New French Rifle

[Ian H]

I've read rumours in variuos threads that the French military is replacing the FAMAS rifle with what I believe to be called the POPOV.
Does anyone have any info about and/or pics of this weapon please because I've had no luck on Google.
Thanks in advance

[mustamato]

I've read rumours in variuos threads that the French military is replacing the FAMAS rifle with what I believe to be called the POPOV.
Does anyone have any info about and/or pics of this weapon please because I've had no luck on Google.
Thanks in advance

"At the present time the slightly upgraded FAMAS G2 rifle is used as a platform for the future FELIN system (a French counterpart to the US "Land Warrior" programme), which incorporates a various electronic sights and sensors, connected to the soldier carried equipment, like the helmet mounted displays, ballistic and tactical computers etc."

http://world.guns.ru/assault/as21-e.htm

[ivandebono]

It's actually called PAPOP, which stands for PolyArme-POlyProjectiles (Multiweapon-Multiprojectile).

See http://www.armees.com/article.php3?id_article=48

Cheers

[UkrainianAmerican]

I've read rumours in variuos threads that the French military is replacing the FAMAS rifle with what I believe to be called the POPOV.
Does anyone have any info about and/or pics of this weapon please because I've had no luck on Google.
Thanks in advance

"At the present time the slightly upgraded FAMAS G2 rifle is used as a platform for the future FELIN system (a French counterpart to the US "Land Warrior" programme), which incorporates a various electronic sights and sensors, connected to the soldier carried equipment, like the helmet mounted displays, ballistic and tactical computers etc."

http://world.guns.ru/assault/as21-e.htm
Methinks Mustas getting a hardon.

[Jack Mehoff]

It looks...um..big

http://www.armees.com/IMG/jpg/papop.jpg

[Ratamacue]

So is that an over/under design like the XM29? Looks like it anyway.

[cut]

it has a good 8 years to shrink

[usa320]

Damn and we ditched the OICW in favor of the XM-8 because it was too heavy.

[soma]

I'm sure they'll drop it too, remember, they are the 'weak' french rofl

[venture160]

wow thats a gun for arnold, or someone else of his stature

[crazystriker]

it seems more useful for batting someone to death.

[Macs.]

It looks...um..big

http://www.armees.com/IMG/jpg/papop.jpg

Looks like a OICW for poor people. p-)

[Wacko]

It looks...um..big

http://www.armees.com/IMG/jpg/papop.jpg
Looks like the weapon you got in HALO the game:)

[REMOV]

I've read rumours in variuos threads that the French military is replacing the FAMAS rifle with what I believe to be called the POPOV.It is called PAPOP (Polyarme Polyprojectiles), not POPOV ;)

Does anyone have any info about and/or pics of this weapon please because I've had no luck on Google.Try PAPOP ;)

http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/sof/sofpapop10.jpg
http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/sof/sofpapop1.jpg
http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/sof/sofpapop11.jpg
http://le.cos.free.fr/photo/felin/soffelinbateria.jpg
Battery change
http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/sof/sofpapop3.jpg
http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/sof/sofpapop12.jpg
http://le.cos.free.fr/photo/felin/soffelinaif1.jpg
35mm/5,56mm PAPOP I (mock-up)

http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/sof/sofpapop2.jpg
http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/sof/sofpapop4.jpg
http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/sof/sofpapop5.jpg
http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/sof/sofpapop8.jpg
http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/sof/sofpapop9.jpg
35mm/5,56mm PAPOP II (mock-up)

[MARINO]

Looks like gun in Starshiptroopes, it don't like very usefull.

[REMOV]

It looks...um..bigIt was the very first model, and it is just a mock-up. Don't judge weapon program when you saw the first prototype ;)

[Operation Ivy]

And you guys are always making fun of our XM29 saying its to big :roll: :D

[Jooglae]

The rifle seems even bigger than the prototype XM29s. Do they use airburst HE rounds that are bigger than the 20mm ones?

[Micke]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA! Thats a gun??? I thought it was a field portable toaster or some****.

[REMOV]

Do they use airburst HE rounds that are bigger than the 20mm ones?Mhm... 35mm grenades.

http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/sof/sofpapop6.jpg

[non-zero possibility]

We did not ditch the oicw for the xm8... The xm8 is the rifle on the oicw.

[fantassin]

The French army was never really interested in it; it was the industrials that made a lot of noise about it trying to force it down the army's throat.

Every soldier who held it said it was madness trying to operate with such a lump.

[wholagun]

how is this thing good for close combat in built up areas? This thing is way too big and clumsy. How will this thing even fit into an apc they must take up alot of room. The G36 is long but at least its got a folding stock.

But like Remov said, don't bash it tillya try it.

[Ian H]

Thanks all. That PAPOP ( :oops: ) looks pretty hefty, so maybe it won't be a universal replacement for the FAMAS, if its adopted at all.

[Miles Teg]

I remark also this gun was really huge.

Too big, definetely.

I prefer the last felin version (mod of the Famas)

[RomanS]

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sorry

[Miles Teg]

I agree with you permskii. :lol:

Hopefully we will no more insist on this design.

[RomanS]

Don't fix what is not broken!

hint FAMAS hint

[AFG]

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wow that is a big weapon.

[elguapo]

I knew I'd seen it before....



with four of those a squad can assemble a giant robot

http://www.rovang.org/sentai/mmpr-powercannon.jpg

http://www.rovang.org/sentai/mmpr-thundermz.jpg

[LordHalbert]

I've seen that gun before:

http://www.deviarts.com/mib.jpg

Yes, now I remember rofl

[stateofequilibrium]

With all the modern militaries now designing rifles to shoot around corners. Do you guys think we're all going to have to switch so that grenade rounds are standard, and that the machine gun rounds are big enough to tear large chunks of the wall off to get the guy standing behind the corner?

Probably with the new Future Warrior and it's increased synthetic muscle, people might be able to carry larger calibered weapons more comfortably?

[Wacko]

And you guys are always making fun of our XM29 saying its to big :roll: :DYou mean the German XM29?

[Lone Wolf]

http://www.sistemasdearmas.hpg.ig.com.br/sof/sofpapop10.jpg
http://le.cos.free.fr/photo/felin/soffelinaif1.jpg

looks like the shotgun from Unreal 2: The Awakening... :cantbeli: rofl

http://www.actiontrip.com/reviews/pics/unreal2theawakening5.jpg

[cut]

It's a gun, but also a house! and a car!

[MaxPayne]

thats really an ugly weapon

[army cadet_ngcsu]

That is by far the ugliest weapon ever divised by man in the past 100 years! It looks like a cheap plastic "alien blaster" that I would buy my 4 year old nephew

[Operation Ivy]

And you guys are always making fun of our XM29 saying its to big :roll: :DYou mean the German XM29?

??? the XM29 is gonna be an american rifle aka OICW

[Ratamacue]

Well, it's American but made by HK, so I suppose it's German.

[stuntman]

Well, it's American but made by HK, so I suppose it's German.
Only the xm8 is German. The xm29 is made by alliant technology which I think is a New Jersey based missle and fire control designer. Remember the so called "plastic" is a developement of dupont and the oicw, xm8 and xm29 are all licensed to use the carbon fiber and other materials.

[Seiyuuki]

http://www.armees.com/IMG/jpg/papop.jpg

Do you think the gun is that big to compensate for something?

[Miles Teg]

Do you think the gun is that big to compensate for something?

Rooooohhhhh :lol:

[BT_Recon]

its also a toboggan :lol:

[Parzival]

Damn science fiction weapon! :)