Mekanika Uirapuru

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Mekanika Uirapuru
Type	General Purpose Machine Gun
Place of origin	Brazil
Service history
Used by	Brazilian Army
Production history
Designer	Olympio Vieira de Mello
Manufacturer	Mekanika Industria e Comercio Ltd
Specifications
Weight	13.0 kg
Length	1300 mm
Barrel length	600 mm
Cartridge	7.62×51 mm NATO
Action	Gas
Rate of fire	650-700 rounds/min (rpm)
Muzzle velocity	850 m/s
Effective range	1400 m
Feed system	Belt
Sights	Iron

The Mekanika Uirapuru is a general-purpose machine gun of Brazilian origin and is chambered in the 7.62×51 mm NATO calibre.

Standard fare for the Brazilian Armed Forces, the Uirapuru features design simplicity and ease of operation. This home-grown GPMG replaced the FN MAG. Brazil's arms industry may have been slow in getting started, but today it is a major domestic producer and exporter of weapons systems, as in aircraft, fighting vehicles and small arms, light weapons like the Uirapuru GPMG in 7.62 mm NATO.

The Uirapuru is a conventional gas-operated machine gun that is suited for all military occasions-infantry support; armor- and aircraft-mounted or ship-borne, It is belt-fed and capable of cycling 700 rounds per minute, For sustained fire mode, the Uirapuru can be mounted on a tripod and also comes with a top-mounted carrying handle. It weighs 28 pounds with the bipod. This weapon is 51 inches and change long and sports a quick-change 23½-inch barrel with a flash suppressor. The Uirapuru is the brainchild of Brazilian Olympio Vieira de Mello, manufactured by Brazil's Mekanika Industria e Comercio Ltd.

References

• http://www.chinabaike.com/article/96/jszs/2007/20071012576302.html
• http://www.aviacionargentina.net/foros/discusiones-generales.14/2571-que-arma-es-esta.html
• http://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=204