The Automatkarbin 5, or Ak 5, is a Swedish assault rifle and carbine adopted in 1986, a license-built version of the Belgian FN FNC produced jointly by FN Herstal and Carl Gustafs stads gevarsfaktori. Chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO, it carries modifications from the original FNC mainly intended to adapt the weapon to Sweden's partly subarctic climate. 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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Service Status Weapon Class Introduced Year Weapon Class
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Source Wikipedia: Automatkarbin 5
Source Wikipedia: Automatkarbin 5
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1. Wikidata: Automatkarbin 5
Wikidata Q413518, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Automatkarbin 5
Lead paragraph
a license-built Swedish version of the Belgian FN FNC assault rifle
History section
This rifle was finally accepted by the Swedish military as the Ak 5 in 1986.
service-status
service = 1986-present
Caliber attribute (automatkarbin-5)
Chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO, it carries modifications from the original FNC mainly intended to adapt the weapon to Sweden's partly subarctic climate.
Used In: Kosovo War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Kosovo War
Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: War in Afghanistan
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