Dasan Machineries DSAR-15
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| Dasan Machineries K16 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Submachine gun Assault rifle Carbine |
| Place of origin | Republic of Korea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2024 (planned) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Dasan Machineries |
| Designed | 2020-2023 (planned) |
| Manufacturer | Dasan Machineries (2024, planned) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.0 kg (6.6 lb) (DSAR15PC, w/o magazine) |
| Length | 760 mm (30 in) (DSAR15PC, extended) |
| Barrel length | 292 mm (11.5 in) (DSAR15PC) |
| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO |
| Action | short-stroke gas piston, rotating bolt |
| Rate of fire | 700-950 rounds/min |
| Effective firing range | 550 m |
| Feed system | STANAG Magazine |
| References | [1] |
Dasan Machineries K16 is a 5.56×45mm NATO selective fire submachine gun based on DSAR15PC, which is a modified CQB variant of DSAR15P designed and manufactured by Dasan Machineries. DSAR15PC was selected on June 23, 2020 to replace K1A submachine gun in service in the Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command after competing against S&T Motiv STC-16.[2] The Republic of Korea Armed Forces classifies K16 as submachine gun for same reason as K1A while its general characteristic is closer to assault rifle or carbine. K16 will undergo 3 years of development and 1 year of feasibility study in between 2020 and 2024, and start mass-producing by 2024.[3]
Variants
- DSAR15: 5.56×45mm NATO short-stroke piston AR-15 type assault rifle derived from HK416 and CAR 816 designed by Dasan Machineries.
- DSAR15P: Modified DSAR15. 3 different barrel length available: 11.5 in (CBQ), 14.5 in (carbine), and 16 in (rifle).
- DSAR15PC: Modified DSAR15P CQB. Selected by the ROK Armed Forces to replace K1A for the ROKASWC.
- K16: Under development. Expected to be mass-produced in 2024.
- DSAR15PC: Modified DSAR15P CQB. Selected by the ROK Armed Forces to replace K1A for the ROKASWC.
- DSAR15P: Modified DSAR15. 3 different barrel length available: 11.5 in (CBQ), 14.5 in (carbine), and 16 in (rifle).
Users
Republic of Korea: 1,000 DSAR-15PC to be fielded to the 707th Special Mission Group and the 13th Special Mission Brigade of the ROKASWC prior to mass production stage to gain feedbacks. First batch of 16,300 K16 will be produced in 2024.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Dasan Machineries e-Catalog 2019" (PDF). Dasan Machineries. 2018-10-24.
- ^ "[밀톡] 빈라덴 잡은 그총보다 세다, 특전사 44년만에 새 기관단총". Chosun Ilbo. 2020-06-28.
- ^ "[단독]M16·K1A 거쳐... 차기 기관단총 'K-16'으로 가나". Sedaily. 2020-06-21.
- ^ "육군 특전사 주력화기 K1A, 40년만에 교체된다…신형 개발 추진". Yonhap. 2020-06-28.