Frag Out! Magazine
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REPORT FN Herstal of Belgium unveiled four new types of 5.56 mm and 12.7 mm rounds. FN PERMAX™ Enhanced Performance Round (EPR) 5.56x45mm cartridge so as to deliver superior performance in urban combat by passing through barriers such as windscreens, automobile bodywork, glazing or ma- sonry to reach a protected target. The new round has excellent mass retention behind barriers, main- taining greater incapacitating effect. Composed of a hardened steel penetrator and a brass body, it has been developed to meet and anticipate further environmental European and international legislations requiring use of lead-free ammunition. The FN PROPASS™ Armor Piercing (AP) is ideally suited when the mission requires defeating hard targets using 5.56 caliber. Featuring a tungsten carbide core, the projectile perforates armored targets. Both cartridges are compliant with NATO standards – therefore, compatible with all weapons chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO. In the .50 cal ammunition line, FN Herstal has designed a reduced range cartridge that features a shorter travel distance limited to 3,500m. Highly reliable without requiring re-zeroing or converted weapons, the FN ARIA™ .50 RR cartridge is dedicated to safe and effective training with .50 cal weap- ons on shooting ranges that are limited to the use of 7.62mm weapons. With a tracer version also available, the FN ARIA™ cartridge can be provided on belts (4 FN ARIA™ .50 RR + 1 FN ARIA™-T .50 RR-T) for realistic training. Famous Knight's Armament Co. unveiled latest version of Stoner KAC Assault Machine Gun known also as LAMG (earlier also as Stoner LMG A1, see Frag Out! Magazine #07). LAMG is really compact and lightweight machine gun, in basic 5.56 mm configuration it is just over 4 kgs! New version features improved side-folded feed tray. Currently, the LAMG is offered in 5.56, 7.62 and 6.5CM variants. FN HERSTAL KNIGHT'S ARMAMENT