CAR 816 assault rifle with mounted aiming optic and vertical forward grip
Type
Assault rifle Carbine Personal defense weapon
Place of origin
United Arab Emirates
Service history
In service
2014–present
Used by
See Users below
Wars
Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
Production history
Manufacturer
Caracal International
Produced
2014–present
Specifications
Mass
3.4 kg (7.50 lb) 406 mm barrel 3.3 kg (7.3 lb) 368 mm barrel 3.05 kg (6.7 lb) 267 mm barrel 2.92 kg (6.4 lb) 191 mm barrel
Length
925–840 mm (36.42–33.07 in) 406 mm barrel 887–802 mm (34.9–31.6 in) 368 mm barrel 778–694 mm (30.6–27.3 in) 267 mm barrel 709–627 mm (27.9–24.7 in) 191 mm barrel
Barrel length
406 mm (16.0 in) 368 mm (14.5 in) 267 mm (10.5 in) 191 mm (7.5 in)
Cartridge
5.56×45mm NATO
Caliber
5.56 mm (.223 in)
Barrels
1
Action
Short-stroke piston, rotating bolt
Rate of fire
800 rounds/minute
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s (2,789 ft/s) 406 mm barrel
Effective firing range
550 m (601 yd) 406 mm barrel
Feed system
30-round detachable STANAG magazine
Sights
Iron sights or various optics
References
[1]
The CAR 816, also called Caracal Sultan or simply Sultan, is a 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle that is produced by Caracal International in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The rifle is also called Sultan in memory of the Emirati Colonel Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi who was killed in action in Saudi-led intervention in Yemen.[2]
^"Caracal CAR 816 SPECIFICATIONS" (PDF). caracal.ae. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^"Caracal renames rifle after UAE martyr". Gulf News. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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