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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]
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 ...
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.
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.
AK-47: Assault rifle Soviet Union: Obtained from DRA Army deserters, or captured. [9] [10] AKS-47: Assault rifle Soviet Union: AKM [11] Assault rifle Soviet Union: Captured from Afghan Army. AKMS: Assault rifle Soviet Union: Type 56 [12] Assault rifle People's Republic of China: AK-74 [3] [13] Assault rifle Soviet Union: Captured from the ...
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 ...
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.
The weapon is intended for use as a close quarters weapon, primarily for military and law enforcement units of the Russian Interior Ministry, Russian National Guard, and Russian Army to replace the AKS-74U. [4] The weapon has completed the acceptance trials. [5] Serial production of the carbine will start in 2025. [6]