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MKE MPT

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The MPT, from the Turkish Millî Piyade Tüfeği or National Infantry Rifle, is a family of AR-15 style rifles designed by Turkey's MKE and produced under license by manufacturers including MKE, Sarsilmaz Arms and Kalekalip. It has replaced older rifles in Turkish Armed Forces service, including the Heckler & Koch G3 and HK33, and has been fielded since 2014 in variants chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO, 7.62x51mm NATO and 6.8x51mm depending on role, from the standard MPT-55 assault rifle to the MPT-76 battle rifle and its designated-marksman derivative, the KNT-76.

Facts
Classification
Caliber
5.56x45mm NATO 1
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Caliber
6.8x51mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Assault rifle 1
Introduced Year
2014 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Operated By

Turkish Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: MKE MPT

Used In

Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: MKE MPT
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Manufactured By

Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: MKE MPT
Sources
1. Wikipedia: MKE MPT
  • Lead section
    The MPT (Turkish: Millî Piyade Tüfeği, lit. 'National Infantry Rifle') is a family of AR-15-style rifles designed by MKE.
  • History section
    The first batch of 200 MPT-76s were delivered on 18 May 2014
  • Lead section
    The MPT made its first public appearance at the Eurosatory 2014, ADEX 2014 and MSPO 2014 events.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    7.62×51mm NATO (MPT-76 and KNT-76) 6.8×51 mm (MPT-68) 5.56×45mm NATO (MPT-55 and MPT-55k)
  • Infobox: service
    2014-present
  • Caliber attribute (mke-mpt)
    It has replaced older rifles in Turkish Armed Forces service, including the Heckler & Koch G3 and HK33, and has been fielded since 2014 in variants chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO, 7.62x51mm NATO and 6.8x51mm depending on role, from the standard MPT-55 assault rifle to the MPT-76 battle rifle and its designated-marksman derivative, the KNT-76.
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian civil war'
  • Operated By: Turkish Armed Forces, Users section
    Turkey: 66,000 MPT-76 and MPT-55s as of 2019
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Wikidata: MKE MPT
Wikidata Q6069378, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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