Beretta AR70/90
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| Beretta AR70/90 | |
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 Italian soldiers with the Beretta AR70/90 rifle. |
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| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place of origin |  Italy |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Italy, Morocco, Paraguay, others |
| Wars | Afghan War, Iraq occupation |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Beretta |
| Designed | 1972 (AR70/90 .223) 1985 (AR70/90) |
| Manufacturer | Beretta |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | See Variants |
| Length | See Variants |
| Barrel length | See Variants |
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| Cartridge | 5.56x45mm NATO |
| Action | Gas-operated |
| Rate of fire | See Variants |
| Feed system | 30 round detachable box magazine, 100-round C-Mag drum magazine |
The Beretta AR70/90 is a gas operated self loading assault rifle and is the standard issue service rifle of the Italian Armed Forces.
[edit] History
The Beretta AR70/90 assault rifle was developed in the 1980s when the Italian Government decided that its military and law enforcment agencies needed a new standard service weapon. It was made to be compatible with other NATO weapons, which the AR70/90's predecessor was not.
[edit] Variants
| Version | Caliber | Length | Barrel length | Mass | Effective range | Rate of fire |
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| AR70/223 | 5.56x45mm M193 | 995 mm | 450 mm | 3.8 kg | 400 m | 650 rpm |
| AR70/90, SC70/90 | 5.56x45mm NATO | 998 (756) mm | 450 mm | 4.07 kg | 400 m | 670 rpm |
| SCP70/90 | 5.56x45mm NATO | 908 (663) mm | 360 mm | 3.8 kg | 350 m | 670 rpm |
