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"The AK47.
When you absolutely positively
have to kill every mother fucker
in a room... accept no
substitute"
-Ordell Robbie, Jackie Brown.The AK47 was
Worlds' first sucessful assault
rifle, and one of the most widely
used. AK stands for Avtomat
Kalashnikova, Kalashnikov
automatic rifle. The AK, is the
most prolific small arm of the
20th century. It has been and
still is manufactured in dozens
of countries (with more or less
modification to the original
design), and used in hundreds of
countries and conflicts since its
introduction. The total number of
the AK-type rifles made worldwide
during the last 50 years is
estimated to be over 90 million.
This is a true legendary weapon,
known for its extreme ruggedness,
simplicity of operation and
maintenance, and unsurpassed
reliability even in worst
conditions possible. It is used
as a platform for numerous
military or civilian rifles.
Rifles like the Isreali Galil AR
and Finnish Valmet Rk. It should
be noted that early Israeli made
Galil assault rifles were made on
machined and bought from Valmet.
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| Avtomat
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| AK47
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Most of the AK47
rifles were made with completely
machined receivers. The receiver
of the AKM is made from the
stamped sheet steel, with
machined steel inserts riveted
into the place where required.
The receiver cover is a stamped
sheet metal part, with stamped
strengthening ribs found on the
AKM covers. The gas operated
action has a massive bolt carrier
with a permanently attached long
stroke gas piston. The gas
chamber is located above the
barrel. The bolt carrier rides on
the two rails, machined in the
receiver, with the significant
clearances between the moving and
stationary parts, which allows
the gun to operate even when its
interior is severely fouled with
sand or mud. The rotation of the
bolt is ensured by the curved cam
track, machined in the bolt
carrier, and by the appropriate
stud on the bolt itself. The
return spring and a spring guide
are located behind the gas piston
and are partially hidden in its
hollow rear part when bolt is in
battery. The return spring base
also serves as a receiver cover
lock. The cocking handle is
permanently attached to the bolt
carrier (in fact, it forms a
single machined steel unit with
carrier), and does reciprocate
when gun is fired.
-(Shortened
and/or modified version of the
article at world.guns.ru)
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Being
in hospital after a sustaining a
wound in combat, Mikhail
Kalashnikov began to develop
various small arms during the
World War 2. In 1944 he was
assigned to the Izhevsk
Machinebuilding Plant (IZHMASH),
where in 1944 he developed a
semi-automatic, gas-operated
carbine. Starting with this
design, during 1945 and 1946 he
developed an assault rifle that
he submitted for official Soviet
Army trials in 1946. During the
1946 and early 1947 he redesigned
his initial rifle and submitted
it to the second trials, held in
1947. The latter design was found
superior to the rivals and was
consequently adopted in 1949 as
the "7,62mm Automat
Kalashnikova, obraztsa 1947
goda" (7.62mm Kalashnikov
automatic rifle, model of 1947).
After extensive field trials it
was slightly modified in 1951,
but retained the same name. |
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GAME DATA: AK47 The AK is
powerful, but not very accurate
weapon. It can be encountered in
Prague and Columbia. In Prague it
is used by the soviet military
troops and in Columbia by the
Columbian Rebels.
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| Name:
AK47 |
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5, rifles |
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| Caliber:
7.62x39mm |
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| Capacity:
30 rounds |
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| Firemodes:
Full- and semi-auto |
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| Accuracy:
Poor |
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Optional bayonet |
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