EMERK

EMERK

 EMERK

  EMERK

  EMERK

  EMERK

  EMERK

 EMERK

Before 1988, the standard Burmese infantry weapon was the 7.62x51mm-NATO BA-63 assault rifle, a locally-produced version of the early-model German Heckler & Koch G-3 battle rifle; the machinery was of German origin, and were sold to the Burmese government by Myanmar Fritz Werner Industries,ltd.
Later during the 1970s and 1980s,the Burma Armed Forces decided to introduce the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge along the 7.62x51mm NATO in standard infantry service, and thus had to re-design their individual weapons; as platoon level support weapon was retained (and still is nowadays) the locally-manufactured 7.62x51mm general-purpose machine-gun: an indigenous clone of the Rheinmetall MG-3 GPMG.
MA-11
The new weapon system to enter in service obviously had to be obtained with the machinery already in Burma. What the engineers at Myanmar Fritz Werner Industries Ltd. and EMEC (Electrical and Mechanical and Engineering Corps of Myanmar Army) came out with was a local version of the Heckler & Koch HK 33 assault rifle system, obviously simplified in construction to fit with the means and the resources available.
Both the MA-11 and MA 12 are fed from NATO STANAG magazines
From the beginning of 2002, 7.62x51mm BA-63 and BA-72 series rifles are gradually being replaced by a new series of 5.56x45mm MA-series automatic assault rifles in Myanmar Army's frontline units. This series of weapons (MA-1) is different from the MA-11/MA-12, and might be the result of some agreements between the Myanmar government and Israeli IMI consultants who visited the Country as early as the 1990s. The new MA series assault rifles are similar to the Israeli 5.56x45mm GALIL rifles, again re-engineered to fit the local manufacturing techniques and capabilities. With the introduction of the EMER K-3 (MA-1) as service rifle for the Myanmar Army the MA-11 / MA-12 are being issued to the Myanmar Police Force, a considerable upgrade from their WWII vintage .303 rifles.
EMER K-1
EMER K-1 is manufactured by EMEC and Myanmar Heavy Industries(MHI). Little is known about the design except that the receiver has a strong visual resemblance[1] to the SA80 series. The EMER K-1 bull-pup rifle uses STANAG magazines. The Myanmar troops that have it, especially governmental guards, don't like the EMER K-1 because it's prone to stoppages.[citation needed]
EMER K-3
The EMER K-3 Rifle System is a copy of the Israeli IMI GALIL assault rifle, manufactured under supervision of Israeli consultants[citation needed] and with the use of Israeli and Singaporean machinery shipped to Burma in violation of the UN/USA embargo.[citation needed]
The EMER K-3 rifle is a GALIL rifle with fixed stock. It is also equipped with a BA-203 40mm grenade launcher, a slightly modified version of the American M203 grenade launcher. The machines that were used to manufacture the grenade launchers were shipped to Burma from USA companies in violation of USA law.[citation needed] When mounted on the EMERK-3 rifle, this M203-lookalike grenade launcher includes a new handguard for the rifle, equipped with a grenade iron sight.
The EMER K-3 rifle differs from the Galil in one major way; it uses an AKM-type stamped sheet metal receiver[citation needed] as opposed to the machined Galil receiver. This will make the weapon lighter, like an AKM/AK74M. In addition, the fire selector does not have the "AK clack".[citation needed] The MA-3 carbine is a shortened version of the EMER K-3 rifle, with a folding metal butt. The barrel is shorter than the EMERK-3 rifle. The MA-3 features a ventilated handguard.