Arash anti-materiel rifle
| Arash Anti-Materiel Rifle | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Arash held by an IRGC soldier | |
| Type | Anti-materiel rifle |
| Place of origin | Iran |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Iran and Hezbollah |
| Production history | |
| Designer | 2011 |
| Produced | 2013–present |
| No. built | 1200 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 20 kilograms (44 lb) with magazine |
| Length | 180 centimetres (71 in) |
| Cartridge | Probably 20×102mm, HEI[1] |
| Action | semi-automatic |
| Muzzle velocity | 1050 m/s[2] |
| Maximum firing range | 3000 m[2] |
| Feed system | Box magazine |
| Sights | Telescopic, BORS-like[1] |
Arash (Persian: آرش)[3] is an Iranian 20mm semi-automatic anti-materiel sniper rifle. This weapon is used by Iran and Hezbollah, and is named for the mythical Arash the Archer.
Features
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The Arash sniper rifle is a
shoot and scoot" tactics.[1][6] The Arash can be used to target hostile helicopters at a range of approximately 2,000 meters, and has the ability to be used against ground and armored targets as well as enemy trenches.[7]
Users
See also
- M82A2 (Shouldered 12.7mm bullpup meant to use against Helicopters)
- Anzio 20mm rifle
- Baher 23mm
- Denel NTW-20
- RT-20 (rifle)
- Vidhwansak
- List of anti-aircraft weapons
- Anti-aircraft warfare
References
- ^ a b c Iran's New Arash 20mm Shoulder Fired Anti-Material Rifle (With Barrett BORS Clone). The Firearm Blog. 7 March 2013.
- ^ a b c shafaf. The most deadly sniper corps.
- ^ Slowik, Max. "Iran's 'Arash' 20mm Anti-Materiel Shoulder-Mounted Rifle (VIDEO)". Guns.com. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ farhangiannews. Hunting helicopters + Pictures.
- ^ diyarmirza. Destroy isis with sniper Arash + Videos.
- ^ Arash: Iran's Really Big Sniper Rifle That Fires One Massive Bullet. The National Interest. 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Farsnews". en.farsnews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
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