Deesfly: January 2011

TAR-21
СTAR-21
Type	Assault rifle
Place of origin	Israel
Service history
In service	2001–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Operation Defensive Shield,Operation Summer Rains, Second Lebanon War, Operation Hot Winter,South Ossetia War, Gaza War,Colombian armed conflict,Cambodian-Thai stand-off
Production history
Designer	Israel Military Industries (IMI)
Designed	1991–2001
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries (IWI)
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Weight	3.27 kg (7.21 lb) (TAR-21)^[1] 3.18 kg (7.0 lb) (CTAR-21)^[1] 3.67 kg (8.1 lb) (STAR-21) 2.95 kg (6.5 lb) (MTAR-21)^[1] 3.19 kg (7.0 lb) (TC-21)
Length	720 mm (28.3 in) (TAR-21, STAR-21)^[1] 640 mm (25.2 in) (CTAR-21)^[1] 590 mm (23.2 in) (MTAR-21)^[1] 670 mm (26.4 in) (TC-21)
Barrel length	460 mm (18.1 in) (TAR-21, STAR-21)^[1] 380 mm (15.0 in) (CTAR-21)^[1] 330 mm (13.0 in) (MTAR-21)^[1] 410 mm (16.1 in) (TC-21)

Cartridge	5.56x45mm NATO^[1] 9x19mm Para (Optional on MTAR-21)^[1]5.56x30mm MINSAS (Optional on Zittara)[1]
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt^[1]
Rate of fire	750-900 rounds/min^[1]
Muzzle velocity	910 m/s (2,986 ft/s) (TAR-21, STAR-21) 890 m/s (2,919.9 ft/s) (CTAR-21) 870 m/s (2,854.3 ft/s) (MTAR-21) 885 m/s (2,903.5 ft/s) (TC-21)
Effective range	550m (estimated as the M16 rifle by the ammo and the barrel)
Feed system	Various STANAG magazines
Sights	ITL MARS with integrated laser andIR pointer, Trijicon ACOG (STAR-21), others available

AK-47^[1]
the AK-47
Type	Assault rifle
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1949–present
Used by	See Users
Production history
Designer	Mikhail Kalashnikov
Designed	1944–1946
Manufacturer	Izhmash
Number built	approximately 75 million AK-47 100 million AK-type rifles^[2]^[3]
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Weight	4.3 kg (9.5 lb) with empty magazine
Length	870 mm (34.3 in) fixed wooden stock 875 mm (34.4 in) folding stock extended 645 mm (25.4 in) stock folded
Barrel length	415 mm (16.3 in)

Cartridge	7.62x39mm M43/M67
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire	600 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	715 m/s (2,346 ft/s)
Effective range	300 metres (330 yd) full automatic^[4] 400 metres (440 yd) semi-automatic^[4]
Feed system	10, 20, or 30-round detachable boxmagazine, also compatible with 40-round box or 75-round drum magazines from the RPK
Sights	Adjustable iron sights, 100–800 metre adjustments, 378 mm (14.9 in)

Saiga-12
The Saiga-12K.
Type	Combat shotgun
Place of origin	Russia
Production history
Designed	1990s
Manufacturer	Izhmash
Variants	Saiga-12 Saiga-12S Saiga-12K Saiga-12S EXP-01 Saiga-12K-030 Saiga-12K-040 Taktika
Specifications
Weight	3.6 kg (7 lb 15 oz) (Saiga-12, Saiga-12S) 3.5 kg (7 lb 11 oz) (Saiga-12K, Saiga-12S EXP-01)
Length	1,145 mm (3 ft 9.1 in) (Saiga-12) 1,060 mm (3 ft 6 in) stock extended / 820 mm (2 ft 8 in) stock folded (Saiga-12S) 910 mm (3 ft 0 in) stock extended / 670 mm (2 ft 2 in) stock folded (Saiga-12K, Saiga-12S EXP-01)
Barrel length	580 mm (1 ft 11 in) (Saiga-12, Saiga-12S) 430 mm (1 ft 5 in) (Saiga-12K, Saiga-12S EXP-01)
Height	190 mm (7.5 in)

Caliber	12-gauge, 20-gauge, .410
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Feed system	2, 5, 8, and 10-round detachable boxmagazine, 20-

P90
P90 LV/LIR model with empty magazine
Type	Personal defense weapon
Place of origin	Belgium
Service history
In service	1991–present ^[1]
Used by	40+ countries (see Users)
Wars	Gulf War ^[1] Afghanistan War Iraq War
Production history
Designed	1986–1990 ^[1]
Manufacturer	FN Herstal
Produced	1990–present ^[2]
Variants	See Variants: P90, P90 TR, P90 USG, P90 LV/LIR PS90, PS90 TR, PS90 USG
Specifications
Weight	2.54 kg (5.60 lb) empty ^[3] 2.68 kg (5.9 lb) empty magazine^[4] 3.0 kg (6.6 lb) loaded magazine^[4]
Length	500 mm (19.7 in) ^[3]
Barrel length	263 mm (10.4 in) ^[5]
Width	55 mm (2.2 in) ^[6]
Height	210 mm (8.3 in) ^[6]

Cartridge	5.7x28mm ^[5]
Action	Straight blowback, closed bolt ^[5]
Rate of fire	900 rounds/min ^[3]
Muzzle velocity	715 m/s (2,350 ft/s) ^[3]
Effective range	200 m (655 ft) ^[7]
Maximum range	1,800 m (5,905 ft) ^[7]
Feed system	50-round detachable box magazine^[5]
Sights	Tritium-illuminated reflex sight,