Fort 401 Machine Gun

Fort 401 - light machine gun of 5,56x45 mm caliber intended to increase infantry firepower and meets all requirements of modern warfare. Fort 401 can be fired either from hands and bipod or from various transport mounts. Fort 401 is an air-cooled light machine gun. It features quick-detachable barrels, with two barrel sizes available – standard 18 inch and short 13 inch barrel. Fort 401 has dual feed system, so it can alternatively use standard disintegrating belts or detachable box magazines form Fort 221 and Fort 222 assault rifles. Belts of 150-200 round capacity can be used either itself or fed from soft assault drum. Standard accessories include side-folded butt-stock, detachable bipod, and grip for carrying mounted on the barrel. Additionally various kinds of sights can be mounted on the Picatinny rail on the top of receiver and fore grip under the barrel. Muzzle velocity is 850 m/s. Operation mode: Gas action on piston head.