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SECT!ON I~

G'EMERAL

The AK-,47

(fig 3) is a short, compact, selective..fired weapon de-

signed

by the,

Soviets in 1946 whien fi res a -cartri

dge

intermediate in

power between submachine gUTland ri fle, cartri dges. It ha.s a miId re-

coi 1 which gi ves it the capabi 1ity of d,el i vering effective full auto-

matic fire up to 300, meters.

In addition to the Soviet Union, the People1s Rep-ubtic Df China,

East GennanY!l Po1and, Bu1ga r; a ~ Romafl; a, Nort h Korea" Hunga ry, a,nd

YugosT

av; a have maTluf'ac:tured

the AK-47~

The sel ect,or marking,s Dn the

ri ght side of tlie rece; 'fer pray; de a ready

mean

s of i dent; fy'; ng the

country of origin (fig

4).

FIGURE: 1.

LEFT VIEW~

AK-47

The AK-47 is produced

i'n two:

di fferent bas ie models - one, with a

cOT1ventiona1 fixed wooden stock (fig 5} and tne other with a folding

metal stock (fig 6).. The folding stock is us~d mostly by

.air'borne

and

armor units.

SECTION

11.

TECHNICAL DATA

Cartridge

Feed

Magazine capaci ty

Gas operated

Weight

Length

Length wjfo1ded stock

Rate af fire semiautomatic

Rate of fire automatic

Rate of fire cyclic

1t1aximumeffective raflge

7. 62x39rrm

Magazine (fig 7}

30 rds

9~5 1b

34~2 in

27.5 in

40 rpm

100 rpm

600-800 rpm

400 meters

FIGURE 2~

RIGHT

VIEW!t

AK-47

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FIGUIRE 3. A.K-47