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VB Berapi LP06

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VB Berapi LP06
TypeBullpup assault rifle
Place of originMalaysia
Production history
DesignerViktor Prykhodko
Designed2006
ManufacturerVita Berapi
VariantsPrototype
Specifications
Length587 mm (23.1 in)
Barrel length400 mm (16 in)

Cartridge5.56×45mm NATO
Caliber5.56mm
Maximum firing range600 m (2,000 ft)[1]
Feed system30-round detachable box magazine
SightsIron sight / Optical sight

The VB Berapi LP06 is the first assault rifle designed and manufactured by Malaysia, and is not related to any previously licensed assault rifles made by VB Berapi.[2] The LP06 is a bullpup assault rifle. It is chambered in the 5.56×45mm NATO round and is fed from a 30-round magazine. Hisham Abd Majid, the director of Vita Berapi in 2006, said that the rifle is designed by Viktor Prykhodko (Russian: Виктор Приходько), a Russian residing in Malaysia.

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References

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  1. ^ Ibp Usa (2007). Malaysia Army Weapon Systems Handbook. Int'l Business Publications. p. 109. ISBN 9781433061806.
  2. ^ "VB Berapi LP06, Senapan Berdesain Buruk dan Konyol Buatan Malaysia Jadi Olok-olokkan Dunia".