IMBEL IA2
«Fuzil de Assalto IA2»
Assault rifleBrazil2012In service
Modular Brazilian assault rifle in 5.56×45 NATO (and 7.62×51 in DMR variants), developed by IMBEL as a replacement for the FAL M964 in the Brazilian Army.
Assault rifle//Brazil
ID — IMBEL-IA2
Designation
IMBEL IA2
IMBEL
Caliber
5.56×45 mm NATO
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- IMBEL IA2
- Alias
- Fuzil de Assalto IA2
- Manufacturer
- IMBEL
- Country
- Brazil
- Year
- 2012
- Category
- Assault rifle
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 5.56×45 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 900 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~700 rpm
- Effective range
- 500 m
- Maximum range
- 800 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 415 mm
- Overall length
- 825 / 905 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.6 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Presa di gas, pistone lungo (FAL)
- Bolt / action
- Tilting bolt
Feed
- System
- Caricatore STANAG bifilare
- Standard capacity
- 30 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Developed by IMBEL within the Brazilian Army individual-weapon modernisation programme to replace ageing FAL/M964 rifles produced under FN licence.
FAL-based architecture with long-stroke gas piston, aluminium receiver, free-floating handguard with Picatinny rails and six-position telescopic stock.
Adopted from 2012; in service with the Army, Navy, Air Force and Federal Police; also used in favela pacification operations in Rio de Janeiro.
Variants
IA2 5.56IA2 7.62 (DMR)IA2 Carbine
Main users
Brazil · Polícia Federal
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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