M4-WAC-47

M4-WAC-47
M4-WAC-47, equipped with an underbarrel M203 grenade launcher
TypeAssault rifle
Place of originUkraine/United States
Service history
In service2017–present
Used byUkrainian Ground Forces
State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Wars
Production history
ManufacturerUkroboronprom
Aeroscraft
Specifications
Mass3.4 kg (7.5 lb)
Barrel length400 mm (16 in)
Cartridge7.62×39mm
5.56×45mm NATO[1]
.458 SOCOM[2]
ActionGas-operated, closed rotating bolt, Stoner expanding gas[3]
Rate of fire850 rounds/min
Effective firing range400 m (440 yd)
Feed system30-round box magazines

The M4-WAC-47 is a Ukrainian-made assault rifle created by UkrOboronProm and American company Aeroscraft (a division of Worldwide Aeros Corporation).[4][5] Based on the Colt AR-15 platform, it can fire the Soviet standard 7.62×39mm or the NATO standard 5.56×45mm cartridges by changing the barrel and other parts.[2] It was tested within different sections of the Ukrainian Ground Forces and Border Guard, with testing estimated to have been completed in late April, 2018.[6]

  • An M4-WAC-47 on display at the Kyiv office of the Ukrainian Defence Industry (UkrOboronProm).
    An M4-WAC-47 on display at the Kyiv office of the Ukrainian Defence Industry (UkrOboronProm).

References

  1. ^ Hubko, Oleh. "Ukrainian Army Capabilities to Meet North Atlantic Treaty Organization Standards". Homeland Security Digital Library. U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
  2. ^ a b Ponomarenko, Illia (28 January 2018). "New Ukrainian M4-WAC47 rifle "a strong political message to Russia" - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". KyivPost. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. ^ Trevithick, Joseph (18 January 2018). "Ukraine's New AK-M16 Mashup Rifle Is Symbolic of the Country's Morphing Strategic Reality". The Drive. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Ukraine Starts Testing the WAC-47 Assault Rifle - The Firearm Blog". 9 October 2017.
  5. ^ Daly, John C. K. (2017-01-25). "Ukraine to Begin Producing M16 Assault Rifle in Joint Venture With US Firm". Jamestown. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  6. ^ "«Укроборонпром» та «Aeroscraft» вироблятимуть стрілецьку зброю, першим проектом стане М16". www.ukrmilitary.com. 3 January 2017.

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