SPR, sniper rifle Featured Products PT Pindad

Previously maybe we just know Pindad passing Assault Rifle variants and the SS armored Anoa her. Pindad many other products which are excellent products we rarely hear in the media. Special for rifles, assault rifles besides producing variants SS, PT Pindad also produced specifically for sniper rifles (sniper).

It is the sniper rifle (SPR) or also called sniper rifles are devoted to the sniper rifle is manufactured by PT Pindad since 2007.

There are three versions of the SPR:

    SPR 1 (2007 production), caliber 7.62 mm
    SPR 2 (2010 production), caliber 12.7 mm x 108
    SPR 3 (Production 2010), caliber 12.7 mm x 108

The third sniper rifle was designed to use bullets that can penetrate armored combat vehicles, such as tanks (with a thickness of armor and a certain range - artillery).

The ability of SPR

SPR-1 7.62 mm caliber can shoot effectively at distances up to 700-900 meters. At the shooting range 400-500 meters, SPR-1 ammunition can penetrate steel with a thickness of 5 mm. 

 
While, SPR-2 and SPR-3 accuracy tembaknya up to a distance of 1.5 km. Actually SPR-2 and SPR-3 can shoot effectively, although the target is at a distance of 2 km. However, due to the limited scope (binoculars) on the rifle, so it is only effective for a range of 1.5 km. 

 
For business firepower, SPR-caliber 12.7 mm 2 x 108's, can penetrate armored tanks with a thickness of 1 cm. 3 SPR better yet, the sniper rifle can penetrate armor up to a thickness of 3 cm. All that can be ascertained if there tank distance of 1 to 1.5 km. "Pretty much.

The third sniper rifle is equipped with a silencer. Although not significantly reduce the cracking noise rifles. But usually safe distance sniper under a radius of 1 km. Therefore, the sniper is usually always get a clear shot with a distance of 1-2 km. For this distance, the bullet does not usually cracking noise heard from again (by the enemy).

Self Designed by PT Pindad 

 
This rifle inspired products guns anti-tank that already exist. But for this SPR Pindad design their own shape with a relatively cheap price. Although some portions of the design is still based on the Black Arrow M93 and NTW-20 South African production that cost is above Rp1 billion. 

 
Products such weapons already exist. For example Gepard M1/M2 (Hungary, caliber .50), Barret M82, M90 and M95, M99, and M-107 (American, .50 caliber), SVN-98 (Russian, caliber 12.7 mm x 108), STEYR IWS-2000 (Austria, caliber .50 and 12.7 mm x 108), PGR UM-Hecate (France, caliber .50), AI U.S. (UK, caliber .50), and NTW-20 (South Africa, caliber 20 mm). 

 
Brief History of Anti-Material Rifle (Anti-Tank) 

 
The use of anti-sniper rifle armored tank translucent material has been used since World War II in 1939-1945 by German troops using Tank-Gewehr Mauser Model 1918 .51 caliber, 97 caliber Japanese Type 20 mm, and the UK with 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 bullets or referred to caliber and the 12.7 mm x 99 mm x 12.7 caliber 108, which became the standard rifle their heavy machinery. From various countries who co-produced the rifle antimaterial, Germany, America, and Russia hit the most various similar products.

Sources:
http://www.artileri.org/2012/11/spr-senapan-runduk-produk-unggulan-pindad.html