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The P90 is a submachine gun manufactured by Fabrique Nationale.

1 Overview

During the late 1980's FN found that existing pistols and submachine guns were becoming increasingly ineffective against troops wearing body armor. Contemporary assault rifles were capable of fulfilling this task, but they were generally too heavy and bulky to serve as an effective personal defense weapon in tight quarters. To satisfy this demand for a light but effective PDW, FN designed the Project 90 SMG and a new armor-piercing pistol round - 5.7 x 28 mm.

The P90 is designed to accomodate both left and right handed shooters - it features an ambidextrous fire selector and charging handle, and downward ejection of spent shells. It is built in a unique bullpup configuration that places the 50-round magazine above the weapon, parallel to the barrel. A circular ramp at the bottom of each magazine ensures each round is re-aligned to the barrel before being chambered. This design makes the weapon extremely compact and maneuverable. Additionally, the P90 makes heavy use of plastics and polymers in its construction, which makes it unusually light.

The P90's 5.7 mm round has excellent penetration abilities, allowing it to defeat most forms of personal body armor at a range of up to 200 meters. This performance rivals that of modern assault rifles, and is unsurpassed by any existing SMG, except perhaps H&K's new MP7.

The P90 is offered for export to military and law enforcement agencies. It is used by the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in, Saudi ArabiaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country on the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, with the Persian Gulf to its north-east and the Red Sea to its west. Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyah as-Sa'udiyah, PeruFor other uses, see Peru (disambiguation The Republic of Per ( Spanish: Per Quechua, Aymara: Piruw is a country in western South America, bordering with Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chilvian Special Forces, special units of ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. Thailand is also known as Siam which was the country's official n's army and numerous other countries. It is an instantly recognizable weapon that has made appearances as the standard firearm in the televisionSee TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. The term has come to refer to all the aspects of television p show Stargate SG-1, and in first-person tactical shooter computer games such as Counter-Strike. The character Solidus Snake in the video game also has a P90.