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The rifle was carried in a waterproof case and could be used only on the surface, so the only effective underwater weapon against enemy frogmen was the knife. The SPP-1 underwater pistol was accepted in 1971, but soon proved to be useful for close-up self-defence rather than in attacking more distant targets.
Assault rifles of the Soviet Union (29 P) Pages in category "Cold War firearms of the Soviet Union" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The ADS (Russian: АДС - Автомат Двухсредный Специальный - Special Dual-environment Automatic rifle) [1] is a Russian assault rifle specially made for combat divers. It is of a bullpup layout and is chambered in the 5.45×39mm M74 round.
Pages in category "Assault rifles of the Soviet Union" ... AO-63 assault rifle; APS underwater rifle; AS Val and VSS Vintorez; AS-44; B. Baryshev AVB-7.62; D.
Danilov designed the ASM-DT to fire both 5.45 x 39 mm 7N6 (a version of the standard Soviet ammunition), adapted to the caliber of the ASM-DT, and also 5.45 x 39 mm MGTS (aka 5.66×39/120 mm MPS), underwater ammunition like that of the existing APS. The ASM-DT uses the same magazines as the APS while under water, and AK-74 magazines above water.
The APS amphibious rifle, an underwater assault rifle. An underwater firearm is a firearm designed for use underwater. Underwater firearms or needleguns usually fire flechettes or spear-like bolts instead of standard bullets. These may be fired by pressurised gas. [citation needed]
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76mm Field gun Soviet Union: Used during the Winter War. 76 mm divisional gun M1939 (USV) 76mm Field gun Soviet Union: 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) 76mm Field gun Soviet Union: Field gun first deployed in 1941, very well-liked by Soviet and German soldiers because of its reliability, durability, and accuracy. 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)