AO-38 assault rifle
The AO-38 is a 5.45×39mm assault rifle and AK derivative designed by Peter Andreevich Tkachev and first to use the Balanced Automatic Recoil System (BARS) to improve stability giving better accuracy over AK-74's. Its derivatives are the AK-107 and AEK-971.
AO-38 assault rifle
- Name
- AO-38
- Field
- assault rifle
- Period
- 1965
- Region
- Soviet Union
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The AO-38 is a 5.45×39mm assault rifle and AK derivative designed by Peter Andreevich Tkachev and first to use the Balanced Automatic Recoil System (BARS) to improve stability giving better accuracy over AK-74's. Its derivatives are the AK-107 and AEK-971.
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• Name — AO-38 • Origin — Soviet Union • Type — Assault rifle • Is Ranged — YES • Designer — Peter Andreevich Tkachev • Design Date — 1965 • Manufacturer — TsNIITochMash • Cartridge — 5.45×39mm • Caliber — 5.45mm • Action — Gas operated • Feed — 30-round detachable box magazine • Sights — Iron sights
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1965
AO-38 assault rifle first recorded.
1965
AO-38 assault rifle is recorded from 1965.
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