![]() ![]() All Rangers are supposed to be equipped with a SCAR-H or SCAR-L by late 2010. Special Operations Forces such as the Army Rangers, Delta Force, and Navy SEALs are field testing the weapon in Iraq and Afghanistan. It has competed with the XM8 and the HK416 for general adoption by the US Army, though none of the rifles were selected to replace the M4. The SCAR-H is the battle rifle version, firing the more powerful 7.62x51mm round, making it one of the first original battle rifles since the 1950s. It was designed at the request of SOCOM for a multi-caliber special-forces rifle capable of marksman and CQB conversions. ![]() The L-variant of this weapon, which fires 5.56x45mm NATO rounds, was first issued to US forces in April of 2009, with a battalion of the US 75th Ranger Regiment being the first large unit deployed with the FN SCAR. The FN SCAR-H is a modular, modern battle rifle made by FN Herstal or FN for short. The FN SCAR-L (top) and FN SCAR-H (bottom) ![]()
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