"Fold the symbol of human armed forces in the twentieth century
Every year, 450,000 people around the world die from AK guns.
AK-47s had become the world's largest and most effective weapon of war, with 40 million produced worldwide. Because it was easy to make and cheap, it was even cheaper than a live chicken in many countries. At least 50 regular troops and countless miscellaneous combat organizations had chosen the AK-47 as an important combat tool. The number of people killed by AK-47 each year was as high as 450,000. It had become a veritable weapon of mass destruction.”In the South Vietnam war, the M-16 rifles of the United States could not withstand the madness of the AK-47; In the recent war, the Americans had once again suffered. Moreover, it had already become a cultural symbol. In the eyes of many people, its bananas-shaped magazine was a symbol of death.
The inventor of the AK-47, Kalashnikov, was now 92 years old (died in 2013). He often felt uneasy about the killing machine he brought into the world. He once said,"How I wish I had invented a lawncutter.”
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[Folded Popularity Index: 10]
It was the most widely used in the world today. The largest number of assault rifles belonged to the Russian AK series (including AK47, AKM, AK74, and many other types of assault rifles and transformation guns). In May 2001, the world famous light weapons magazine "Gun World" announced: By the end of 2001, the total number of AK-series assault rifles in the world had exceeded 50 million, ranking first. In second place was the M-16 assault rifle from the United States, with a total of 7.5 million. In third place was Austria's BUG rifles, with a total of 500,000. The magazine also named the AK-47 as the top of the world's six famous guns in the 20th century, which showed the popularity of the AK series assault rifles in countries around the world.
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The AK-47 and the Dé country's STG.Ying country's EM2 were the representatives of the world's first generation assault rifles. They were famous as early as the 1940s. Because the product was finalized early and fired a 7.62mm medium-diameter bullet, the recoil of the weapon was too large, and the muzzle jumped up seriously. Especially when it was used for continuous shooting, the accuracy was far from comparable to modern small-caliber rifles.
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During the South Vietnam war, it was an indisputable fact that American soldiers abandoned their M16s and switched to AK47s. The main reason was that the M16 was in a sandstorm. In harsh environments such as swamps and mud, the chamber of the gun was filthy, and it was easy to jam. The failure rate was high. In comparison, the AK47 was more reliable, durable, and had a lower failure rate. This was also an important reason why the AK-47 was so popular.
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Penetration refers to the ability of the bullet to penetrate or penetrate an object. Generally speaking, at close range, the penetration of medium-caliber bullets was far inferior to that of small-caliber bullets. But in the middle. At a long distance, the power of a small-caliber bullet was not as good as a medium-caliber bullet. Therefore, to evaluate the power index of a weapon, it had to be determined based on the battlefield environment. During the Vietnam War, the American soldiers threw away their M16s and grabbed their AK47s because their M16s were not effective enough to penetrate the vegetation. In this sense, an AK47 rifle that fired medium-caliber bullets could only score 9.5 points in penetration.
[Mechanical efficiency index of folding manual: 9.5]
If the first generation of assault rifles, such as the Russian AK47, the STG, and the American M16, were compared to the third generation of the 1970s, the man-machine configuration of the assault rifle had a certain advantage in terms of both tactical effectiveness and battlefield adaptability. However, the mobility of the assault rifle was obviously insufficient.
[Overall folding rating: 9.5]
(The overall rating is not just an average of the five indicators, but an overall evaluation of the gun.)
Evaluation of AK-47
There was no fancy scope or complicated silencer. The perfect combination of 9 pounds of metal and 4 inches of wood made the AK47 the king of guns. In the movie King of War, Nicholas Cage's line became its best promotional slogan: No weapon was as popular as the AK-47. It won't break, jam, or overheat. It can fire normally even if it's covered in mud and sand. It's the favorite of all soldiers.
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According to the Russian newspaper and the "NEWSARU" news network on April 6, 2012, the Russian AK-47 (Kalashnikov Automatic Rifle) manufacturer, Izhevsk Machine Manufacturing Plant, declared bankruptcy. Its debt amount just exceeded 800,000 rubles (about 172,000 yuan). The factory has entered into administration. According to Russian media reports, the company had suffered losses in light weapons for years, and its largest Izhevsk factory had been shut down. In 2011 alone, its production fell by 45.5%, and the loss reached 2.4 billion rubles. The total debt was now as high as 5.3 billion rubles. According to earlier reports, under the framework of Russia's defense procurement in 2012, the Russian Ministry of Defense did not plan to purchase weapons from Izhevsk.
Maxim Kujuk, the general manager of the Izhevsk plant, said that the bankruptcy proceedings would save the company's assets and the brand. He pointed out that under the framework of bankruptcy proceedings, all production would be suspended and the company's accounts would be removed. This would help simplify the accounting with the contracting parties and end all existing debts-tax deductions, contract settlement, and payment of wages. It was reported that in 2011, the Izhevsk factory and the state-owned enterprise "Russian Technology" jointly formulated a restructuring plan. Under the framework of the plan, a new company, Izhevsk Technology Manufacturing Joint Company, would be established. As a subsidiary of Russian Technology, it would assume all contractual responsibilities and receive all staff.
Izmarsh said that the first thing to blame for its fall was the lack of money and reduced orders from the Russian army. The Russian army announced that it would stop purchasing the upgraded AK-74. The Moscow defense think tank, CAST, said that due to the military's increasing requirements for range and accuracy, new weapons would definitely replace existing weapons in the future. However, the AK-47's biggest challenge came from counterfeit products. It is estimated that the ratio of AK-47 replicas circulating around the world to the original Izmarsh AK-47 is 10:1。Kanal, author of AK-47: The Weapon That Changed the Face of War, said,""The current situation is because AK-47 is too easy to manufacture. Its structure is simple and low-tech, so anyone can make it.”In some villages in the mountains of Pakistan, other than the barrels and triggers that needed to be ordered, the other parts could be manufactured in the village workshops. Take the village of Dala on the border of Pakistan as an example. A father-son family workshop only had three people. In addition to doing farm work, they could produce more than AK-47s a month. This village of 2600 households could produce 50,000 AK-47s a year.”
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