Mendoza RM-2
Notes: This
weapon is obsolete even in Mexican service, but thousands can still be found in
reserve armories in that country (usually in poor condition). It is an old
magazine-fed model based on the Browning Automatic Rifle, but with a top-mounted
magazine. It is prone to overheating since its barrel cannot be changed in the
field. The bipod cannot be readily
removed, and the weapon cannot be vehicle-mounted. The RM-2 can be stripped fed,
via a removable “bottom” of the magazine. The RM-2 uses a 24-inch barrel, tipped
by a rather ineffective muzzle brake. The RM-2 was the last of the Mendoza
designs. It has mostly been
replaced by the Ameli, MAG, and HK-21.
The immediate
predecessor of the RM-2 was the M-45.
It’s design was similar to the later RM-2, but it used a slightly longer
24.5-inch barrel, with a better pepperpot-type muzzle brake.
It was considerably heavier than the RM-2.
Preceding both of these was the Mendoza M-1933, which fired the 7mm
Mauser cartridge (a round that was considered militarily obsolete even at that
time). It has a 25-inch barrel, and
a less substantial muzzle brake.
The M-1933, however, was lighter than most of its contemporaries.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
RM-2 |
.30-06 Springfield |
6.3 kg |
20, 32 |
$2802 |
M-45 |
.30-06 Springfield |
8.15 kg |
20, 32 |
$2836 |
M-1933 |
7mm Mauser |
8.39 kg |
20 |
$2354 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
RM-2 |
5 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
3 |
8 |
71 |
With Bipod |
5 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
2 |
4 |
92 |
M-45 |
5 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
3 |
6 |
73 |
With Bipod |
5 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
1 |
3 |
95 |
M-1933 |
5 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
3 |
7 |
77 |
With Bipod |
5 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
1 |
4 |
100 |