Special Operations Assault Rifle (SOAR)

Infobox Weapon
name= SOAR


caption=
origin= flagcountry|Philippines
type= Assault rifle
is_ranged=yes
service= ? - Present
used_by= Philippines
wars= Anti-guerrilla operations in the Philippines
designer= Ferdinand and Francis Sy
design_date=
manufacturer= FERFRANS Specialties
production_date= ? - Present
number=
variants= Variants
weight=
length=
part_length=
crew=
cartridge=5.56x45mm NATO
caliber=
action= Gas-operated, rotating bolt
rate= 500 RPM [http://www.militarymorons.com/weapons/weapons.2.html FERFRANS Rate Reduction System.] Retrieved on October 27, 2007.]
velocity=
range=
max_range=
feed= Various STANAG Magazines
sights= Can mount various Optical sights with Picatinny railing

Special Operations Assault Rifle (SOAR) is an assault rifle manufactured by the Philippine-based company Ferfrans and designed as an improvement of the M16A1, A2 and M4 rifles.

Variants

Known variants include SOARs with 10.5 [http://defrev.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1006 FERFRANS SOAR AR-Type CQB Subcarbines/SBRs.] Retrieved on October 27, 2007.] , 11.5 [http://defrev.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1006 FERFRANS SOAR AR-Type CQB Subcarbines/SBRs.] Retrieved on October 27, 2007.] and 14.5 inch barrels. [ [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2004/05/24/sports/rama.special.operations.assault.rifle.and.5.56.bullet.html Special Operations Assault Rifle and 5.56 bullet] Retrieved on October 27, 2007.] Known upgrades are known as the 10.5 Mk2, 10.5 Mk2-2 and the 11 Mk2 [ [http://www.ferfrans.net/g_soar.htm SOAR gallery.] Retrieved on August 4, 2008.] .

Users

flagicon|Philippines Philippines:
*Special Action Force [http://www.militarymorons.com/weapons/weapons.2.html FERFRANS Rate Reduction System.] Retrieved on October 27, 2007.]
*Philippine Armyflagicon|United States United States of America:
*Limited use with some SWAT teams [http://www.militarymorons.com/weapons/weapons.2.html FERFRANS Rate Reduction System.] Retrieved on October 27, 2007.]

ee also

* M16 rifle

References

External Links

* [http://www.ferfrans.net/p_soar.htm Official Page]