In Ukraine, they began to develop a 30-mm "infantry weapon" capable of "disorienting the enemy"
In Ukraine, they decided to increase the caliber of infantry weapons, believing that this would add combat potential to the country's armed forces. The "Mayak" enterprise, which previously presented the development in the form of a 14,5-mm "Night Predator", holds the palm in this area. This is weapon positioned as an ultra-long-range sniper rifle capable of striking not only manpower, but also lightly armored enemy vehicles.
A subsidiary of the aforementioned company announces the beginning of the development of new "infantry weapons". We are talking about weapons in caliber 23 and 30 mm. This weapon is seen as an evolution of the Night Predator.
From a statement by a representative of a Ukrainian company:
It was noted that the caliber of a promising weapon of 30 mm is identical to the caliber of the BMP-2, BTR-3/4.
From the statement:
It is added that the new infantry weapon will be equipped with a so-called "ballistic refrigerator". This device significantly reduces the sound of the shot, the thermal signature, which will make it difficult to detect the position of the shooter. A similar concept has already been implemented on the aforementioned 14,5 mm rifles.
At the moment, all the characteristics of 23- and 30-mm weapons for infantry are not disclosed. Only the firing range is noted. It is planned that it will be up to 4 km. In this case, the shooter, who in this case is called the operator, will not be behind the weapon, but next to it.
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