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  • Mekanika Uirapuru
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  • The Mekanika Uirapuru is a General Purpose Machine Gun of Brazilian origin and is chambered in the 7.62x51mm NATO calibre.
  • The Mekanika Uirapuru is a General Purpose Machine Gun of Brazilian origin and is chambered in the 7.62 x 51 mm NATO caliber. Standard fare for the Brazilian armed forces, the Uirapuru features design simplicity and ease of operation. This home-grown GPMG replaced the FN MAG. Brazil's arms industry may have been slow in getting started, but today it is a major domestic consumer and exporter of weapons systems, as in aircraft, fighting vehicles and small arms, light weapons like the Uirapuru GPMG in 7.62mm NATO.
Length
  • 51.0
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Origin
  • Brazil
Name
  • Uirapuru
Maker
  • Mekanika Industria e Commercio Ltd
Type
Weight
  • 28
Caliber
  • 7.620000
Action
  • Gas operated
Magazine
  • Belt fed
Cycle
  • 700
Barrel
  • 231
abstract
  • The Mekanika Uirapuru is a General Purpose Machine Gun of Brazilian origin and is chambered in the 7.62x51mm NATO calibre.
  • The Mekanika Uirapuru is a General Purpose Machine Gun of Brazilian origin and is chambered in the 7.62 x 51 mm NATO caliber. Standard fare for the Brazilian armed forces, the Uirapuru features design simplicity and ease of operation. This home-grown GPMG replaced the FN MAG. Brazil's arms industry may have been slow in getting started, but today it is a major domestic consumer and exporter of weapons systems, as in aircraft, fighting vehicles and small arms, light weapons like the Uirapuru GPMG in 7.62mm NATO.