Amogh carbine
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The Amogh Carbine (Amogh means Unerring) is a
The Amogh has been designed for close quarters operations.[2]
History
The Amogh was developed in 2005.[3]
In September 2008, an order was made to supply 148 Amoghs for a cost of 26.64 lakh.[4] An audit revealed in September 2016 that 80 of the carbines were not used due to failure for supplying the needed ammunition for eight years.[4]
The carbine was shown to visit during the Aero India 2013 convention.[5]
It has been rejected to be used by the Indian Army after the first trial,[6] although the Indian Coast Guard, navy and some police forces use the carbine.
The carbine was featured in an Indian postage stamp from 25 March 2012.[7]
Design
The carbine was developed by the Ordnance Factory Board and is chambered in 5.56×30mm MINSAS caliber specially developed for carbine role, similar to the MSMC.[8][9] It is a gas operated, long stroke piston with a rotating bolt. Weight of the carbine is 2.95 kg without magazine and has an effective range of 200m along with a rate of fire of 700 rpm.
The receiver is made up of stamped sheet metal, while the hand-guard,
It has two firing mode single and auto. The carbine has fixed iron sights with front sight (post type) and rear sight (aperture type), there is a small rail on the top cover, which allows the mounting of various optical sights. It has provision of bayonet as an accessory.
Operators
See also
- Colt MARS
- Modern Sub Machine Carbine
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ordnance Factory Board. "India's new 5.56×30mm Amogh Carbine". ofbindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Indian Army wants new close-quarter battle carbines; here are the five best options". International Business Times. 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". saf.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). cag.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Srivatsa, Sharath S. (8 February 2013). "This lightweight packs a punch". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "India's Small Arms Requirement". Archived from the original on 22 February 2020.
- ^ Special cover amogh carbine by India Postindianstampghar.com/ March 2012 Archived 1 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Indian PDWS: JVPC/MSMC Carbine -". 31 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Indian PDWS: AMOGH/MINSAS Carbine, the INSAS That Never Grew up -". 31 October 2017.
- ^ "These Battle Rifles Are Perfect for the Indian Army". 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Manipur Police Training College – Official Website Manipur Police". Archived from the original on 22 February 2020.
External links
- AMOGH 5.56mm CARBINE at the Wayback Machine (archived September 9, 2019)