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Pindad SS1

Indonesian service rifle based on the FN FNC, adopted in 1991.

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The SS1 was adopted into Indonesian service in 1991 and is now being phased out in favor of the Pindad SS2.[1][2] The Indonesian armed forces and police use the Pindad SS1 as their standard assault rifle, a weapon derived from the FN FNC.[3][4] This carbine operates via a gas system, has a folding stock, and was built to satisfy NATO specifications.[1]

How it changed

The Indonesian Army intended to adopt these as standard infantry rifles, but the BPPT in 1982 advised against domestic production due to high costs and long development time.[5][6] BPPT then proposed licensing proven foreign designs, and six assault rifle types were evaluated.[7] The HK33 was the top choice but was canceled due to its complex technology and unfeasible local production.[8][6] The M16A1 was also considered but canceled because the US limited production to 150,000 units and restricted component manufacturing.[9][6]

Production began at PT Pindad's Kiara Condong factory in 1984, and the rifle was officially designated SS-1.[8][6] Field experience in 1976 sparked the concept for a new assault rifle to succeed the SP series battle rifle.[8][6] A prototype, the SS-77, appeared in 1977; its design and gas-operated rotating bolt mechanism came from the ArmaLite AR-18.[8][6]

What the maker and period sources say

The Airspace Review article states that before the SS-1, Pindad's first domestic assault rifle was the SP-1, a modification of the Beretta BM-59 Mk.1.[6] The ARMAS article describes Pindad as a significant actor in global light weapons manufacturing.[10] It records that after the military acquired 10,000 FN FNC rifles, Pindad obtained a manufacturing license for the FNC in 1984.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Pindad SS1" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sanggup Menembakkan 800 Peluru Per Menit", 6 January 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Pindad SS1" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Indonesian military may replace M-16 with local rifles", Xinhua, 16 September 2005; "Pindad SS series 5.56 mm assault rifles (Indonesia), Rifles", Jane's (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Pindad SS1" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Black Foot Studio's Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 3", 2008-01-14 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Pindad SS1" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Un repaso a las armas ligeras de Pindad", ARMAS (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Pindad SS1" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sawyaya, "Perjalanan Terwujudnya Senapan Serbu Nasional Buatan Pindad", Airspace Review, 2018-06-27 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Sawyaya, "Perjalanan Terwujudnya Senapan Serbu Nasional Buatan Pindad", Airspace Review, 2018-06-27. facts only, no text reused. airspace-review.com
  7. Wikipedia, "Pindad SS1" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hermanus, "Majalah Yudhagama", July 1991 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Pindad SS1" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sawyaya, "Perjalanan Terwujudnya Senapan Serbu Nasional Buatan Pindad", Airspace Review, 2018-06-27; Prasetyo, "Perindustrianangkatan darat di bandung: dari departemen pertahanan dan keamanan hingga masuk badan usaha milik negara industri strategis 1976-1986", Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2016, p. 37–43 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Pindad SS1" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hermanus, "Majalah Yudhagama", July 1991; Prasetyo, "Perindustrianangkatan darat di bandung: dari departemen pertahanan dan keamanan hingga masuk badan usaha milik negara industri strategis 1976-1986", Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2016, p. 37–43; Sawyaya, "Perjalanan Terwujudnya Senapan Serbu Nasional Buatan Pindad", Airspace Review, 2018-06-27 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. "Un repaso a las armas ligeras de Pindad", ARMAS. facts only, no text reused. revistaarmas.com
  11. Wikipedia, "Pindad SS1" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Un repaso a las armas ligeras de Pindad", ARMAS; "Sanggup Menembakkan 800 Peluru Per Menit", 6 January 2006 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Pindad SS1 (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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