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The MPT-76 (stands for (トルコ語:Milli Piyade Tüfeği), (英語:National Infantry Rifle))〔http://world.guns.ru/assault/turk/mpt-76-e.html〕 is a modular rifle designed by MKEK & Kalekalıp and produced by MKEK to meet the demands of the Turkish Armed Forces and to replace its aging Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifles due to most of them being near the end of their service life.〔http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/01/turkey-defense-spending-arms-procurement.html#〕〔http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/11/07/the-turkish-hk416-mehmetcik-1/〕 The MPT-76 was designed for robust high altitude, all weather, extremely hot and extremely cold arctic mountain warfare as well as combat on easier terrain. It is certified to operate under dusty, muddy, wet, and areas of high and low atmospheric pressure such as high mountain or deep sea environments. The MKEK MPT is a rifle intended to take abuse and extreme mistreatment and still maintain high accuracy and reliability in order to survive in true battle environments.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.trtturk.com/haber/milli-piyade-tufeginin-ilk-prototipleri-hazir.html )〕 Ankara has invested 3 Million USD into the project.〔 It made its first public appearance at the Eurosatory 2014, ADEX 2014〔http://www.news.az/articles/society/91266〕〔http://www.azeridefence.com/news.php?id=8655〕 and the MSPO 2014 events.〔http://www.armyrecognition.com/mspo_2014_official_show_daily_news_coverage_report/turkish_company_mkek_displays_its_new_national_infantry_rifle_mpt-76.html〕 ==History== After the first prototypes were built in 2008 as the Mehmetçik-1 in 5.56×45mm NATO,〔http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-18.html〕〔http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/10385/turkeys-procurement-diplomacy-bears-fruit〕 the rifle received negative feedback from Turkish soldiers testing it who reported that they preferred the 7.62×51mm NATO round which has far greater stopping power and range, as used in their G3 service rifles. The proposed Mehmetcik-1 was cancelled after the first prototype and engineers started over again with a battle rifle design instead. The first batch of 200 MPT-76s were delivered on May 18, 2014 and received positive feedback.〔〔http://www.teknolojioku.com/haber/tsk-ilk-parti-mpt-76-milli-piyade-tufegine-kavustu-18795.html〕 The rifle was reported to be extremely accurate, reliable, and had impressive knockdown power and outmatched the G3 in all categories. The Turkish Army plans to phase out its G3 throughout 2015 and to make the MPT-76 its main service rifle by the end of 2016.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/05/12/turkish-mkek-mehmecik-mpt-76-national-rifle/ )〕 Azerbaijan plans to produce parts of the rifle in cooperation with Turkey.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MPT-76」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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