HS Produkt VHS

VHS
VHS
	HS Produkt VHS-D assault rifle
Type	Bullpup assault rifle
Place of origin	Croatia
Service history
In service	2009–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Syrian Civil War; War in Iraq (2013–2017)
Production history
Designer	Marko Vuković
Designed	2003–present
Manufacturer	HS Produkt
Unit cost	c. €1453
Produced	2005–present
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	VHS-D: 3.4 kg (7.50 lb); VHS-K: 3.3 kg (7.3 lb)
Length	VHS-D: 765 mm (30.1 in); VHS-K: 665 mm (26.2 in)
Barrel length	VHS-D: 500 mm (19.7 in); VHS-K: 410 mm (16.1 in)
Width	43 mm (1.7 in)
Height	230 mm (9.1 in) (without magazine); 260 mm (10.2 in) (20-round mag); 300 mm (11.8 in) (30-round mag)
Cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO
Action	Delayed blowback (prototype); Gas-operated (short stroke gas piston), rotating bolt
Rate of fire	VHS-D: 850 rounds/min; VHS-K: 860 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	VHS-D: 950 m/s (3,120 ft/s); VHS-K: 940 m/s (3,080 ft/s)
Feed system	30-round detachable G36 magazine/STANAG magazine
Sights	Iron sights, laser sights and optical sights

The VHS (Croatian: Višenamjenska Hrvatska Strojnica, lit. multifunctional Croatian machine gun) is a 5.56×45mm NATO bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured by HS Produkt of Croatia. The VHS rifle was first introduced at the 2007 iKA exhibition, the annual Croatian innovation display that takes place in the city of Karlovac.^[6] The development began from a Croatian Army request for a new infantry rifle to meet NATO standards.

An improved version of the VHS rifle, known as the VHS-2, was introduced in April 2013. In January 2022, it was announced that Springfield Armory, Inc. will be importing the VHS-2 into the US as the Hellion.^[7]

^ ^a ^b Smallwood, Michael (October 8, 2015). "Croatian VHS-D1 rifle in Syria". armamentresearch.com.
^ Cite error: The named reference Nacional 2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Vejnović, Saša (25 November 2008). "MORH puške kupuje 2009., nabavka aviona na čekanju". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
^ "Nova jurišna puška – HS produkt spreman za serijsku proizvodnju". Karlovački tjednik (in Croatian). 27 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Vlahović, Domagoj (November 2008). "Nova hrvatska puška po standardima NATO-a". Hrvatski vojnik (in Croatian) (216). Zagreb: Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia. ISSN 1333-9036. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
^ Cite error: The named reference SecurityArms was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Springfield Armory introduces the Hellion semi-automatic bull-pup rifle".

[ARES-1] Smallwood, Michael (October 8, 2015). "Croatian VHS-D1 rifle in Syria". armamentresearch.com.

[Nacional_2009-2] Cite error: The named reference Nacional 2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Vejnović, Saša (25 November 2008). "MORH puške kupuje 2009., nabavka aviona na čekanju". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-01-18.

[4] "Nova jurišna puška – HS produkt spreman za serijsku proizvodnju". Karlovački tjednik (in Croatian). 27 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-18.

[Hrvatski_vojnik_216-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Vlahović, Domagoj (November 2008). "Nova hrvatska puška po standardima NATO-a". Hrvatski vojnik (in Croatian) (216). Zagreb: Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia. ISSN 1333-9036. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-09-27.

[SecurityArms-6] Cite error: The named reference SecurityArms was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] "Springfield Armory introduces the Hellion semi-automatic bull-pup rifle".

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