August 15, 2009

T97(XT97), THE NEXT GENERATION ASSAULT RIFLE OF TAWANESE ARMY

5.56mm T97 assault rifle, Taiwanese SCAR?receiver of T97 assault rifle, non-dust cover design.soldier with T97 assault rifle and TS96 night vision goggle

In the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition 2009, the Armaments Bureau of Ministry of National Defense displayed a new assault rifle, the T97. This new designed rifle is in 5.56mm NATO caliber, and also available in 9mm Para. It may replace the current T86 amd T91 assault rifle.

I am pretty sure Armaments Bureau took some famous advanced rifle for reference when they designed T97. You can find some similarities among T97 and HK G36, FN SCAR, and ACR
. Be honest, T97 does not look good from its appearance. I always believe if something does not look good, it won't function well.

T97 is still a prototype at current stage, hope the final design will look much better and does meet the needs of modern ground force.

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