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The KK 62 uses the intermediate Soviet 7.62×39mm M43 cartridge, which can be interchanged with any FDF standard assault rifles (from RK 62 to RK 95 TP). The major drawbacks are the lack of a quick-change barrel and sensitivity to dirt and humidity—the KK 62 requires much more care in a combat environment than most FDF assault rifles.
Purchased in late 1950s and early 1960s to introduce the Kalashnikov type assault rifle to FDF use before sufficient amount of RK 62 were produced. Now in long-term storage. Some were also included in the arms purchases from ex-DDR stocks, in the form of MPi-K (Soviet-made AK-47, also named RK 54 in Finnish service) and MPi-KmS (GDR-made AKS-47 ...
Anti-tank gun: 22 units Italian Cannone de 47/32. In use 1940–1942. Sold in 1959. [52] 47 PSTK 40 France: Anti-tank gun 12 units French 47mm APX anti-tank gun. In use 1940–1942. Sold in 1959. [53] 50 PSTK 38 Germany: Anti-tank gun 27 units German 5 cm PaK 38 anti-tank gun. In operation from 1942 to 1944, sold in 1986. [54] 75 PSTK 40 ...
The RK 62 (from Finnish rynnäkkökivääri 62, 'assault rifle 62'), officially 7.62 RK 62 and commercially M62, is an assault rifle manufactured by Valmet and Sako. It is the standard issue infantry weapon of the Finnish Defence Forces .
Two prototypes were developed by SAKO, known as the RK 92, were delivered to the FDF for combat trials. [4] After undergoing further testing and implementing several changes (among them, the selector mechanism was reverted to the familiar RK 62 configuration) the rifle was introduced into service with the Finnish Army as the 7.62 RK 95 TP ...
7.62 KK PKM 7.62 KK PKM PICA Soviet Union Russia: General-purpose machine gun: Standard general-purpose machine gun. 7.62 KVKK 62 Finland: Light machine gun: Being gradually replaced by PKM. 12.7 ITKK 96 Soviet Union: Anti-aircraft machine gun: Soviet NSV machine gun; standard heavy machine gun. M134D-H Minigun United States: Minigun
In 1974 the FDF HQ Infantry Weapons Technical Department designed a sniper rifle called TAK based on the RK 71, which was chambered in the Finnish 7.62×53mmR cartridge. [1] The rifle was fed from 20-round Lahti-Saloranta magazines, and had a 725 mm long, but quite thin barrel, which still retained the front sight and flash hider. [ 1 ]
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