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| PA-93 | |
|---|---|
 Render of the PA-93 | |
| Type | Bullpup assault rifle |
| Place of origin | Zloveshchiy |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1993 - present |
| Used by |  Zloveshchiyian Army |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Afon Plamya |
| Manufacturer | Plamya Building Plant |
| Produced | 1993 - present |
| No. built | 400,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.8 kg (8.4 lb) |
| Length | 794 mm (31.3 in) |
| Barrel length | 420 mm (17 in) |
| Cartridge | 5.45×39mm |
| Caliber | 5.45mm |
| Rate of fire | 600 rounds/min (sustained) 2000 rounds/min (two-rounds burst) |
| Muzzle velocity | 920 m/s (3,000 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 400 m (440 yd) |
| Maximum firing range | 550 m (600 yd) |
| Feed system | 30-round AK-74 compatible box magazine |
| Sights | iron sights, and various optical sights |
The PA-93 (Slavic: ПА-93), is a Bullpup assault rifle designed by Afon Plamya and manufactured by a Zloveshchiyan-based manufacturer, Plamya Building Plant.
The PA-93 came from the result of the assault rifle trials conducted in 1984 to 1993 called Project Kuski, in which the prototype of the rifle named PA-0146 at the time was selected as the replacement for the PA-64.
In PA-93, switching from one-round semi-automatic to fully automatic fire was accomplished by a secondary trigger located behind the main trigger. Squeezing the main trigger slightly fired off a single round. Pulling it back fully, so that it pressed the secondary trigger, enabled fully automatic fire. Switching to the two-round burst mode was done by operating a different lever.
History
Birthed from the desire of the Zloveshchiyan Defense Ministry's order to replace the PA-64, Afon Plamya and his company, Plamya Building Plant was called on to participate in a program known as Project Kuski, designing prototypes to be tested for the trial.
Tit Ilin's PI-89/PI-89M and Afon Plamya's design, the PA-0146, were the only two truly innovative designs in the Kuski competition that made it to the final testing round; all other 6 competitors that made it that far were based on more conventional designs. Afon's design could fire two-round bursts at 2000 rpm or sustained fire at 600 rpm. In the end, Afon's design won over Ilin's PI-89 because of better accuracy, less fouling, and overall reliability, becoming the PA-93 as it is known today.
