B&T APC9
«Advanced Police Carbine 9»
Submachine gunSwitzerland2011In service
Modular Swiss submachine gun in 9×19 mm Parabellum, selected by the U.S. Army in 2019 as the Sub Compact Weapon (SCW designation). Hydraulic buffer, side-folding stock, full-length Picatinny rail.
Submachine gun//Switzerland
ID — BT-APC9
Designation
B&T APC9
Brügger & Thomet
Caliber
9×19 mm Parabellum
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Identity
- Designation
- B&T APC9
- Alias
- Advanced Police Carbine 9
- Manufacturer
- Brügger & Thomet
- Country
- Switzerland
- Year
- 2011
- Category
- Submachine gun
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 9×19 mm Parabellum
- Muzzle velocity
- 400 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~1080 rpm
- Effective range
- 100 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 178 mm
- Overall length
- 374 / 614 mm
- Empty weight
- 2.6 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Massa battente con freno idraulico, otturatore chiuso
- Bolt / action
- Blowback
Feed
- System
- Caricatore amovibile (B&T o Glock)
- Standard capacity
- 30 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Developed by Brügger & Thomet as a next-generation PDW platform, adopted by numerous European police units and special forces.
In 2019 it won the U.S. Army Sub Compact Weapon competition, beating the CZ Scorpion, SIG MPX and Trident Arms, receiving the SCW designation.
Available in APC9K (compact), APC9 Pro and APC9 Pro-G (Glock magazine) variants.
Variants
APC9APC9KAPC9 ProAPC9 Pro-GSCW (US Army)
Main users
United States · Switzerland · Germania · United Kingdom
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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