M82A1 Barrett heavy sniper rifle
For a long time, Americans have been proud of the very famous 12.7mm M82A1 Barrett heavy sniper rifle, which has achieved great success in the weapon market. Although my country is only a latecomer in this field, after the release of the 12.7mm M99 heavy sniper rifle at the 9656 factory, it has also formed sufficient competitiveness in this field.
Sudanese soldiers use M99
On March 15, 2020, the US National Interest website listed "M99 heavy sniper rifles, which can make soldiers a real sharpshooter. This is an extremely dangerous sniper rifle." The United States compares it with classic sniper rifles such as the M24, M40A5 and M82A1, and the British L115A3, which proves the superiority of the M99 heavy sniper rifle.
In terms of design, the M99 uses a semi-automatic shooting mechanism similar to the American M82A1, which makes its shooting density much higher than traditional single-shot sniper rifles. The air guide design of the gun is similar to that of the M-16 or M-4 carbine. It uses a blow-out design. Unlike the M82A1, the M99 uses 12.7x108mm ammunition and has a detachable 10 ammunition capacity magazine.
In terms of advantages, the gun has a high rate of fire. According to estimates, it can fire 5 bullets continuously in just 1.3 seconds. In addition, the advanced design makes it possible to maintain a high accuracy rate in continuous shooting: there is a heat shield outside the air tube to prevent the air tube from heating the air above and affecting the aiming; there is a high-performance system on the barrel. Retractor, this structure can reduce the recoil force acting on the shooter by 80%.
M99 is a sniper rifle next to QBU-88, so accuracy is the top priority. In terms of specifications, the target deviation of the M99 is 0.5m at a shooting distance of 1000m, 2.5m at a shooting distance of 1500m, and 5m at a shooting distance of 2500m. The effective range of a conventional assault rifle is within 400 meters. Even with the aid of an optical sight, it is difficult to see targets 2500 meters away. Therefore, for the 12.7mm heavy sniper rifle, the accuracy of M99 can be said to be relatively excellent.
XM107 sniper rifle
We use the XM107 sniper rifle as a comparison. The XM107 sniper rifle is the M82A1M SASR (Special Application Scoped Rifle), which is the module of M82A1, made by the US Barrett Weapons Company based on feedback provided by the US Army. Improved type. Summarizing the importance of the M107, a U.S. Army spokesperson said: "It allows us to conduct precise strikes on personnel and equipment targets 2,000 meters away. This is a terrible weapon. Its accuracy is less than one dense position. Warhead The spreading range at 1000 meters is 1 meter.”
Our M99 heavy sniper rifle not only appeared in the hands of Syrian government forces, but also suddenly appeared in the hands of rebels. The rebels rebelled against the Syrian government during the civil war. It is not clear how they were obtained. The black market here is not uncommon. However, the frequency of M99's appearance is still very impressive and proved to be very effective in actual combat on the battlefield. Soldiers on the battlefield
The Syrian M99
M99 has a large 12.7mm ammunition, which causes great damage on the battlefield. Even if equipped with any armor, soldiers are not opponents of M99, because they are good at penetrating the armor of armored vehicles, and even the weak armor of tanks. Compared with the use of traditional anti-tank weapons such as RPG-7, using heavy sniper rifles to destroy armored tanks is both economical and safe.
Syrian rebel soldiers, camouflage M99
In addition, the most attractive feature of M99 is that it is cheap and very suitable for the army or rebels of poor countries with limited defense budgets. On the other hand, they are also very easy to maintain. With a simple and efficient structure, compared with other similar competitors in many military industries around the world, they have low environmental requirements and hardly require excessive maintenance. This is also a huge one. Advantage.
Although currently IThe Chinese military did not purchase the M99 on a large scale, but still equipped and used another 12.7mm semi-automatic heavy sniper rifle, he was QBU-10, he was even better, especially the scope. However, M99 has relatively large-scale equipment in the military of Myanmar, Sudan, Iraq and many other factions fighting on the battlefield in Syria, including government forces and rebels.
It can be said that this is a successful weapon that combines many excellent factors, such as high rate of fire, low failure, long-life barrel, high precision, easy maintenance and low cost. Reasonably make it a sought-after item on the Syrian battlefield.
basic specifications
- weight empty gun: 12 kg
- length: 1,480 mm
- barrel length: 800 mm
- bullet: 12.7 × 108 mm
- caliber: 12.7 mm
- gun machine: direct air-guided, rotary bolt gun
- launch Mode: semi-automatic
- muzzle: muzzle velocity 825 meters per second
- effective range: 1500 meters
- maximum range: >6.000 meters
- feeding mode: 5, 10 rounds of magazine sight
- mounted on the tactical guide on the top of the receiver. Mirror or night vision device 8-10 times variable magnification telephoto scope
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