Chropi rifle
The Chropi Rifle was an assault rifle built by Chropi, Hropi, a Greek chemicals company, which used the "Chropi" spelling on its weapons. It was designed by a team under Sotiris Sofianopoulos and was proposed to the Greek Army in 1975. It was a simple and rather outdated design, clearly inferior to the Heckler & Koch G3, which was adopted (produced by the state run EVO company).
Chropi rifle
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- Chropi Rifle
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- battle rifle
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- Greece
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The Chropi Rifle was an assault rifle built by Chropi, Hropi, a Greek chemicals company, which used the "Chropi" spelling on its weapons. It was designed by a team under Sotiris Sofianopoulos and was proposed to the Greek Army in 1975. It was a simple and rather outdated design, clearly inferior to the Heckler & Koch G3, which was adopted (produced by the state run EVO company).
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The rifle was rejected after a series of tests indicated that the weapon itself did not adhere to all of the desired standards. The company, nonetheless, had created all necessary infrastructure for the rifle's production and a small number were manufactured and delivered to the Greek Army but these ended up being kept in storage facilities.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Chropi Rifle • Origin — Greece • Type — Assault rifle Squad automatic weapon Designated marksman rifle • Is Ranged — YES • Service — 1976-present • Used By — Hellenic Army (not officially adopted) • Designer — Sotiris Sofianopoulos (team leader) • Design Date — 1975 • Manufacturer — Chropi (Chropei), Athens • Number — Roughly 5000 • Variants — Chropi rifle (5.56x45mm variant 20 round magazine) and (7.62x39mm variant 30 round magazine) • Length — 1,090 mm • Part Length — 460 mm • Cartridge — 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm • Caliber — 5.56mm 7.62mm • Action — Gas-operated • Feed — 30 round detachable box magazine • Sights — Iron sights
Variants
Variants
• Illustration — Chropi rifle (5.56x45mm variant 20 round magazine) • Illustration — Chropi rifle (7.62x39mm variant 30 round magazine)
Conflicts
Conflicts
• The Troubles - Smuggled into Northern Ireland by the 17 November Group • Evros River Incident • Bosnian War - Mainly used by Greek volunteers • Kosovo War • Insurgency in Macedonia • Russo-Ukrainian War
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2967316: Chropi rifle
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