PGM Hecate II

Infobox Weapon
name=Hecate II


caption=The PGM Hecate II
origin=flag|France
type=Anti-materiel rifle
is_ranged=yes
is_UK=
service=1993-present
used_by=See "Users"
wars=Afghanistan
designer=Gilles Payen
design_date=
manufacturer=PGM Précision
production_date=
number=250 in the French Army
variants=
weight=kg to lb|13.8|sp=us|abbr=on|precision=2|wiki=yes with no sight
length=mm to in|1380|abbr=on|precision=1|wiki=yes convert|1140|mm|abbr=on|1 with stock removed
part_length=convert|700|mm|abbr=on|1
cartridge=.50 BMG (12.7x99mm NATO)
caliber=
action=Bolt-action
rate=
velocity=convert|825|m/s|0|lk=on|sp=us|abbr=on
range=1800 m
max_range=Over 2000 m
feed=7-round detachable box magazine
sights=Telescopic sights

The Hecate II is the standard heavy sniper rifle of the French Army, sometimes known as the FR-12,7 (French: "Fusil à Répétition de calibre 12,7 mm" or "12.7 mm caliber bolt-action rifle").

It is manufactured by PGM Précision of France. This is the largest weapon manufactured by PGM, chambered for the .50 BMG (12.7x99mm NATO) cartridge (as used in Browning M2 heavy machine gun).

Its design is the same metallic-skeleton as used in other similar rifles in the PGM family, only scaled up. Equipped with an adjustable bipod, and a rear monopod, for maximum accuracy. The barrel is deeply fluted in order to disperse heat and reduce weight, and is fitted with a high-efficiency muzzle brake which reduces the felt recoil to about the level expected of a 7.62x51mm NATO-chambered rifle. The stock is also adjustable.

It is used as an anti-materiel rifle for demolition shooting at long ranges, harassing fire, counter-sniping and the destruction of unexploded ordnance from a safe distance, with High Explosive Incendiary/Armour Piercing Ammunition (HEIAP).

Standard issue sight is a SCROME LTE J10 F1 10x telescope.

Users

*flag|Estonia - Rifles ordered.
*flag|France [ [http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/decouverte/materiels/materiels_specifiques/hecate_ii Terre - HECATE II ] ]
*flag|Indonesia - Employed by the Indonesian air force Paskhas (Quick Reaction Force).
*flag|Latvia [http://www.mod.gov.lv/upload/nbsfakti.anglu.gala.pdf]
*flag|Slovenia
*flag|Switzerland - Designated the 12.7 mm Präzisionsgewehr 04 in Swiss service.

ee also

*PGM 338
*FR F2 standard French sniper rifle

Notes

References

External links

* [http://www.pgmprecision.com/index.php?page=hecate-ii&hl=en_US PGM Precision]
* [http://www.pgmprecision.com/uploads/pdf/hecate_2008_en.pdf Hecate II data sheet] ]
* [http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn35-e.htm Modern Firearms]
* [http://uvson308.free.fr/photogallery/PGMH2/thumb.html PGM Hecate II 12,7x99 picture gallery]
* [http://www.scrome.com/lunettes.html SCROME fr]