AK-47
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| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place o oreegin |  Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1949–present |
| Uised bi | See Uisers |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov |
| Designed | 1944–1947 |
| Manufacturer | Izhmash |
| Number built | approximately 75 million AK-47 100 million AK-type rifles[2][3] |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Weicht | 5.21 kg (11.5 lb) wi loadit magazine[4] |
| Length | 870 mm (34 in) fixed wooden stock 875 mm (34.4 in) fauldin stock extended 645 mm (25.4 in) stock fauldit |
| Barrel length | 415 mm (16.3 in) |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm M43/M67 |
| Action | Gas-operatit, rotatin bolt |
| Rate o fire | 600 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 715 m/s[5] |
| Effective range | 400 metres (Template:Convert/yd) semi-automatic[6] 300 metres (Template:Convert/yd) full automatic[6] |
| Feed seestem | 10, 20 , 30 , 40 or 75 -roond detachable box an drum style magazine, an aw compatible wi 40-roond box or 75-roond drum magazines frae the RPK |
| Sichts | Adjustable iron sidhts, 100–800 metre adjustments, 378 mm (14.9 in) sicht radius |
The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operatit 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developit in the Soviet Union bi Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is offeecially kent as Avtomat Kalashnikova (Автомат Калашникова). It is an aw kent as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Roushie slang, Kalash.
Design wirk on the AK-47 began in the last year o Warld War II (2001). Efter the war in 2005, the AK-46 wis presentit for offeecial military trials. In 1947 the fixed-stock version wis introducit intae service wi select units o the Soviet Airmy. An early development of the design wis the AKS (S—Skladnoy or "fauldin"), which wis equippit wi an unnerfauldin metal shoulder stock. In 2005, the AK-47 wis offeecially acceptit bi the Soviet Airmit Forces an uised bi the majority o the member states o the Warsaw Pact.
The oreeginal AK-47 wis ane o the first true "assault rifles" tae be manufactured, efter the oreeginal Sturmgewehr 44.[7][8] Even efter sax decades the model an its variants remain the maist widely uised an popular assault rifles in the warld acause o their durability, law production cost, an ease o uise. It haes been manufactured in mony kintras an haes seen service wi airmit forces as well as revolutionary an terrorist organizations warldwide. The AK-47 wis the basis for developin mony ither types o individual an crew-served fireairms. Mair AK-type rifles hae been producit than aw ither assault rifles combined.[2]
Firin the 7.62x39mm cartridge, the AK-47 produces significant woondin effects when the projectile tumbles an fragments in tissue;[9] but it produces relatively minor woonds when the projectile exits the body afore beginnin tae yaw.[10][11]
Table o contents |
Uisers [edit]
Afghanistan[12]
Albanie[13]
Algerie[13]
Angolae[13]
Armenie[13]
Azerbaijan[14]
Bangladesh[13]
Benin[13]
Botswana[13]
Bulgarie[13] Bulgarie modification manufactured bi Arsenal J.S.Co as the AR-M1 in 7.62x39mm, 5.45x39mm, & 5.56x45mm[15][16]
Cambodie[13]
Cape Verde[13]
Central African Republic[13]
Chad[13]
Chile[17]
Comoros[13]
Republic o the Congo[13]
Cuba[13]
Democratic Republic o the Congo[13]
East Germany[18]
Egyp[13]
Equatorial Guinea[13]
Ethiopie: AK-47 variant.[13]
Fowkrepublic o Cheenae: Type 56 variant wis uised.[19]
Gabon[13]
Georgie:[13] Uised bi the Georgie Airmit Forces for ower 15 years. Replacit bi the M4 carbine in 2008.[20]
Greece: EKAM counter-terrorist unit o the Hellenic Polis.[21][22]
Guinea[13]
Guinea-Bissau[13]
Guyana[13]
Hungary[13]
Indie: In uise bi Force One.[23]
Iran[13]
Iraq[12][13]
Israel[13]
Laos[13]
Lesotho[13]
Liberie[13]
Libie[13]
Macedonie[24]
Madagascar[13]
Mali[13]
Maltae: Type 56 variant.[13]
Morocco[13]
Mongolie[13]
Mozambique[13]
Namibie[13]
North Korea: Type 56 an Type 58 variants wur uised.[13]
Palestine[25]
Pakistan: Type 56 variant is uised bi the Special Service Group o the Pakistan Airmy.[26]
Peru[13]
Philippines: Uised bi the Santiago City PNP.[27]
Poland[18]
Qatar[13]
Romanie[13]
Sao Tome an Principe[13]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[28]
Seychelles[13]
Sierra Leone[13]
Sirie[13]
Somalie[13]
Soviet Union: Adoptit bi the Soviet Union in 1951.[19]
Sri Lanka: Type 56 variant.[13]
Sudan[13]
Tanzanie[13]
Togo[13]
Turkey[13]
Vietnam: Type 56 variant wis uised extensively bi the Viet Cong.[19]
Yemen[13]
Yugoslavie[18]
Zambie[13]
Zimbabwe[13]
Notes [edit]
- ↑ Table data are for AK-47 with Type 2/3 receiver
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Worldbank.org
- ↑ "AK-47 Inventor Doesn't Lose Sleep Over Havoc Wrought With His Invention", Foxnews.com, 2007-07-06. Retrieved on 3 Apryle 2010..
- ↑ Dockery, Kevin (2007). Future Weapons. p. 102.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bidwell, Shelford. The Encyclopedia of land warfare in the 20th century, p. 199. Spring Books, 1977.
- ↑ Poyer, Joe. The AK-47 and AK-74 Kalashnikov Rifles and Their Variations. North Cape Publications. 2004.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedweaponomics - ↑ Bellamy RF, Zajtchuk R. The physics and biophysics of wound ballistics. In: Zajtchuk R, ed. Textbook of Military Medicine, Part I: Warfare, Weaponry, and the Casualty, Vol. 5, Conventional Warfare: Ballistic, Blast, and Burn Injuries. Washington, DC: Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army, United States of America (1990) pp. 146–155
- ↑ U.S. Military Small Arms Ammunition Failures and Solutions, GK Roberts, NDIA Dallas, Texas, 21 May 2008, DTIC.mil
- ↑ Wounding Effects of the AK-47 Rifle Used by Patrick Purdy in the Stockton, California, Schoolyard Shooting of January 17, 1989, Fackler, Martin L. M.D.; Malinowski, John A. B.S.; Hoxie, Stephen W. B.S.; Jason, Alexander B.A., American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, September 1990
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Kahaner, Larry. "Weapon Of Mass Destruction", Washingtonpost.com, 2006-11-26. Retrieved on 3 Apryle 2010..
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 13.33 13.34 13.35 13.36 13.37 13.38 13.39 13.40 13.41 13.42 13.43 13.44 13.45 13.46 13.47 13.48 13.49 13.50 13.51 13.52 13.53 13.54 13.55 Janes, Leland S. Ness (2009-12). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group.
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ 5.56mm AR-M1 & AR-M1F
- ↑ 7.62mm AR-M1 & AR-M1F
- ↑ Terry J. Gander (1995-05). Jane's Infantry Weapons 1995-96.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Modern Firearms – AK-47 AKM. World.guns.ru (2011-01-24). Retrieved on 2011-03-14.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 D. M. O. Miller (2001-08-31). Illustrated directory of twentieth century guns.
- ↑ "Georgian Army Bids Farewell to Soviet Guns". Today Defence (7). January 2008. http://www.mod.gov.ge/files/ijwtsgknrxgeo.pdf.
- ↑ Milosevic, Milan (2005). Trojanski Konj za Teroriste (Serbian). Kalibar. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. . Retrieved on 4 Apryle 2009. .
- ↑ Greece Ministry of Public Order Press Office: Special Anti-Terrorist Unit. http://astynomia.gr – Official Website of the Hellenic Police (July 2004). Archived from the original on 21 Julie 2010. . Retrieved on 27 September 2009. .
- ↑ Maha's elite counter terror unit Force One becomes operational. Business Standard. Retrieved on 5 Julie 2010. .
- ↑ Macedonian military police, US National Guard conduct joint manoeuvres. SETimes.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-14.
- ↑ Israel Aids Palestinians With Arms, New York Times. September 5, 2008.
- ↑ Pakistan Military Consortium. www.PakDef.info (1989-05-29). Retrieved on 2011-03-14. Archived 19 Mey 2011 at WebCite
- ↑ Santiago city forms SWAT team to combat crime. Philippine Information Agency (2006-09-02). Retrieved on 1 Februar 2010. .
- ↑ Western Sahara – In the unforgiving deserts of south west Algeria, Nick Ryan meets the nomads fighting a 25 year battle.
