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...ifle]]s while DMs are often equipped with accurized [[battle rifle]]s or [[assault rifle]]s fitted with optical sights. ...inly employed for targets at ranges of about 1,400 metres (1,530 yd) using rifles with larger ammunition while DMs are utilized for targets at ranges of up t

... There is restriction in [[muzzle energy]] output - handguns up to 1000 J, rifles up to 6000 J. Automatic guns, laser sights, silencers and [[hollow point bu ...ing is a rifle or shotgun. Sportsmen are permitted to possess shotguns or rifles for hunting and for skeet and trap shooting, but only after submitting to a

...]]s, and the [[M203 grenade launcher]] can be fitted to several types of [[assault rifle]]s. In China during the Song Dynasty (960–1279AD), known as Zhen Tian Lei when Chinese soldiers packed [[gunpowder]] into ceramic and/or metal containers. In 1044

[[Image:Yuan chinese gun.jpg|thumb|[[Hand Cannon]] from the Chinese Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).]] * [[Howdah pistol]]s, often made from double-barrelled rifles.

...man [[Mauser]] factory designed the [[7.92x33mm Kurz|7.92 mm]] [[StG45]] [[assault rifle]],<ref name="woźniak" /> first with the ''Gerät 06'' ("device 06") ...y (Bundeswehr) now displayed interest and soon purchased a number of CETME rifles (7.62x51mm NATO chambering) for further testing. The CETME, known as the ''

|wars= [[World War II]], Korean War, First Indochina War, Chinese Civil War, Portuguese Colonial War, Algerian War, Vietnam War, Six Day War, ... was one of the final developments in the long line of [[Mauser]] military rifles.

* Australian [[Austeyr|F88 Austeyr]] assault rifle and [[F89 Minimi]] machine gun. ([[Australian Defence Industries|ADI *Austrian [[Steyr AUG]] assault rifle

== Assault Rifle(S) == ...wehr-44]] : The world's first assault rifle, the trend of adopting assault rifles didn't catch on until after the war

... for the intermediate [[7.62x39mm]] cartridge. It is the most widely known assault rifle in the world.]] ...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles.

*[[KBP A-91|A-91]] (Russia - Compact Assault Rifle - 5.45 x 39 mm, 5.56 x 45 mm, 7.62 x 39 mm) *[[9A-91]] (Russia - Assault Rifle - 9 x 39 mm)

|type= [[Assault rifle]] ...led that many U.S. infantrymen (as many as 2/3) never actually fired their rifles in combat. By contrast, soldiers armed with rapid fire weapons (such as sub

...uring the 1930s, and dissatisfaction with existing [[submachine gun]]s and rifles contributed to the development of the M1 Carbine. ...re not significantly easier to carry or maintain than the existing service rifles (such as the M1903 and Garand).

... intended for use in [[side arm]]s (chiefly [[semi-automatic pistol]]s) or rifles; the difference between machine guns and autocannons is based on [[caliber] ...other two categories (submachine guns and autocannons), machine guns (like rifles) tend to share a very high ratio of barrel length to caliber (a long barrel

|type= [[Assault rifle]] ...ions. Many major parts are interchangeable with other standard Kalashnikov rifles.

...n on the side, rather than the waffle style stamp found on the Russian and Chinese magazines. The magazines, though they look similar in shape and size, are n ...rail is similar in design to the Russian SVD and scopes designed for these rifles are interchangeable.

|variants= Chinese SKS; Yugoslavian PAP; Romanian SKS; Albanian SKS; East German SKS; (North) ... rifle]]. This is because it does not meet all of the criteria of a true [[assault rifle]], though there are some variants that fall closer to the definition.

...hey are also commonly known as self-loading rifles ('SLR') or auto-loading rifles. Semi-automatic rifles may be chambered for [[pistol]] cartridges, intermediate cartridges, or ful

... rifle]] suitable for use in nearly all theatres and environments. Service rifles are also often selected for their upgradability (e.g. the addition of under ...e battlefield, with the muskets being phased out. Originally, these combat rifles were single-shot muzzleloading weapons, but as technology advanced through

...eloped earlier. The development of more accurate and deadlier long-range [[rifles]] minimized the usefulness of the shotgun on the open battlefields of Europ ...ited States Navy used pump shotguns as well to guard ships when in port in Chinese harbors (e.g., Shanghai). The United States Army Air Forces similarly used

|name= Type 56 Assault Rifle |type= [[Assault rifle]]