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| rdfs:comment | - The R4-series of assault rifles was an assault rifle developed by Lyttleton Engineering Works in 1980 for the South African forces. They came in three versions: The R4 itself, a lighter version with shorter barrel and overall length, the R5, and the most light version meant for tank crews, the R6. During the Galuade Incident in 2002, the Gindra Liberation Front, via funding supplied via drug and rare metal trafficking, utilized their funds to supply themselves with various state-of-the-art weaponry, including the R5 assault rifle. Solid Snake later found and procured this weapon system.
- The R4 is a South African assault rifle developed in 1980 for the South African Defence Force to replace the R1, which was a variant of the FN FAL. The R4 was first issued during the early 1980s, and is partly based on the Israeli Galil which in turn was based on the Finnish Rk 62. The Rk 62 was derived from the AK-47. It was manufactured by Lyttleton Engineering Works (LIW) and now, Vektor Arms, a division of Denel.
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| Length | - 740.0
- R4: 1,005 mm stock extended / 740 mm stock folded
- R5: 877 mm stock extended / 615 mm stock folded
- R6: 805 mm stock extended / 565 mm stock folded
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| Rate | - 600
- R4, R5: 600–750 rounds/min
- R6: 585 rounds/min
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| Wars | - South African Border War, Haitian Civil War
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| Weight | - 4.3
- R4: 4.3 kg
- R5: 3.7 kg
- R6: 3.6 kg
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| Used by | - Haitian Police, South African National Defence Force, South African Police Service
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| muzzle velocity | - R4: 980 m/s
- R5: 920 m/s
- R6: 825 m/s
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| Barrel length | - R4: 460 mm
- R5: 805 mm stock extended / 565 mm stock folded
- R6: 280 mm
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| Designer | - Yisrael Galili of Israel Military Industries
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| sights system | - Flip rear aperture and hooded forward post are standard but various optical sights can be mounted.
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| abstract | - The R4-series of assault rifles was an assault rifle developed by Lyttleton Engineering Works in 1980 for the South African forces. They came in three versions: The R4 itself, a lighter version with shorter barrel and overall length, the R5, and the most light version meant for tank crews, the R6. During the Galuade Incident in 2002, the Gindra Liberation Front, via funding supplied via drug and rare metal trafficking, utilized their funds to supply themselves with various state-of-the-art weaponry, including the R5 assault rifle. Solid Snake later found and procured this weapon system.
- The R4 is a South African assault rifle developed in 1980 for the South African Defence Force to replace the R1, which was a variant of the FN FAL. The R4 was first issued during the early 1980s, and is partly based on the Israeli Galil which in turn was based on the Finnish Rk 62. The Rk 62 was derived from the AK-47. It was manufactured by Lyttleton Engineering Works (LIW) and now, Vektor Arms, a division of Denel.
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