![]() ![]() Pandemonium ensued as all resources were called upon to ID this weapon and the threat it represents. Within a short period, the Russian military forces brilliantly transitioned into the “Peace-keepers” in the region, and photos leaked out to the Western press and intel communities showing strange Dragunov-looking weapons that were clearly too short to be in 7.62x54R caliber, and also very clearly integrally suppressed. When Russian military forces crossed into the northern provinces of Georgia and swiftly cut them off from the south, much of the world recoiled in horror and voiced platitudes about how the Russians must stop this assault. The same designers had already created a 12.7 mm assault rifle designated as an ASh-12.None of these unique weapons have been seen by the general military population other than in isolated news clips, especially from the recent unpleasantness in the former Soviet State of Georgia. The VSS Vykhlop (an exhaust) rifle was proved so successful that a special large-caliber assault rifle is already being developed on its basis. SC-130VPS (СЦ-130ВПС) – increased penetration (76-gram bullet) capable of penetrating 16 mm of steel at 200 meters or body armor up to GOST 5 at 100 meters.SC-130PT2 (СЦ-130ПТ2) – increased accuracy (solid bronze bullet).The accuracy is claimed as 1 Minute of arc at a 100-meter range with precision bullets. The special round has an overall length of 97 mm. However, VKS Vykhlop is unique even in this field, thus surpassing its large-caliber colleagues in every aspect. The majority of large-caliber sniper rifles have two disadvantages – long length, about 1.5 m, and they are not light more than 10 kg. That means a target will never know where the round came from, and the shooter will remain undetected by the enemy. The sound of VKS’s shot will be virtually indistinguishable in open terrain. Thanks to these rounds and their effective suppressor, it is possible to use it indoors without special ear protectors. VKS Vykhlop fires special subsonic 12.7 mm caliber rounds. They are able to reach the enemy at distances of more than 1,5 km. If a shooter with VKS needs to make a shot upon targets located too far away, he can use special sniper rounds. One meter thick wood or 15 cm thick brick… everything will be turned into pieces after impact or armor-piercing round. Even a wall cannot save the target from the VKS. For example, this rifle can hit the enemy’s APC 200 meters away to destroy communication devices like antennas or to set a radar station out of order. High-accuracy rounds and high-power rounds are some of them. The entire family of totally new 12.7×55 mm rounds was developed especially for the VKS. The straight pull, bolt action bullpup rifle is designed around and to only be used with the suppressor on, with its highly specialized subsonic ammunition. The suppressor comes off, but this is described as for storage or transportation by the maker. In short, the VKS Vykhlop is a short-range, almost noiseless, silenced sniper rifle.
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