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The 5.45×39mm cartridge is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge.It was introduced into service in 1974 by the Soviet Union for use with the new AK-74.The 5.45×39mm gradually supplemented and then largely replaced the 7.62×39mm cartridge in Soviet and Warsaw Pact service as the primary military service rifle cartridge.
It is designed to use a new NK-designed helical magazine that can hold between 100 and 150 5.45 x 39 mm cartridges besides the standard 30 round magazine. [11] AK-12 Russia: A North Korean copy of the AK-12 is shown holding by Kim Jong-un during his inspects trip at a special operations forces unit on 11 September 2024. [12] [13] Type 88 Bullpup
The 5.45×39mm PSP cartridge is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge. It was introduced into service in 2005 together with ADS amphibious rifle by Russia. This special cartridge was made for underwater use in ADS rifle and based on standard 5.45×39mm. There are two variants of it.
The light version has the ability to change calibres by swapping the barrels. It is chambered in 5.45×39mm cartridge as for the standard configuration and can be either changed to the 7.62×39mm or 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. Other intermediate calibres are also expected. The heavy version will chamber the larger 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.
Like the 5.45×39mm cartridge, the 9×39mm SP-5 features an air pocket in the tip, which increases its tendency to yaw or "keyhole" upon impact, thus increasing soft tissue damage in human targets. The armor-piercing SP-6 cartridge is more effective against light armor, vehicles, or light barrier targets. [citation needed]
39.2: Rimless [2].380 ACP (9×17mm, .380 Auto, 9 mm Kurz/Browning ... several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, ...
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