The gun uses a magazine of five .50-calibre Raufoss Mk2 bullets, which it can fire in under three seconds
* The devastating rifle Gepard GM6 Lynx has been likened to a howitzer cannon
* Made in Hungary, semi-automatic rifle has a range of one-and-a-quarter miles
* Although it is powerful, £9,000 rifle is easy to carry and ideal for parachuting
Special Forces have been armed with a rifle so powerful it can blast helicopters out of the sky and blow apart armour-plated vehicles.
The Gepard GM6 Lynx has been likened to a howitzer cannon for its devastating impact, even though it weighs just 23lb and is less than 4ft long.
Made in Hungary, the semi-automatic rifle has a range of one-and-a-quarter miles, and features a barrel that retracts like an artillery gun back into the body of the rifle to absorb the enormous recoil.
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Update: New British Special Forces Rifle Can Shoot Down Helicopter (The Defense Post)
WNU Editor: For a weapon that weighs only 23lb, it has a devastating impact.
