The Mambi-1 AMR is a
semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle
An anti-materiel rifle (AMR) is a rifle designed for use against military equipment, structures, and other hardware (materiel) targets. Anti-materiel rifles are chambered in significantly larger calibers than conventional rifles and are employed ...
designed and manufactured in
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
. It was named after the
Mambises
The mambises were the guerrilla independence soldiers who fought for the independence from Spain of the Dominican Republic in the Dominican Restoration War (1863–1865), and of Cuba in the Ten Years' War (1868–1878), Little War (1879–1880), ...
, who were rebel soldiers that fought against the
Kingdom of Spain
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during the
Cuban War of Independence
The Cuban War of Independence (), also known in Cuba as the Necessary War (), fought from 1895 to 1898, was the last of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Ten Years' War (1868–1878) and the Litt ...
(1895–1898).
History
Little is known about this weapon, as it has received little attention in mainstream media.
A sniper rifle variant, the ''Mambi-2 SR'' was developed soon after the completion of the anti-material rifle. It fires
12.7×108mm
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rounds.
Design
The Mambi was designed to be used against a variety of soft-skinned ground vehicles, small boats, and even helicopters. It uses the powerful
Soviet
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14.5×114mm round. The Mambi appears to be a
Bullpup
A bullpup firearm is one with its firing grip located in front of the Chamber (firearms), breech of the weapon, instead of behind it. This creates a weapon with a shorter overall length for a given barrel length, and one that is often lighter, ...
since its 5-round magazine and
action
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are placed behind the trigger group. It is fitted with a
muzzle brake
A muzzle brake or recoil compensator is a device connected to, or a feature integral (ported barrel) to the construction of, the muzzle or barrel of a firearm or cannon that is intended to redirect a portion of propellant gases to counter re ...
to help reduce
recoil
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created by the round it fires.
The rifle weighs approximately 14 kg and its design is similar to the
Barrett M82A2.
The weapon is designed to be fired from a prone position due to large amounts of
recoil
Recoil (often called knockback, kickback or simply kick) is the rearward thrust generated when a gun is being discharged. In technical terms, the recoil is a result of conservation of momentum, for according to Newton's third law the force requ ...
.
Conflicts
The Mambi AMR has been used in the following conflicts:
*
South African Border War
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Angolan Civil War
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See also
*
Barret M82
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List of bullpup firearms
The following is a list of firearms designed in a bullpup (i.e., action behind firecontrol/trigger group) configuration.
See also
*Semi-automatic shotgun
*Automatic shotgun
*Combat shotgun
*List of combat shotguns
*List of multiple-barrel fir ...
*
List of sniper rifles
Major precision rifle variants used by snipers from around the world are as follows. The list includes hunting or precision rifles equipped with a telescopic optic, and precision rifles used by both military and law enforcement trained snipers and ...
*
PTRS-41
The PTRS-41 () is a World War II-era semi-automatic anti-tank rifle firing the 14.5×114mm cartridge.
Design
The PTRS-41 was produced and used by the Soviet Union during World War II. In the years between the World Wars, the Soviet Union bega ...
*
PTRD
The PTRD-41 () is an anti-tank rifle that was produced and used from 1941 by the Soviet Red Army during World War II. It is a single-shot weapon which fires the 14.5×114 mm round, which was able to penetrate German tanks such as the Panzer III a ...
References
{{Bullpup firearms
Semi-automatic rifles
Bullpup rifles
Military equipment of Cuba
Sniper rifles of Cuba
14.5×114mm anti-materiel rifles