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LMT R-20 Rahe
5.56mm assault rifle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The LMT R-20 Rahe is an assault rifle chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge.[1] It is specially designed and manufactured for the needs of the Estonian Defense Forces by the US company Lewis Machine & Tool Company.[2]
The R-20 Rahe replaced the IMI Galil and Automatkarbin 4 rifles in the Estonian Defence Forces equipment.The new Rahe rifles have been also used in Mali by the Estonian Defence Forces.[3]
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Variants
Rahe R-20 S
The Rahe R-20 S, the S referring to Short, is a shortened version of Rahe R-20 5.56×45mm NATO series with the barrel length 310 millimeters. The Rahe Short is designed for urban battles and trenches.
Rahe R-20
The Rahe R-20 is the 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle and the most common version of the R-20 series used by the Estonian Defence Forces and Estonian Defence League.
Rahe R-20 L

The Rahe R-20 L, the L referring to Long is a 7.62×51mm NATO precision rifle. Rahe R-20 L uses a 20-round detachable box magazine. It is also possible to mount telescopic sight and bayonet onto it.
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Estonia
- Used as a standard rifle in Estonian Defence Forces and in the Estonian Defence League.[4]
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