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FN FNC, the Glossary

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The FN FNC (Fabrique Nationale Carabine) is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed by the Belgian arms manufacturer FN Herstal and introduced in the late 1970s.^[1]

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Assault rifles of Belgium
Long stroke piston firearms
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1979

Airborne forces

Airborne forces are ground combat units carried by aircraft and airdropped into battle zones, typically by parachute drop.

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Assault rifle

An assault rifle is a select fire rifle that uses an intermediate-rifle cartridge and a detachable magazine.

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The Automatkarbin 24 (Ak 24) is a Swedish version of the Finnish Sako M23 assault rifle that is expected to enter service with the Swedish Armed Forces by 2025, replacing the Automatkarbin 4 and Automatkarbin 5. FN FNC and Automatkarbin 24 are 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles.

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Automatkarbin 4

The Ak 4 (help, English: Automatic Carbine 4) is a license-built Swedish version of the West German Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle.

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Automatkarbin 5

The Ak 5 (help, English: Automatic Carbine 5) is a license-built Swedish version of the Belgian FN FNC assault rifle, with certain modifications, mostly to adapt the weapon to the partially subarctic Swedish climate. FN FNC and Automatkarbin 5 are 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles.

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BAE Systems AB

BAE Systems AB is subsidiary holding company for the Swedish assets of BAE Systems Land & Armaments, whose ultimate parent is the British defence contractor BAE Systems.

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Bayonet

A bayonet (from Old French bayonette, now spelt baïonnette) is a knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped melee weapon designed to be mounted on the end of the barrel of a rifle, carbine, musket or similar long firearm, allowing the gun to be used as an improvised spear in close combats.

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Belgian Armed Forces

The Belgian Armed Forces (Defensie; La Défense) is the national military of Belgium.

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Belgian Land Component

The Land Component (Landcomponent, Composante terre), historically and commonly still referred to as the Belgian Army (Landmacht, Armée Belge), is the land branch of the Belgian Armed Forces.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Bipod

A bipod is a V-shaped portable attachment that helps support and steady a device, usually a weapon such as a long gun or a mortar.

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Blank-firing adapter

A blank-firing adapter or blank-firing attachment (BFA), sometimes called a blank adapter or blank attachment, is a device used in conjunction with blank ammunition for safety reasons, functional reasons or a combination of them both.

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Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori

Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori (English: Rifle Factory of Carl Gustaf's Town) was a Swedish firearms manufacturer based in Eskilstuna, Sweden.

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Conflict in the Niger Delta

The current conflict in the Niger Delta first arose in the early 1990s over tensions between foreign oil corporations and a number of the Niger Delta's minority ethnic groups who feel they are being exploited, particularly the Ogoni and the Ijaw.

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Detașamentul Special de Protecție și Intervenție

Detașamentul Special de Protecție și Intervenție (DSPI, The Special Detachment of Protection and Intervention, ex-Detașamentul de Intervenție Rapidă, DIR) of the Romanian Ministry of Defense is an elite special operations unit of the Romanian military.

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Flash suppressor

A flash suppressor, also known as a flash guard, flash eliminator, flash hider, or flash cone, is a device attached to the muzzle of a rifle that reduces its visible signature while firing by cooling or dispersing the burning gases that exit the muzzle, a phenomenon typical of carbine-length weapons.

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FN CAL

The CAL (Carabine Automatique Légère, Light Automatic Carbine) was a Belgian assault rifle manufactured by Fabrique Nationale. FN FNC and FN CAL are 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles, assault rifles of Belgium and fN Herstal firearms.

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FN FAL

The FN FAL (Fusil Automatique Léger, English: Light Automatic Rifle) is a battle rifle designed in Belgium in 1953 by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal. FN FNC and FN FAL are fN Herstal firearms.

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FN Herstal

, trading as FN Herstal and often referred to as Fabrique Nationale, Factory National, or simply FN, is a leading firearms manufacturer based in Herstal, Belgium, and former vehicle manufacturer.

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FN SCAR

The FN SCAR (Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle) is a family of gas-operated short-stroke gas piston automatic rifles developed by Belgian manufacturer FN Herstal (FN) in 2004. FN FNC and fN SCAR are 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles, assault rifles of Belgium and fN Herstal firearms.

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Free Aceh Movement

The Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM; Geurakan Acèh Meurdèka / Gěrakan Aceh Měrdeka) was a separatist group seeking independence for the Aceh region of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Heckler & Koch G3

The Heckler & Koch G3 (Gewehr 3) is a select-fire battle rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO developed in the 1950s by the German firearms manufacturer Heckler & Koch, in collaboration with the Spanish state-owned firearms manufacturer CETME.

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His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)

His Majesty's Armed Forces (HMAF) is the military of Tonga.

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Indonesia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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Indonesian Air Force

The Indonesian Air Force (Indonesian National Military-Air Force) sometimes shortened as IDAF / IdAF, is the aerial branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

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Indonesian National Armed Forces

The Indonesian National Armed Forces (lit; abbreviated as TNI) are the military forces of the Republic of Indonesia.

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Insurgency in Aceh

The insurgency in Aceh, officially designated the Rebellion in Aceh (Pemberontakan di Aceh) by the Indonesian government, was a conflict fought by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) between 1976 and 2005, with the goal of making the province of Aceh independent from Indonesia.

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Kalashnikov rifle

Kalashnikov rifles (Автоматы Калашникова), also known as the AK platform, AK rifles or simply the AK, are a family of assault rifles based on Mikhail Kalashnikov's original design.

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Libyan crisis (2011–present)

The Libyan crisis is the current humanitarian crisis and political-military instability occurring in Libya, beginning with the Arab Spring protests of 2011, which led to two civil wars, foreign military intervention, and the ousting and death of Muammar Gaddafi.

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M16 rifle

The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of assault rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. FN FNC and M16 rifle are 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles and fN Herstal firearms.

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M7 bayonet

The M7 bayonet (NSN 1095-00-017-9701) is a bayonet that was used by the U.S. military for the M16 rifle, it can also be used with the M4 carbine as well as many other assault rifles, carbines, and combat shotguns.

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Microstate

A microstate or ministate is a sovereign state having a very small population or land area, usually both.

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National Police of East Timor

The National Police of East Timor (Polísia Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e, Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste) or PNTL is the national police force of East Timor.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.

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People's Movement for the Liberation of Azawad

People's Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (in French: Mouvement Populaire de Libération de l'Azawad, MPLA) was a Tuareg militant rebel group in northern Mali (Azawad).

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Pindad

PT Pindad (Persero) (formerly abbreviated from Perindustrian Angkatan Darat, lit. Ground Forces Industries), is an Indonesian state-owned enterprise specialising in military and commercial products.

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Pindad SS1

The SS1 (short for Senapan Serbu 1) is the standard assault rifle of the Indonesian armed forces and Indonesian National Police. FN FNC and Pindad SS1 are 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles.

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Pindad SS2

The SS2 (short for Senapan Serbu 2) is a replacement for the Pindad SS1 created by Pindad. FN FNC and Pindad SS2 are 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles.

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Polyamide

A polyamide is a polymer with repeating units linked by amide bonds.

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Provisional Irish Republican Army

The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA), officially known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent republic encompassing all of Ireland.

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Rifle

A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting and higher stopping power, with a barrel that has a helical or spiralling pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the bore wall.

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Rifle grenade

A rifle grenade is a grenade that uses a rifle-based launcher to permit a longer effective range than would be possible if the grenade were thrown by hand.

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Rotating bolt

Rotating bolt is a method of locking the breech (or rear barrel) of a firearm closed for firing.

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Russo-Ukrainian War

The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014.

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Selective fire

Selective fire, or select fire, is the capability of a weapon to be adjusted to fire in semi-automatic, fully automatic, and/or burst mode.

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Service rifle

A service rifle (or standard-issue rifle) is a rifle a military issues to its regular infantry.

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Small Arms Survey

The Small Arms Survey (SAS) is an independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Somali Civil War

The Somali Civil War (Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; الحرب الأهلية الصومالية) is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia.

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Special Operations Unit (Serbia)

Unit for Special Operations (Jedinica za specijalne operacije; abbr. ЈСО or JSO) or Special Operations Unit, also known as Red Berets (by berets; Crvene beretke) or Frankies (by Franko Simatović; Frenkijevci), was an elite special forces police unit of Serbian State Security Directorate (RDB).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_FNC

Also known as FNC 80.

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FN FNC, the Glossary

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Assault rifles of Belgium

Long stroke piston firearms

Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1979

References