5.56x45mm NATO (no ontology)
From Mazeworld
The 5.56x45mm NATO (also known as 5.56 NATO) is a small rifle caliber developed in 1964, and suited for assault rifles and light machine guns.
It is a moderately powerful round, but extremely common and reliable. Very famous and popular, it is an important caliber in modern warfare, used by a great amount of armed forces, paramilitaries, armed groups, and so on. In Mazeworld, it is considered a medium-tier caliber.
Real-life data
Although visually identical to the .223 Remington, the 5.56 NATO caliber is not the same, due to its military specifications. Suited for military purposes, it is best not to mix up the two calibers as the .223 Remington is a civilian round, with lower power, and weapons suited for the civilian .223 Remington may not be able to take the higher pressures generated by the 5.56 NATO without wear, damage, or danger to the shooter.
Officially designated in 1964, the caliber was actually designed prior to the introduction of the Colt M16, variants of the 5.56 NATO being developed as wildcats and testing ammunition for compatible weapons produced before this year. Although roughly three times less powerful than its larger cousin, the 7.62 NATO, it found its way as the current service caliber of several armed forces in the world, perfectly suited to close and medium-range encounters, up to an effective range of 300 meters, which is in average, the range of typical combat situations and firefights.
The round is intended for assault rifles, although there have been medium-range sniper rifles developed for this caliber, as well as light machine guns for close- and medium-range confrontations. It is used by military, special forces, anti-terrorism units, and many other kinds of military and paramilitary forces throughout the world. The round is most associated with the NATO standard STANAG magazines, which was designed for easier interchangeability between NATO and NATO-friendly armed forces.
Mazeworld overview
| Type | Unarm | Light | Hardskin | Kevlar-2 | Kevlar-3 | Kevlar-4 | HEV |
| Bullet | 60% | 58% | 55% | 49% | 35% | 19% | 6% |
- Available for purchase in a gun shop or a weapon shop, in boxes of 50 or 250 rounds
- Costs 150 P$ for 50 rounds, and 750 P$ for 250 rounds
- Ammo belts exist for the FN Minimi (100 rounds, 300 P$) and the IMI Negev (150 rounds, 450 P$)
- Value of a single round is 3 P$
- Recoil level of this round is 3 - Normal
- Availability of this caliber:
- Can be found at random in the rooms
- Type-R crate: 60 rounds ; Type-Z crate: 300 rounds ; GOLGO13 crate: 120 rounds ; NKDSNAK crate: 80 rounds ;
It must be noted that belts for the Minimi and for the Negev are not interchangeable.
Weapons compatible
Class 1 weapons
- Armalite AR-18
- Beretta AR70/90
- Beretta ARX-160
- BMS Milcam HB
- Colt AR-15A2 R6520
- Colt M4A1
- Colt M16
- Colt M16A1
- Colt M16A2
- Colt M16A4
- Enfield L85A2
- FN F2000
- FN FNC
- FN Minimi (belted ammunition)
- FN SCAR-L
- Heckler ＆ Koch G36
- Heckler ＆ Koch G36C
- Heckler ＆ Koch HK416
- IMI Galil AR
- IMI Negev (belted ammunition)
- Kalashnikov AK-12 (223 variant)
- Kalashnikov AK-101
- Končar-Arma APS-95
- Nexter FA-MAS F1
- Norinco QBZ-97A
- Ruger AC556
- SIG Sauer SG550
- SIG Sauer SG552
- Steyr AUG A1
Class 2 weapons
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