5.56×30mm MINSAS
The 5.56×30mm MINSAS is a firearm cartridge manufactured by India's Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for close-quarters combat use. It has an effective range of 300 m and good penetration against body armor. OFB claims it exhibits penetration superior to 9mm.
Also recorded as 5.56×30mm
5.56×30mm MINSAS
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- 5.56×30mm MINSAS
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- personal defense weapon cartridge
- Region
- India
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Overview
Overview
The MINSAS is being manufactured at Ammunition Factory Khadki in Pune.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — 5.56×30mm MINSAS • Origin — India • Type — Personal defense weapon • Used By — Indian Armed Forces • Design Date — 2011 • Manufacturer — Ammunition Factory Khadki • Bullet — 5.56 mm • Case Length — 30 mm • Length — 42 mm • Is Si Ballistics — yes • Bwunit — gram • Bw1 — 2.6 • Vel1 — 650 • En1 — 550 • Test Barrel Length — 300mm
Development
Development
The first reports of the MINSAS being developed was from 2009 when the MSMC was announced to be in development. DRDO reported that the MINSAS can penetrate both soft body armor and 3.5 mm MS plates at 100 meters. It was known as the 5.56×30mm INSAS, named after the planned INSAS carbine.
Design
Design
The 5.56×30mm MINSAS round has a total length of 42 mm and a total weight of 6 g. The bullet length is 17mm and the weight is 2.6g. It has a range of up to 200 meters. The cartridge has a muzzle velocity reportedly close to 900 m/s, with a projectile of approximately 2.6 grams (40 grains).
Types
Types
The MINSAS is available in Ball, Drill, Proof and Blank-type rounds.
Platforms
Platforms
• Name — Country — Type — Note • Joint Venture Protective Carbine — India — Carbine • Amogh carbine — India — Carbine • Zittara — India (Based on the IWI Tavor) — Carbine
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Indigenous carbine passes final user trials: Ordnance Factory Board. 16 December 2020.
- 2.Max Popenker. Modern Sub Machine Carbine / MSMC submachine gun (India). World Guns.
- 3.drdo.gov.in. Small Arms & Ammunition. Technology Focus. 25. 5. October 2021. 0971-4413.
- 4.Indian MSMC carbine. Firearms World.
- 5.Indian Army to get 'Made in India' carbines designed by DRDO.
- 6.India's new Modern Submachine Carbine (MSMC) and 5.56x30mm Ammunition -. 31 August 2009.
- 7.New 5.56x30mm Cartridge from India « Daily Bulletin. bulletin.accurateshooter.com.
- 8.印度MSMC冲锋枪 ——〖枪炮世界〗. pewpewpew.work.
- 9.Indian PDWs: AMOGH/MINSAS Carbine, the INSAS That Never Grew Up -. The Firearm Blog. 2017-10-31.
- 10.14 Weapon Systems That Prove Indian Military is Modernizing. 2016-06-06.
- 11.DRDO’s new carbine clears Army’s final trials, ready for use. The Indian Express. 2020-12-25.
- 12.Ordnance Factory Board. ofbindia.gov.in.
- 13.Tavor in India : Israeli Assault Rifle’s Journey and Prospects in India – Strategic Frontier.
- 14.Defexpo 2006 – Asymmetric Warfare - Defense Update:. 2006-08-16.
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