5.56-MM SUBMACHINE GUN, XM177E2

Abstract

A modified version of the M16A1 5.56-mm rifle, the XM177E2 5.56-mm submachine gun has a shorter barrel, a different type of flash suppressor, and a telescoping butt stock. Gas-operated, air-cooled, and fed from a 20-round aluminum box magazine, the XM177E2 is capable of semiautomatic or full-automatic fire, selectable by a manual lever. Loaded with a full magazine, the weapon weighs 6.8 pounds, has a cyclic rate of fire of from 650 to 900 rounds per minute, and has a muzzle velocity of 2,770 feet per second.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0837082

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Pittsburgh

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cooled
  • Ammunition
  • Army
  • Automatic
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Cyclic Rate
  • Firing Pins
  • Firing Rate
  • Guns
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Periodicals
  • Semiautomatic
  • Submachine Guns
  • Suppressors
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Metallurgy
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
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