RAP 80: Difference between revisions

It was adopted by the [[Pelaxian Army]] in 1980 as the '''RAP 80''' where it replaced the [[7.62×51mm]] [[FM RAP 60]] [[battle rifle]] (a [[licence-built]] burgundian battle rifle).In production since 1978, it is the standard small arm of the ''[[Pelaxian Armed Forces]]'' and various [[Federal Police (Pelaxia)|Pelaxian federal police]] units, and its variants have also been adopted by a fews [[Federal Civil Guard]] units.

==Early Development==

During the late 70's and the early 80's the Pelaxian Armed Forces enetered a plan to massively motorize its infantry regiments, which quickly brought to light the limits of the [[RAP 60]]. The long, heavy duty, 20 rounds magazine battle rifle was not suited for a mobile and rapid force that could reach a combat zone on the back of an APC. The military quickly put out a bid for the procurement of a new platform to meet the needs of a modern Pelaxian military. [[Godard Bonheur]], a Pelaxian engineering company founder by Yonderrian technicians had been working on a bullpup already in the 1960's, chambered for a smaller and faster caliber.

==Design details==

The '''RAP 80''' is a [[selective-fire]], [[bullpup]] weapon with a conventional [[Gas-operated reloading|gas-piston-operated]] action that fires from a [[closed bolt]]. It is designed as a [[Modular Weapon System]] that could be quickly configured as a [[rifle]], a [[carbine]], a [[sniper rifle]], a [[sub-machine gun]] and even an [[open-bolt]] [[squad automatic weapon]]. The RAP 80 employs a very high level of advanced firearms technology and is made with the extensive use of polymers and aluminium components. It is chambered in [[5.56×45mm]] cartridge and has the standard 1:9 [[rifling]] twist that will stabilise both SS109/M855 and M193 rounds.

The submachine gun variants are chambered in [[9×19mm Parabellum]]. The RAP 80 consists of six interchangeable assemblies: the [[barrel (firearms)|barrel]], [[receiver (firearms)|receiver]] with integrated [[telescopic sight]] or [[Picatinny rail]], [[Bolt (firearm)|bolt carrier assembly]], [[trigger (firearms)|trigger mechanism]], [[Stock (firearms)|stock]] and [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]].

===Operating mechanism===

The RAP 80 has a [[rotating bolt]] that features 7 radial locking lugs and is unlocked by means of a pin on the bolt body and a recessed camming guide machined into the bolt carrier. The bolt carrier itself is guided by two guide rods brazed to it and these rods run inside steel bearings in the receiver. The guide rods are hollow and contain the return springs. The bolt also contains a claw extractor that forms the eighth locking lug and a spring-loaded "bump"-type casing ejector.

*The '''RAP 80''' is the standard individual weapon of the [[Pelaxian Armed Forces]]. It is manufactured by Fabricaciones Militares. It is issued and supplied to the armed forces of Pelaxia and incorporate a crosshair doughnut sight, it is also in service in 30 security forces. There are changes and differences between the original RAP 80 and the current RAP 80 A2. The changes includes a bayonet lug, a 1:7 in rifling pitch as found in the M16A2 assault rifle, optimised for the heavier 62-grain SS109/M855 round and an "automatic lockout" trigger that can physically disable the fully automatic position of the two-stage trigger mechanism found on the standard RAP. It won a competition against the prototype of what would become the [[Bushmaster M17S]]. Pelaxian cadets also use this firearm for drill and training exercises.

[[File:Australian soldier firing an EF88 assault rifle in 2018.jpg|thumb|An Pelaxian soldier firing an AMI 19]]

==== GB RAP 19 ====

The '''Godard Bonheur''' '''RAP 19''' was officially adopted by the Pelaxian Armed Forces in 2020, it was then designated as the '''Arma Modular de Infantería 19''' (AMI 19). Its nominal cyclic rate of fire is 740 rounds per minute. The AMI 19 is part of the 2020 Soldier Combat System project. It was developed and produced at the Pelaxian Armed Forces Industries factory in [[Fabricaciones Militares]], to fulfil current and near future requirements for the Pelaxian Armed Forces. It was first displayed to the public in the middle of 2012 and the initial production was scheduled for 2018, its final design and testing ended later on that year. Internally and externally the AIM 19 is still similar to the RAP 80, although it has received many distinctive upgrades and changes. Upgrades include the following: