Weapon Name- Automatic FN-Five-Seven
Round Type- 5.7mm x 28mm
Over-all length- 8.2 inches (210mm)
Barrel length- 4.8 inches (120mm)
Weight- 1.36lb empty, 1.42lb magazine, 1.64 lb loaded, 1.8 loaded (30 rounds)
Rate of Fire- 1000 RPM
Feed Mechanism- Box Magazine
Round Capacity- 20 or 30
Effective Range- 100 Meters (328 feet)
Range- 1510 m (4950 ft)
Accuracy- 3 MOA
Accessories- Picanty Rail
Quick switch firing mechanism- N/A
Scope/Sights- Iron Sights
Muzzle Velocity- 650 m/s
Firing System- Pistol automatic works on partly free lock recoil principle. It executes single or automatic fire. Normal Weapons are completed with "double-action" hammer mechanism as standard. However it's model intended for Military Forces is completed with a "single-action" mechanism.
Miscellaneous/electronic information- Basically the FN Five Seven pistol, reworked to fire automatically, and that makes use of extended magazines.
Basic Information
The "Five-seveN" Self-loading Pistol is a new generation and conception weapon. Technically it is classified as an ordinary submachine gun but tactically it is a Personal Defense Weapon. To remind: the PD Weapons are mainly used by drivers, staff personnel, artillery crew, and other second line soldiers that do not take part in active combat actions and have no need in automatic or assault rifles as they use weapons mainly for the self defense. Earlier second line soldiers were armed with the submachine guns that featured range of effective fire in 50 - 200 meters. However the PDW conception differs from ordinary submachine gun conception. The main difference is that submachine guns are chambered for ordinary pistol cartridges. The PDW main idea itself was to develop a submachine gun size weapon with automatic rifle fire characteristics as submachine guns are not effective defending from assault or automatic rifle armed enemies in a long ranges. Furthermore compact weapons are necessary for second-line and supply soldiers as they are not used often.
The SS190 small-bore cartridge has a very high initial speed as well as a sharp nose bullets. These both features provide extremely high penetration effect. However light bullet has one disadvantages as it quickly looses it's initial speed. Furthermore light cartridges weight allows to increase ammunition storage in 60%.
Pistol automatic works on partly free lock recoil principle. It executes single fire only. Weapon is normally completed with "double-action" hammer mechanism as standard. However it's model intended for a special forces and military use and is completed with a "single-action" mechanism. "Double-action" hammer makes weapon always prepared to shoot but unfortunately it doesn't provide first accurate shot and the first. The FN "Five-seveN" Self-loading Pistol round is intended just to prepare pistol for further accurate fire. This is the reason why there is no serious special operation force in the world that uses "double-action only" type pistols.
