What machine gun does Italy use?
Beretta AR70/90
The Beretta AR70/90 is a gas operated rifle chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, and is the standard issue service rifle of the Italian Armed Forces.
What weapons do the Lagunari use?
Guns and rifles
| Name | Origin | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons | ||
| Beretta ARX160 Beretta ARX200 | Italy | 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle |
| Beretta GLX-160 | Italy | Grenade launcher |
| Spectre M4 | Italy | 9x19mm submachine gun |
Does Italy have a army?
The Italian Army (Italian: Esercito Italiano) is the land-based component of the Italian Armed Forces of the Italian Republic. The headquarters of the Army General Staff are located in Rome opposite the Quirinal Palace, where the president of Italy resides. The army is an all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel.
What kind of guns did the Italian Army use?
The beretta M1934 was the ordnance semi-automatic pistol of the Italian Army, it fired the 9×17 cartridge (.380 ACP) , it was light and very well done, but underpowered as military weapon, there was also the Beretta M1935 7,65 × 17 mm Browning (.320 ACP), used mostly by the Regia Marina and by the Regia Aeronautica (Royal Navy and Royal Air Force).
What was the purpose of the squad automatic weapon program?
The Squad Automatic Weapon program was designed to create an intermediate weapon between the M16 rifle and M60 machine gun. It would have to fire tracer ammunition out to a visible range of 800 meters or more, be capable of accurate high-volume sustained fire, and be lighter and more reliable than the M60.
Which is the next generation squad automatic rifle?
In 2019 US Army launched Next Generation Squad Weapon – Automatic Rifle program to find replacement for M249 SAW and replacement for 5.56×45mm NATO round. There are three competitors: Sig Sauer MG-6.8 with 6.8 Sig hybrid round General Dynamics RM277-AR with.277 TVCM plymer cased round manufactured by True Velocity
What kind of grenades did the Italian Army use?
The Breda 35, Oto 35 and SRMC 35 were three offensive grenades issued to the italian Army. They were offensive bomb, because they were throw by the soldiers during an assault, so that the area of the burst was very limited, about 10 metres. The body of those grenades was built in alluminium.
