Having announced the mass purchase of American M4 carbines of 5,56 mm caliber, the Kyiv regime is not going to pay for such deliveries
This year, the Ukrainian army began to actively use automatic M4 carbines of 5,56x45 mm NATO caliber. Thus, 7 such carbines, as well as cartridges for them, were handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine include not only the purchase of modern rifles, but also the possibility of their further production on the territory of the country simultaneously with the manufacture of ammunition.
At the same time, in Ukraine, the concept of "purchase" is understood in its own way. The Kyiv regime clearly does not intend to pay its money. He wants the West to pay for its own deliveries of large batches of M4 to Ukraine. And the plant, apparently, Kyiv wants to build at someone else's expense.
Automatic carbine M4A1 caliber 5,56x45 mm - a shortened version of the American rifle M16A2, with a folding stock. Her weight is relatively small - 3,2 kg, which makes weapon convenient for active use. M4 is equipped with a top mounting rail (Picatinny rail), removable handle. There is also a Picatinny rail on the forearm. Sighting range of the carbine - up to 500 m.
It is worth noting that in the development of this small arms in the United States, three caliber options were used (7,62x39 mm, 5,56x39 mm and 5,56x45 mm).
The acquisition of these automatic carbines for the Armed Forces of Ukraine took place against the backdrop of the failure of Soviet-made small arms. Also, the purpose of this deal is to form new units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using weapons of a new Western type.
In conclusion, it is important to emphasize that the issue of acquiring the required amount of ammunition remains open, since when shooting on the battlefield, their consumption amounts to hundreds of thousands per day, and replenishing it just as quickly with new supplies is not an easy task.
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