| Revision as of 03:49, 6 March 2007 editLt. Col. Cole (talk | contribs)543 editsNo edit summary← Previous edit | Latest revision as of 15:15, 3 February 2022 edit undoCewbot (talk | contribs)Bots7,731,372 editsm Fix broken anchor: 2016-08-18 #5.6mm Gw Pat 90→5.56×45mm NATO#5.6mm Gewehr Patrone 90Tag: Redirect target changed | ||
| (33 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| #REDIRECT ] | |||
| {{R to section}} | |||
| ]|<blockquote> | |||
| The ] ammunition is the ] standard small arms ] used by the ] in its ], the ]. | |||
| ===History=== | |||
| The GP 90 5.6 mm was designed for the ] when it came into production in ], replacing the ]. Previous experience of a change in standard ] had proved that changing the ] for the training ] was more expensive than the design of a new ]; this prompted the design of a ] in the same niche as the ] but able to fire nominally at ]. | |||
| ===Characteristics=== | |||
| *Weight 12,7 g | |||
| ===Production and usage=== | |||
| ] | |||
| The ] was also designed to reduce ] by controlling lead emissions. The ] is produced by ], a company of the RUAG technology group . It is a steel jacketed projectile containing approximately ], ], ], and designed for ] instability such that ] to maim and disable rather than ] while still complying with the ] on the Customs of ]. | |||
| The Gw Pat.90 is used both in the ] and in ]. The very high level of individual ] in the ] (every single ] bearing a ] has to shoot for qualification once a year; see ]) and the overall use of the Gw Pat.90 by the many ] citizens who shoot in competitions and for amusement has resulted in significant input on its usage. Over 1 billion cartridges have been produced as of ]. | |||
| ===Links=== | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:15, 3 February 2022
Redirect to:
- To a section: This is a redirect from a topic that does not have its own page to a section of a page on the subject. For redirects to embedded anchors on a page, use {{R to anchor}} instead.