The Popular samples of Modern Assault Rifles of the World Part 1: History of the Firearms

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Assault rifles have long been an indispensable weapon for every army in the world. The term "assault rifle" is known worldwide and has many meanings or definitions. One of them says that this is a standard rifle, capable of firing automatic fire from the shoulder and having an effective firing range of at least 300 meters.From this definition it follows that assault rifles are primarily offensive weapons, reliably operating and having sufficient initial bullet energy. They are loyal assistants of the infantry, but differ from traditional weapons with high-power cartridges. Assault rifles are used throughout the world as the main weapon of soldiers of modern armies.As a soldier’s weapon, modern assault rifles should have a low weight combined with good stopping power. Their improvement will continue, as the military does not abandon attempts to create the best assault rifle and more powerful weapons. The trend in the development of modern assault rifles is to focus on reducing their weight and increasing the destructive power with the use of special cartridges such as sub-caliber cartridges and many others. As long as people strive for strength and power, the military will continue to increase the power and reliability of assault rifles.In the book "The Popular samples of Modern Assault Rifles of the World" we consider the most successful samples of this weapon and learn the history of their creation and technical characteristics.Content:Introduction. Assault rifles in the modern worldFN FAL, BelgiumFN F2000, BelgiumFN SCAR-H, BelgiumSteyr AUG, AustriaHK433, GermanyG.36, GermanyThales F90, AustraliaMARS-L, USAM16 / AR15, USARemington ACR (Bushmaster ACR), USATAR-21, IsraelGalil ARM, IsraelGalil Ace, IsraelAK-12, RussiaAS “Val”, RussiaAK-47, AK-74, USSRAutomatic rifles of the Special Forces