New weapons of Russia. The newest development of small arms

The Kalashnikov assault rifle is a symbol of Russian small arms of the second half of the 20th century. Over the years, designers have tried to create something worthwhile, the same trouble-free and reliable. However, in most cases, the next modification of the AK-47 was obtained. Nevertheless, after the 95-year the situation changed somewhat. Russian designers have developed several worthy rifles. In this article, we will consider the new weapons of Russia, which are going to be used by the military forces.

A small foreword

Since 1949, the most popular and sought-after weapon almost all over the world is the Kalashnikov assault rifle. However, abroad, except for the Makarov pistol, the AK-47 (and its modifications), as well as the carbines of Simonov, they did not know anything else. After the collapse of the USSR, the situation changed slightly. The gunmen set to work and developed several promising models of small arms. It can be confidently asserted that the Russian Army will be equipped with a new automatic weapon, which will replace the obsolete AK-47 and its modifications. Of course, the Russian defense industry is unlikely to tell all its secrets about what kind of weapons the army will be equipped with and when. Nevertheless, to date, something is known about the AN-94 automatic machine, a noiseless sniper rifle and other developments of Russian gunsmiths. In the article, we will try to consider pistols, rifles and automatic weapons of new designs.

The newest weapons of Russia

In fact, the number of projects being developed in the defense industry of the Russian Federation is enormous. These are nuclear submarines of the project "Shark", support for tanks "terminator", supersonic aircraft "Ajax" and much more. But in one case we are dealing with aircraft, in the other - with heavy ground equipment. We are more interested in the development of small arms, for example, the AN-94, which is fundamentally different from the Kalashnikov assault rifle. The Ministry of Defense says that soon the Academy of Sciences will completely replace AK-47/74, as well as AKM. Kalashnikov himself was rather negative about the new small arms of the Russian infantry, but even today this machine can be considered a standard. The essence of the new development is that the effectiveness of shooting, compared with the AK, was increased by 1.5-2.0 times. Along with this, they put forward demands for reduced returns. At the same time, Russia's new weapons were to be no less reliable and reliable in all circumstances.

Detailed description of AN-94

We can say with confidence that this is the most modern weapon. For example, the butt as well as the fore-end are made of polymers, which makes the gun more convenient and easy. The gas tube under the barrel is a guide lever with a rigid fastening. It is noteworthy that here the principle of the biased free-gate pulse is used, which is also known as SISZ. The essence of this system is that during kickback, the receiver and trunk move separately from the bolt and the bolt frame. The AN-94 is equipped with a 4-fold optical sight to improve the accuracy of firing while driving. The standard sight is also made with fundamental differences from the Kalashnikov assault rifle. It is graded 1 km. Another innovation - the possibility of installing a 40 mm grenade launcher. The latter can fire both combat shells and light and sound. But the most important thing is to say about reliability. It is increased by more than 150% compared to the AK-74. In practice, the first failure occurs after 40,000 shots.

New small arms of Russia

A large-caliber sniper rifle (ASVK) was developed in the early 2000s. This weapon is fundamentally different from the analogues in that the range of fire is slightly increased, and also the opportunity to hit the living force of the enemy, which is in the bulletproof vests. Before the gunsmiths, the third goal was also set up: to provide the sniper with the opportunity to hit defensive, small-sized objects (enemy shelters, IRAs, radars, satellite communications antennas, etc.). All this became a prerequisite for the creation of a large-caliber sniper rifle with powerful cartridges (caliber - 12.7 mm). Of course, the mass of weapons in this case was more than 13 kilograms. Without sight and store - 12 kg. What is worth noting is the presence of the upper bar, which allows you to install a variety of optical and night sights. If there is a need to defeat unarmored enemy equipment and infantry at a distance of up to 2 km, then the ASVK is used. This new small arms of Russia allows you to target fire from the shelter.

Sniper Rifle (SV-8)

This small arms was developed in 2011. To date, CB-8 is one of the best sniper rifles. It is worthwhile to draw your attention to the fact that all developments took place in strict secrecy, an official statement was made only in 2011. This is a fairly light weapon, weighing only 6.5 kilograms and with dimensions of 1025 x 96 x 185. The range, if one can say so, is standard - 1.5 kilometers. Store for 5 rounds. Currently, the Defense Ministry plans to replace SVD and WWS-96 with SV-8, which is much more reliable and reliable, and also accurate. Soon it is planned to put the CB-8 into mass production and completely supplant the outdated SVD. Therefore, if we consider new weapons development in Russia, it is worth mentioning a new type of sniper rifle.

Machine gun "Cord"

If we talk about modern machine guns, which are used by the Russian armed forces, we can not fail to mention the "Cord". Despite the fact that the development was started in the 90s, the final version was received only in 2007. It is noteworthy that the machine gun can be mounted on the T-90S tank. The firing range for ground targets is 2 km, for air targets - 1.5 km. Currently there are a huge number of modifications. For example, there are tank machine guns, as well as infantry on bipods and infantry machines, etc. High versatility means that the "Cord" can be used for almost any purpose. If you use bullets with a tungsten core, you can significantly improve the penetration rate of armor, so it's easy to hit lightly armored vehicles of the enemy. In addition to all this, the "Cord" can be installed optical or night sight, which makes truly universal this weapon of Russia. The latest developments do not end there, so let's move on.

About AK-12 in details

Along with the provision of the Russian army with new uniforms, the question of changing small arms becomes. To date, they say a lot about the equipment "Ratnik". In addition to the new armor, the soldiers will receive a machine gun. According to preliminary data, this will be AK-12. Let's take a closer look at what is this weapon and what its features are. As it is clear by the name, the Kalashnikov concern became the developer of this machine, so the bullet caliber will be exactly the same as that of the AK-47. The most fundamental difference from the predecessor is reduced weight. Designers managed to reduce the weight of weapons by 0.1 kg. Some may think that this is a ridiculous figure, but it is not so. In addition, the trigger mechanism was finalized. From now on, you can turn the shutter with one hand, and you do not need to hold this event after each store change.

AEK-971, or the main competitor AK-12

Today a new model of the Kalashnikov assault rifle has a serious competitor. Constructors from Kovrov used a fundamentally new scheme, which significantly reduces the return on weapons. Shooting, nobling less return, smoother, but the weight is somewhat larger than that of the AK-12. But if we compare in general, then the accuracy of the shooting of the two models is almost the same. Although the power AK is somewhat larger. It should be noted that the AEK-971 has such a significant advantage as the new shooting mode - short bursts. But AK-12 has such a possibility, nevertheless there are some differences. However, on the one hand, on the other hand it is said that it would be good to adopt both models and to determine by experience what is better in real combat conditions. In any case, Russia's newest military weapons will be put into service in 2015 along with the Ratnik kit.

Something else about the newest

As noted a little higher, today there are a huge number of projects, on which the best gunsmiths of the Russian Federation work. However, nobody is in a hurry to share their secrets. For example, today it is known that the so-called "Dron" will soon be in service. It is already known that this will be a combat vehicle, but there were no confirmations, no refutations by the Defense Ministry. Nevertheless, we can expect that Russia's new weapon (the "Dron") will be, but when this happens and under what circumstances, it remains a secret until the last. It is possible that this will be the secret weapon of the Russian Federation, and it will only be used in case of direct aggression.

Conclusion

So we examined only some of Russia's newest weapons. Photos of the latest developments you can see in this article. Revolvers, pistols, machine guns, grenade launchers and automatic weapons are constantly being developed. All this is trying to put it into service. Nevertheless, the issue of making bullets is often raised. If weapons with a caliber that is not manufactured on the territory of the Russian Federation are being developed, in most cases it is not put on the conveyor. A vivid example is the Kalashnikov assault rifle, which has been intensively used for more than 40 years. Despite all its trouble-free and unpretentiousness, it's time to replace these weapons with something new, powerful and precise. That, in principle, and everything that can be said on this topic. Now you know what the new weapons of Russia look like and how they should be.