AK-47 Kalashnikov Assault Rifle

Mikhail T. Kalashnikov designed the AK-47(Avtomat Kalashnikova) rifle for U.S.S.R's Red Army as a light-weight, easy to use, hard-hitting rifle for motorized infantry. The gas-operated design was innovative. It was capable of semi-automatic or automatic fire modes. The 1947 version of the AK47 was eventually adopted into general service in 1949.

The AK47 came in two versions. The standard AK-47 version had a wooden stock. The AKS version had a folding metal stock for mechanized infantry and parachute troops.

AK-47 Weapon Info

• Caliber: 7.62 x 39 mm M1943 round

Length: 870 mm

• Weight: 4900 grams

• Magazine: 30 rounds (standard)

• Muzzle Velocity: 700 meters/s

• Cyclic Fire Rate: 600 rounds/min

• Max Effective Range: 1500 meters

Variations of the Ak47 Rifle

AK-101 Assault Rifle AK-102 Small-Size Assault Rifle AK-103 Assault Rifle AK-104 Small-Size Assault Rifle AK-105 Small-Size Assault Rifle AKS-74 Assault Rifle AK-74M Modernized Assault Rifle - Intended for motorized infantry AKS-74U Shorty Assault Rifle - Developed from the AKS-74 AKS-74U Shorty Assault Rifle - PBS silent fire device and BS-1 silent underbarrel grenade launcher. Krinkov AK-47 "Shorty"

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