What is the main machine in the Russian army?
This year, the tests of two new machines will be completed - AEK-971 and AK-12. One of them will be the main in the Russian army, but which one - until the question, writes Rossiyskaya Gazeta with reference to the expert channel "Star".
According to the author of the study, the AEK-971 machine gun, developed at the plant named after Degtyarev, "is the embodiment of bold, and sometimes fantastic, design solutions of the era of developed socialism."
“Its main innovation is the balanced automation scheme. She delivered weapon from the old "disease" - swinging when shooting, which affected the effectiveness of fire bursts. A counterweight was added to the AEK-971 design, equal in weight to the slide group and connected to it by a rack and gear. This device 1,5-2 times increased the effectiveness of the fire compared with the AK-74 "- says the material.
At the same time, the expert notes that there is one weak point in this mechanism - the gear: “It did not provide the machine with due survivability. But it is possible that in the updated version of AEK-971 this problem has already been solved. ”
The machine is equipped with Picatinny rail, sliding telescopic butt, fuse lever duplicated on both sides of the receiver.
Now about the AK-12 Kalashnikov concern. “Designer Vladimir Zlobin planned to create a weapon equally convenient for right-handers and left-handers, and such that with him literally could be controlled by“ one left ”or“ one right ”. That is, to change the store, to send the cartridge with one hand, ”the author writes.
Automatic got an original butt, folding in both directions and adjustable podschechnikom.
However, the expert notes, “as the AK-12 tests more and more it becomes like its progenitor. And the option presented in September 2016 of the year is almost indistinguishable from the Kalashnikov hundredth series. ”
According to him, all the differences lie within. “The architecture of the fastening of the gas outlet and the forearm on the barrel has changed, and it itself has become freely hung out (it practically does not touch other parts of the weapon). This allowed us to achieve monotonous vibrations when shooting and improved the accuracy of the machine gun, ”the article says.
The machine has a barrel box rigidly fixed on both sides, equipped with a Picatinny rail. On the bar there is a mechanical sight, “increasing the length of the sighting line compared to a conventional AK”.
Ak-12 is capable of shooting not only continuous but also short bursts, cutting off the cartridge's 2.
"Both competitors go head to head." The main argument in favor of the AK-12 may be the unification of parts with previous generations of the Kalashnikovs. Consequently, it will be easier to master the production of a new model, and it will affect the cost, ”the author writes.
But AEK-971 already has combat experience: up to 2006, weapons were delivered in small batches to special units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Machines are well proven.
The expert does not exclude that both automata will be accepted for service in total. "Similar cases in stories countries have already been. And already in the process of operation, it will finally become clear what kind of machine gun is the main one for the Russian army, ”he concludes.
According to the author of the study, the AEK-971 machine gun, developed at the plant named after Degtyarev, "is the embodiment of bold, and sometimes fantastic, design solutions of the era of developed socialism."
“Its main innovation is the balanced automation scheme. She delivered weapon from the old "disease" - swinging when shooting, which affected the effectiveness of fire bursts. A counterweight was added to the AEK-971 design, equal in weight to the slide group and connected to it by a rack and gear. This device 1,5-2 times increased the effectiveness of the fire compared with the AK-74 "- says the material.
At the same time, the expert notes that there is one weak point in this mechanism - the gear: “It did not provide the machine with due survivability. But it is possible that in the updated version of AEK-971 this problem has already been solved. ”
The machine is equipped with Picatinny rail, sliding telescopic butt, fuse lever duplicated on both sides of the receiver.
Now about the AK-12 Kalashnikov concern. “Designer Vladimir Zlobin planned to create a weapon equally convenient for right-handers and left-handers, and such that with him literally could be controlled by“ one left ”or“ one right ”. That is, to change the store, to send the cartridge with one hand, ”the author writes.
Automatic got an original butt, folding in both directions and adjustable podschechnikom.
However, the expert notes, “as the AK-12 tests more and more it becomes like its progenitor. And the option presented in September 2016 of the year is almost indistinguishable from the Kalashnikov hundredth series. ”
According to him, all the differences lie within. “The architecture of the fastening of the gas outlet and the forearm on the barrel has changed, and it itself has become freely hung out (it practically does not touch other parts of the weapon). This allowed us to achieve monotonous vibrations when shooting and improved the accuracy of the machine gun, ”the article says.
The machine has a barrel box rigidly fixed on both sides, equipped with a Picatinny rail. On the bar there is a mechanical sight, “increasing the length of the sighting line compared to a conventional AK”.
Ak-12 is capable of shooting not only continuous but also short bursts, cutting off the cartridge's 2.
"Both competitors go head to head." The main argument in favor of the AK-12 may be the unification of parts with previous generations of the Kalashnikovs. Consequently, it will be easier to master the production of a new model, and it will affect the cost, ”the author writes.
But AEK-971 already has combat experience: up to 2006, weapons were delivered in small batches to special units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Machines are well proven.
The expert does not exclude that both automata will be accepted for service in total. "Similar cases in stories countries have already been. And already in the process of operation, it will finally become clear what kind of machine gun is the main one for the Russian army, ”he concludes.
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