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Czech firearms manufacturer CZ presents its CZ Bren 2 assault rifle at Eurosatory 2016 12106161.
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Eurosatory 2016
Defence & Security International Exhibition Official News online with Editorial and Web TV Paris, France 13 - 17 June 2016 |
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CZ Bren 2 at Eurosatory 2016
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The Czech Company CZ presents for the first time at Eurosatory 2016, its new CZ Bren 2 assault rifle which is an evolution of the CZ 805 Bren, currently in service with the Czech Army. The CZ 805 was used in combat conditions by the Czech soldiers deployed in Afghanistan.
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 New CZ Bren 2 assault rifle at Eurosatory 2016, the international land and airland defence and security exhibition in Paris, France. |
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The new CZ Bren 2 assault rifle has many improvements in term of ergonomics and physical structure. The CZ Bren 2 introduced a number of new features according requests of Czech soldiers using this assault rifle. The new CZ Bren 2 design is based on the first version of the CZ 805 Bren. In January 2016, Janes web site has announced that he Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) has signed two contracts with national firearms manufacturer Ceska zbrojovka for the delivery of CZ Bren 2 rifles, CZ 805 G1 grenade launchers, and CZ 75 SP-01 Phantom semi-automatic pistols. The new main features of the CZ Bren 2 are a new simplified three-position gas system, a non-reciprocating charging handle, and a hold-open catch for the bolt carrier. It it is also lighter about 0.5 kg than the previous version. The new improvements of the CZ Bren 2 also includes a new foldable telescopic stock, an enlarged fire selector, a magazine release lever, and all of its controls are ambidextrous. The CZ Bren 2 is chambered for 5,56mm NATO caliber but it can be also adapted to fire NATO 7.62mm caliber ammunitions. This assault is available in three configurations with different size of barrels of 8", 11" and 14". The CZ Bren 2 has total weight from 2.85 kg to 3.25 kg depending of the barrel size. It has an effective range up to 500 m and the option to fire in single shot, limited two-round burst and full automatic. The CZ Bren 2 has interchangeable magazine wells with various types of catches (lateral, base) that allow the use of all standardized NATO magazines. It has a capacity of 30 cartridges and a double stack mouth. In addition, using removable plastic clips, a second magazine can be attached to them. With its new assault rifle CZ Bren 2, the Czech Company CZ offers a new generation of assault rifle designed a manufactured thanks to the combat experience of Czech soldiers who used the previous version CZ 805 Bren during the NATO mission in Afghanistan. |
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