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Measured figures
Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IWI Dan | Ultimax 100 |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Light machine gun , Squad automatic weapon[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Singapore[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | L. James Sullivan for Chartered Industries of Singapore (CIS, now ST Kinetics )[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | CIS: 1982–2000 ST Kinetics: 2000–present |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Mark 2 with buttstock
Single sourceMark 2 w/o buttstock
Single sourceMark 3 with buttstock
Single sourceMark 3 w/o buttstock
Single sourceMark 2: 1,030 mm (40.6 in) with buttstock, 800 mm (31.5 in) w/o buttstock Mark 3: 1,024 mm (40.3 in) with buttstock, 810 mm (31.9 in) w/o buttstock[source]
folding stock version
Single sourceMass
Single source5.9 kg (13.01 lb) 7.3 kg (16 lb) folding stock version[source]
Mark 2
Single sourceMark 3
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range
Single source1200 m[source]
Caliber
Single source5.56 mm (0.22 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source400–600 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Unit cost | $9,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1982–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | 100-round drum magazine or 30-round STANAG M16 box magazine Mark 9: belt-fed or STANAG magazine[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Rear aperture sight and front post 472 mm (18.6 in) sight radius[source] |
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| In service | — | 1982–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Sri Lankan Civil War Bougainville conflict Yugoslav Wars Anti-guerrilla operations in Indonesia & the Philippines 2006 Fijian coup d'état Solomon Islands coup War in Afghanistan[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1978[source] |
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| No. built | — | ~80,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Barrels | — | Single barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 6 grooves)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Mark 3 when loaded 100 rounds
Single sourceMark 2: 4.75 kg (10.47 lb) Mark 3: 4.90 kg (10.8 lb) 6.8 kg (15 lb) when loaded 100 rounds[source]