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ShAK-12

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The ShAK-12, originally developed under the name ASh-12.7, is a Russian close-quarters-battle and urban-operations weapon designed by TsKIB SOO, a subsidiary of the KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula, at the request of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). It was built for extreme short-range stopping power for FSB urban combat units, and the first batch of rifles was delivered to the FSB in late 2011. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
12.7x55mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
close-quarters-battle carbine 1
Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account
2011 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
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Source Wikidata: ShAK-12
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1. Wikipedia: ShAK-12
  • Lead section
    According to the Russian press, the first batch of ShAK-12 rifles were delivered to the FSB in late 2011.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    12.7×55mm STs-130
  • Lead
    The ShAK-12, (Russian: ШАК-12) originally under the name ASh-12.7 (Russian: АШ-12.7, Автомат штурмовой 12.7мм, lit. "automatic assault carbine 12.7mm") is a dedicated CQB/Urban Operations weapon, developed by TsKIB SOO ("Central Design and Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Arms"), a subsidiary of the KBP Instrument Design Bureau of Tula, Russia, by request from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).
  • Infobox: service
    2011-present
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2. ShAK-12 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q4654496 (P729 service entry): 2011
Quote, Wikidata Q4654496 (P729 service entry): 2011
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 2011.
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Wikidata: ShAK-12
Wikidata Q4654496, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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