British special forces have recently acquired a new weapon capable of blowing up helicopters in the sky and penetrating armored vehicles - with one shot.
Despite its tremendous power, it is a total lightweight with a weight of 23 kg.
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Meet the Jafard GM6 Lynx - a weapon originally developed for the Hungarian army in the 1990s.
It is a rifle that fires within a range of two kilometers, fires bullets with a diameter of 12.7 mm and has the ability to penetrate armor.
The British Special Forces expressed great satisfaction in relation to him.
According to testimonies from the British SAS and SBS personnel, who used it in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan - it is a small Hobitzer cannon, with enormous power in battle.
.50 BMG Brothers.
The Lynx GM6 & The Barret M107A1 pic.twitter.com/F9Cwxsl36q
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"You take a cannon with you to the battlefield, just like that. This tool can brake even an armored truck," it was reported.
In a standard cartridge of the special rifle, there are five bullets that he can launch in sequence, in less than three seconds.
To stop the large impact, the tool assembly acts like a cannon assembly, in which the body of the tool, which loads the bullets, moves by the gases emitted.
Thus it absorbs some of the immense energy generated during firing.
Hey Bungie, it would be super cool if we could get a GM6 Lynx style sniper rifle in # Destiny2
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It is important to note that this is a relatively expensive rifle, costing £ 9,000 (about forty thousand shekels) per unit, so only 150 units have currently been purchased for the British Special Forces.
In any case, despite the high price - it seems that the latest weapons have great potential among the special forces in the world.