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... 300m ... to be as reliable as possible while maintaining accuracy out to that distance.
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It also had to be able to be operated and maintained by millions of illiterate, uneducated, and ill equipped people within communist lands. I would say he succeeded.
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It also had to be able to be operated and maintained by millions of illiterate, uneducated, and ill equipped people within communist lands. I would say he succeeded.
The purpose is to put down massive suppressive fire to overwhelm any defensive force.
It might be better to look up "assault rifle" to learn the doctrine.
This.
The Soviet doctrine required large masses of men to overwhelm the enemy's position, sort of a mix of the blitz action of the Germans. Rather than an emphasis on squad support weapons (yes, they had RPKs and such), their emphasis was on individual firepower, each individual spraying an area with full automatic fire, entire masses of men and volume of fire rather than marksmanship. Same with the RPG: LOTS and LOTS of these issued out, smash and swarm via overwhelming amounts of explosives and lead on enemy positions, not necessarily accuracy.
Remember: Their policy was, in case of WW3, to smash the defenses of NATO and Europe, speed granted personnel carriers (BMP), Paratroopers taking key positions and massive amounts of artillery and airstrikes (potential use of Scuds/Frogs and even tactical nukes if need be). Not high tech or long range, but extreme power with the elegance of a shotgun blast at close range.
Russians = huge military, cheap reliable weapons that fire ALOT of ammunition with combined arms approach, albeit not on the level of the US later on in the Cold War. Smash quick, you don't want prolonged combat as it takes a while for supply to catch up (compared to Americans who had an extensive and efficient supply system, more technologically advanced ordnance, but less of it).
(Read it in a book, The Soviet War Machine, both the Army and Air Force books, as a kid ).
Look at the picture. See anything familiar?
StG 44 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here is the foundation of the AK-47, the principle of the weapon was put into play by the Germans before the Russians. They faced it and saw the benefit, thus we have the AK.
You could even argue that this thought led into our own M16 platform, same principle. More ammo, less range, quicker follow up shots.
Entirely different operating system. The StG 44 was refined into the Cetme/HK G3. Going by the principle of more ammo and less range, the US already had the M1 Carbine.
You first need to read up on the Warsaw Pact Battle Doctrine...What was the doctrine behind the design and deployment of the AK-47?
What was the doctrine behind the design and deployment of the AK-47?