Post by rat on Jan 1, 2015 12:49:14 GMT
Infantry small arms, the theme "Abakan".
As AR-15 / M16, AK-74 was adopted as a temporary solution, which a few years later was to be replaced by a better model.
Like "Land Warrior" in the United States, the program "Abakan" was at the end of the 70 years prior to 90 years, and has not allowed a successful new model.
However, the development of the program "Abakan" have been used to improve the AK-74 do AK-74M.
"Abakan" from the Kalashnikov.
From his AK-74M has a new muzzle brake, plastic magazines and forearm.
Now offered for export as the AK-107 (cartridge 5,45x39), AK-108 (cartridge 5,56x45), AK-109 (cartridge 7,62x39).
The main difference from the "classical" AK-74 is the availability of mass-counterweight moving in opposite phase to the sliding bolt.
Official winner of "Abakan" - AN-94 from the "Izhmash".
From his AK-74M was folding stock.
Another interesting feature of this model - the 60-round magazine. Unfortunately, until now in production is not running. Although the magazine is fully compatible with the AK-74 and RPK-74.
Unofficial winner of "Abakan", manufactured in small batches until 2010 and in the new modification has a chance to become the main gun of the Russian army today, AEK-971.
From this the AK-74M was collimator sight and weighted barrel.
Along the way, in the framework of the program "Abakan" was going improvement 5,45x39 ammunition, which ended with the adoption of armor-piercing cartridge 7N22 in 1998 with a new system of rifling of the barrel.
AK-74M with a grenade launcher GP-30 and red-dot sight "Thread-A."
Total program "Abakan" tested 8 models from different authors and corporations. Of the models in the tests have changed so that they should be considered in two.
Separately, we must mention the automatic scheme Bullpup Instrument Design Bureau A-91. At its base is made nowadays ADS amphibious rifle, but that's another story.
As AR-15 / M16, AK-74 was adopted as a temporary solution, which a few years later was to be replaced by a better model.
Like "Land Warrior" in the United States, the program "Abakan" was at the end of the 70 years prior to 90 years, and has not allowed a successful new model.
However, the development of the program "Abakan" have been used to improve the AK-74 do AK-74M.
"Abakan" from the Kalashnikov.
From his AK-74M has a new muzzle brake, plastic magazines and forearm.
Now offered for export as the AK-107 (cartridge 5,45x39), AK-108 (cartridge 5,56x45), AK-109 (cartridge 7,62x39).
The main difference from the "classical" AK-74 is the availability of mass-counterweight moving in opposite phase to the sliding bolt.
Official winner of "Abakan" - AN-94 from the "Izhmash".
From his AK-74M was folding stock.
Another interesting feature of this model - the 60-round magazine. Unfortunately, until now in production is not running. Although the magazine is fully compatible with the AK-74 and RPK-74.
Unofficial winner of "Abakan", manufactured in small batches until 2010 and in the new modification has a chance to become the main gun of the Russian army today, AEK-971.
From this the AK-74M was collimator sight and weighted barrel.
Along the way, in the framework of the program "Abakan" was going improvement 5,45x39 ammunition, which ended with the adoption of armor-piercing cartridge 7N22 in 1998 with a new system of rifling of the barrel.
AK-74M with a grenade launcher GP-30 and red-dot sight "Thread-A."
Total program "Abakan" tested 8 models from different authors and corporations. Of the models in the tests have changed so that they should be considered in two.
Separately, we must mention the automatic scheme Bullpup Instrument Design Bureau A-91. At its base is made nowadays ADS amphibious rifle, but that's another story.
