FARA-83
Notes: Budgetary
restrictions led to the cessation of official production in 1984 after a little
over 1000 of them had been made.
Very few of them have been produced since them, and it is a mystery who those
ones were produced for. The weapon
is constructed by simple means, only the stock and handguard being made of
glass-reinforced plastic. The front
sight has a tritium post for low-light operation.
An optional bipod is made for this weapon, and the sights have tritium
inlays for use in poor lighting conditions.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon was introduced shortly before the Twilight War.
Only a little over 1000 were made before the war, and even fewer were
produced during the war.
Merc 2000 Notes:
Very few of these weapons were produced for the Argentine Army (a little over
1000), but many more were produced and bought by mercenary outfits around the
globe.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
FARA-83 |
5.56mm NATO |
3.95 kg |
30 |
$597 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
FARA-83 |
5 |
3 |
1-Nil |
5/6 |
2 |
6 |
47 |
FSL 5.56mm
Notes: When
budgetary difficulties led to the near-cessation of production of the FARA-83,
the Rosario factory, (at the time producing the Argentine copy of the FAL, the
FSL 7.62mm), was asked to develop a smaller-caliber model of the FAL.
They were told to make as little modifications as possible to the FAL
design (in order to save money).
They came up with the FSL 5.56mm.
The only real differences are the barrel, bolt, magazine, and certain feed
components. There are also
differences in the gas system, but they are very subtle and not noticeable
except upon close inspection. The
FSL 5.56mm is made in a standard infantry pattern (the
Tipo Infanteria) and a short-barreled
model with a folding stock (the Tipo
Paracudista).
Twilight 2000
Notes: This comprised about a quarter of the infantry weapons used by the
Argentine military during the Twilight War.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
FSL 5.56mm TI |
5.56mm NATO |
4.35 kg |
30 |
$616 |
FSL 5.56mm TP |
5.56mm NATO |
4.2 kg |
30 |
$650 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
FSL 5.56mm TI |
5 |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
2 |
5 |
59 |
FSL 5.56mm TP |
5 |
3 |
1-Nil |
4/6 |
2 |
4 |
48 |