The Hecate II, named for the ancient Greek goddess Hecate, is the standard heavy sniper rifle and anti materiel rifle of the French Army, designed by Gilles Payen and manufactured by PGM Precision. A bolt action rifle firing the .50 BMG cartridge from a seven round detachable magazine, it has been in service since 1993 with an effective range of about 1,800 meters. Beyond France, it has been supplied to Brazil, Bulgaria, Egypt, Estonia, Indonesia, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia and Switzerland. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Service Status Weapon Class Introduced Year Weapon Class
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Sources
1. Wikidata: PGM Hécate II
Wikidata Q256116, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Wikipedia: PGM Hécate II
service-status
service = 1993-present
Caliber attribute (pgm-hecate-ii)
A bolt action rifle firing the .50 BMG cartridge from a seven round detachable magazine, it has been in service since 1993 with an effective range of about 1,800 meters.
View the Source3. Wikipedia: PGM Hecate II
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