Steyr AUG assault rifle (Austria)

Steyr AUG assault rifle (Austria)

Steyr AUG is a series of rifle that was first introduced in 1977 by Austrian arms company Steyr Mannlicher. AUG stands for Armee Universal Gewehr, meaning "Universal Army Rifle". Steyr AUG own name is more often used to refer to a specific version, which is a variant bullpup assault rifle 5.56 mm NATO caliber, with the color green and the integrated telescope. This rifle actually has had many variants, sniper rifles, to submachine guns. This rifle has been adopted as the main rifle of the armed forces of Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Luxembourg, Ireland, and also was used by Malaysia.

Cartridge     

5.56x45mm NATO

9x19mm Parabellum (Para)

Action     

Gas-operated, rotating bolt

Rate of fire    

 650-700 rounds/min [1]

Muzzle velocity    

 Standard rifle: 940 m/s (3,084 ft/s)

Effective range     

Sighted for 300 m (450-500m)

Feed system     

 5.56x45mm NATO: 30 or 42-round box magazine [1]

9x19mm Parabellum: 25 or 32-round MPi 69 box magazine [1]

Sights    

 Swarovski 1.5x telescopic sight, back-up iron sights