The K-14 sniper rifle, which is said to be able to turn into a sharpshooter in a day even if it is the first time to shoot a gun, has been reborn. According to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration on the 26th, the number of observers of the K-14 sniper rifle Day and night observation glasses supply project completed last monthdone.
Completed supply of observation glasses to the front battalion-level units
Long-distance precise observation, important to the role of scout
– The firearms themselves were supplied to the battalion level of the front line units by the end of 2017, but there were pointed out that they were “half-sized” because no observation glasses for precise long-range sniping were provided.
A K-14 sniper rifle equipped with a silencer. [사진 방위사업청]
– The K-14’s K-14’s The maximum range is 800mAll. In order to increase the accuracy, I chose the manual bolt loading (bolt action) method rather than automatic loading.
It weighs about 7 kg, which is twice as heavy as a normal rifle. Its export performance continues to increase due to its favorable evaluation in overseas markets.
According to the Radiation Administration, the observation mirror can identify a person 2.5 km away during the day. Even at night, it looks out 1.5km through a thermal camera. It can also be observed in bad weather conditions such as fogging.
![Observation glasses used by observers of the K-14 sniper rifle. Even at night, you can look out 1.5km with a thermal camera. [사진 방위사업청]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202101/26/4d670d21-e478-4d79-802f-11b30656668d.jpg?w=900&ssl=1)
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Observation glasses used by observers of the K-14 sniper rifle. Even at night, you can look out 1.5km with a thermal camera. [사진 방위사업청]
– The range finder using a high-precision laser measures up to 4km accurately. These long-distance close-up observations are important for snipers as well as snipers’ scouts.
By adopting a polarizing filter, the target behind the window is prevented from being obscured by reflected light. On the contrary, to avoid being spotted by the enemy Kill-flash function to prevent exposure to reflected lightEquipped.
The Army expects that the supply of these observation glasses will create synergy with a next-generation personal combat system called the’Warrior Platform’. We plan to train more snipers in the future according to the nature of modern warfare.
Reporters Kim Sang-jin and Park Yong-han [email protected]
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