Fort

Notes: This is a Ukrainian replacement for the Makarov. It found use mainly by police, internal security, and by officers in Ukrainian units, but there was not enough production for general issue. It was produced using machinery bought from the Czechs. The Fort-12 can be used with any sort of 9mm Makarov ammunition, from ball to rubber slugs and irritant gas rounds. Controls are ambidextrous. The Fort-12 is regarded as average for reliability, but heavy and bulky; however, the size makes it easy to shoot as long as one has large enough hands, and easier to fire than the Makarov. The Fort-12, however lacks a decocker, which makes it less safe to carry loaded and cocked.

The Fort-14 was introduced in 2003; in many ways, it is a version of the Fort-12 which is chambered for 9mm Parabellum. At least this was the initial idea; however, the more powerful 9mm Parabellum led to a more complicated and expensive design, and only early models were in fact chambered for 9mm Parabellum; most of the production examples of the Fort-14 are chambered for 9mm Makarov. Most Fort-14s are therefore Fort-12s with design differences such as a significantly longer barrel which is easy to remove, a larger magazine capacity, and a safety which locks the hammer as well as the slide. A "tactical" version exists; this has a threaded muzzle which accepts a silencer. The Fort-14 is used primarily by Ukrainian Police special units.

The Fort-17 is basically a version of the Fort-12 with a polymer frame. It is thus much lighter than the Fort-12, and has interchangeable backstraps to solve the problem with the Fort-12 having a somewhat large grip.

Twilight 2000 Notes: Other than use by certain officers and citizens, this pistol was not produced very much until nearly 2000. The Fort-14 and Fort-17 do not exist.

Merc 2000 Notes: By 2000, the world market was not very interested in the 9mm Makarov cartridge anymore, so sales of the Fort-12 were small. The Fort-14 in 9mm Parabellum did have decent success on the export market, and went into actual large-scale production. The Fort-17 also had little success, due to the 9mm Makarov chambering.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Fort-12

9mm Makarov

0.83 kg

12

$232

Fort-14

9mm Parabellum

0.93 kg

14

$251

Fort-14

9mm Makarov

0.92 kg

14

$248

Fort-17

9mm Makarov

0.7 kg

12

$233

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Fort-12

SA

1

Nil

1

3

Nil

9

Fort-14 (9mm Para)

SA

1

Nil

1

3

Nil

14

Fort-14 (9mm Makarov)

SA

1

Nil

1

3

Nil

13

Fort-17

SA

1

Nil

1

3

Nil

9