If your a class-3 weapons dealer (own a gun-store), have $20,000, and are willing to go through 6 months of paperwork, then wait 2 years, it can be yours!
RRV* this is not some insipid grenade launcher. This is a 20mm cannon! Firing armour piercing or high explosive incendiary rounds and minute of man accurate to 1000m. It's not light by any definition. Weighs about as much as an LMG, but is nice and compact for deployment ex vehicles, choppers, etc.
I have to hand it to Denel, they know how to make some nice 20mm's. But Personal Assault Weapon? I would expect that kind of name for a LMG, not a grenade launcher.
Are my eyes tricking me, or does the gun move part of itself backwards to minimize the force on the shooter? Because if it does, that's incredibly novel.
I wonder if someone could enlighten me on the advantages of a 20mm system? Growing up hearing about almost nothing but the American arsenal I'm not sure what advantages come with it over, say, a 40 mike mike aside from lighter weight and the ability to carry more grenades.
Which are good reasons in and of themselves, by the way.
@RRVCrinale Firstly, note that I have updated the tech info site at the beginning of the vid (sorry it is not a direct link). The Neopup 20mm ammo has a very flat trajectory and much shorter flight time than the 40mm.
Someone mentioned the Geneva convention. The 20mm round used in this application is no different to using a hand grenade or rifle grenade or the 40mm.
@m561gamagoat Thank you very much. In light of that, my first hunch about this unique weapon was kinda true: it is a very unique grenade launcher with specific benefits to the niches it fills. You know, a bit less cumbersome than either a rifle grenade or a 40mm and providing much the same functionality.
Yes; the gun has an internal displacement system which has two functions:
1) It helps mitigate recoil
2) You can recess the gun into itself, reducing its length by about 4 inches when it is not being used.
Compared to the 40mm grenade the 20mm is 1/3 of the volume, meaning you can carry three time as much ammo for the same weight, but have approx 1.5 times the total lethal area. Also the trajectory is 1/10 as curved as the 40mm, and the flight time is reduced by 2/3.
Yeah, Iiked the fact that the weapon ITSELF also helps reduce recoil. On a man-portable gun, it's quite unheard of. Novel, as you say. Although, if you look at most artillery guns, you'll see the same concept applies. This is ESPECIALLY apparent with the NTW-20, the thing's a friggin' man-cannon!
this was used in district 9, took out the mech at the end. At first i didn't know what the hell it was, i didn't see a trigger anywhere. Thought it was just some rifle.
@Roflzmahwoflz Looks like the take down enemies behind a wall if you ask me. Explosive head break the surface and might release something, not sure. The video needs more info
its only 42mm case length. i mean. when someone said there was a 20mm shoulderfired weapon i was thinking like 80-114mm length. shame. would of loved to see that. LOL. search for "azfirearms 20mm gun in action"
It would be fun, but there would be mobility issues and low ammo capacity. I love seeing armor being punched, but the currant US enemies don't have that kind of hard targets.
That's really more of a distinction of role. It's firing a non pistol cartridge through a rifled (actually, I'm not certain on that, the brochure says nothing, it may be smoothbore, but seems unlikely to me) barrel and is meant for personal use, I'd say that qualifies it as a rifle.
The PAW-20 is a hand-held, semi-automatic grenade launcher that fires a 20 mm point detonating round. It holds up to seven rounds in a conventional box magazine, with an effective range of 300400 metres. It was designed mainly as an anti-personnel grenade launcher for use against opposition closely grouped together or behind light cover. However, it is also compatible with less-than-lethal ammunition. The PAW-20 is in direct competition with the more complicated and expensive American XM25.
Did they recently change the magazine design? I can't find any info on this change, if it did occur, but I recall the magazine originally sticking out beneath the weapon rather considerably.
this weapon could easly neutralise a unarmoured vehicle and maybe a ligh armoured vehicle . this gun look more accurate than other grenade laucher. it look like the round is using a more straight traveling than regular grenade who are using a almost indirect way.
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I have used more firearms than you pal.
For instance a smith and wesson 357. magnum, a Beretta M9, Beretta tomcat, Ruger mini 14, first generation Glock 17, colt M1911 (made by colt in WW2), Smith and wesson 44.magnum and a Ruger 22 pistol.
So theres my response to your "never used a firearm" bullshit, in the future don't assume your opinions hold water without first having evidence to back up your otherwise baseless conjecture.
dear santa....
BiZzArAnGeL 3 months ago
zombie invasion approved
Luger718A1 3 months ago
@Luger718A1 nope
cloudycolacorp 3 months ago
@cloudycolacorp lies!
Luger718A1 3 months ago
@Luger718A1 unlike other mammals, zombies are not allergic to explosions
cloudycolacorp 3 months ago
Ill stick with the XM25.
achillessoldier 5 months ago
only in SA
DasFunkwagen 7 months ago
Alas, I am left handed....serious recoil
ScarletAvatar 8 months ago
PLEASE BE LEGAL IN AMERICA!!! MY GOD I AM BEGGING YOU LET US BUY SOMETHING COOL!!!
pk1444 10 months ago
@pk1444
If your a class-3 weapons dealer (own a gun-store), have $20,000, and are willing to go through 6 months of paperwork, then wait 2 years, it can be yours!
Breakneckhydra1 9 months ago
@Breakneckhydra1
Dude, that blows, we can't have the L85A2's, the G36C, we can't own any of the cool guns in America except for the AR15's D:
pk1444 9 months ago
@Breakneckhydra1 Also, don't forget that each individual 20mm round would need to be registered and have a tax stamp.
GunsOfThePhoenix 7 months ago
the music could not be gayer
anteracmacash 10 months ago
How much would one of these babys run?
DeegansTroop 1 year ago
RRV* this is not some insipid grenade launcher. This is a 20mm cannon! Firing armour piercing or high explosive incendiary rounds and minute of man accurate to 1000m. It's not light by any definition. Weighs about as much as an LMG, but is nice and compact for deployment ex vehicles, choppers, etc.
paulatadventures 1 year ago
Dear Santa..
madfastmax 1 year ago
Yeah, Personal Assault Weapon is right. That thing is laying waste to that guy's shoulder.
thekino 1 year ago
I have to hand it to Denel, they know how to make some nice 20mm's. But Personal Assault Weapon? I would expect that kind of name for a LMG, not a grenade launcher.
Xeno056 1 year ago
Are my eyes tricking me, or does the gun move part of itself backwards to minimize the force on the shooter? Because if it does, that's incredibly novel.
I wonder if someone could enlighten me on the advantages of a 20mm system? Growing up hearing about almost nothing but the American arsenal I'm not sure what advantages come with it over, say, a 40 mike mike aside from lighter weight and the ability to carry more grenades.
Which are good reasons in and of themselves, by the way.
RRVCrinale 1 year ago 7
@RRVCrinale Firstly, note that I have updated the tech info site at the beginning of the vid (sorry it is not a direct link). The Neopup 20mm ammo has a very flat trajectory and much shorter flight time than the 40mm.
Someone mentioned the Geneva convention. The 20mm round used in this application is no different to using a hand grenade or rifle grenade or the 40mm.
m561gamagoat 1 year ago
@m561gamagoat Thank you very much. In light of that, my first hunch about this unique weapon was kinda true: it is a very unique grenade launcher with specific benefits to the niches it fills. You know, a bit less cumbersome than either a rifle grenade or a 40mm and providing much the same functionality.
RRVCrinale 1 year ago
@RRVCrinale
Well it hits harder than anything not mounted on a vehicle for starters, also I cant think of a better weapon for a clean 1hk past 2000 yards.
And since most light vehicle armor is meant to handle a 50BMG, 20mm's suprise the hell out of most mechanized troops.
Then theres the ability to sabotage bunkers and radio towers, other than that "bigger is better" ask the neighborhood slut. XD
dukenukemthreed 1 year ago
@RRVCrinale
Yes; the gun has an internal displacement system which has two functions:
1) It helps mitigate recoil
2) You can recess the gun into itself, reducing its length by about 4 inches when it is not being used.
Compared to the 40mm grenade the 20mm is 1/3 of the volume, meaning you can carry three time as much ammo for the same weight, but have approx 1.5 times the total lethal area. Also the trajectory is 1/10 as curved as the 40mm, and the flight time is reduced by 2/3.
CapAdGroup 1 year ago
@RRVCrinale
Yeah, Iiked the fact that the weapon ITSELF also helps reduce recoil. On a man-portable gun, it's quite unheard of. Novel, as you say. Although, if you look at most artillery guns, you'll see the same concept applies. This is ESPECIALLY apparent with the NTW-20, the thing's a friggin' man-cannon!
DaUsher 3 months ago
I guess one person got hit by this...lol
theNoogler88 1 year ago
If alien invade earth this will have to be mass produced.
5687678 1 year ago 3
@5687678 that or if we want to mess with North Korea's head
ThatFoolishBoy 1 year ago
Not sure if this would be practical... and Im not sure the geneva convention would apporve
ViolentBiscuits 1 year ago
Now this should have been in MW2
ND7652 1 year ago
it's a boltgun!
paperjack93 1 year ago
THAT is a very interesting configuration. Nice innovation on the grip and trigger, something that I have never seen before. Has anyone else?
Halfbaked139 1 year ago
I want one......
swanseauk 1 year ago
John Connor's got nothing to worry about now.
1st503rdSGT 1 year ago
this was used in district 9, took out the mech at the end. At first i didn't know what the hell it was, i didn't see a trigger anywhere. Thought it was just some rifle.
poonjoo 1 year ago 2
@poonjoo Actually it looks more like a NTW-20 they used in that scene, if it's the sniper you're referring to.
bopomofo 1 year ago
@bopomofo they used both the PAW and NTW-20 in that scene!Check it out on imfdb.org
murph75 1 year ago
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bopomofo 1 year ago
@bopomofo Ugliest looking
tbsdrummer87 1 year ago
What uses does this gun have? Anti material? Anti barrel?
Roflzmahwoflz 1 year ago
@Roflzmahwoflz Looks like the take down enemies behind a wall if you ask me. Explosive head break the surface and might release something, not sure. The video needs more info
tbsdrummer87 1 year ago
he is going to need a fucking shoulder recon after firing that
Raciti1337 1 year ago
It is not a rifle. It is an infantry support weapon.
It is a violation of the Geneva Convention to engage personnel with a "rifle" that fires exploding ammunition.
tortallyorsome 1 year ago
lol you can´t rule war... better you could do it.
bullstriker1992 1 year ago
is this thing already in action?
dontmakemeMAD1990 1 year ago
HOLY CRAP thats awesome
machinegunmana 2 years ago
this needs a muzzle brake on it.
weerd2normal 2 years ago
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**.... Making things to kill people who will relate this weapon to some dumb ass video game.....**
opsdarklord 2 years ago
Wow....
*adds to the wish list of things he will never own*
gotta love weapon manufacturers. :)
opsdarklord 2 years ago 5
@opsdarklord
Its officially on my wish list, too! We can dream...
bulbinking 1 year ago
Here Taliban, come and get your nice grenades!...
pringelsfan007 2 years ago 5
its only 42mm case length. i mean. when someone said there was a 20mm shoulderfired weapon i was thinking like 80-114mm length. shame. would of loved to see that. LOL. search for "azfirearms 20mm gun in action"
gumby83 2 years ago
It would be fun, but there would be mobility issues and low ammo capacity. I love seeing armor being punched, but the currant US enemies don't have that kind of hard targets.
poobert 2 years ago
You'd think the Decepticon hunters in ROTF would at least have used this and their 40mm MGLs instead of their M4 derivatives...
FOR THE EMPEROR!!
johnnyharadrim 2 years ago
The Greater Good is where it's at man.
kikayoaka 2 years ago 2
Space Marines Attack!
sexyloser1128 2 years ago 2
now i know what i want for Christmas...
peace36660 2 years ago 26
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this gun shud b in left 4 dead!! or COD 4!!
Guyya93 2 years ago
it's nice but not a true 20mm rifle, more like a 20mm grenade launcher... still awesome.
metalalien79 2 years ago
That's really more of a distinction of role. It's firing a non pistol cartridge through a rifled (actually, I'm not certain on that, the brochure says nothing, it may be smoothbore, but seems unlikely to me) barrel and is meant for personal use, I'd say that qualifies it as a rifle.
rabidus666 2 years ago 2
The PAW-20 is a hand-held, semi-automatic grenade launcher that fires a 20 mm point detonating round. It holds up to seven rounds in a conventional box magazine, with an effective range of 300400 metres. It was designed mainly as an anti-personnel grenade launcher for use against opposition closely grouped together or behind light cover. However, it is also compatible with less-than-lethal ammunition. The PAW-20 is in direct competition with the more complicated and expensive American XM25.
doodskie999 2 years ago 2
combat rave!!!
SNUBNOSESAM 2 years ago 3
man what is with the music... I feel like he should be shooting up a club with girls dancing in cages
bonghits420 2 years ago 5
or a gay club
chibraxial 2 years ago
DIE RAVERS!
Tightmanhole 2 years ago
I want to rename this the "BFG."
DDTea 2 years ago
thats cool, I think I'd rather use this than a mgl, you dont have to calculate arc, because I'm terrible at math I alwauys miss the first shot
DDFcash 2 years ago
wtf!!!!!!!!! it looks stange but it's deadly
Eugaspo 2 years ago
there is a great T-shirt on cafe press that speaks to the Neopup vs giant robot issue
AllenTed44 2 years ago
Take down a giant robot
IsaacHuffman2 2 years ago
Did they recently change the magazine design? I can't find any info on this change, if it did occur, but I recall the magazine originally sticking out beneath the weapon rather considerably.
rabidus666 2 years ago
that looks like the new russian future weapons they making.
George21T 2 years ago
If memory serves it's South African?
They make some good weapons. I guess they had to,
flaktower 2 years ago 23
@flaktower We still do buddy ;)
Gabez1303 9 months ago
tahts a beast!!!
burningsponge 2 years ago
See muzzle climb? Sarge Farts is hard to aim at 300 meter max. If he misses the barrel he makes no damage imho
goaheadbabe 2 years ago
beavis and buthead evaluating arms! funny
goaheadbabe 2 years ago
Proudly Made in South Africa
Venom0ZA 2 years ago 5
this weapon could easly neutralise a unarmoured vehicle and maybe a ligh armoured vehicle . this gun look more accurate than other grenade laucher. it look like the round is using a more straight traveling than regular grenade who are using a almost indirect way.
deathangellink 2 years ago
designed and shaped to fit nicely in your pocket XD
pendeho47 3 years ago
The weapon is no less useful than any other automatic grenade launcher. The only difference is that this weapon uses more pressure and longer range.
AdamWhistle 3 years ago 2
I think it is a well designed weapon for it's application - neutralising point targets quickly and accurately.
h1017412 2 years ago
Would be good if you had 1 per squad to take out lightly reinforced positions, other than that this thing is pretty useless.
Jakezergling 3 years ago
It would be pretty effective against unarmored vehicles, among other things.
hypnolobster 3 years ago
its still pretty useless though lul
Jakezergling 3 years ago
USELESS?
How is a "kill anything that moves" weapon ever useless?
dawnninjawolf 2 years ago
You have obviously never used a firearm.
Jakezergling 2 years ago
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I have used more firearms than you pal.
For instance a smith and wesson 357. magnum, a Beretta M9, Beretta tomcat, Ruger mini 14, first generation Glock 17, colt M1911 (made by colt in WW2), Smith and wesson 44.magnum and a Ruger 22 pistol.
So theres my response to your "never used a firearm" bullshit, in the future don't assume your opinions hold water without first having evidence to back up your otherwise baseless conjecture.
dawnninjawolf 2 years ago
Yea ok.
Jakezergling 2 years ago
Also, you can't own any of these because your not 21.
Jakezergling 2 years ago
Just because I don't own them does not mean I can't use them, dumb ass.
dawnninjawolf 2 years ago
go buy more CLIPS for your airsoft guns.
Jakezergling 2 years ago
I was done with that at twelve unlike your ignorant ass.
dawnninjawolf 2 years ago
Have fun not owning real guns, haha.
Jakezergling 2 years ago
I never said I did but my friends who do are all cooler than you, why don't you go and play Halo now fag.
dawnninjawolf 2 years ago
You have friends? lul
Jakezergling 2 years ago
Also your friends owning guns doesn't count as you owning a firearm dicknuts
Jakezergling 2 years ago
lol got the geek asshole right there man! :D
S4s15 2 years ago
i Know right god I hate people. especially idiot teenagers that think a 20mm rifle that's portable is the best gun in the world.
Jakezergling 2 years ago
well it is good for long range..not for shitty 200meters. like the Mechem NTW-20, that is an effective gun to rape ass at long range.
S4s15 2 years ago
lol....
the NTW-20 is long range this is only a PERSONAL assault rifle NOT a sniper like the NTW-20
togogot0 2 years ago
I think i found a new assault rifle. 8-)
*Pointman
BlackSkullCorp 3 years ago