Denel NTW-20
The Denel NTW-20 is a South African large-calibre sniper rifle, made by the Denel company, and intended for use in the anti-personnel and anti-materiel roles.
The rifle comes in two varients: the NTW-20 fires the 20 mm MG151 round, and the NTW-20/14.5 fires the Russian 14.5 mm round.
NTW-20 firing 20 mm round
- Cartridge: 20x83.5 mm MG151
- Operation: manual bolt action
- Feed: 3-round box-type, detachable magazine
- Weight, empty: 26 kg
- Overall length: 1,795 mm
- Rifling: 1 full turn in 560 mm
- Length of barrel: 1,000 mm
- Muzzle velocity: 720 m/s
- Muzzle energy: 28,500 J
- Effective range: > 1,500 m
NTW-20/14.5 fring 14.5 mm round
- Cartridge: 14.5x114 mm Russian
- Operation: manual bolt action
- Feed: 3-round box-type, detachable magazine
- Weight, empty: 29 kg
- Overall length: 2,015 mm
- Rifling: 1 full turn in 406 mm
- Length of barrel: 1,220 mm
- Muzzle velocity: 1,080 m/s
- Muzzle energy: 30,675 J
- Effective range: > 2,300 m
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