Weapons Made in Indonesia Can Penetrate Tank

SPR 2 (sniper weapon DOMESTIC PRODUCTION)Figure In antimaterial sniper rifle, to be one of the main purposes of the battle of the modern era, especially to beat the enemy forces that hide behind the material. Aware of these developments, PT Pindad did not want to miss, they are produced with the sniper rifle name-2 (SPR-2).
SPR-2 is expected to be one of the flagship products of domestic weapons, whose presence may be a variant of similar imported products Yugoslav origin, Black Arrow M93. Both guns are equally antimaterial using 12.7 mm caliber bullets x 99 (also commonly called .50 caliber) with stuffing magasen five bullets.
 

The presence of SPR-2, makes a similar product that has emerged and used various armed forces in the world, being at least 25 species. Previously, there have been similar products, for example Gepard M1/M2 (Hungary, caliber .50), Barret M82, M90 and M95, M99, and M-107 (American, .50 cal), SVN-98 (Russian, caliber 12, 7 mm x 108), Steyr IWS-2000 (Austria, cal .50 and 12.7 mm x 108), PGR UM-Hecate (French, .50 cal), AI U.S. (UK, .50 cal), NTW-20 (South Africa, cal 20 mm), etc..
According to the Weapons Division Ghrapic Design Pindad, Tasiri Dede, Nana Mulyana matching engineer, is expected to provide efficiencies for the military when compared to imported products. Of matter, SPR-2 production cheaper price and function as good, especially when compared to Black Arrow M93 that cost more than Rp 1 billion per shoot and know many that have been damaged.
Pindad sniper weapon was made in 3 versions, SPR1, SPR2, and SPR3.

 SPR 1 has a 7.62 mm caliber bullet with a distance of 900 meters accuracy, Although inspired products antimaterial existing rifles, but according to Dede, the presence of SPR-2 tended to design their own from PT Pindad. Although in some figures, still take the design of Black Arrow M93 and NTW-20 (South Africa).
"SPR-2 on the effective range can penetrate the armor layer with a thickness of up to 2 cm at a distance of 500 meters. Operation with bolt action system does not mean SPR-2 less modern, but is expected to have the advantage of accuracy is usually more accurate," while SPR3 able to penetrate 3 cm thick steel with a distance of 700 meters.
Antimaterial use sniper rifles, has been used since World War II (1939-1945) by the forces of Nazi Germany (Tank-Gewehr Mauser Model 1918, .51 caliber), Japan (Type 97, caliber 20 mm), and Britain (Boys anti-tank Rifle , .55 caliber). The third force used to hit each enemy, hide behind the wall or in armored vehicles.

After the war, many countries, especially America, Britain, France, and Eastern European countries then developed using a .50 caliber bullet (also called 99 x 12.7 mm) and 12.7 mm caliber x 108, which became the standard machine gun their weight. From various countries who co-produced the rifle antimaterial, Germany, America, and Russia, which makes a variety of products at the most similar.Antimaterial sniper rifle, at an average market price is very expensive, so that the countries of the buyer and the financial nonprodusen tight, limited usually have.
Sources:http://munsypedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/senjata-buatan-indonesia-yang-dapat.html # ixzz2S870xPZn