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{"type":"WEG","tiers":[false,false,true,true],"images":["Russian7.62x39mmAssaultRifleAKM.PNG"],"sections":[{"title":"System","properties":{"Alternative Designations":"AK, Kalashnikov","Date of Introduction":"1949","Proliferation":"Widespread (over 50 million)","Feed":"30-round curved box magazine","Fire Mode":"Selective, automatic or semi-automatic","Operation":"Gas"}},{"title":"Sights","properties":{"Type":"Fore, pillar; Rear, U-notch","Magnification":"None","Night Sights Available":"Yes"}},{"title":"Specifications","properties":{"Loaded Weight (with magazine) (kg)":"3.8","Empty Weight (w/o magazine) (kg)":"4.3","Length (mm)":"870","Rate of Fire (Cyclic) (rd/min)":"600","Rate of Fire (Practical Automatic) (rd/min)":"100","Rate of Fire (Practical Semiautomatic) (rd/min)":"40"}},{"title":"Ammunition","sections":[{"title":"57N2315","isTranscluded":true},{"title":"T-45","isTranscluded":true},{"title":"57N231P","isTranscluded":true}]},{"title":"Variants","properties":{"Description":"Numerous. Many countries manufacture clones of the AK- 47 or weapons using the basic AK action. Some of these are made in different calibers."},"sections":[{"title":"AKS","properties":{"Description":"Folding stock AK-47."}},{"title":"AKM","properties":{"Description":"Improved AK-47, sights, magazine, and stock."}},{"title":"AKMS","properties":{"Description":"Folding stock variant of AKM."}}]},{"title":"Notes","properties":{"Description":"PHOTO IS OF AN AKM. ALL 7.62X39 MM KALASHNIKOV ASSAULT RIFLES ARE VERY DEPENDABLE WEAPONS. THEY PRODUCE A HIGH VOLUME OF FIRE AND ARE SIMPLE TO MAINTAIN AND PRODUCE. THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AK-47 AND THE IMPROVED AKM IS THE RECEIVER. THE RECEIVER OF THE AK-47 IS FORGED AND MACHINED WHILE THE RECEIVER OF THE AKM IS STAMPED METAL FACILITATING EASIER AND LESS COSTLY MANUFACTURING. BOTH THE AK-47 AND THE AKM CAN MOUNT A 40-MM UNDER-BARREL GRENADE LAUNCHER. THE AK-47 AND AKM HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN MANY ARMIES BY THE NEWER AK-74. THE AK-74 IS BASICALLY AN AKM RE-CHAMBERED TO FIRE A 5.45X39 MM CARTRIDGE. THE 7.62X39 MM RPK LIGHT MACHINEGUN IS BASED ON THE AK/AKM DESIGN WHILE THE RPK-74 IS A LIGHT MACHINEGUN VERSION OF THE AK-74. BOTH ARE INFANTRY SQUAD LEVEL SUPPORT WEAPONS."}}]}
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        false,
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        false,
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        false,
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    ],
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    "categories": [
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        "WEG",
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        "Infantry Weapons",
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        "Rifles",
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        "Assault Rifles",
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        "Russia (RUS)",
 +
        "PRO_Afghanistan",
 +
        "PRO_Albania",
 +
        "PRO_Algeria",
 +
        "PRO_Andorra",
 +
        "PRO_Angola",
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        "PRO_Anguilla",
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        "PRO_Armenia",
 +
        "PRO_Aruba",
 +
        "PRO_Azerbaijan",
 +
        "PRO_Bahamas",
 +
        "PRO_Bahrain",
 +
        "PRO_Bangladesh",
 +
        "PRO_Barbados",
 +
        "PRO_Belarus",
 +
        "PRO_Benin",
 +
        "PRO_Bhutan",
 +
        "PRO_Bosnia and Herzegovina",
 +
        "PRO_Botswana",
 +
        "PRO_Bulgaria",
 +
        "PRO_Burkina Faso",
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        "PRO_Burundi",
 +
        "PRO_Cabo Verde",
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        "PRO_Cameroon",
 +
        "PRO_Cayman Islands",
 +
        "PRO_Central African Republic",
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        "PRO_Chad",
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        "PRO_Congo",
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        "PRO_Croatia",
 +
        "PRO_Cuba",
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        "PRO_Curaçao",
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        "PRO_Cyprus",
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        "PRO_Czechia",
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        "PRO_Côte d’Ivoire",
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        "PRO_Denmark",
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        "PRO_Djibouti",
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        "PRO_Dominica",
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        "PRO_Dominican Republic",
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        "PRO_Egypt",
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        "PRO_Equatorial Guinea",
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        "PRO_Eritrea",
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        "PRO_Estonia",
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        "PRO_Eswatini",
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        "PRO_Ethiopia",
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        "PRO_Finland",
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        "PRO_Gabon",
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        "PRO_Gambia",
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        "PRO_Georgia",
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        "PRO_Ghana",
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        "PRO_Gibraltar",
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        "PRO_Greece",
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        "PRO_Grenada",
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        "PRO_Guadeloupe",
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        "PRO_Guinea",
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        "PRO_Guinea-Bissau",
 +
        "PRO_Haiti",
 +
        "PRO_Hungary",
 +
        "PRO_Iceland",
 +
        "PRO_India",
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        "PRO_Iran (Islamic Republic of)",
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        "PRO_Iraq",
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        "PRO_Ireland",
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        "PRO_Israel",
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        "PRO_Italy",
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        "PRO_Jamaica",
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        "PRO_Jordan",
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        "PRO_Kazakhstan",
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        "PRO_Kenya",
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        "PRO_Kuwait",
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        "PRO_Kyrgyzstan",
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        "PRO_Latvia",
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        "PRO_Lebanon",
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        "PRO_Lesotho",
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        "PRO_Liberia",
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        "PRO_Libya",
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        "PRO_Lithuania",
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        "PRO_Madagascar",
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        "PRO_Malawi",
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        "PRO_Maldives",
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        "PRO_Mali",
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        "PRO_Malta",
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        "PRO_Mauritania",
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        "PRO_Montenegro",
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        "PRO_Morocco",
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        "PRO_Mozambique",
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        "PRO_Namibia",
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        "PRO_Nepal",
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        "PRO_Niger",
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        "PRO_Nigeria",
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        "PRO_North Macedonia",
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        "PRO_Norway",
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        "PRO_Oman",
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        "PRO_Pakistan",
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        "PRO_Poland",
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        "PRO_Portugal",
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        "PRO_Puerto Rico",
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        "PRO_Qatar",
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        "PRO_Romania",
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        "PRO_Russian Federation",
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        "PRO_Rwanda",
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        "PRO_Réunion",
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        "PRO_Saint Helena",
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        "PRO_Saint Lucia",
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        "PRO_Saint Martin (French Part)",
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        "PRO_Saint Vincent and the Grenadines",
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        "PRO_San Marino",
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        "PRO_Saudi Arabia",
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        "PRO_Senegal",
 +
        "PRO_Serbia",
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        "PRO_Seychelles",
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        "PRO_Sierra Leone",
 +
        "PRO_Slovakia",
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        "PRO_Slovenia",
 +
        "PRO_Somalia",
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        "PRO_South Africa",
 +
        "PRO_South Sudan",
 +
        "PRO_Spain",
 +
        "PRO_Sri Lanka",
 +
        "PRO_Sudan",
 +
        "PRO_Sweden",
 +
        "PRO_Tajikistan",
 +
        "PRO_Tanzania",
 +
        "PRO_Togo",
 +
        "PRO_Trinidad and Tobago",
 +
        "PRO_Tunisia",
 +
        "PRO_Turkey",
 +
        "PRO_Turkmenistan",
 +
        "PRO_Turks and Caicos Islands",
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        "PRO_Uganda",
 +
        "PRO_Ukraine",
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        "PRO_United Arab Emirates",
 +
        "PRO_United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland",
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        "PRO_Uzbekistan",
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        "PRO_Yemen",
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        "PRO_Zambia",
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        "PRO_Zimbabwe",
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        "Land",
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        "Tier4"
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    ],
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    "notes": "AK-47, also called Kalashnikov Model 1947, Soviet assault rifle, possibly the most widely used shoulder weapon in the world. The initials AK represent Avtomat Kalashnikova, Russian for ?automatic Kalashnikov,? for its designer, Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov, who designed the accepted version of the weapon in 1947.\n\nAlmost from the moment of its official adoption by the Soviet military in 1949, the AK-47 was recognized as being simple to operate, rugged, reliable under trying conditions, and amenable to mass production.",
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    "dateOfIntroduction": 1949,
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    "countryOfOrigin": "Russia (RUS)",
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    "proliferation": "Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Caribbean, Western Africa, Central Asia, Southern Asia, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Asia",
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    "selectedregions": [
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        "Eastern Africa",
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        "Middle Africa",
 +
        "Northern Africa",
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        "Southern Africa",
 +
        "Caribbean",
 +
        "Western Africa",
 +
        "Central Asia",
 +
        "Southern Asia",
 +
        "Eastern Europe",
 +
        "Southern Europe",
 +
        "Northern Europe",
 +
        "Western Asia"
 +
    ],
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        "Eastern Africa",
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        "Middle Africa",
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        "Northern Africa",
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        "Southern Africa",
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        "Caribbean",
 +
        "Western Africa",
 +
        "Central Asia",
 +
        "Southern Asia",
 +
        "Eastern Europe",
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        "Southern Europe",
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        "Northern Europe",
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        "Western Asia"
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    ],
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    "checkedcountries": [
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        "Afghanistan",
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        "Albania",
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        "Algeria",
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        "Andorra",
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        "Angola",
 +
        "Anguilla",
 +
        "Armenia",
 +
        "Aruba",
 +
        "Azerbaijan",
 +
        "Bahamas",
 +
        "Bahrain",
 +
        "Bangladesh",
 +
        "Barbados",
 +
        "Belarus",
 +
        "Benin",
 +
        "Bhutan",
 +
        "Bosnia and Herzegovina",
 +
        "Botswana",
 +
        "Bulgaria",
 +
        "Burkina Faso",
 +
        "Burundi",
 +
        "Cabo Verde",
 +
        "Cameroon",
 +
        "Cayman Islands",
 +
        "Central African Republic",
 +
        "Chad",
 +
        "Congo",
 +
        "Croatia",
 +
        "Cuba",
 +
        "Curaçao",
 +
        "Cyprus",
 +
        "Czechia",
 +
        "Côte d’Ivoire",
 +
        "Denmark",
 +
        "Djibouti",
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        "Dominica",
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        "Dominican Republic",
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        "Egypt",
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        "Equatorial Guinea",
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        "Eritrea",
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        "Estonia",
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        "Eswatini",
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        "Ethiopia",
 +
        "Finland",
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        "Gabon",
 +
        "Gambia",
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        "Georgia",
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        "Ghana",
 +
        "Gibraltar",
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        "Greece",
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        "Grenada",
 +
        "Guadeloupe",
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        "Guinea",
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        "Guinea-Bissau",
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        "Haiti",
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        "Hungary",
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        "Iceland",
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        "India",
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        "Iran (Islamic Republic of)",
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        "Iraq",
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        "Ireland",
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        "Israel",
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        "Italy",
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        "Jamaica",
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        "Jordan",
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        "Kazakhstan",
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        "Kenya",
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        "Kuwait",
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        "Kyrgyzstan",
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        "Latvia",
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        "Lebanon",
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        "Liberia",
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        "Libya",
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        "Lithuania",
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        "Madagascar",
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        "Malawi",
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        "Maldives",
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        "Mali",
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        "Malta",
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        "Mauritania",
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        "Montenegro",
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        "Morocco",
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        "Mozambique",
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        "Namibia",
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        "Nepal",
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        "Niger",
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        "Nigeria",
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        "North Macedonia",
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        "Norway",
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        "Oman",
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        "Pakistan",
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        "Poland",
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        "Portugal",
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        "Puerto Rico",
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        "Qatar",
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        "Romania",
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        "Russian Federation",
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        "Rwanda",
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        "Réunion",
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        "Saint Helena",
 +
        "Saint Lucia",
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        "Saint Martin (French Part)",
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        "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines",
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        "San Marino",
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        "Saudi Arabia",
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        "Senegal",
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        "Serbia",
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        "Seychelles",
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        "Sierra Leone",
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        "Slovakia",
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        "Slovenia",
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        "Somalia",
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        "South Africa",
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        "South Sudan",
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        "Spain",
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        "Sri Lanka",
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        "Sudan",
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        "Sweden",
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        "Tajikistan",
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        "Tanzania",
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        "Togo",
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        "Trinidad and Tobago",
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        "Tunisia",
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        "Turkey",
 +
        "Turkmenistan",
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        "Turks and Caicos Islands",
 +
        "Uganda",
 +
        "Ukraine",
 +
        "United Arab Emirates",
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        "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland",
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        "Uzbekistan",
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        "Yemen",
 +
        "Zambia",
 +
        "Zimbabwe"
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    ],
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    "dis": {
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        "name": "Unknown",
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        "string": "00.00.000.000.000.000.000"
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    },
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    "images": [
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        "AK47ARif(A).jpg",
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        "AK47ARif(B).jpg",
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        "AK47ARif(C).jpg"
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    ],
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    "sections": [
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        {
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            "name": "System",
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            "properties": [
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                {
 +
                    "name": "Alternative Designations",
 +
                    "value": "AK, Kalashnikov"
 +
                },
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                {
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                    "name": "Action",
 +
                    "value": "Gas-operated, rotating bolt"
 +
                },
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                {
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                    "name": "Feed",
 +
                    "value": "30-round curved box magazine"
 +
                },
 +
                {
 +
                    "name": "Fire Mode",
 +
                    "value": "Selective, automatic or semi-automatic"
 +
                },
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                {
 +
                    "name": "Rate of Fire (Cyclic)",
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                    "value": "600",
 +
                    "units": "rds/min"
 +
                },
 +
                {
 +
                    "name": "Rate of Fire (Practical Automatic)",
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                    "value": "100",
 +
                    "units": "rds/min"
 +
                },
 +
                {
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                    "name": "Rate of Fire (Practical Semiautomatic)",
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                    "value": "40",
 +
                    "units": "rds/min"
 +
                },
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                {
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                    "name": "Efective Firing Range",
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                    "value": "350",
 +
                    "units": "m"
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                },
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                {
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                    "name": "Feed System",
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                    "value": "30-round detachable box magazine\nThere are also 5- 10-, 20- and 40-round box and 75- and 100-round drum magazines available."
 +
                }
 +
            ]
 +
        },
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        {
 +
            "name": "Dimensions",
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            "properties": [
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                {
 +
                    "name": "Length",
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                    "value": "870",
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                    "units": "mm"
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                },
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                {
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                    "name": "Barrel Length",
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                    "value": "415 mm"
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                },
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                {
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                    "name": "Loaded Weight (with magazine)",
 +
                    "value": "3.8",
 +
                    "units": "kg"
 +
                },
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                {
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                    "name": "Empty Weight (w/o magazine)",
 +
                    "value": "4.3",
 +
                    "units": "kg"
 +
                }
 +
            ]
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        },
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        {
 +
            "name": "Ammunition",
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            "sections": [
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                {
 +
                    "name": "57N2315",
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                    "properties": [
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                        {
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                            "name": "Type",
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                            "value": "Rifle"
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                        },
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                        {
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                            "name": "Caliber",
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                            "value": "7.62",
 +
                            "units": "mm"
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                        },
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                        {
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                            "name": "Cartdige",
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                            "value": "7.62×39mm"
 +
                        }
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                    ]
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                },
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                {
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                    "name": "T-45",
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                    "properties": [
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                        {
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                            "name": "Type",
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                            "value": "Rifle"
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                        },
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                        {
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                            "name": "Caliber",
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                            "value": "7.62",
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                            "units": "mm"
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                        },
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                        {
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                            "name": "Cartrdige",
 +
                            "value": "7.62×39mm"
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                        }
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                    ]
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                },
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                {
 +
                    "name": "57N231P",
 +
                    "properties": [
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                        {
 +
                            "name": "Type",
 +
                            "value": "Rifle"
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                        },
 +
                        {
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                            "name": "Caliber",
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                            "value": "7.62",
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                            "units": "mm"
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                        {
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                            "name": "Cartdige",
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                            "value": "7.62×39mm"
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                        }
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                    ]
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                }
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            ]
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        },
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        {
 +
            "name": "Magazine",
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            "properties": [
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                {
 +
                    "name": "Note",
 +
                    "value": "The standard magazine capacity is 30 rounds. There are also 10, 20, and 40-round box magazines, as well as 75-round drum magazines.\n\nThe AK-47's standard 30-round magazines have a pronounced curve that allows them to smoothly feed ammunition into the chamber. Their heavy steel construction combined with \"feed-lips\" (the surfaces at the top of the magazine that control the angle at which the cartridge enters the chamber) machined from a single steel billet makes them highly resistant to damage. These magazines are so strong that \"Soldiers have been known to use their mags as hammers, and even bottle openers\". This contributes to the AK-47 magazine being more reliable but makes it heavier than U.S. and NATO magazines."
 +
                }
 +
            ]
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        },
 +
        {
 +
            "name": "Sights",
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            "properties": [
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                {
 +
                    "name": "Type",
 +
                    "value": "Fore, pillar; Rear, U-notch"
 +
                },
 +
                {
 +
                    "name": "Magnification",
 +
                    "value": "None"
 +
                },
 +
                {
 +
                    "name": "Night Sights Available",
 +
                    "value": "Yes"
 +
                },
 +
                {
 +
                    "name": "Note",
 +
                    "value": "The AK-47 uses a notched rear tangent iron sight calibrated in 100 m (109 yd) increments from 100 to 800 m (109 to 875 yd). The front sight is a post adjustable for elevation in the field. Horizontal adjustment requires a special drift tool and is done by the armory before the issue or if the need arises by an armorer after the issue."
 +
                }
 +
            ]
 +
        }
 +
    ],
 +
    "variants": [
 +
        {
 +
            "name": "AKS",
 +
            "notes": "Folding stock AK-47."
 +
        },
 +
        {
 +
            "name": "AKM",
 +
            "notes": "Improved AK-47, sights, magazine, and stock."
 +
        },
 +
        {
 +
            "name": "AKMS",
 +
            "notes": "Folding stock variant of AKM."
 +
        }
 +
    ],
 +
    "type": "WEG",
 +
    "version": 1
 +
}

Latest revision as of 14:53, 1 February 2023

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"PRO_Andorra"
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"PRO_Armenia"
"PRO_Aruba"
"PRO_Azerbaijan"
"PRO_Bahamas"
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"PRO_Barbados"
"PRO_Belarus"
"PRO_Benin"
"PRO_Bhutan"
"PRO_Bosnia and Herzegovina"
"PRO_Botswana"
"PRO_Bulgaria"
"PRO_Burkina Faso"
"PRO_Burundi"
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"PRO_Central African Republic"
"PRO_Chad"
"PRO_Congo"
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"PRO_Eritrea"
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"PRO_Saint Vincent and the Grenadines"
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"PRO_Serbia"
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notes"AK-47, also called Kalashnikov Model 1947, Soviet assault rifle, possibly the most widely used shoulder weapon in the world. The initials AK represent Avtomat Kalashnikova, Russian for ?automatic Kalashnikov,? for its designer, Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov, who designed the accepted version of the weapon in 1947. Almost from the moment of its official adoption by the Soviet military in 1949, the AK-47 was recognized as being simple to operate, rugged, reliable under trying conditions, and amenable to mass production."
dateOfIntroduction1949
countryOfOrigin"Russia (RUS)"
proliferation"Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Caribbean, Western Africa, Central Asia, Southern Asia, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Asia"
selectedregions
"Eastern Africa"
"Middle Africa"
"Northern Africa"
"Southern Africa"
"Caribbean"
"Western Africa"
"Central Asia"
"Southern Asia"
"Eastern Europe"
"Southern Europe"
"Northern Europe"
"Western Asia"
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"Eastern Africa"
"Middle Africa"
"Northern Africa"
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"Caribbean"
"Western Africa"
"Central Asia"
"Southern Asia"
"Eastern Europe"
"Southern Europe"
"Northern Europe"
"Western Asia"
checkedcountries
"Afghanistan"
"Albania"
"Algeria"
"Andorra"
"Angola"
"Anguilla"
"Armenia"
"Aruba"
"Azerbaijan"
"Bahamas"
"Bahrain"
"Bangladesh"
"Barbados"
"Belarus"
"Benin"
"Bhutan"
"Bosnia and Herzegovina"
"Botswana"
"Bulgaria"
"Burkina Faso"
"Burundi"
"Cabo Verde"
"Cameroon"
"Cayman Islands"
"Central African Republic"
"Chad"
"Congo"
"Croatia"
"Cuba"
"Curaçao"
"Cyprus"
"Czechia"
"Côte d’Ivoire"
"Denmark"
"Djibouti"
"Dominica"
"Dominican Republic"
"Egypt"
"Equatorial Guinea"
"Eritrea"
"Estonia"
"Eswatini"
"Ethiopia"
"Finland"
"Gabon"
"Gambia"
"Georgia"
"Ghana"
"Gibraltar"
"Greece"
"Grenada"
"Guadeloupe"
"Guinea"
"Guinea-Bissau"
"Haiti"
"Hungary"
"Iceland"
"India"
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)"
"Iraq"
"Ireland"
"Israel"
"Italy"
"Jamaica"
"Jordan"
"Kazakhstan"
"Kenya"
"Kuwait"
"Kyrgyzstan"
"Latvia"
"Lebanon"
"Lesotho"
"Liberia"
"Libya"
"Lithuania"
"Madagascar"
"Malawi"
"Maldives"
"Mali"
"Malta"
"Mauritania"
"Montenegro"
"Morocco"
"Mozambique"
"Namibia"
"Nepal"
"Niger"
"Nigeria"
"North Macedonia"
"Norway"
"Oman"
"Pakistan"
"Poland"
"Portugal"
"Puerto Rico"
"Qatar"
"Romania"
"Russian Federation"
"Rwanda"
"Réunion"
"Saint Helena"
"Saint Lucia"
"Saint Martin (French Part)"
"Saint Vincent and the Grenadines"
"San Marino"
"Saudi Arabia"
"Senegal"
"Serbia"
"Seychelles"
"Sierra Leone"
"Slovakia"
"Slovenia"
"Somalia"
"South Africa"
"South Sudan"
"Spain"
"Sri Lanka"
"Sudan"
"Sweden"
"Tajikistan"
"Tanzania"
"Togo"
"Trinidad and Tobago"
"Tunisia"
"Turkey"
"Turkmenistan"
"Turks and Caicos Islands"
"Uganda"
"Ukraine"
"United Arab Emirates"
"United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
"Uzbekistan"
"Yemen"
"Zambia"
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name"System"
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name"Alternative Designations"
value"AK, Kalashnikov"
name"Action"
value"Gas-operated, rotating bolt"
name"Feed"
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name"Fire Mode"
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value"600"
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value"100"
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name"Rate of Fire (Practical Semiautomatic)"
value"40"
units"rds/min"
name"Efective Firing Range"
value"350"
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name"Feed System"
value"30-round detachable box magazine There are also 5- 10-, 20- and 40-round box and 75- and 100-round drum magazines available."
name"Dimensions"
properties
name"Length"
value"870"
units"mm"
name"Barrel Length"
value"415 mm"
name"Loaded Weight (with magazine)"
value"3.8"
units"kg"
name"Empty Weight (w/o magazine)"
value"4.3"
units"kg"
name"Ammunition"
sections
name"57N2315"
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name"Type"
value"Rifle"
name"Caliber"
value"7.62"
units"mm"
name"Cartdige"
value"7.62×39mm"
name"T-45"
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name"Type"
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value"7.62"
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name"Cartrdige"
value"7.62×39mm"
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name"Type"
value"Rifle"
name"Caliber"
value"7.62"
units"mm"
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name"Magazine"
properties
name"Note"
value"The standard magazine capacity is 30 rounds. There are also 10, 20, and 40-round box magazines, as well as 75-round drum magazines. The AK-47's standard 30-round magazines have a pronounced curve that allows them to smoothly feed ammunition into the chamber. Their heavy steel construction combined with "feed-lips" (the surfaces at the top of the magazine that control the angle at which the cartridge enters the chamber) machined from a single steel billet makes them highly resistant to damage. These magazines are so strong that "Soldiers have been known to use their mags as hammers, and even bottle openers". This contributes to the AK-47 magazine being more reliable but makes it heavier than U.S. and NATO magazines."
name"Sights"
properties
name"Type"
value"Fore, pillar; Rear, U-notch"
name"Magnification"
value"None"
name"Night Sights Available"
value"Yes"
name"Note"
value"The AK-47 uses a notched rear tangent iron sight calibrated in 100 m (109 yd) increments from 100 to 800 m (109 to 875 yd). The front sight is a post adjustable for elevation in the field. Horizontal adjustment requires a special drift tool and is done by the armory before the issue or if the need arises by an armorer after the issue."
variants
name"AKS"
notes"Folding stock AK-47."
name"AKM"
notes"Improved AK-47, sights, magazine, and stock."
name"AKMS"
notes"Folding stock variant of AKM."
type"WEG"
version1
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