Pistols and Sub-Machine Guns used by Indian Army and Other Armed Forces

Sub-Machine Guns

A submachine gun uses pistol caliber ammunition in a select fire capability (or full auto only), often keeping the entire weapons package very small with a short barrel, and collapsible stock. Below are some examples of Sub-Machine guns used by Indian armed forces.

Sterling SAF carbine 2A1

Origin : United Kingdom
It is built by the Indian Ordnance Factories and stopped in 2010. It was sold as the Sub Machine Gun Carbine 9 mm 1A1. A silenced version was also available which sold under the label of Sub Machine Gun Carbine 9 mm 2A1.

Micro-Uzi

Origin : Israel
Uzi variant was used by the Special Protection Group until 2008, when it was replaced with the FN P90. Micro-Uzi variant is used by Indian Army Para Commandos.

Sniper Rifles Used by Indian Army And Other Armed Forces

Snipers, mostly have a company-level support role (2-3 snipers per 120 men) in the modern Indian Army. Their current weapon of choice is the Russian made 7.62mm Dragunov Sniper Rifle. In our list below, there are some sniper rifles used by Indian Armed forces.

Modern Sub Machine Carbine : Indian Submachine gun

MSMC or Modern Sub Machine Carbine

The Modern Sub Machine Carbine (MSMC) is an Indian submachine gun designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment and manufactured by Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli. It was developed for the Indian Army, based on previous experience from the INSAS family of firearms. The gun is very lightweight and compact compared to other Indian-designed weapons.

T91 assault rifle by Taiwan

The T91 assault rifle is produced by Taiwan. It is based on the proven T86 assault rifle incorporating features from the M16 and AR-18 rifles with more modern features. The T91 has a 6-position telescopic stock to allow adjustment based on individual requirements.

Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System (MCIWS) : Modern Indian assault rifle

MCIWS : Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System

Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System (MCIWS) is the new assault rifle developed by ARDE (Armament Research and Development Establishment) Pune of DRDO and likely to be manufactured by OFT Tiruchirappalli.

Fabrique Nationale FN F2000 Assault Rifle

The FN F2000 is a 5.56×45mm NATO, the system was developed by the long-running Belgium firearms concern of Fabrique Nationale and made use of the popularized "bullpup" configuration. The F2000 made its debut in March 2001 at the IDEX defence exhibition held in Abu Dhabi, in UAE.
 

FS2000 is a semi-automatic version of the F2000 that first became available in June 2006. The FS2000 Tactical model is equipped with an extended barrel with a permanently attached muzzle brake. The lower hand guard can be removed in the same manner as the F2000 to accept the same variety of accessories.

Israeli IMI TAR-21 Tavor Assault Rifle

TAR-21

The Tavor is an Israeli bullpup assault rifle chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition having semi-automatic mode and full automatic fire mode.

It is produced by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). It is produced in three main variants: the TAR-21; the CTAR-21; and the MTAR-21 (export designation X-95).

M4 assault rifle "Osama Killer Rifle"

M4-Carbine of Colt

 

Specifications of M4-carbine

In service   :  1994–present
Manufacturer  :  Colt's manufacturing company
Weight   :  7.5 lb (3.4 kg) with 30 rounds
Length   :  33 in (840 mm) (stock extended)/29.75 in (756 mm) (stock retracted)
Caliber  :   5.56 mm (.223 in)
Action   :  Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire   :   700–950 round/min
Muzzle velocity   :  2,900 ft/s (880 m/s)
Effective firing range   :  500 m
Feed system   :   30-round box magazine

Assault Rifles Used By Indian Armed Forces

A weapon plays an Important role in a soldier’s life. Modern Weapons are totally changed from what they were in ancient times. The current modernized and remotely operated weapons are more powerful and add more muscles to a soldier. There are many weapons in Indian Armed Forces arsenal, from big to long range and small to short range for face to face fighting conditions.

So what is an Assault rifle mean? The rifle, which hand held and easy to carry and have selective fire modes is called an Assault rifle. The selective firing modes helps soldiers to decide how to use their ammo as per the conditions.

Now here we will be discussing the assault rifles used by Indian Armed Forces. Indian Armed Forces consist of three major parts: Army, Navy and Air Force. As most of the ground and face to face fight is done by the Indian army, most of the assault rifles are used by them as compared to the Air force and Navy. 

 

INSAS  

 

Indian Small Arms System or INSAS is the mostly used assault rifle in Indian Armed Forces and was originated in India. It also has a light machine gun variant. It has its basic design similar to AKM but has some points of difference too. This rifle is being used by Nepal, Bhutan and Oman army. But some issues of jamming, cracking of the magazine and semi-automatic mode were scars on it. But its variants have eradicated these drawbacks.