EMERK

Type| Bullpup Assault rifle
Light machine gun
Place of origin| Myanmar
Production history
Designer| EMEC (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps)
Manufacturer| Myanmar Fritz Werner Industries, ltd., Myanmar Heavy Industries
Variants| MA-1 assault rifle (phased out)
MA-2 automatic rifle (limited service)
MA-3 MK.III (Current)
MA-4 grenadier weapon
Specifications
Mass| 4.5 kg (EMER K-1 Rifle)
5 kg (EMER K-1 LMG)[citation needed]
3.68 kg (EMERK MA-3 MK.III)

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Cartridge| 5.56×45mm NATO
Calibre| 5.56mm
Action| Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire| 650-800 rpm
Effective firing range| 400 m (carbine variant)
550 m (MA-3)
700 m (LMG)
Feed system| 30-round detachable STANAG magazine, 100-round detachable drum magazine.[citation needed]
Sights| Iron sights and ACOG

EMER K is a designation for two completely unrelated assault rifles currently in use in Myanmar as the EMER K-1 and EMER K-3. The EMER K-1 is a 5.56×45mm NATO bullpup rifle. EMERK MA-3 is latest bullpup model, believed to be a copy of Chinese QBZ-97.

## Sources

* V. Kenneth. "Burmese Small Arms Development". Small Arms Review, August 2009. Pg. 79.
* "Burma Making Small Arms". The Irrawaddy. AUGUST 1998 - VOLUME 6, NO.4

## External links

* EMERK-3 rifle and MA-1 carbine, SecurityArms.com

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