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UZI - Submachine Gun

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Type Submachine gun
Place of origin Israel

Service history

Wars: Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Sri Lankan Civil War, Portuguese Colonial War, South African Border War, Rhodesian Bush War, anti-guerrilla operations in Colombia and the Philippines Production history Designer Uziel Gal Designed 1948

Manufacturer Israel Military Industries, FN Herstal, Norinco, Lyttleton Engineering Works (under Vector Arms), RH-ALAN, Ka Pa Sa State Factories Produced 1950 Variants

Specifications
Weight 3.5 kg (7.72 lb) Length 650 mm (25.6 in) stock extended, 470 mm (18.5 in) stock collapsed
Barrel length 260 mm (10.2 in)
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Cartridge 9x19mm Parabellum, .22 LR, .45 ACP, .41 AE
Action Blowback
Rate of fire 600 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity ~400 m/s (1,312 ft/s)
Feed system 10 (.22 and .41 AE), 16 (.45 ACP) 20, 32, 40 and 50-round box magazines
Sights Iron sights
 
Can you post a pic of this one?
 
In Photo Gallery i had uploaded the Photos of this gun.go and find with my name:cheers:
It would have been better if you have uploaded it over here within the tread.
It might be deleted from the gallery as being non-Pakistani.
 
There's a couple of versions of the UZI.

But to give you an Idea, here's a couple of pictures.

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Micro-UZI

 
Is it a CQB weapon? Or a standard weapon that infantry uses?
 
Is it a CQB weapon? Or a standard weapon that infantry uses?

Here's a copy paste that pretty much has all the information to your question.

The Uzi gun was designed by Major (Captain at the time) Uziel Gal of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The weapon was submitted to the Israeli army for evaluation and won out over more conventional designs due to its simplicity and economy of manufacture. Gal did not want the weapon to be named after him, but his request was ignored. The Uzi was officially adopted in 1951. First introduced to IDF special forces in 1954, the weapon was placed into general issue two years later. The first Uzis were equipped with a short, fixed wooden buttstock, and this is the version that initially saw combat during the 1956 Suez campaign.[1] Later models would be equipped with a folding metal stock.

The Uzi was used as a personal defense weapon by rear-echelon troops, officers, artillery troops and tankers, as well as a frontline weapon by elite light infantry assault forces. The Uzi's compact size and firepower proved instrumental in clearing Syrian bunkers and Jordanian defensive positions during the 1967 Six-Day War. Though the weapon was phased out of frontline IDF service in the 1980s, some Uzis and Uzi variants were still used by a few IDF units until December 2003, when the IDF announced that it was retiring the Uzi from all IDF forces.[2]

In general, the Uzi was a reliable weapon in military service. However, even the Uzi fell victim to extreme conditions of sand and dust. During the Sinai campaign of the Yom Kippur War, IDF army units reaching the Suez reported that of all their small arms, only the 7.62 mm FN MAG machine gun was still in operation.

The Uzi proved especially useful for mechanized troops needing a compact weapon, and for infantry units clearing bunkers and other confined spaces. However, its limited range and accuracy in automatic fire (approximately 50 m) could be disconcerting when encountering enemy forces armed with longer-range small arms, and heavier support weapons could not always substitute for a longer-ranged individual weapon. These failings eventually caused the phaseout of the Uzi from IDF forces.[3]

The Uzi was also used in various conflicts outside Israel and the Middle East during the 1960s and 1970s. Quantities of 9 mm Uzi submachine guns were used by Portuguese cavalry, police, and security forces during the Portuguese Colonial Wars in Africa.
 
Spray and Pray!

Lolzz..is it that inaccurate?
Seems to be a weapon that ain't appropriate for both the uses that i have mentioned earlier.
On the other hand it may be guud to be used by escorts of VIPs.
 
Well i think it can also work well with para troopers.
Light assault elements may use it but i don't think it's useful for the conventional usage by troops at the frontline conducting conventional attacks or while occupying the defences.
 

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