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Beretta AR70/90

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The Beretta AR70/90 is a gas operated assault rifle chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge and is the standard issue service rifle of the Italian Armed Forces. Designed and manufactured by Beretta, it has rifle grenade capability with dedicated sights and is offered in variants including a wire folding stock model for paratroopers. The original AR70/223 was produced from 1972, with the improved AR70/90 in production since 1990. 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
Weapon Class
Assault rifle 2
Introduced Year
1972 1
Introduced Year
1990 2
Classification
Caliber
5.56x45mm NATO 1
Service Status
In Service 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 2
Connections

Used In

Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Beretta AR70/90
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Beretta AR70/90
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikidata: Beretta AR70/90
Wikidata Q819138, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia: Beretta AR70/90
  • Infobox, Type field
    Assault rifle
  • Infobox, Service history, In service field (AR70/90 row)
    1990-present
  • service-status
    service = AR70/223: 1972-1990; AR70/90: 1990-present
  • Caliber attribute (beretta-ar70-90)
    The Beretta AR70/90 is a gas operated assault rifle chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge and is the standard issue service rifle of the Italian Armed Forces.
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Iraq War
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Syrian Civil War
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