Weapon Name- FN FAL
Type- Assault rifle
Damage- 3L
Range- 150/300/600
Ammunition- 500 per 27.5 lb
Strength Level- 3
Strength Level for firing- 3 for burst, 4 for medium burst, 5 for extended burst
Special Consideration- Re-roll 10's.
Round Type- 7.62mm x 51mm NATO
Over-all length- 1,090 mm (42.9 in)
Barrel length- 533 mm (21.0 in)
Weight- 4.3 kg (9.48 lb)
Rate of Fire- 650–700 rounds/min
Feed Mechanism- Detachable Box Magazine
Round Capacity- 20
Accuracy- 2 MOA
Accessories- Picanty Rail
Quick switch firing mechanism- N/A
Scope/Sights- Picanty Rail
Muzzle Velocity- 840 m/s
Firing System- Gas-operated, tilting breechblock
Miscellaneous/electronic information- A battle rifle of the 1960's era, used by most NATO countries and developed by FN FAL, previously known as the "Right hand of the Free World"
Basic Information
The FAL operates by means of a gas-operated action very similar to that of the Russian SVT-40. The gas system is driven by a short-stroke, spring-loaded piston housed above the barrel, and the locking mechanism is what is known as a tilting breechblock. To lock, it drops down into a solid shoulder of metal in the heavy receiver much like the bolts of the Russian SKS carbine and French MAS-49 series of semi-automatic rifles. The gas system is fitted with a gas regulator behind the front sight base, allowing adjustment of the gas system in response to environmental conditions, and can be closed completely to allow for the firing of rifle grenades. The FAL's magazine capacity ranges from 5 to 30 rounds, with most magazines holding 20 rounds. In fixed stock versions of the FAL, the recoil spring is housed in the stock, while in folding-stock versions it is housed in the receiver cover, necessitating a slightly different receiver cover, recoil spring, and bolt carrier, and a modified lower receiver for the stock.[3]
FAL rifles have also been manufactured in both light and heavy-barrel configurations, with the heavy barrel intended for automatic fire as a section or squad light support weapon. Most heavy barrel FALs are equipped with bipods, although some light barrel models were equipped with bipods, such as the Austrian StG58 and the German G1, and a bipod was later made available as an accessory.
Among other 7.62x51mm NATO battle rifles at the time, the FN FAL had relatively light recoil, due to the gas system being able to be tuned via regulator in fore-end of the rifle, which allowed for excess gas which would simply increase recoil to bleed off. In fully-automatic mode, however, the shooter receives considerable abuse from recoil, and the weapon climbs off-target quickly, making automatic fire only of marginal effectiveness. Many military forces using the FAL eventually eliminated full-automatic firearms training in the light-barrel FAL.
