FN CAL - Wikipedia

The CAL (Carabine Automatique Légère) was a Belgian weapon manufactured by Fabrique Nationale. It was the first 5.56 mm rifle produced by the Fabrique ... FNCAL FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Belgianassaultrifle Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "FNCAL" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(December2012)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) AssaultrifleFNCALFNCALondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum,UnitedStates.TypeAssaultriflePlace of originBelgiumServicehistoryUsed bySeeUsersWarsColombianconflictGaza-IsraelconflictInternalconflictinMyanmarLebaneseCivilWarTuaregrebellion(1990–1995)ProductionhistoryDesignerErnestVervierDesigned1963–66ManufacturerFNHerstalProduced1966–1975No. builtApprox.30,000SpecificationsMass3.35kg(7.385lbs)Length980mm(38.58in)Barrel length467 mm(18.4 in)[1]Cartridge5.56×45mmNATOActionGas-operated,rotatingboltRate of fire850rounds/minFeed system20,25-,or30-rounddetachableboxmagazineSightsIronsights TheCAL(CarabineAutomatiqueLégère)wasaBelgianweaponmanufacturedbyFabriqueNationale.Itwasthefirst5.56 mmrifleproducedbytheFabriqueNationale.Itresembledthecompany'shighlysuccessfulFNFAL,butwasanoriginaldesign.UnliketheFAL,itwasamarketfailure,althoughitsdevelopmentledtothereasonablysuccessfulFNFNC. Contents 1Designdetails 2Operation 3Users 3.1ForTrials 4Seealso 5References Designdetails[edit] PriortothedevelopmentoftheCAL,FNhadalreadyconstructedascaled-downFALprototypebeforeshelvingtheideaasunmarketable.NotingthegrowingsalessuccessofthecheaperandsimplerHKG3rifle,FNdecidedthatforanyfuturerifletobecompetitiveinthemarketplace,itwouldneedtousefewerexpensiveprecision-machinedparts.Thesewouldbereplacedbylessexpensivecastingsandstampingswherepossible.WhiletheconstructionofthenewCALreflectedthesedesignprinciples,itwasstillrelativelyexpensiveandcomplex,andmetwithnosignificantsales.ItwaseventuallydroppedfortheevenlessexpensiveFNFNC.[2]AsmallnumberofFNCALsweresoldtothecivilianmarketintheUS. Operation[edit] Althoughtheweaponresembledascaled-downFNFAL,itinfactusedarotatingbolt,unliketheFAL,whichusedatiltingboltdesign.TheearliermodelsoftheCALhadathree-roundselectorsystem,whichallowedtheweapontofireathree-roundburstwitheachtriggerpull.TheCALcouldalsofireinfullyandsemi-automaticmodes. Thegunusedlongstrokegaspistontooperatetheboltcarrier,andtheboltitselfhadinterruptedlugstolockitintothechamber.[3] Lockinglugswerecutdiagonallyatasteepangle.Sowhiletheboltisrotatingtounlock,boltfaceisslowlymovingback,givingprimaryextractionofthecase.SimilarfeaturecanbeseenonMG-30,MG-15,MG-17andMG-34. Users[edit]  Belgium  Burma:KarenNationalLiberationArmy[4]  Colombia[4]  Gabon[5]  Lebanon:LebaneseForces(militia)[5]  Mali:People'sMovementfortheLiberationofAzawad[6]  Mexico[citationneeded]  Morocco[citationneeded]  Palestine[7][4]  Thailand:RoyalThaiPolice ForTrials[edit]  PahlaviIran:TestedtheCALforconsiderationtotheImperialIranianArmy,butwasneveradopted.[8] Seealso[edit] FNFAL,7.62mmNATOpredecessor FNFNC,successor Listofassaultrifles References[edit] ^"FNCAL".Weaponsystems.net.Retrieved13February2021. ^Kokalis,PeterG.(December1985)."FNC;Belgium'sCompactCarbine".SoldierofFortuneMagazine. ^Hogg,IvanV.;Weeks,JohnS.(2000),MilitarySmallArmsoftheTwentiethCentury(7th ed.),KrausePublications ^abc"FNCALaroundtheworld-TheFALFiles".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2017-10-03. ^abJones,RichardD.Jane'sInfantryWeapons2009/2010.Jane'sInformationGroup;35edition(January27,2009).ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5. ^SmallArmsSurvey(2005)."SourcingtheToolsofWar:SmallArmsSuppliestoConflictZones".SmallArmsSurvey2005:WeaponsatWar.OxfordUniversityPress.p. 166.ISBN 978-0-19-928085-8.Archivedfromtheoriginal(PDF)onNovember9,2010. ^"BelgianFNHerstalCALrifleinGaza-ArmamentResearchServices(ARES)". ^"Iranian5.56mmRifles:FromS5.56toMasaaf–SilahReport". vteFNHerstalfirearmsandcartridgesHandguns BabyBrowning Barracuda Forty-Nine Five-seven 503 509 FNP FNS FNX GrandBrowning Hi-Power HP-DA M1900 M1903 M1905 M1910 RiflesSemi-automaticandSelect-fire CAL F2000/FS2000 FAL FNAR FNC M1949 PS90 SCAR-L/SCAR-H Bolt-action Ballista M1924 M1930 M1935 M1950 Model30-11 PBR SPR TSR Shotguns P-12 SLP TPS SC1 Submachineguns P90 Machineguns BRG-15 M2 MAG Minimi Mle1930 EVOLYS Miscellaneous 5.56×45mmSS109 5.7×28mm 15.5×106mm EGLM FN303 FN303P Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FN_CAL&oldid=1065937026" Categories:5.56mmassaultriflesWeaponsandammunitionintroducedin1966TrialandresearchfirearmsFNHerstalfirearmsHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataArticlesneedingadditionalreferencesfromDecember2012AllarticlesneedingadditionalreferencesShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataAllarticleswithunsourcedstatementsArticleswithunsourcedstatementsfromNovember2012ArticleswithunsourcedstatementsfromAugust2012 Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects WikimediaCommons Languages DeutschEspañolFrançaisHrvatskiNederlands日本語NorskbokmålPolskiPortuguêsРусскийTiếngViệt中文 Editlinks