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M16 and FNC: What Rifle Weapons received the fighters of the newly created 47th brigade (photo)

The Ukrainian military received Belgian and American rifles together with the "standard" for the AK army. In Ukraine, the training of fighters of the 47th separate mechanized brigade "Magura" continues. The military received western samples of small arms. It became known from a video, published on January 12. The Ukrainian military received M16A4 rifles with ACOG sight and M203 and Belgian FNC. At the same time, some military also have standard AK-74.

The 47th assault regiment was expanded to the brigade in the fall of 2022. M16A4 is an automatic caliber rifle 5. 56. The first M16 was armed in 1967. The A4 modification was adopted by the US Army in 2014. It has received a number of improvements, given the new frame box by MIL-STD-1913. The FNC carbine is the development of the Belgian arms company Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. The automatic machine came to replace the outdated FN FAL.