5.56×21mm PINDAD
5.56×21mm PINDAD was a personal defence weapon round previously developed in Indonesia. The round is based on the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, being a cut down version of it. It is sometimes known as 5.56×23mm.
5.56×21mm PINDAD
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- 5.56×21mm PINDAD
- Field
- personal defense weapon cartridge
- Region
- Indonesia
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5.56×21mm PINDAD was a personal defence weapon round previously developed in Indonesia. The round is based on the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, being a cut down version of it. It is sometimes known as 5.56×23mm.
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• Name — 5.56×21mm PINDAD • Origin — Indonesia • Type — Pistol cartridge • Test Barrel Length — 180 mm • Vel1 — 508 m/s • Parent — 5.56×45mm NATO • Is Si Specs — yes • Is Si Ballistics — yes The 5.56×21mm PINDAD was a personal defence weapon round previously developed in Indonesia. The round is based on the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, being a cut down version of it. It is sometimes known as 5.56×23mm.
History
History
In August 2008, Pindad announced that mass production of the PS-01 with 5.56x21mm rounds was planned after it was certified.
Development
Development
The 5.56×21 2.65 g (~41 gr) projectile fired out of a 190-mm-long (7.5 in) barrel has a muzzle velocity around 508–510 m/s. The cartridge is only used in the Pindad PS-01.
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The following is established of the heading itself. Classified as a personal defense weapon cartridge. Associated with Indonesia.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. The same evidence establishes that 5.56×21mm PINDAD is recorded as a kind of personal defense weapon cartridge. Institutional cataloguing adds that 5.56×21mm PINDAD is situated in Indonesia.
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- “5.56×21mm PINDAD”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4639679: 5.56×21mm PINDAD
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This entry is compiled from 7 catalogued sources across 3 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.
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