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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.
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]
For several decades, Soviet and then Russian combat divers and naval commando units were armed with special weapons for underwater combat, including the SPP-1 pistol and APS underwater assault rifle. The main drawback of these weapons is that their effectiveness (and life expectancy) for use above the water is severely degraded compared to ...
Assault rifle Russia: New standard-issue rifle for the National Guard. Introduced in 2017. [11] AS Val: 9×39mm: Assault rifle Russia: N/A [7] Sniper rifles; VSS: 9×39mm: Designated marksman rifle Soviet Union: N/A [12] VSK-94: 9×39mm: Designated marksman rifle Russia: SVD: 7.62×54mmR: Designated marksman rifle Soviet Union: N/A [12] SVU: 7. ...
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During the early to mid-Soviet era, Tula Arms Plant produced a variety military rifles, including the Mosin–Nagant, SVT-40, SKS, and AKM. It also produced the Nagant M1895 revolver . From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, the factory produced the AK-74 , [ 5 ] and went on to manufacture the VSS Vintorez , AS Val , OTs-14 Groza , and TOZ ...
For many years the IDA71 and similar have been a standard Russian frogman's and naval work diver's breathing set. The "71" in its name may be the year that it was designed, like with the numbers in the names of the AK series of Russian rifles. The name IDA comes from Russian: Изолирующий дыхательный аппарат (translit.