AK-47
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| AK-47[1] | |
|---|---|
 AK-47 Teep 2A wi ribbed stamped-steel magazine an 6H2 bayonet | |
| Teep | 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 |
| No. biggit | approximately 75 million AK-47 100 million AK-type rifles[2][3] |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Wecht | 5.21 kg (11.5 lb) wi loadit magazine[4] |
| Lenth | 870 mm (34 in) fixed widden stock 875 mm (34.4 in) fauldin stock extended 645 mm (25.4 in) stock fauldit |
| Baurel lenth | 415 mm (16.3 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm M43/M67 |
| Action | Gas-operatit, rotatin bolt |
| Rate o fire | 600 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 715 m/s[5] |
| Effective firin range | 400 metre (440 yd) semi-automatic[6] 300 metre (330 yd) full automatic[6] |
| Feed seestem | 10, 20 , 30 , 40 or 75 -roond detachable box an drum style magazine, compatible wi 40-roond box or 75-roond drum magazines frae the RPK an aw |
| 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 kent as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Roushie slang, Kalash forby.
Design wirk on the AK-47 began in the last year o Warld War II (1945). Efter the war in 1948, the AK-47 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 o the design wis the AKS (S—Skladnoy or "fauldin"), which wis equippit wi an unnerfauldin metal shoulder stock. In 1949, 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] Even efter sax decades the model an its variants remain the maist widely uised an popular assault rifles in the warld acause o thair 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 organisations 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;[8] but it produces relatively minor woonds when the projectile exits the body afore beginnin tae yaw.[9][10]
Uisers
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Afghanistan[11]
Albanie[12]
Algerie[12]
Angolae[12]
Armenie[12]
Azerbaijan[13]
Bangladesh[12]
Benin[12]
Botswana[12]
Bulgarie[12] Bulgarie modification manufactured bi Arsenal J.S.Co as the AR-M1 in 7.62x39mm, 5.45x39mm, & 5.56x45mm[14][15]
Cambodie[12]
Cape Verde[12]
Central African Republic[12]
Chad[12]
Chile[16]
Comoros[12]
Republic o the Congo[12]
Cuba[12]
Democratic Republic o the Congo[12]
East Germany[17]
Egyp[12]
Equatorial Guinea[12]
Ethiopie: AK-47 variant.[12]
Fowkrepublic o Cheenae: Type 56 variant wis uised.[18]
Gabon[12]
Georgie:[12] Uised bi the Georgie Airmit Forces for ower 15 years. Replacit bi the M4 carbine in 2008.[19]
Greece: EKAM counter-terrorist unit o the Hellenic Polis.[20][21]
Guinea[12]
Guinea-Bissau[12]
Guyana[12]
Hungary[12]
Indie: In uise bi Force One.[22]
Iran[12]
Iraq[11][12]
Israel[12]
Laos[12]
Lesotho[12]
Liberie[12]
Libie[12]
Macedonie[23]
Madagascar[12]
Mali[12]
Maltae: Type 56 variant.[12]
Morocco[12]
Mongolie[12]
Mozambique[12]
Namibie[12]
North Korea: Type 56 an Type 58 variants wur uised.[12]
Palestine[24]
Pakistan: Type 56 variant is uised bi the Special Service Group o the Pakistan Airmy.[25]
Peru[12]
Philippines: Uised bi the Santiago City PNP.[26]
Poland[17]
Qatar[12]
Romanie[12]
Sao Tome an Principe[12]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[27]
Seychelles[12]
Sierra Leone[12]
Sirie[12]
Somalie[12]
Soviet Union: Adoptit bi the Soviet Union in 1951.[18]
Sri Lanka: Type 56 variant.[12]
Sudan[12]
Tanzanie[12]
Togo[12]
Turkey[12]
Vietnam: Type 56 variant wis uised extensively bi the Viet Cong.[18]
Yemen[12]
Yugoslavie[17]
Zambie[12]
Zimbabwe[12]
Notes
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Table data are for AK-47 with Type 2/3 receiver
- ↑ a b Killicoat, Phillip (Apryle 2007). "Weaponomics: The Global Market for Rifles" (PDF). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 4202 (Post-Conflict Transitions Working Paper No. 10). University of Oxford. p. 3. Archived (PDF) frae the original on 12 Januar 2012. Retrieved 3 Apryle 2010.
- ↑ "AK-47 Inventor Doesn't Lose Sleep Over Havoc Wrought With His Invention". Foxnews.com. 6 Julie 2007. Retrieved 3 Apryle 2010.
- ↑ Dockery, Kevin (2007). Future Weapons. p. 102.
- ↑ "Warsaw Pact Weapons & Equipment 1990-1991". Retrieved 21 Mairch 2024.
- ↑ a b Bidwell, Shelford. The Encyclopedia of land warfare in the 20th century, p. 199. Spring Books, 1977.
- ↑ Poyer, Joe (2004). The AK-47 and AK-74 Kalashnikov Rifles and Their Variations. North Cape Publications.
- ↑ 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 Archived 2011-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 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
- ↑ a b Kahaner, Larry (26 November 2006). "Weapon Of Mass Destruction". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 3 Apryle 2010.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd Ness, Leland S.; Jones, Richard, eds. (5 Januar 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
- ↑ "Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov and the AK-4". Archived frae the original on 1 Februar 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ↑ 5.56mm AR-M1 & AR-M1F Archived 2014-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 7.62mm AR-M1 & AR-M1F Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Gander, Terry J. (Mey 1995). Jane's Infantry Weapons 1995-96. ISBN 978-0-7106-1241-0.
- ↑ a b c Modern Firearms – AK-47 AKM Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine. World.guns.ru (2011-01-24). Retrieved on 2011-03-14.
- ↑ a b c D. M. O. Miller (31 August 2001). Illustrated directory of twentieth century guns. ISBN 978-1-84065-245-1.
- ↑ "Georgian Army Bids Farewell to Soviet Guns" (PDF). Today Defence (7). Januar 2008. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ↑ Milosevic, Milan (2005). "Trojanski Konj za Teroriste" (in Serbian). Kalibar. Archived frae the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2009.
- ↑ "Greece Ministry of Public Order Press Office: Special Anti-Terrorist Unit" (PDF). Official Website of the Hellenic Police. Julie 2004. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 21 Julie 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ↑ "Maha's elite counter terror unit Force One becomes operational". Business Standard. Retrieved 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 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Santiago city forms SWAT team to combat crime". Philippine Information Agency. 2 September 2006. Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 1 Februar 2010.
- ↑ Western Sahara – In the unforgiving deserts of south west Algeria, Nick Ryan meets the nomads fighting a 25 year battle.
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