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| Russian army will receive updated AK-12s in January |
| 2023-12-26 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. I heard that Kalashnikov concern will fit these and retrofit other rifles with new iron sights with illuminated front sight posts for night fighting. [REGNUM] The Kalashnikov Concern has modified the AK-12 assault rifle, taking into account the experience gained during a special military operation in Ukraine. Deliveries of the updated model to the Russian army will begin in January 2024,the head of the enterprise, Alan Lushnikov , announced on December 25 on the Russia 24 TV channel. “We worked with customers on the requirements that arose during the SVO. We carried out tests and put it into production, it is in production and in January we will begin shipping new AK-12s,” he said. Lushnikov told reporters that the concern had improved the design of the machine gun to make it more convenient to use. In addition, the new weapon was made more reliable, he added. The head of the enterprise also said that Kalashnikov began shipping the first batch of modernized Kub drones to the customer. This is loitering ammunition with enhanced action. Lushnikov emphasized that the result was actually a new product. As Regnum reported , on December 11, the Kalashnikov concern announced that supplies of AK-12s to the Russian army in 2023 have almost doubled compared to 2022. The company fulfilled all obligations for the production of automatic machines on time this year. On December 14, it became known that the Tula Cartridge Plant had developed a cartridge with increased penetration for small arms. It penetrates lightly armored vehicles, and the dimensions of the cartridge allow it to be used, including in Kalashnikov assault rifles. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #19 Need to sow the furrows with salt too. The world needs wheat. Israel is an expert on making sandy soil bloom. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2023-12-26 23:50 |
| #18 In a sandy land far from Natasha Strolls someone in Dickies dishdasha Who isn't afraid Of no skunks. "Though not sprayed, To be safe, I still carry papasha." |
| Posted by: Ho Chi Slomp5291 2023-12-26 23:45 |
| #17 Melt them down into plowshares, and use them to plow and harrow the Gaza Strip from north to south Need to sow the furrows with salt too. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-12-26 22:18 |
| #16 As Mencken said, "Every problem has a simple, easy to understand, wrong solution." Good people fall for that too. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-26 17:32 |
| #15 TW's heart is in the right place. No need to belittle her sentiment. But, yeah. Grind up the skells, not the guns. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-26 17:30 |
| #14 Melt them down into plowshares, and use them to plow and harrow the Gaza Strip from north to south That's like using a laptop to drive nails, TW. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-12-26 17:22 |
| #13 As for C96 Mausers or Spanish, Brazilian or Chinese copies, the 9mm ones are easy enough to feed, but still not practical in modern daily use. Badge of rank, maybe (although that's sad) Rare old hardware. Confiscate, auction and send the funds to the widows and orphans. Everyone wins. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-26 17:13 |
| #12 Sigh. "Eliminaing guns" never works. But, "feel good," blah blah blah. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-26 17:03 |
| #11 Get them into the Sunni areas in Iran. |
| Posted by: Ululating Platypus 2023-12-26 16:58 |
| #10 Wonder that they'll going to do with them? Melt them down into plowshares, and use them to plow and harrow the Gaza Strip from north to south. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2023-12-26 16:50 |
| #9 There's a strong market. Sell them. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-26 15:58 |
| #8 #6 IDF captured several thousand in Gaza - though I'm not sure they aren't Chinese make. Wonder that they'll going to do with them? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-12-26 15:33 |
| #7 I'm trying to piece together a C96 right now. Frame was made in the US in the 70s. Everything else is from the 20s? 30s? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-26 14:55 |
| #6 #5 ^In various places around the world people are still using 70 years old AK-47. Some Russian special forces and mercenaries continue to use the AK-47. |
| Posted by: badanov 2023-12-26 14:54 |
| #5 ^In various places around the world people are still using 70 years old AK-47. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-12-26 14:14 |
| #4 Dale says they are the killingest rifles on the planet... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-26 14:06 |
| #3 The AK-12 has been having a shit poor performance in Ukraine so far with crappy construction and poor materials and parts. They gotta tighten up tolerances and production quality and stop stealing the funds. Not gonna happen which is why the next batch will suck just as much. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-12-26 14:03 |
| #2 12 as in 2012. I know military procurement takes time but that's embarrassing. Hopefully some .277 Fury uppers that can deal with the 80,000 PSI chamber pressure will come on the civilian market this year. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-26 13:26 |
| #1 I'm not used to saying AK-74 yet. AK-12 sounds like a childs version. |
| Posted by: Ruprecht 2023-12-26 13:19 |