M4-WAC-47 | |
Used By: | Ukrainian Ground Forces State Border Guard Service of Ukraine |
Type: | Assault rifle |
Cartridge: | 7.62×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO[1] .458 SOCOM |
Action: | Gas-operated, closed rotating bolt, Stoner expanding gas[2] |
Rate: | 850 rounds/min |
Feed: | 30-round box magazines |
Origin: | Ukraine/United States |
Manufacturer: | Ukroboronprom Aeroscraft |
Is Ranged: | yes |
Service: | 2017–present |
The M4-WAC-47 is a Ukrainian-made assault rifle created by UkrOboronProm and American company Aeroscraft (a division of Worldwide Aeros Corporation).[3] [4] Based on the Colt AR-15 platform, it can fire the Soviet standard 7.62×39mm or the NATO standard 5.56×45mm cartridges by changing the barrel and other parts.[5] It was tested within different sections of the Ukrainian Ground Forces and Border Guard, with testing estimated to have been completed in late April, 2018.[6]
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