StG M65
| Stormgevär Modell 1965 | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Assault Rifle |
| Place of origin |  Acrea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1965 - Present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Försvarets Fabriksverk Charlottenburg |
| Designed | 1958-1965 |
| Manufacturer | Försvarets Fabriksverk Charlottenburg |
| Specifications | |
| Cartridge | 6.8x43mm |
| Action | Rotating bolt, short-stroke gas-operated piston |
| Rate of fire | 750 rounds per minute |
The StG M65, officially the Stormgevär Modell 1965, is an Acrean 6.8x43mm select-fire rifle designed by the Stuhr Arsenal for the Acrean Armed Forces. The M65 was an adaptation of the Shalumite StG 64, which had been introduced for testing in Acrea the year prior after entering service with the Imperial Shalumite Army. The M65 was part of a wave of designs submitted to the Acrean military as part of an initiative to adopt a carbine chambered in the new 6.8x43mm intermediate cartridge. The M65 was ordered for field testing by the Army before proper competitive trials could take place. It was first used by Acrean military advisers deployed to Quenmin during the Bacteuian Insurgency, and was given the designation Modell 1965. The rifle later competed against the M68 carbine in official joint trials from 1966 to 1968, which saw the M68 officially adopted by the RAMC and no official decision made by the Army. The M65 was later officially adopted as the Army's new service rifle in 1970, despite the RAMC's adoption of its competitor.