RAP 80: Difference between revisions

| cartridge          = * [[5.56×45mm NATO]]

* [[.300 AAC Blackout]]

* [[9×19mm Parabellum]]

| feed              = * [[5.56×45mm NATO]]: 30-, 42-round detachable [[box magazine]], or [[STANAG magazine]]

* [[9×19mm Parabellum]]: 25-, 32-round detachable [[Steyr MPi 69|MPi 69]] box magazine

| sights            = Swarovski 1.5× [[telescopic sight]], emergency battle sights, and Picatinny rail for various optics.

The '''GB RAP 80''' from the Spanish acronym Rifle de Asalto de Pelaxia is an [[Pelaxia]]n [[bullpup]] [[assault rifle]] chambered for the [[5.56×45mm NATO]] [[intermediate cartridge]], designed in the 1960s by [[Godard Bonheur]], and now manufactured by [[Fabricaciones Militares]].

It was adopted by the [[Pelaxian Army]] in 1980 as the '''RAP 80''' where it replaced the [[7.62×51mm NATO]] [[FM FAL]] [[automatic rifle]] (a [[licence-built]] [[FN FAL]]).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.

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 [[FN FAL]]. 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.

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 NATO]] cartridge and has the standard 1:9 [[rifling]] twist that will stabilise both SS109/M855 and M193 rounds.

The RAP has a 1.5× telescopic sight that is integrated with the receiver casting and is made by [[Godard Bonheur]]. It contains a simple black ring [[reticle]] with a basic [[rangefinder]] that is designed so that at {{convert|300|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} a 180 cm (5 ft 11in) tall man-size target will completely fill it, giving the shooter an accurate method of estimating range. The sight cannot be set to a specific range but can be adjusted for windage and elevation for an initial zero and is designed to be calibrated for 300 m. So when it is set, aiming at the centre of a target will produce a hit at all ranges out to 300 m. It also has a backup iron sight with a rear notch and front blade, cast into the top of the aluminium optical sight housing, used in case of failure or damage to the primary optical sight. The sight is also equipped with a set of three illuminated dots (one on the front blade and two at the rear) for use in low-level lighting conditions. In order to mount a wide range of optics and accessories, a receiver with a [[NATO]]-standard [[Picatinny rail]] and detachable carrying handle was also developed and introduced in December 1997.

All RAPs are equipped with quick detachable barrels; including compact {{convert|350|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} barrels, {{convert|407|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} carbine barrels, {{convert|508|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} standard rifle-length barrels and {{convert|621|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} [[light machine gun]] barrels. Rifles equipped with {{convert|508|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} pattern barrels produced for military purposes are also equipped with bayonet lugs. The {{convert|407|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} and {{convert|508|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} barrels are capable of launching NATO STANAG type 22 mm rifle grenades from their integral flash hiders without the use of an adapter. AUG barrels can also mount [[40 mm]] [[M203 grenade launcher|M203]] or [[Heckler & Koch AG36|AG36]] [[grenade launcher]]s. FM also offers {{convert|508|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} barrel configurations fitted with a fixed, post front-sight used on the standard rifle version with aperture [[iron sight]]s.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

*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 NATO-standard 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.