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System uninterrupted supply The Scorpion machine gun belt changes battle tactics, allowing the machine gunner to solve the problem with the amount of ammunition and the need for frequent reloading, without affecting mobility. This solution is a long-standing need of special forces, which has finally found its real embodiment.

The Scorpion is equipped with an easy-to-handle non-scattered metal belt feed sleeve, allowing continuous fire from the weapon in any position. The system holds 475 rounds in the main compartment, and another 75 rounds directly in the feed sleeve. The cartridges are packed in a special box located in the backpack (equipping a machine gunner with such ammunition would previously have required 6 bulky machine gun boxes).

The main system, together with the backpack base, is equipped with an adjustable waist belt and straps. Flexible sleeve Made of durable steel and coated with a corrosion-resistant chemical coating.

Advantages

The total ammunition capacity of the system is 550 rounds. The ability to achieve a fire advantage without changing boxes and without reloading. Creating a high density of fire to completely suppress the enemy. Lightening the machine gun by transferring the weight of the ammunition. The ability to quickly fasten the sleeve when moving from the traveling to the combat position. The box with a sleeve can fit into any backpack (if necessary, or if the backpack included in the kit is damaged).

Peculiarities

The Scorpion system is designed and manufactured for the 7.62 x 54 R cartridge of various GRAU indices (manufacturing for other calibers is possible). Suitable for operators with any anthropometric data. The backpack base with adjustable straps and belt (in the appropriate configuration) can be made in different colors (the main color is olive).

The sleeve is equipped with a soft cover to protect against external environment. High-strength chemical coating of some elements. Full maintainability - replacement possible individual elements systems without the help of tools and appropriate qualifications in any conditions.

Simple and reliable fastening of a flexible sleeve to the machine gun body on standard mounting points for boxes. Quickly installed and removed. Spontaneous opening during movement and shooting is excluded. The tensile force of the flexible feeder in the extended position is no less than 90 kg (static weight).

The product is suitable for: PC-based airsoft models, 6P41 “PECHENEG”, 6P6M PKM.

The system is available upon request. It is possible to manufacture with various parameters - portable (MAX 1000 rounds, due to considerations of the weight load on the operator) any capacity, stationary - any capacity. Production time - 14 working days. We will contact you after placing your order.

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Here is a simple, cheap, reliable and easy-to-use flexible hose for supplying ammunition “Scorpion” - a system that allows a fighter to carry ammunition in a container behind his back and fire using a flexible belt to supply ammunition.

The initiative development of the company “FRONT-tactical systems” has successfully passed a test cycle at one of the test sites near Moscow and is ready for mass production. According to the designer, during testing and development, all possible delays during firing were eliminated. By increasing the amount of ammunition available for consumption before reloading the weapon, the Scorpion significantly increases the degree of freedom of action in firing. The increase in the degree of freedom of action occurs due to the expansion of the cycle available to the shooter to suppress and defeat the target. The standard firing cycle includes searching for a target, firing, and reloading the weapon. At the same time, reloading the weapon interrupts the cycle and forces it to start again - with searching for the target and firing: this reduces the chances of hitting the target within one cycle. Increasing the amount of ammunition available for consumption before reloading a weapon increases the duration of the firing cycle and the chances of hitting the target.

In theory, “Scorpio” will make it possible to revolutionize the shooting systems used by the armed forces; in practice, the fate of the development depends on the inertia of the thinking of the military-technical leadership and the efforts of the arms lobby. An advanced achievement, superior to its American counterpart and providing an opportunity to break the impasse of “continuous improvement of the Kalashnikov assault rifle and its analogues,” went unnoticed by the domestic military-industrial complex. The simplicity of the design allows the portable container to be recharged in field conditions using ammunition loaded into a flexible self-disintegrating belt. 475 cartridge in the main compartment and 75 in the belt.

“Scorpion” does not restrict movement and allows you to fire from any position; in the manufacturer’s version, the container fits into a backpack.

The Scorpion steel belt is not so much a piece of equipment – ​​but rather a prologue and starting point in the evolution of small arms and combat tactics. An opportunity to formulate a path, the end result of which will significantly change the appearance of rifle units of the armed forces - the development of an automatic rifle chambered for 7.62x54 with ammunition from a belt.

The new weapon must have high technological properties: the ability to withstand a high rate of fire and prolonged load on the barrel bore and gas mechanics, high accuracy and accuracy. The overall success in creating a new rifle will be its reliability and weight and size characteristics. The most significant criterion is the low weight of the weapon, which is necessary to reduce the degree of freedom penalties from the steel belt, which with its weight affects the free movement of the weapon in the hands of the shooter. The perfect embodiment new system There will be a rifle with a tape receiver integrated into the body, the ability to conduct automatic fire without significant recoil and great wear resistance. Successful development will open up the prospect of switching to 7.62x54 as a single ammunition for rifle units. In theory, abandoning intermediate cartridges and returning to the 7.62x54 rifle caliber is a necessity. Firstly, domestic intermediate ammunition does not guarantee the destruction of modern personal protective equipment. Secondly, 7.62x54 is the most common ammunition in the range small arms. Add to the range of machine guns and sniper rifles a new assault rifle chambered for a similar cartridge is easier than trying to create the entire range of small arms from scratch and develop several new types of ammunition. Thirdly, 7.62x54 is not a technological innovation for the domestic military-industrial complex, which significantly simplifies the process of creating a new assault rifle. Under these conditions, the transition to 7.62x54 as a single ammunition will reduce the range of cartridges and rifle systems produced by the domestic military-industrial complex. What is combined with the refusal to produce large quantity a variety of cartridge clips will lead to significant savings. The theory is easily criticized - there are now many special ammunition and new developments that are used to a limited extent by the armed forces. However, from the point of view of military construction, it is cheaper, easier and faster to produce a single cartridge for ammunition for machine guns and assault rifles. Small arms account for the lion's share of expenditure from total number of all consumed ammunition of rifle units. On the scale of an army or a high-intensity conflict, this is a significant saving of production forces, time, and alleviation of the logistics load when supplying troops.

The use of a new concept of ammunition will significantly increase the consumption of ammunition in battle and will cause an increase in the logistics load when supplying troops - therefore, a general reduction in the range of consumable items is an important factor in mitigating such a load.

A logical step in the evolution of the new concept will be the development of a new machine gun chambered for 7.62x54 cartridge with similar technological properties. The need to develop a new machine gun is due to increased requirements for wear resistance, since the use of a new ammunition system increases the duration of the load during continuous firing. An attempt to create a hand-held 30 mm grenade launcher based on similar principles is also possible.

The concept of a new ammunition system, combined with the creation of a new rifle complex, will allow: several times increase firepower rifle formations, reduce the range of products produced at military-industrial complex enterprises - by abandoning the production of cartridge clips, reduce the logistics load when supplying troops on the front line, switch to a single cartridge 7.62x54. To do this, it is necessary to adopt the “Scorpion” system or its analogue into service - as an integral part of the “Ratnik” equipment for every serviceman leading a shooting battle. The company "FRONT-tactical systems" is not capable of developing a new assault rifle; moreover, the prospect of reducing the range of products produced by military-industrial complex enterprises, due to the unification of ammunition and the rejection of obsolete cartridge clips and boxes for machine guns and machine guns, creates internal competition, which can be overcome by without a fundamental decision it will be impossible. In turn, the decision to switch to new principle ammunition supply, changes in the appearance of rifle units and the development of a new rifle complex will, at a minimum, be postponed. At least because of the “Warrior” program. The reputation of “program success” for responsible managers may be more valuable than the prospects of a new concept. Despite the fact that advanced developers of small arms systems were unable to fulfill the task of the “Ratnik” program to create a fundamentally new small arms system. In the conditions of the domestic military-industrial complex, “Scorpion” and the new concept of shaping the appearance of rifle units of the armed forces may be postponed at least until 2020.

In theory, the evolution of the concept of belt ammunition and mass use"Scorpions" in a rifle unit allows you to solve more priority task– increasing the number of missile and special weapons in rifle units, without losing the ability to conduct full-fledged shooting battle. At the same time, there is no need to create new types of hand-held anti-tank, anti-aircraft, missile and other special weapons. It is enough to increase the firepower of an ordinary rifleman several times and there will immediately be a place in the rifle squad for a second grenade launcher.

In practice, the evolution of the concept is impossible without adopting an analogue of the Scorpion into service and setting the task for its mass use among the troops. In order for the Institute of Military Staff Thought to work, it needs a task, it is impossible, without a series of maneuvers and serious research, to determine to what extent the use of belt feed systems and an increase in the firepower of the rifle squad relieves the squad personnel and allows them to free up staff for the use of special weapons. It takes practice. Since the basic principles of the concept - the development of a new assault rifle, significantly increase the importance of one shooter, you can count on a positive result in matters of increasing the degree of freedom in the construction of units.

They represent a separate design task, without the successful solution of which it is impossible to create effective weapons. In particular, in the context of machine gun weapons, various systems are of great interest that allow increasing the size of ready-to-use ammunition and thereby ensuring long-term firing without reloading. Relatively recently interesting project A similar system was presented by domestic designers.

A domestic device designed to improve the combat qualities of existing machine guns was developed by the FRONT-Tactical Systems company. The creation of a new product, designated “Scorpion,” was carried out on its own initiative, without an order from the military department or law enforcement agencies. In order to increase the ammunition capacity of the machine gun, ready for use, it was decided to abandon the standard boxes for tapes, replacing them with a larger container and a special device for feeding the cartridge belt to the receiving window of the machine gun.

IN existing form The Scorpio system consists of several main parts. To store the belt with cartridges, a metal container box of appropriate dimensions is intended. Connected to it is a special flexible hose for supplying cartridges, at the other end of which there is a bracket for mounting on a machine gun. This architecture of the kit allows the production of various variants, both stationary and portable.

General view of the Scorpio system. Photo Front-ts.ru

It should be noted that the idea of ​​using flexible metal sleeves to feed tapes is not new. Similar designs were developed back in the first half of the last century and even found application in practice in various fields. The use of a flexible sleeve allows you to connect the weapon with cartridge box, as well as ensure the correct interaction of the cartridge belt, box and weapon when their position in space changes. As a result, such designs are the optimal solution to existing problems.

The Scorpio kit includes several basic elements. A metal container box is used to store and carry the belt with cartridges. In its basic configuration, it measures 40x10x30 cm and holds 475 rounds in one belt. To carry the box, it is proposed to use a special backpack, adjustable in accordance with the anatomy of the shooter. A special cover with fastenings for a flexible hose is installed on the cartridge box. The sleeve itself is a structure made up of a large number of metal segments that can change position relative to each other within certain sectors. The length of the sleeve is 160 cm, width 10 cm, thickness -2.5 cm, which allows it to hold up to 75 rounds. If necessary, the sleeve is equipped with a protective cover. The sleeve is equipped with a bracket that allows it to be connected to a weapon. The kit without cartridges weighs about 4.1 kg.

According to the manufacturer, in the basic configuration the Scorpion kit is intended for use with rifle cartridges 7.62x54 mm R and loose metal strips. In preparation for shooting, a single belt for 550 rounds is placed in the box and sleeve. The end of the tape is brought to the receiving window of the weapon. According to available data, the design of the Scorpion kit is designed for use with machine guns of the Kalashnikov design, but the possibility of creating modifications for other weapons is mentioned.

Ammo box and flexible sleeve. Photo Vpk.name

Main feature system "Scorpio" is the use of a common belt for all wearable ammunition, which gives it a number of characteristic features, and also provides certain advantages over other methods of ammunition supply. According to the development company, Scorpio compares favorably with existing tape boxes for a number of reasons. First of all, a certain reduction in the weight of the entire complex in the form of a machine gun, cartridges and ammunition systems is achieved. So, to carry 550 rounds of ammunition you need six standard metal boxes. With an empty box weighing about 1-1.5 kg only due to the means of storing and carrying ammunition total weight the complex is reduced by several kilograms.

No need to reload the weapon after using up a 100-round belt (as when using standard boxes) allows you to provide a fire advantage and create a high density of fire. In addition, the Scorpion elements do not interfere with the shooter’s movement across the battlefield and do not impose serious restrictions on his mobility. Firing from various positions is possible, during which the sleeve or backpack does not interfere with the machine gunner.

The existence of the Scorpio project was announced quite a long time ago. Over the past period of time, the development company has carried out all the necessary tests and completed the development of the system. In particular, during 2015 the system was tested in test sites. Thanks to this, it was possible to get rid of all the shortcomings and ensure high reliability of the operation of all elements of the kit.

Machine gunner with the Scorpion system. Photo: Basoff1.livejournal.com

To date, the company "FRONT-tactical systems" has mastered mass production"Scorpion" systems in a configuration chambered for 7.62x54 mm R cartridge and Kalashnikov machine guns of the PK, PKM and "Pecheneg" modifications. Products are assembled to order within two weeks after receiving the application. At the request of the customer, some changes can be made to the system regarding the backpack and its belt system. In particular, you can choose the color of the textile elements of the set.

According to the manufacturer, the selected architecture of the complex allows you to change its basic parameters. Thus, in accordance with the customer’s wishes, the design of the container box for carrying the tape can be changed. In the wearable version of the Scorpion, the box can hold up to 1000 rounds of ammunition, and this limitation is primarily related to the physical capabilities of the shooter and the weight of the ammunition. When manufacturing a stationary version intended for installation on equipment, etc., there are no such restrictions. In this case, the kit can be equipped with boxes of any capacity.

According to available data, Scorpion ammunition kits are produced in small batches and supplied to individual customers. There are references to the ordering of such equipment by representatives of Russian law enforcement agencies and armed forces. Thus, the original proposal attracted the interest of its “ target audience” and came to the point of application in practice.

Flexible hose section chambered for 12.7x108 mm cartridge. Photo: Basoff1.livejournal.com

Using the accumulated experience of its own and others, the development company is currently working on several options for the development of the Scorpio system. Thus, last summer there were reports about the development of a flexible hose for supplying 12.7x108 mm cartridges, which could be used to supply ammunition to the NSV-12.7 Utes machine gun or other similar systems. For obvious reasons, this version of the kit will not become a direct analogue of the Scorpion for PC/PKM, but it may well find application in weapons of various equipment. At the same time, it will completely “inherit” all the characteristic advantages of the base model.

In the future, the creation of new systems of similar architecture for various ammunition cannot be ruled out. It is claimed that the flexible sleeve can even be used to feed 30mm grenades for the corresponding weapon. Whether potential customers will show interest in such offers - time will tell.

In parallel with the creation of new kits, the development of updated versions of existing equipment is underway. Last December, it was reported that work was being done on a modernized version of the sleeve attachments to the weapon. Using brackets of a new design, the developers are going to ensure compatibility of the Scorpion kit with new modifications of Kalashnikov machine guns, primarily with the Pecheneg machine gun in a bullpup configuration.

One of foreign analogues"Scorpion" is an American-developed TYR Tactical MICO system. Photo Warspot.ru

Currently, several variants of ammunition systems are being developed and tested in Russia and abroad. small arms with cartridges fed through a flexible metal sleeve. All of these products have a similar architecture and should also have the same advantages over standard samples. However, none of these systems have yet been put into service. Flexible sleeves are actively used as part of small arms of various equipment, but kits for infantry-machine gunners have not yet reached mass use in practice.

The Scorpion ammunition system is of great technical and technical interest. tactical point vision. Some publications devoted to this development claim that the original technical solutions project can make a real revolution in the field of small arms and their techniques combat use. In particular, it was proposed to develop a new automatic rifle chambered for 7.62x54 mm R, which could initially be used with a flexible sleeve for feeding cartridges, increasing its combat characteristics. In addition, certain advantages were mentioned associated with the abandonment of intermediate cartridges and the transfer of all infantry weapons for rifle ammunition.

Despite all the high praise and attempts to present the new domestic development as a revolution in the arms business, the Scorpion kit has not yet attracted the attention of the Russian military department and has not become the subject of contracts for mass supply. However, a number of such products are already used by representatives of various structures. The future prospects of the kit remain in doubt. Whether the Scorpion will become a standard element of equipment for Russian machine gunners is not yet entirely clear.

Based on materials from sites:
http://front-ts.ru/
http://vpk.name/
https://inforeactor.ru/
http://warspot.ru/
http://basoff1.livejournal.com/

Ammunition systems for small arms represent a separate design task, without the successful solution of which it is impossible to create effective weapons.

In particular, in the context of machine gun weapons, various systems are of great interest that allow increasing the size of ready-to-use ammunition and thereby ensuring long-term firing without reloading. Relatively recently, an interesting project of such a system was presented by domestic designers.

A domestic device designed to improve the combat qualities of existing machine guns was developed by the FRONT-Tactical Systems company. The creation of a new product, designated “Scorpion,” was carried out on its own initiative, without an order from the military department or law enforcement agencies. In order to increase the ammunition capacity of the machine gun, ready for use, it was decided to abandon the standard boxes for tapes, replacing them with a larger container and a special device for feeding the cartridge belt to the receiving window of the machine gun.

In its current form, the Scorpio system consists of several main parts. To store the belt with cartridges, a metal container box of appropriate dimensions is intended. Connected to it is a special flexible hose for supplying cartridges, at the other end of which there is a bracket for mounting on a machine gun. This architecture of the kit allows the production of various variants, both stationary and portable.

It should be noted that the idea of ​​using flexible metal sleeves to feed tapes is not new. Similar designs were developed back in the first half of the last century and even found application in practice in various fields. The use of a flexible sleeve allows you to connect the weapon with the cartridge box, as well as ensure the correct interaction of the cartridge belt, box and weapon when their position in space changes. As a result, such designs are the optimal solution to existing problems.

The Scorpio kit includes several basic elements. A metal container box is used to store and carry the belt with cartridges. In its basic configuration, it measures 40x10x30 cm and holds 475 rounds in one belt. To carry the box, it is proposed to use a special backpack, adjustable in accordance with the anatomy of the shooter. A special cover with fastenings for a flexible hose is installed on the cartridge box. The sleeve itself is a structure made up of a large number of metal segments that can change position relative to each other within certain sectors. The length of the sleeve is 160 cm, width 10 cm, thickness -2.5 cm, which allows it to hold up to 75 rounds. If necessary, the sleeve is equipped with a protective cover. The sleeve is equipped with a bracket that allows it to be connected to a weapon. The kit without cartridges weighs about 4.1 kg.

According to the manufacturer, in the basic configuration the Scorpion kit is intended for use with 7.62x54 mm R rifle cartridges and loose metal belts. In preparation for shooting, a single belt for 550 rounds is placed in the box and sleeve. The end of the tape is brought to the receiving window of the weapon. According to available data, the design of the Scorpion kit is designed for use with machine guns of the Kalashnikov design, but the possibility of creating modifications for other weapons is mentioned.

The main feature of the Scorpion system is the use of a common belt for all wearable ammunition, which gives it a number of characteristic features and also provides certain advantages over other methods of ammunition supply. According to the development company, Scorpio compares favorably with existing tape boxes for a number of reasons. First of all, a certain reduction in the weight of the entire complex in the form of a machine gun, cartridges and ammunition systems is achieved. So, to carry 550 rounds of ammunition you need six standard metal boxes. With an empty box weighing about 1-1.5 kg, only due to the means of storing and carrying ammunition, the total mass of the complex is reduced by several kilograms.

No need to reload the weapon after using up a 100-round belt (as when using standard boxes) allows you to provide a fire advantage and create a high density of fire. In addition, the Scorpion elements do not interfere with the shooter’s movement across the battlefield and do not impose serious restrictions on his mobility. Firing from various positions is possible, during which the sleeve or backpack does not interfere with the machine gunner.

The existence of the Scorpio project was announced quite a long time ago. Over the past period of time, the development company has carried out all the necessary tests and completed the development of the system. In particular, during 2015 the system was tested in test sites. Thanks to this, it was possible to get rid of all the shortcomings and ensure high reliability of the operation of all elements of the kit.

To date, the FRONT-Tactical Systems company has mastered the serial production of the Scorpion system in a configuration chambered for the 7.62x54 mm R cartridge and Kalashnikov machine guns of the PK, PKM and Pecheneg modifications. Products are assembled to order within two weeks after receiving the application. At the request of the customer, some changes can be made to the system regarding the backpack and its belt system. In particular, you can choose the color of the textile elements of the set.

According to the manufacturer, the selected architecture of the complex allows you to change its basic parameters. Thus, in accordance with the customer’s wishes, the design of the container box for carrying the tape can be changed. In the wearable version of the Scorpion, the box can hold up to 1000 rounds of ammunition, and this limitation is primarily related to the physical capabilities of the shooter and the weight of the ammunition. When manufacturing a stationary version intended for installation on equipment, etc., there are no such restrictions. In this case, the kit can be equipped with boxes of any capacity.

According to available data, Scorpion ammunition kits are produced in small batches and supplied to individual customers. There are references to the ordering of such equipment by representatives of Russian law enforcement agencies and armed forces. Thus, the original proposal attracted the interest of its “target audience” and reached the point of application in practice.

Using the accumulated experience of its own and others, the development company is currently working on several options for the development of the Scorpio system. Thus, last summer there were reports about the development of a flexible hose for supplying 12.7x108 mm cartridges, which could be used to supply ammunition to the NSV-12.7 Utes machine gun or other similar systems. For obvious reasons, this version of the kit will not become a direct analogue of the Scorpion for PC/PKM, but it may well find application in weapons of various equipment. At the same time, it will completely “inherit” all the characteristic advantages of the base model.

In the future, the creation of new systems of similar architecture for various ammunition cannot be ruled out. It is claimed that the flexible sleeve can even be used to feed 30mm grenades for the corresponding weapon. Whether potential customers will show interest in such offers - time will tell.

In parallel with the creation of new kits, the development of updated versions of existing equipment is underway. Last December, it was reported that work was being done on a modernized version of the sleeve attachments to the weapon. Using brackets of a new design, the developers are going to ensure compatibility of the Scorpion kit with new modifications of Kalashnikov machine guns, primarily with the Pecheneg machine gun in a bullpup configuration.

Currently, in Russia and abroad, several options for small arms ammunition supply systems with cartridges supplied through a flexible metal sleeve are being developed and tested. All of these products have a similar architecture and should also have the same advantages over standard samples. However, none of these systems have yet been put into service. Flexible sleeves are actively used as part of small arms of various equipment, but kits for infantry-machine gunners have not yet reached mass use in practice.

The Scorpion ammunition system is of great interest from a technical and tactical point of view. Some publications devoted to this development claim that the original technical solutions of the project can make a real revolution in the field of small arms and methods of their combat use. In particular, it was proposed to develop a new automatic rifle chambered for 7.62x54 mm R, which could initially be used with a flexible sleeve for feeding cartridges, increasing its combat characteristics. In addition, certain advantages were mentioned associated with the abandonment of intermediate cartridges and the transfer of all infantry weapons to rifle ammunition.

Despite all the high praise and attempts to present the new domestic development as a revolution in the arms business, the Scorpion kit has not yet attracted the attention of the Russian military department and has not become the subject of contracts for mass supply. However, a number of such products are already used by representatives of various structures. The future prospects of the kit remain in doubt. Whether the Scorpion will become a standard element of equipment for Russian machine gunners is not yet entirely clear.