CZ 2000

CZ2000 is a weapon system developed by Czechoslovakia in the early 1990s, a further development based on LADA prototype weapon by the same designer, the CZ2000 system consist of three variants: carbine, assault rifle and light machinegun. Originally intended to be a full set of weapons for different situations while having high percentage of exchangeable parts, simplifying the maintenance and logistical aspect that comes with a firearm. Weapon calibre changed to the 5.56x45mm NATO from the 5.45x39mm Soviet when CZ2000 branched off it's predecessor LADA, CZ2000 can be classified as a selective fire, gas-operated, rotating bolt operation fire arm of 5.56 calibre, the operating mechanism of CZ2000/LADA is developed based on the Kalash long-stroke gas piston.