FAMAS
assault rifle
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Summary
FAMAS is a firearm model[1]. FAMAS ranks in the top 9% of firearm model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,119 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Manufacturer: KNDS France[3]
- Subclass of: assault rifle[4]
- Designed by: Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne[5]
- Commons category: FAMAS[6]
- Country of origin: France[7]
- Inception: 1971[8]
- Participated in conflict: 1982 Lebanon War[9]
- Service entry: January 1, 1981[10]
- Ammunition: 5.56×45mm NATO[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:FAMAS[12]
- Commons gallery: FAMAS[13]
- Total produced: 400,000[14]
- Nickname: Le clairon[15]
- Length: 757 millimetre[16]
- Mass: 3.780 kg[17]
- Rate of fire: 1050 rounds per minute[18]
- Muzzle velocity: 960 metre per second[19]
- Caliber: 5.56 millimetre[20]
Why It Matters
FAMAS has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] FAMAS is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]