AKM Russian 7.62mm Automatic Assault Rifle

type

"WEG"

version

1

images

"Russian7.62x39mmAssaultRifleAKM.PNG"

categories

"WEG"

"Infantry Weapons"

"Small Arms"

"Assault Rifle"

"Tier3"

"Tier4"

tiers

false

true

sections

name

"System"

properties

name	"Alternative Designations"
value	"AK, Kalashnikov"

name	"Variant of"
value	"Russian 7.62x39mm Assault Rifle AK47"

name	"Date of Introduction"
value	"1961"

name	"Proliferation"
value	"Widespread (over 50 million)"

name	"Feed"
value	"30-round curved box magazine"

name	"Fire Mode"
value	"Selective, automatic or semi-automatic"

name	"Operation"
value	"Gas"

name

"Sights"

properties

name	"Type"
value	"Fore, pillar; Rear, U-notch"

name	"Magnification"
value	"None"

name	"Night Sights Available"
value	"Yes"

name

"Specifications"

properties

name	"Loaded Weight (with magazine) (kg)"
value	"3.8"

name	"Empty Weight (w/o magazine) (kg)"
value	"3.14"

name	"Length (mm)"
value	"880"

name	"Rate of Fire (Cyclic) (rd/min)"
value	"600"

name	"Rate of Fire (Practical Automatic) (rd/min)"
value	"100"

name	"Rate of Fire (Practical Semiautomatic) (rd/min)"
value	"40"

name

"Ammunition"

sections

name	"57N2315"

name	"T-45"

name	"57N231P"

notes

"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."