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[[Image:FX-05 Xiuhcoatl.jpg|thumb|right|400px|FX-05 Xiuhcoatl - 5.56x45mm]]
[[File:FX-05 Xiuhcoatl.jpg|thumb|right|350px|FX-05 Xiuhcoatl Carbine - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:FX-05shortcarbine.jpg|thumb|right|400px|FX-05 Xiuhcoatl Short Carbine - 5.56x45mm]]
[[File:Fx05short.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|FX-05 Xiuhcoatl Short Carbine - 5.56x45mm]]
 
The FX-05 Xiuhcoatl ("Fire Serpent") is a Mexican produced (on purchased foreign equipment) select fire intermediate caliber infantry rifle, which Mexico aims to make its military's standard rifle as soon production allows. Despite extreme external similarities to the [[Heckler & Koch G36]], enough for [[Heckler & Koch]] to threaten a lawsuit, the internals differ with the FX-05 using a long stroke gas piston while the G36 uses a short stroke piston among other functional differences. These differences were deemed sufficient for Heckler & Koch to drop their threats upon examination of the rifle and its manufacturing.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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* '''Type:''' Assault Rifle
* '''Type:''' Assault Rifle
* '''Caliber:'''  5.56x45mm NATO
* '''Caliber:'''  5.56x45mm NATO
* '''Weight:'''  {{convert|kg|3.89}}
* '''Weight:'''  {{convert|kg|3.89}}
* '''Length:'''  {{convert|mm|1087}}
* '''Length:'''  {{convert|mm|1087}}
* '''Barrel length:'''  {{convert|mm|480}}
* '''Barrel length:'''  {{convert|mm|480}}
* '''Feed System:''' {{STANAG}}
* '''Feed System:''' {{STANAG}}
* '''Fire Modes:''' Safe/Semi/Burst/Full-Auto
* '''Fire Modes:''' Safe/Semi/Burst/Full-Auto


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Latest revision as of 05:14, 29 March 2023

FX-05 Xiuhcoatl Carbine - 5.56x45mm
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FX-05 Xiuhcoatl Short Carbine - 5.56x45mm

The FX-05 Xiuhcoatl ("Fire Serpent") is a Mexican produced (on purchased foreign equipment) select fire intermediate caliber infantry rifle, which Mexico aims to make its military's standard rifle as soon production allows. Despite extreme external similarities to the Heckler & Koch G36, enough for Heckler & Koch to threaten a lawsuit, the internals differ with the FX-05 using a long stroke gas piston while the G36 uses a short stroke piston among other functional differences. These differences were deemed sufficient for Heckler & Koch to drop their threats upon examination of the rifle and its manufacturing.

Specifications

(2008–present)

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
  • Weight: 8.6 lbs (3.9 kg)
  • Length: 42.8 in (108.7 cm)
  • Barrel length: 18.9 in (48 cm)
  • Feed System: STANAG Magazines
  • Fire Modes: Safe/Semi/Burst/Full-Auto

The FX-05 Xiuhcoatl and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Notes Release Date
Call of Juarez: The Cartel "FX-5" FX-05 Carbine 2011

Anime

Title Character Notes Release Date
Resident Evil: Vendetta Mexican special forces operators FX-05 Short Carbine variant with black finish 2017


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