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Line 1: − {| border="1" align="right" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="250" style="margin-left:5px"+ − |- − | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''AK-47''' − |- − | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Image:AK_47.JPG|250px]]<br>An AK-47 Rifle. − |- − ! Type: − | [[Assault rifle]] − |- − ! Country of origin: − | {{{data2|[[Soviet Union]]}}} − |- − ! Designed: − | {{{data3|1947}}} − |- − ! Used by: − | [[Warsaw Pact]], most developing countries − |- − ! Number built: − | Over 100 million − |- − !colspan="2" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: lightblue no-repeat scroll top left;"|Specifications − |- − ! Weight: − | 3.8 kg (9.5 lb) empty, 4.3 kg loaded − |- − ! Length: − | 870 mm (34.25 in) − |- − ! Barrel length: − | 415 mm (16.3 in) − |- − ! Cartridge: − | [[7.62x39]]mm − |- − ! Rate of fire: − | 600 rounds/min − |- − ! Muzzle velocity: − | 710 m/s (~2,330 ft/s) − |- − ! Effective range: − | 300m (330 yds) − |- − ! Sights: − | Iron − |- − | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | {{{footnotes|}}} − |} − The '''AK-47''' (Russian '''А'''втомат '''К'''алашникова образца 19'''47''' года, ''Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947'') is a gas-operated, selective-fire [[assault rifle]] designed by [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]]. Over 100 million have been manufactured, making the AK-47 the most widely used firearm in the world. During the design, Kalashnikov built upon many elements introduced by the [[Nazi]] [[Sturmgewehr44]] and the [[M1 Garand]] of the [[United States]]. The modernized version of the AK-47 is the [[AK-74]] assault rifle, the standard-issue infantry rifle of the [[Russian Federation]].<ref>[http://www.izhmash.ru/eng/ Manufacturer official site]</ref> − − After being wounded in combat against Nazi forces during [[World War II]], Kalashnikov realized that most firefights in modern combat occurred within approximately 100 meters. Noting this, he began to design an assault rifle with a smaller cartridge than a standard rifle, a higher rate of fire, and more power than a submachine gun.<ref>[http://kalashnikov.guns.ru/ Kalashnikov official site]</ref><ref>[http://www.ak-47.net/ AK-47.net]</ref> The aesthetic design of the gun is similar to that of the Sturmgewehr44, but the moving parts of the gun look more like those of an M1 Garand rifle.<ref>[http://www.ak-47.net/ak47/galil.html AK47.Net GALIL]</ref> − − The AK-47 has a reputation for durability, having been fully submerged in water and filled with sand without significant affects on the gun's performance.<ref>[http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/20030423.asp AK Durability Assessment]</ref> This is due to the distance between major moving parts, allowing a greater tolerance. However, this comes at a cost of accuracy; the distance between parts means that the gun cannot be as precise and, therefore, not as accurate. The AK-47 has seen widespread use, being involved in virtually every armed conflict since it's design. − − The AK-47 is undoubtedly one of the most culturally influential weapons in history. Due to the widespread use of child soldiers in Africa, young boys are often known as "Kalash". The flag of [[Mozambique]] depicts an AK-47. The AK-47 is often thought of as being used by [[terrorists]] and [[criminals]]; however, the AK-47 and it's derivatives are the standard-issue rifles to the official military forces of [[Russia]], [[Poland]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Ukraine]], [[Finland]], [[China]], and many more. − − The AK-47 has many variants. These include the [[RPK]], [[AKMS]], and [[AK-101]]. The Soviet Union used AK-47's until 1978, when they began upgrading to the [[AK-74]] line of weapons. The leftover AK-47's were sold to the highest bidder, many of which are still used in combat today. − − ==External Links== − *[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/AK-47_Operator%27s_Manual US Army AK-47 Operating Manual] − *[http://www.pbase.com/the_kampfer/image/47449546 AK-47 in action] − − ==References== − <references/> − − [[Category:Guns]]
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