| Service History | |
| In service | India |
| Production history | |
| Constructor | Indian ordnance factory |
| Manufacturer | Ordnance Factories Board |
| Characteristics | |
| Weight kg | 2.95 (empty) [1] 3.27 (charged) [1] |
| Length mm | 800 (with spread out butt) [1] 575 (with folded butt) [1] |
| Barrel length mm | 330 [1] |
| Cartridge | 5.56 × 30 mm MINSAS [1] |
| Cartridge weight, kg | 0.08 [1] |
| Caliber mm | 5.56 [1] |
| Work principles | removal of powder gases, butterfly valve [1] |
| Rate of fire rounds / min | 700 [1] |
| starting speed bullets , m / s | 700 [1] |
| Sighting range , m | 200 [1] |
| Type of ammunition | 30 round box magazine [1] |
| Aim | mechanical or optical |
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Users
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Description
The machine was developed by Ordnance Factory Board under the 5.56 × 30 mm MINSAS cartridge [4] . It is based on the principle of removal of powder gases and a rotary shutter with a long piston stroke. The mass of the unloaded machine is 2.95 kg. Effective firing range - 200 m at a rate of fire of 700 bullets / min. The receiver is made of stamped metal; the pistol grip, forend and warehouse are made of black lightweight polymeric material. Barrel - 330 mm, chrome plated. Ammunition system - 30-round plastic box magazines with transparent walls that allow the shooter to find out how many rounds are left in the magazine. The bolt handle is on the left, the ejector is borrowed from INSAS. Two firing modes are available - single and continuous. A mechanical sight is mounted on the carabiner, a small bar allows you to set various optical sights. Bayonet attached
Users
- India
- Indian Navy [5]
- Coast Guard of India (since the beginning of the 2010s) [6]
- Central Police Reserve of India (for use in operations in Jammu and Kashmir ) [7]
See also
- Modern Sub Machine Carbine
- Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Ordnance Factory Board. India's new 5.56 × 30mm Amogh Carbine . ofbindia.gov.in . Date accessed August 23, 2016.
- ↑ New videos of Indian weapons AMOGH and MSMC (Russian)
- ↑ Indian PDWs: JVPC / MSMC Carbine
- ↑ Special Forces weapons: X95: mini-bulpap in three faces (Russian)
- ↑ This lightweight packs a punch . The Hindu (February 8, 2013). Date accessed August 23, 2016.
- ↑ Indian PDWs: AMOGH / MINSAS Carbine, the INSAS That Never Grew Up
- ↑ CRPF will buy 30K new rifles to counter unrest in J&K Archived November 7, 2018 on the Wayback Machine .
Links
- Review from Sandeep Unnithan on AMOGH on YouTube