KRISS Vector

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KRISS Vector
KRISS Vector
general information
Civil name: Vector SMG
Developer / Manufacturer: KRISS USA
Manufacturer country: United States
Production time: since 2009
Weapon Category: Personal Defense Weapon
Furnishing
Weight: (unloaded) 2.7 kg
Barrel length : 140 mm
Technical specifications
Caliber : 10 mm Auto
.45 ACP
.40 B & W
9 × 19 mm
Possible magazine fillings : Optionally 10/17/19/33 cartridges
Cadence : 1500 rounds / min, 1200 rounds / min
Fire types: Single fire, 2-shot burst, continuous fire
Visor : Open sights
Mounting system: Picatinny rail
Closure : unlocked ground lock
Charging principle: Recoil loader
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The KRISS Vector (derived from Kris ) is a submachine gun developed by KRISS USA (formerly Transformational Defense Industries ) . A special technical feature of this weapon is a partially vertically moved mass lock .

technology

Locking system from Vector

The basic idea behind the TDI KRISS Vector is good controllability of bursts of fire . By a low for the most part guided by the bottom closure and in relation to the handle running the decreased by Renaud Kerbrat developed and further (see Patent Information) so-called Super V system to recoil . This system is an unlocked mass lock that takes up more space than other locks due to the downward sliding component of the lock.

According to in-house tests, the increase in the muzzle was 90% and the perceived recoil 60% less than with the HK MP5 , the latter being tested in the 9 × 19 mm caliber and the TDI KRISS Vector with the larger .45 ACP . The TDI KRISS Vector was designed for the .45 ACP caliber because of the higher man-stopping effect .

According to the manufacturer, the development of self-loading shotguns with the Super V system is largely complete. A project to develop machine guns in the 12.7 × 99 mm NATO caliber with the Super V system is taking place in cooperation with the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) of the US Army in the Picatinny Arsenal .

Model variants

variant Total length
mm 		Pipe length
mm 		Height
mm 		Weight
kg 		Fire modes Magazine
( shot ) 		Eff. Range
m
Vector SMG 617 (406) 140 175 2.5 semi, fully automatic ,
2-shot burst 		Bar magazine
(13, 30) 		100
Vector SBR semi-automatic
Vector CRB / SO 884 (673) 406 2.6 150
  1. ↑ Total length: shoulder rest folded out ( shoulder rest folded )
  2. ↑ Weight: with empty magazine

Patent information

  • Patent US2004025680 : Firearm with enhanced recoil and control characteristics. Published on February 12, 2004 , Applicant: GAMMA KDG SYSTEMS SA , Inventor: JEBSEN JAN HENRIK [CH]; KERBRAT RENAUD [CH]; JENNY KLAUS [CH] . ‌
  • Patent US2010064566 : Firearm with enhanced recoil and control characteristics. Published on March 18, 2010 , Applicant: GAMMA KDG SYSTEMS SA , Inventor: JEBSEN JAN HENRIK [CH]; KERBRAT RENAUD [CH]; JENNY KLAUS [CH] . ‌

literature

  • Visier, April 2008 issue, page 6, title: The Egg of Columbus (report on Kriss Vector SMG )

Web links

Commons : TDI KRISS Vector  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tim Lindsay, Transformational Defense Industries, TDI Kriss Super V ™ , development information (accessed April 12, 2010)
  2. ↑ a b TDI KRISS Vector product description, official manufacturer's website, (accessed on April 12, 2010) ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kriss-tdi.com
  3. ↑ KRISS Vector CRB / SO ™ .45 ACP , official manufacturer website, (accessed on April 12, 2010)
  4. ↑ Small Arms Review , press release, February 2009 (accessed April 12, 2010) (PDF; 4.6 MB)