CETME-L/LC
Notes: The
standard issue weapon of the Spanish military, the CETME-L is an evolutionary
design based on the earlier CETME (Model 58). It is supposed to be a sturdy,
lightweight weapon for fighting in rugged areas, but the Spanish Army has had so
many problems with stoppages and fragility that they started replacing them with
German G-36s in 1998. Early models had a three-round burst setting in addition
to the automatic and semiautomatic settings; it was quickly discovered that the
rate of fire was low enough and controllable enough that the three-round burst
setting was unnecessary. It had
some foreign sales, especially in Latin America. The CETME-LC is a
short-barreled, telescoping stock carbine version.
Twilight 2000
Notes: These weapons were never replaced by the G-36, though a lot of soldiers
went back to the old CETME-58s.
Merc 2000 Notes:
After the Spanish government felt sure they were going to get enough
G-36s to replace the CETME-Ls and LCs, they began dumping the CETMEs on the
international arms market, where they were bought mostly by African and Central
American nations that need rifles fast and cheap.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
CETME-L |
5.56mm NATO |
3.4 kg |
10, 20, 30 |
$562 |
CETME-LC |
5.56mm NATO |
3.25 kg |
10, 20, 30 |
$550 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
CETME-L |
5 |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
2 |
6 |
39 |
CETME-LC |
5 |
3 |
1-Nil |
4/5 |
2 |
6 |
27 |