This document provides information on the characteristics of small arms used by the Indian military. It discusses pistols, submachine guns, light machine guns, sniper rifles, and the Indian National Small Arms System (INSAS) rifle. For each weapon, it provides details on the manufacturer, design, weight, effective range, rate of fire, magazine capacity, and more. It also compares the INSAS rifle and light machine gun to existing Indian small arms like the G-3 rifle. The document recommends that Pakistan study foreign weaponry more, prepare training models and tests, and develop indigenous small arms suited to Pakistan's terrain and needs.

1. CHAR OF INDIAN SMALL
ARMS
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2. INTRO
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3. AIM
To acquaint the readers with chars of Indian
SAs
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4. CHARS OF INDIAN SAS
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5. SEQ
 Part-I
 Chars of Indian SAs
 Part-II
 INSAS its design, adv & drawbacks
 Part-III
 Comparison with own SAs
 Recoms
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6. CHARS OF INDIAN SAS
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7. DEFINITION
 SAs don’t have an intl recognized definition
 IANSA
 SAs refers to firearms having cal less than or
equal to 12.7mm or 0.50"
 Any firearm utilizing a proj greater than ½
inch (.50 cal) in dia is considered a
“destructive device”
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8. PISTOL
 Pistol Auto 9mm 1A
 Mfr in India
 Licensed copy of Browning Hi-power
 Semi Auto & Recoil op
 Wt - 0.935 kg
 Eff Rg - 15m
 Muzzle vel - 400m/s
 Mag - 13 rds
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9. SMG 9MM CARBINE
 SMG 9mm 1A1
 Mfr in India
 Short rg personal wpn
 Blow back op
 Semi auto/ Auto mode
 Wt - 2.835 kg
 Rg - 182.82 m
 Eff rg - 27 m
 Rate of fire - 550 rds/ min
 Mag - box type 34 rds
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10. SMG 9MM CARBINE
 SMG 9mm 2A1
 Locally mfr in India
 Special Purpose wpn sup with a sound
suppressor
 Semi auto / Auto mode
 Wt - 3.88 kg
 Rg - 91 m
 Eff rg - 27 m
 Rate of fire - 150 rds/ min
 Mag - box type 34 rds
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11. LMG
 MG 7.62 mm 1B
 Gas op & air cooled
 Semi auto & fully auto
 Wt - 9.185 kg
 Max Rg - 1825 m
 Eff rg - 450m
 Rate of fire - 500 rds/ min
 Mag - box type 30 rds
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12. DRAGUNOV SNIPER
 Origin - Russia
 Action - Gas op & semi auto
 Calibre - 7.62 mm
 Wt - 4.31 kg
 Eff rg - 1200m
 Mag - box type 10 rds
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13. AK- 47
 Most reliable wpn
 Gas op & air cooled
 Semi auto & fully auto
 Wt - 4.3 kg
 Eff rg - 300
 Rate of fire - 600 rpm
 Mag - 30 rds
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14. INSAS
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15. INTRO TO INSAS
 Indian National Small Arms Sys
 Founded in 1980s and started mass production
in 1997
 First public display of INSAS rifle on 26 Jan
(Republic day)
 3 out of 41 ord factories of FL working on this
model
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16. VARIANTS
 Aslt Rfl with fixed and foldable butt
 LMG with fixed and foldable versions
 Carbine with foldable butt
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17. DESIGN PARAMETERS
 DESIGN
 Receiver and pistol grip - AK-47
 Butt, Gas regulator & Flash hider - FN-FAL
 Fore-end – Colt AR 15
 Cocking Handle - Heckler & Koch
 Semi transparent plastic mag
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18. ADVS
 Common ammo for sec wpns
 Chromium plated barrel vis-à-vis steel
 Transparent plastic mag
 Low production cost ~500$
 Multi purpose bayonet
 Sense of ownership
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19. DRAWBACKS
 Poor quality control
 Small mag cap
 Cracking of mag in cold conditions
 3 Rds mode proved to be useless
 Freq stoppages
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20. INSAS RFL (FIXED BUTT)
 Single, three rd burst and fully auto
 Cal - 5.56 x 45 mm
 Wt - 4.1 kg
 Rate of fire - 650 rpm
 Muzzle vel - 900 m/s
 Eff rg - 400 m
 Mag - 20 rds box type

21. INSAS RFL(FOLDABLE BUTT)
 Single, three rd burst
 Cal - 5.56 x 45 mm
 Wt - 4.25 kg
 Rate of fire - 650 rpm
 Muzzle vel - 900 m/s
 Eff rg - 400 m
 Mag - 20 rds box type

22. INSAS LMG
 Cal - 5.56 x 45 mm
 Wt - 6.23 kg
 Rate of fire - 650 rpm
 Muzzle vel - 925 m/s
 Eff rg - 700 m
 Mag - 30 rds box type

23. COMPARISON WITH OWN SAS
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24. RFL COMPARISON
Chars Rifle G-3 INSAS RFL
Op Delayed blow back Gas op
Mag 20 20
Rate of fire 500-600 rpm 650 rpm
Eff rg 300 400
Muzzle vel 780-800m/s 925m/s
Wt 4.4 kg 4.1 kg
Length 122.5 cm 96 cm
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25. LMG COMPARISON
Chars LMG 7.62mm INSAS LMG
Op Recoil op Gas op
Mag Belt Fed 30 rds mag
Rate of fire 1100-1300 rpm 650 rpm
Eff rg 500 m 700 m
Muzzle vel 820m/s 900m/s
Wt 10.5 kg 6.23 kg
Length 102.5 cm 105 cm
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26. 1
RECOMS
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 Pak should take initiative in producing wpns
with indigenous tech
 Sources for learning about en wpns are limited,
KYE 2013 just encompass it briefly and open
sources are not trustworthy
RECOMS
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 Study periods must be conducted at unit/fmn
level and tests be conducted frequently
 En dummy wpn models must be prepared with
caps explained and must be added in TO & E of
Bns
RECOMS
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 FL is planning to equip her army with wpns as
per arms and terrain, We as a dev cty may
follow the same
RECOMS
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30. 1
CONCL
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31. THANK
YOU !
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