AK-47

The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operatit 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developit in the Soviet Union bi Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is offeecially kent as Avtomat Kalashnikova (Автомат Калашникова). It is kent as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Roushie slang, Kalash forby.

Design wirk on the AK-47 stairtit in the last year o Warld War II (1945). Efter the war in 1948, the AK-47 wis presentit for offeecial military trials. In 1947 the fixed-stock version wis introducit intae service wi select units o the Soviet Airmy. An early development o the design wis the AKS (S—Skladnoy or "fauldin"), which wis equippit wi an unnerfauldin metal shoulder stock. In 1949, the AK-47 wis offeecially acceptit bi the Soviet Airmit Forces an uised bi the majority o the memmer states o the Warsaw Pact.

The oreeginal AK-47 wis ae o the first true "assault rifles" tae be manufacturt, efter the oreeginal Sturmgewehr 44. Efter sax decades the model an its variants wis still the maist widely uised an popular assault rifles in the warld acause o thair durability, law production cost, an ease o uise. It haes been manufactured in mony kintras an haes seen service wi airmit forces as well as revolutionary an terrorist organisations warldwide. The AK-47 wis the basis for developin mony ither types o individual an crew-served fireairms. Mair AK-type rifles haes been producit nor aw ither assault rifles pit thegither.

Firin the 7.62x39mm cartridge, the AK-47 produces significant woondin effects whan the projectile tumbles an fragments in tissue;Bellamy RF, Zajtchuk R. The physics and biophysics of wound ballistics. In: Zajtchuk R, ed. Textbook of Military Medicine, Part I: Warfare, Weaponry, and the Casualty, Vol. 5, Conventional Warfare: Ballistic, Blast, and Burn Injuries. Washington, DC: Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army, United States of America (1990) pp. 146–155 but it produces relatively minor woonds whan the projectile exits the body afore beginnin tae yaw.U.S. Military Small Arms Ammunition Failures and Solutions, GK Roberts,
NDIA Dallas, Texas, 21 May 2008, DTIC.mil Wounding Effects of the AK-47 Rifle Used by Patrick Purdy in the Stockton, California, Schoolyard Shooting of January 17, 1989, Fackler, Martin L. M.D.; Malinowski, John A. B.S.; Hoxie, Stephen W. B.S.; Jason, Alexander B.A., American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, September 1990

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  Bulgarie modification manufactured bi Arsenal J.S.Co as the AR-M1 in 7.62x39mm, 5.45x39mm, & 5.56x45mm5.56mm AR-M1 & AR-M1F 7.62mm AR-M1 & AR-M1F 









 Modern Firearms – AK-47 AKM . World.guns.ru (2011-01-24). Retrieved on 2011-03-14.


 : AK-47 variant.
 : Type 56 variant wis uised.

 : Uised bi the Georgie Airmit Forces for ower 15 years. Replacit bi the M4 carbine in 2008.
 : EKAM counter-terrorist unit o the Hellenic Polis.




 : In uise bi Force One.







 Macedonian military police, US National Guard conduct joint manoeuvres. SETimes.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-14.


 : Type 56 variant.




 : Type 56 an Type 58 variants wis uised.
 Israel Aids Palestinians With Arms, New York Times. September 5, 2008. 
 : Type 56 variant is uised bi the Special Service Group o the Pakistan Airmy.Pakistan Military Consortium. www.PakDef.info (1989-05-29). Retrieved on 2011-03-14. 

 : Uised bi the Santiago City PNP.




 Western Sahara – In the unforgiving deserts of south west Algeria, Nick Ryan meets the nomads fighting a 25 year battle.




 : Adoptit bi the Soviet Union in 1951.
 : Type 56 variant.

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 : Type 56 variant wis uised extensively bi the Viet Cong.





References

Freemit airtins

 Manufacturer's Offeecial Steid 
 AK Site – Kalashnikov Hame Page
 US Airmy Operator's Manual for the AK-47 Assault Rifle

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