VSK-94
| VSK-94 | |
|---|---|
Syrian Civil War | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau Vasily Gryazev |
| Designed | 1994 |
| Manufacturer | iron sights provided, comes with a standard PSO-1 scope and a satchel with weapon cleaning kit and 1 box magazine. |
The VSK-94 (
9x39mm suppressed designated marksman rifle designed in 1995 in the KBP Instrument Design Bureau
by Vasily Gryazev.
Design
The VSK-94 retains the gas-driven operating principle of the
iron sights
from the 9A-91.
The threaded barrel is designed to use a specifically designed
suppressor
.
The rifle uses
box magazine
.
Since the 9x39mm bullet weighs about twice as much as that of the 9×19mm Parabellum, its muzzle energy is about twice as high as that of a subsonic 9×19mm Parabellum bullet fired from an HK MP5SD, for example.
Users
Belarus: Used by the Belarusian special forces[1]
India: Used by MARCOS[2]
Syria: Used by Syrian Republican Guard and special forces[3]
See also
- 9A-91
- OTs-12
- OTs-14 Groza
- SR-3
- List of Russian weaponry
References
- ^ Александр Макаров. Полк высоких технологий. Силы специальных операций // журнал "Спецназ", июль 2011
- ^ P, Rajat (19 July 2019). "Elite special forces of Army, IAF, Navy get major weapons upgrade | India News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "VSK-94: Russian weapons for the Syrian snipers". weaponews.com.
External links
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