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:''For the municipality in the Philippines, see [[Cardona, Rizal]]''

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[[Image:Castillo_cardona.JPG|thumb|Last redouct of the resistance of [[Catalan]]'s people against the [[Spain|Spanish]] invasion in [[1714]]]]

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! colspan="2" style="background:#444444;" | <font color=white>'''Ak 5 Specifications'''</font>

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''Cartridge:'''

| [[5.56×45mm NATO]]

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''System of operation:'''

| -

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''Length (stock extended):'''

| 1010 mm (39.76 in)

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''Length (stock folded):'''

| 750 mm (29.53 in)

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''Weight (no clip):'''

| 3.9 kg

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''Weight (full clip):'''

| 4.5 kg

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''Barrel:'''

| 450 mm (17.71 in)

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''Rifling:'''

| 6 grooves, right hand twist

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''Magazine capacity:'''

| 30 rounds

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''Magazine type:'''

| detachable box

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''Rate of fire:'''

| 650 or 700 rds/min (two modes)

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''[[Muzzle velocity]]:'''

| 930 m/s

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''Sights:'''

| standard iron

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''Country of origin:'''

| [[Belgium]]/[[Sweden]]

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! style="background:#efefef;" align="right" | '''In production:'''

| 1985-

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The '''Ak 5''' (sometimes ''AK5'') is the [[Sweden|Swedish]] version of the [[FN FNC]] [[assault rifle]] with certain modifications, mostly to adapt the weapon to the Swedish climate. The Ak 5 is the standard weapon of the [[Swedish Army]]. Ak 5 is an abbreviation of ''automatkarbin 5'' (in English ''automatic carbine 5''). The rifle is also known as the '''CGA5''' meaning ''Carl Gustav Automatic carbine 5''.

There are several specialized versions available: the ''Ak 5B'' with a [[telescopic sight]] and a shortened version, the ''Ak 5D''. A modified version of the [[Colt]] [[M203]] grenade launcher can also be attached to the Ak 5. This setup is simply designated ''Ak 5 med granattillsats'' meaning "Ak 5 with grenade [launcher] attachment".

'''Cardona''' is a town ìn [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]], in the [[Barcelona (province)|province of Barcelona]]; about 90 km northwest of the city of [[Barcelona]], on a hill almost surrounded by the river [[Cardoner]], a branch of the [[Llobregat]]. Cardona is a picturesque town, with a citadel set high on a hill, and the 14th-century [[Romanesque]] Church of St. Vincenć. It is celebrated for the extensive deposit of [[rock salt]] in its vicinity. The salt forms a mountain mass (called ''Muntanya de Sal'') covered by a thick bed of a reddish-brown clay, and apparently resting on a yellowish-grey [[sandstone]]. It is generally more or less translucent, and large masses of it are quite transparent. The hill has been worked like a mine since Roman times; pieces cut from it have been carved by artists in Cardona into images, crucifixes and many articles of an ornamental kind.

==NotesAk 5B==

'''Ak 5B''' is a version of the Ak 5 that is mounted with a [[SUSAT]] L9A1 tritium [[telescopic sight|sight]].

The movie, ''[[Chimes at Midnight]]'', by [[Orson Welles]] was filmed at the castle in Cardona.</br>

===Specifications===

The [[portico]] of the Church of St. Vincenć were once covered with [[murals]]. Fragments of these "painted vaults" were restored 1960 and are now displayed at the [[Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya]] in [[Barcelona]].

*Weight (no clip): 4.8 kg

*Weight (full clip): 5.4 kg

==SeeAk also5C/Ak 5CF==

The '''Ak 5C''' is an updated version of the original Ak 5. It has no open sights, but is instead mounted with the [[MIL-STD-1913]] rail system on to which a wealth of different sights can be mounted, for example the SUSAT. The Ak 5C will most likely be the new standard weapon of the Swedish Army, together with the Ak 5D.

*[[Catalonia]]

Before the Ak 5C goes in to [[mass production]] it is to be thoroughly evaluated. This is done by letting certain units try an experimental model called the '''Ak 5CF''' where F stands for the Swedish word ''försök'' (meaning, in this context, ''experiment''/''trial''). These are the new features of the Ak 5CF compared to the original Ak 5:

*Black

*Slidable and foldable butt

*New pistol-grip (similar to the one on [[Ksp 90]])

*Last-shot bolt hold-open

*Plastic magazines

*The MIL-STD-1913 rail system

*New forward grip (more stabile)

*Vertical forward grip (detachable)

*Only one gas mode

*New [[flash damper]]

*[[Bayonet]] socket

*Improved probability of functioning

*Tactical strap

Contrary to popular belief, the Ak 5 mounted with the [[Colt]] [[M203]] grenade launcher is ''not'' called the Ak 5C.

==Ak 5D==

[[Image:bhak5d.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Picture of the AK5D]]

The latest modification of the Ak 5 is designated '''Ak 5D''' and most notably has a shorter [[Barrel (firearms)|barrel]]. Just as the Ak 5C it is mounted with the MIL-STD 1913 rail system to allow for easy mounting of a variety of sights.

Due to the smaller dimensions of the weapon, the Ak 5D is used especially by personnel in crowded spaces such as the Swedish [[urban warfare]] units and on certain marine units. The Swedish police are also equipped with a version of the Ak 5D, see below.

==CGA5C2==

The '''CGA5C2''' (''Carl Gustav Automatic Carbine 5 C2'') was a prototype model during the development of the replacements/modifications to the original Ak 5 described in this article.

==CGA5P==

The Swedish and Norwegian police are equipped with a special version of the Ak 5D called '''CGA5P''' or sometimes, incorrectly, Ak 5DP. Essentially it is a black Ak 5D (instead of the regular military green) with the automatic mode blocked with an [[Allen key|Allen screw]]. Unlike the Ak 5D, the police version has fixed sights but is still equipped with the MIL-STD 1913 rail system. Eventually, telescopic sights or [[red dot sights]] will be used. Unlike its military counterparts, the police version also has safety catches on both

sides of the weapon.

==External links==

*[http://www.paradorsturmgewehr.escom/englishbhinton/paradoresFNC/ Buddy Hinton FNC /ficha.jsp ParadorAK5 atPicture CardonaCollection]

*[http://www.ajcardona.org/ Town council of Cardona]

*[http://www.mnac.es/ Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya MNAC] (National Art Museum of Catalonia)

[[Category:Semi-automatic rifles]]

==References==

[[Category:Assault rifles]]

''This article incorporates text from the [[public ___domain]] [[1911 Encyclopædia Britannica]].''[[Category:1911 Britannica]]

[[Category:CitiesMilitary andequipment townsof in CataloniaSweden]]

*Pedrosa, Andreu (2001). ''The Castle of Cardona''. Sant Vincenç de Castellet: Farell. ISBN 84-930418-8-2

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