Sunday 1 March 2015

infantry weapons Small arms

NameTypeCaliberOriginNotes
NATO Standard
Pistol Auto 9mm 1ASemi-automatic pistol9×19mm Parabellum Canada
 India
Standard issue side-arm of the Indian Army.
Glock 17Semi-automatic pistol9×19mm Parabellum AustriaStandard issue Special Forces pistol.
SAF Carbine 1ASub-machine gun9×19mm Parabellum India
 United Kingdom
Indian made and improved Sterling L2A3 SMG. To be replaced by theMSMC.
SAF Carbine 2A1Sub-machine gun9×19mm Parabellum India
 United Kingdom
Silenced version of SAF Carbine 1A. To be replaced by the MSMC.
Micro-UziSub-machine gun9×19mm Parabellum IsraelFor use by Special Forces. Micro-Uzi variant used.[1]
M4A1 CarbineCarbine5.56mm NATO United StatesBought under foreign military sales. For use by Indian Army Special Forces.
1B1 INSASAssault rifle5.56mm NATO IndiaStandard issue assault rifle of the Indian Army. Replaced the 1A SLR. Folding 1B2 and fixed butt 1B1 variants used. Insas Assault Rifle with full-auto selector lever along with the burst lever and black polymer furniture also procured. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.
IMI Tavor TAR-21Assault rifle5.56mm NATO IsraelStandard issue Special Forces assault rifle.[2][3]
T91 assault rifleAssault rifle5.56mm NATO ROC[4]
OFB 1A1 Rifles
OFB 1C Rifles
Battle rifle7.62×51mm NATO India
 Belgium
Was the standard issue rifle of the Indian army and manufactured atOrdnance Factory Tiruchirappalli. Now completely replaced by the INSAS as a standard issue but continues to be used as a DMR. 1C full automatic variant used by mechanised infantry battalions as a firing port weapon on the BMP-2S Sarath Infantry fighting vehicle.
Ishapore 2A1 rifleBolt-action rifle7.62mm NATO IndiaPhased out from service. Some retained for ceremonial purposes.
IMI Galil 7.62 SniperSniper Rifle7.62mm NATO IsraelFor use by Indian Army Special Forces snipers.
Mauser SP66Sniper rifle7.62mm NATO GermanyStandard issue bolt-action sniper rifle.
Denel NTW-20Anti-material rifle20x82mm and20x110mm Hispano-Suiza South AfricaBought in small numbers.
INSAS LMGLight machine gun5.56mm NATO IndiaStandard issue Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) of the Indian Army. Light machine gun derivative of the INSAS assault rifle. Both fixed and folding butt variants used. Newer INSAS LMG with black polymer furniture procured. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.
MG 1BLight machine gun7.62mm NATO IndiaIndian made, improved Bren 7.62 LMG. Currently being withdrawn from service.
MG 2A1
MG 5A
MG 6A
General purpose machine gun7.62mm NATO Belgium
 India
Indian made MAG 58. Also in service as the MG 5A (Co-axial) and MG 6A (Commander's gun) with some armoured vehicles.
M2 BrowningHeavy machine gun.50 BMG United StatesM2HB variant in service.[5]
Soviet Standard
AKM[5]Assault rifle7.62x39mm Soviet Union
 Poland
AKM fixed stock and AKMS under-folding stock variants used. Mainly used in CT (Counter Terrorism) Ops.
Arsenal Co. ARAssault rifle7.62x39mm BulgariaBulgarian produced AKM. Imported for police and paramilitary forces, used in some quantities by Army as well. Distinguished from other AK type rifles by its black polymer furniture. AR fixed stock and AR-F under-folding stock variants used. Mainly used in CT Ops.
MPi-KMAssault rifle7.62x39mm East GermanyEast German produced AKM.MPi-KM-72 fixed stock and MPi-KMS-72 side-folding stock variants used.Both bakelite and wooden lower handguard variants used. Mainly used in CT Ops.
Pistol Mitralieră model 1990Assault rifle7.62x39mm RomaniaRomanian version of the AKM. Palmswell lower handguard versions in use. Mainly used in CT Ops.
AK-103[6]Assault rifle7.62x39mm RussiaMainly used in CT Ops.
Vz. 58Assault rifle7.62x39mm CzechoslovakiaVz. 58 P fixed stock and Vz. 58 V side-folding stock variants used. Mainly used in CT Ops.
Dragunov SVD59Sniper rifle7.62x54mmR Soviet Union
 India
Standard issue Designated Marksman rifle(DMR). To be replaced by a 7.62mm NATO DMR under the Army modernisation plan.[7]
PKMGeneral purpose machine gun7.62x54mm Soviet UnionPK machine guns used as co-axial weapons in Russian produced T-90S BhishmaT-72M Ajeya and BMP-2S Sarath and used as general purpose machine gun. Also used by Special Forces as section LMG. Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli.
NSVHeavy machine gun12.7×108mm Soviet Union
KPVHeavy machine gun14.5×114mm Soviet Union
Indigenous Standard
Modern Sub Machine CarbineCarbine5.56×30mm MINSAS IndiaCurrently undergoing trials.
Multi Caliber Individual Weapon SystemAssault Rifle5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×39mm
6.8×43mm SPC
 IndiaARDE produced multicaliber rifle to replace all AK standard and Insas rifle from the general duty to become the next standard issue assault rifle of the Indian Army. Currently undergoing trials by the Army.

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