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VB Berapi LP06 | |
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Type | Bullpup assault rifle |
Place of origin | Malaysia |
Production history | |
Designer | Viktor Prykhodko |
Designed | 2006 |
Manufacturer | Vita Berapi |
Variants | Prototype |
Specifications | |
Length | 587 mm (23.1 in) |
Barrel length | 400 mm (16 in) |
Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO |
Caliber | 5.56mm |
Maximum firing range | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Iron sight / Optical sight |
The VB Berapi LP06 is the first assault rifle designed and manufactured by Malaysia, and is not related to any previously licensed assault rifles made by VB Berapi. The LP06 is a bullpup assault rifle. It is chambered in the 5.56×45mm NATO round and is fed from a 30-round magazine. Hisham Abd Majid, the director of Vita Berapi in 2006, said that the rifle is designed by Viktor Prykhodko (Russian: Виктор Приходько), a Russian residing in Malaysia.
See also
References
- Ibp Usa (2007). Malaysia Army Weapon Systems Handbook. Int'l Business Publications. p. 109. ISBN 9781433061806.
- "VB Berapi LP06, Senapan Berdesain Buruk dan Konyol Buatan Malaysia Jadi Olok-olokkan Dunia".
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