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[[Image:I-i07-12-036fad-peru4.jpg|thumb|right|400px|FAD assault rifle - 5.56x45mm]]
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[[Image:FAD_2018.jpg|thumb|right|400px|2018 FAD assault rifle - 5.56x45mm]]
[[File:FAD-V2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|FAD prototype - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:FAD-V2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|FAD-V2 assault rifle - 5.56x45mm]]


The '''FAD''' or ''Fusil Automático Doble'' ("Dual Automatic Rifle") is a bullpup assault rifle chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO round and offers low recoil, weight and volume while at the same time giving precision and adequate range in a single package. It is intended to be used by armored crews as a back-up weapon, and is not meant for export, meant to be used domestically by Peru. The FAD was designed by Salomón Braga Lozo of SIMA Electronica, a division of the Peruvian state-owned SIMA.
The '''FAD''' (Spanish: ''Fusil Automático Doble''; lit. "Dual Automatic Rifle") is a Peruvian bullpup assault rifle chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO round and offers low recoil, weight and volume while at the same time giving precision and adequate range in a single package. It is intended to be used by armored crews as a back-up weapon, and is not meant for export, meant to be used domestically by Peru. The FAD was designed by Salomón Braga Lozo of SIMA Electronica, a division of the Peruvian state-owned SIMA.  
 
A new version, the FAD-V2, is meant to be its successor and has an integrated underbarrel grenade launcher and a renewed buttstock.


== Specifications ==
== Specifications ==
(150 prototypes built in 2008, project appears to have been shelved)
(2008-Present, 2090 units built, Peruvian Army domestic use only, not for export)


* '''Type:''' Assault Rifle
* '''Type:''' Assault Rifle
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Notes'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
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| ''[[Cross Fire (2007 VG)|Cross Fire]]'' ||  || FAD ||  || 2007
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]'' || Sierra Leone militia || FAD ||  || 2011
| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]'' || Sierra Leone militia || FAD ||  || 2011
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]'' || Federation soldiers || FAD || Incorrect 42-round capacity in multiplayer || 2013
| ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]'' || Federation soldiers || FAD || Incorrect 42-round capacity in multiplayer || 2013
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| ''[[Cross Fire]]'' ||  || FAD ||  || 2013
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FAD - 5.56x45mm
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FAD prototype - 5.56x45mm

The FAD (Spanish: Fusil Automático Doble; lit. "Dual Automatic Rifle") is a Peruvian bullpup assault rifle chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO round and offers low recoil, weight and volume while at the same time giving precision and adequate range in a single package. It is intended to be used by armored crews as a back-up weapon, and is not meant for export, meant to be used domestically by Peru. The FAD was designed by Salomón Braga Lozo of SIMA Electronica, a division of the Peruvian state-owned SIMA.

Specifications

(2008-Present, 2090 units built, Peruvian Army domestic use only, not for export)

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
  • Weight: 7.94 lb (3.6 kg)
  • Length: 32.0 (81.4 cm)
  • Barrel Length: 20.0 in (50.8 cm)
  • Fire Modes: Safe/Semi/Auto

Video Games

Game Title Used by Appears as Notes Release Date
Cross Fire FAD 2007
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Sierra Leone militia FAD 2011
Call of Duty: Ghosts Federation soldiers FAD Incorrect 42-round capacity in multiplayer 2013
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