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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

...Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]] (see the [[Sturmgewehr 44|StG44]] [[assault rifle]]). After testing this prototype in [[1948]], the British Army urged ...actured and issued both designs at various times. Unlike the Russian AK-47 assault rifle, the FAL utilized a heavier full-power [[rifle]] [[cartridge]]. In th

...]]s, and the [[M203 grenade launcher]] can be fitted to several types of [[assault rifle]]s. ...se of a modified rifle with a blank cartridge to propel the grenade. These rifles would often be permanently fixed in wooden support frames and would not be

'''Izhevsk Mechanical Works''' Russian: Ижевский Mашиностроительный Завод (literally ...karov pistol|Makarov]] and [[Yarygin pistol]]s, along with a host of other Russian arms, including medium [[cannon]]s, missiles, and guided [[Shell (projectil

... was one of the final developments in the long line of [[Mauser]] military rifles. ...o an internal [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]. It was derived from earlier rifles, namely the Karabiner 98b, which in turn had been developed from the Mauser

.... Some LMG's, such as the Russian [[RPK]], are modifications of existing [[assault rifle]] designs. Adaptations generally include a larger magazine, heavier b

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

... 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)

...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).

... inception, such as the Hungarian-Gebauer single-barreled tank MGs and the Russian 7.62 mm GShak aircraft gun. However, the MG42's belt-feed and quick-change ..., No.1 and No.2 were armed with pistols, while the remaining three carried rifles. This large team was often reduced to just three: the gunner, the loader (a

...e end of the war the MP 40 and its derivatives were being issued to entire assault platoons on a limited basis. ...y moved to replace both the Kar-98 rifle and MP 40 with the new MP 43/44 [[assault rifle]], also known later as the [[StG 44]].

...-round en-bloc clip, [[M14 rifle]]s 20-round magazine, AR-15/M16 series of rifles 20- and 30-round magazines.]] ...e rotary "tube" magazine found on many [[lever-action]] and semi-automatic rifles and [[shotgun]]s. A particular firearm may use multiple types of magazine,

...ch Kalashnikov]]Lieutenant General '''Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov''' (Russian: Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников, Mihail Timof ...Mikhtim" became the prototype for the development of a family of prototype rifles.<ref>Kalashnikov, Mikhail, "How and Why I Produced My Submachine Gun", in '

...haped pattern 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 ...le is illuminated by mildly radioactive Tritium rather than the LED of the Russian PSO-1. The optical sight is of 4x magnification and the lens is 24&nbsp;mm

..., they were supposed to be a more convenient alternative to the standard [[assault rifle]], as their smaller size and lighter weight would be less of an encum ...n dampened, due to the introduction of carbines based on full-size assault rifles (such as the [[M4 Carbine]] variant of the [[M16 rifle#M16A2|M16A2]]) that

...iginally referred to the grooving, and a rifle was called a "rifled gun." Rifles are used in warfare, hunting and [[shooting sports]]. ...ellulose]]), although other means such as compressed air are used in [[air rifles]], which are popular for vermin control, hunting small game, and casual sho

...nov]]. SKS is an acronym for '''Samozaryadniy Karabin sistemi Simonova''' (Russian: Самозарядный карабин системы Симонова), ... 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.

... Union|Soviet]] weapons designer; he is one of the fathers of the modern [[assault rifle]]. ...arbine, Simonov's system, 1945), or [[SKS]] carbine, he also pioneered the assault and semi-automatic rifle field in the 1920s and 1930s, mostly under the sup

...eloped earlier. The development of more accurate and deadlier long-range [[rifles]] minimized the usefulness of the shotgun on the open battlefields of Europ ...s, making them the most common hunting firearm. The second most common was rifles of various calibers. (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2005 [http