2020s
ak-47
assaultrifle
cold war
cold war ii
izhevsk machine-building plant
jsc kalashnikov concern
post-cold war
post-world war ii
russian federation
soviet union
ukrainian crisis
ussr
The AK47 and its derivatives became the weapon of the various countries and groups that challenged the postwar "Free World".
If you could pick a Western designed rifle that could have matched the AK47 which one would you choose?
It looks as if the M16 family comes closest.
1919
2013
20th century
afghan war
assaultrifle
cold war
commonwealth of independent states
early 21st century
engineering plant no. 74
izhevsk machine-building plant
post-cold war
post-world war ii
red army
russian federation
soviet union
soviet–afghan war
ussr
vietnam war
war on terror
world war ii
The Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production prototype assault rifle developed during the 1970s and 1980s by Gesellschaft für Hülsenlose Gewehrsysteme (GSHG) (German for "Corporation for Caseless Rifle Systems"), a conglomeration of companies headed by firearm manufacturer Heckler & Koch...
1970s
1980s
1990s
advanced combat rifle program (u.s. army)
assaultrifle
bundeswehr
cold war
great britain
gshg
heckler & koch
late 1960s
north atlantic treaty organisation
post-cold war
united states
united states army
west germany
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