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| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place of origin |
 Russian Federation |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Internal Troops |
| Production history | |
| Designer |
V. N. Telesh and U. V. Lebedev |
| Designed | early 1990s |
| Manufacturer |
TsKIIB SOO (Central Design Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Weapons) |
| Produced | 1993 |
| No. built | few hundred |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2.5 kg (empty) |
| Length | 730 mm |
| Barrel length | 206.5 mm |
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| Cartridge | 9 x 39 mm |
| Rate of fire | 800 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 270 m/s |
| Effective firing range | about 200 meters |
| Maximum firing range | 400 meters |
| Feed system |
20-round detachable box magazine (experimental 25-round magazine) |
| Sights | Iron sights |
OTs-12 Tiss ("Yew Tree") (Russian:ОЦ-12 Тисс) is a Russian fully automatic assault rifle chambered for the sub-sonic 9 x 39 mm round. Work on the weapon started in the early 1990s. Basically a rechambering and reworking of the more conventional AKS-74U assault carbine, it differs only in the bolt, barrel, muzzle-brake, and magazine.[1] The 20-round box magazine was designed so it could be compatible with standard current-issue ammo pouches but a larger 25-round magazine was rumored. In 1993 a few hundred were built and delivered to the Russian Internal Troops for evaluation. They performed excellently, with the subsonic round showing superior penetration of cover at short and medium ranges (200–300 m) when compared to the 5.45x39mm.[2] Still, the OC-12 didn't go into mass-production and was discontinued later that year.
Other Designations[]
- OC-12
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- OC-12 (OC-12 No. 26)
- OC-12
- Similar assault rifle Pic 1 Pic 2
- Стрелковое оружие России (Small arms of Russia)
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