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AK-74 (top) and AKS-74U. The AKS-74U's compact dimensions were achieved by using a short 206.5 mm (8.1 in) barrel (this forced designers to simultaneously reduce the gas piston operating rod to an appropriate length). Due to the shortening of the operating mechanism, the cyclic rate rose slightly to around 700 rounds per minute. [54]
Country Variant(s) Albania Automatiku Shqiptar 1978 model 56 (ASH-78 Tip-1) copy of Type 56 based on AK-47 rifle; Tipi 1982 model (ASH-82) copy of AKS-47; model 56 Tip-2, copy of RPK; and model 56 Tip-3.
Bangladesh. BD-08/BD-15: The BD-08 assault rifle, and BD-15 light machine gun have been made under licence by the Bangladesh Ordnance Factories since 2008. [29] [30] BOF produce more than 10,000 BD-08 rifles per year. [8] It is the standard assault rifle of the Bangladesh Army. [31] Myanmar. Kachin Independence Army produced Type 81 variants ...
Developed from the AKS-74U, the Gepard has a 65% parts commonality; it can use the .380 ACP, 9×18mm Makarov, 9×19mm Parabellum, 9×19mm 7N21, 9×21mm and 9×21mm Gyurza without a change and can use the 9×30mm Grom cartridge with a chamber replacement. The gun can use different mechanisms of action: blowback
The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.62×39mm cartridge, first developed and used by the Soviet Union in the late 1940s. [1] The cartridge is widely used due to the worldwide proliferation of Russian SKS and AK-47 pattern rifles, as well as RPD and RPK light machine guns.
Bangladesh: Designed by GB Marine. Specifications:- length: 65.70, breadth: 7 m, deadweight: 440 MT. The LCT is capable of carrying 1 helicopter, 9 tanks and 150 troops. [70] [71] Type 074 class: BS Jahangir LCT: 1 China: One Type 074 built by the People's Republic of China exists in the Bangladesh Army fleet. [72] Type C (2012) class LCVP: 2 ...
The StG-940's design is based on the AK-74, [2] albeit modified. [2] This was done to evade restrictions placed on East German assault rifle production of their AK-74 variants imposed in order to prevent competition against the Soviets [2] based on their licensing agreement to not export any AK-74s made in East German soil abroad.
AKS-74U Soviet Union: 5.45×39mm: Standard carbine Assault rifles; AK-47 Soviet Union: 7.62×39mm [2] AKM Soviet Union: 7.62×39mm [3] Beretta ARX160 Italy: 7.62×39mm: Used by the Special Forces. [4] AK-74 [5] Soviet Union: 5.45×39mm: Standard assault rifle Designated marksman rifles; SVD Dragunov Soviet Union: 7.62×54mmR [6] Machine guns ...