tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30360796219780052472024-03-05T02:10:45.547-08:00Soviet Gun ArchivesThis blog is no longer being updated. Posts from this blog and future small-arms related documents will be posted at the Tank Archives blog (http://tankarchives.blogspot.com) under the small arms label.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-51742022236058706612017-08-01T19:46:00.006-07:002017-08-01T19:46:57.102-07:00This Blog is Out of ServiceThis blog is no longer being updated. Posts from this blog and future small-arms related documents will be posted at the <a href="http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/">Tank Archives blog</a> under the <a href="http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/search/label/small%20arms">small arms</a> label.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-73154030140998722812017-05-15T21:01:00.003-07:002017-05-18T16:08:10.948-07:00MKb 42 (H) vs M1 Carbine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The precision of the MKb 42(H) at ranges of 100, 300, and 500 meters is 1.5 times worse than that of the American M1 carbine.<br />
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In automatic fire, the precision of the MKb 42 (H) is unsatisfactory (a burst can't be caught by a 1.5 x 1.5 meter target at 100 meters).<br />
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The reliability of the automatic mechanism has not been determined.<br />
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The design of the sample is complex, but the widespread use of stamped parts deserves attention.<br />
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<a href="http://kris-reid.livejournal.com/839768.html">Via kris_reid.</a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-67605636650455830442016-06-27T16:51:00.000-07:002016-06-27T16:51:21.821-07:00Mauser vs Mosin<a href="http://sovietguns.blogspot.ca/2016/05/german-sniper-rifle.html">Recently</a>, I posted the test results of a captured German Mauser sniper rifle. Without reposting the whole thing here, I'll point your attention to the important parts, namely the dispersion. As per tradition, the 50% radius is 3.6 cm at 100 meters, 15 cm at 300 meters, and 25.7 cm at 600 meters. These numbers don't change drastically with a scope on. Good, right? Well, "good" doesn't mean much without a basis of comparison. Let's compare it to a member of the same class, the Mosin 1891/30.<br />
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This is a scan from "Sharpshooter Manual, 7.62 mm rifle model 1891 with PU scope and optical devices", or more simply, a Mosin sniper rifle. The data seen here isn't too far off from data obtained from the German rifle: deviations of 5 cm at 100 meters, 14 cm at 300 meters, and 31-32 cm at 600 meters. As weapons of the same class, this should be expected. However, just for kicks, let's try a different weapon. One of the tables I had on hand was one for <a href="http://sovietguns.blogspot.ca/2014/12/ak-accuracy.html">AK-74 and AKS-74 assault rifles</a>.</div>
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Those of you that have been reading my blog for a while have probably already guessed that when comparing something that has a vague reputation of quality and something that has an equally vague reputation of being cheap junk, the results can be surprising. This case is no exception: the bullet of an average AK shooter deviates by 4 cm at 100 meters, 12 cm at 300 meters, and 24 cm at 600 meters, so almost exactly the same values as a high quality German sniper rifle.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-82884511412101493832016-05-26T20:34:00.000-07:002016-05-26T20:34:17.798-07:00German Sniper Rifle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"5. Determining the combat characteristics of the German sniper rifle<br />
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The results of determining the muzzle velocity of the German sniper rifle are included in attachment #4, where you can see that the muzzle velocity of the Mauser rifle #6448 is 764 m/s.<br />
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The results of the precision and accuracy of the German sniper rifle with open and optical sights are included in attachment #5. Here are the average results.<br />
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Horizontal<o:p></o:p></div>
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Vertical<o:p></o:p></div>
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100<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://kris-reid.livejournal.com/794420.html">Via kris_reid.</a></div>
Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-69396968517359100642015-12-20T17:54:00.001-08:002015-12-20T17:54:39.014-08:00PenetrationPenetration (or, rather, overpenetration) is an important topic for small arms as well as artillery. In this document, several different pistol rounds are compared in their ability to punch through 11 dry pine boards from a distance of 25 meters.<br />
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The guns in the list are:</div>
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<li>"Mod. 1930" (likely TT-30)</li>
<li>Voyevodin's design</li>
<li>Browning (likely Hi-Power)</li>
<li>Lakhti-35</li>
<li>Star 7.63 mm</li>
<li>Borchardt-Luger</li>
<li>Colt M1</li>
<li>Mauser 7.65 mm</li>
<li>Sauer</li>
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The note on the bottom says that the Star pistol was using 7.62 mm model 1930 cartridges, more commonly known as 7.62 Tokarev. As you can see, that particular pistol was the most impressive, penetrating 8 boards with 10/10 shots, and the only gun to make a hole in the 10th and 11th board. The TT-30 doesn't do as well, only conquering 6 boards, but that's still better than the .45 bullet of the 1911 (3 boards) and 9 mm Luger (4 boards).<br />
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Via <a href="http://kris-reid.livejournal.com/757796.html">kris_reid</a></div>
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Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-49359545675854158702015-10-17T13:15:00.002-07:002015-10-17T13:15:47.063-07:00PTRD vs PTRS"Evaluation of Degryaryev and Simonov anti-tank rifles based on the reviews of privates, Sergeants, and officers of anti-tank rifle units<br />
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<li>Simonov's rifle starts jamming after only a small amount of fouling in the chamber, after 10-15 shots. Degtyaryev's rifle is flawless in its action. I knocked out a tank near Skopishki at 300 meters (with a BO-32 bullet). - Sergeant Pazharduk, 665th Reg., 216 Div.</li>
<li>The Degtyaryev anti-tank rifle has an insufficient rate of fire for fighting tanks, reloading takes too long. The rate of fire of Simonov's rifle is good, but heavy for attacking. Their weakness is that they are not used with the whole unit, but split up among companies and platoons, which removes the ability to fire in groups on tanks and other targets. BO-32 bullets have weak incendiary properties, BO-41 bullets are good. - Sergeant Pikalov, 346th. Div.</li>
<li>The PTRD is an excellent weapon, works flawlessly. The PTRS jams often when there is any dirt in it or when the lubricant freezes. - Artillery Quartermaster, 1166th Reg., 346th Div. Jr. Military Technician Prikhodko</li>
<li>The PTRD is flawless in battle, never has any jams that create difficulties on the battlefield. However, its weakness is that it has no magazine. The PTRS has a high rate of fire, and is convenient to carry, as it can be taken apart and put back together quickly. Its drawback is that it has many jams that cannot be fixed on the battlefield, the assembled rifle is heavy, the round casings burst often, and the chamber is fouled, which results in jams. 4 medium tanks were knocked out with anti-tank rifles from 300 meters (BO-41 bullet), and three armoured cars from 200 meters. - Artillery Quartermaster, 1168th Reg. 346th Div.</li>
<li>The PTRS has sufficient rate of fire, and sufficient penetration for a light or medium tank. Its drawbacks include jamming in dusty conditions and case expansion, which makes reloading difficult.<br />The PTRD is light and mobile, reliable in cold and dust. The penetration is sufficient. Drawbacks include a lot rate of fire. During fighting in Lithuania and Latvia 3 tanks were knocked out at a range of 250-300 meters with incendiary bullets. - Commander, 1st Company, 1168th Reg. 346th Div. Captain Gotozhkov</li>
<li>The PTRD is superior to the PTRS, its penetration is good. With three aimed shots, an enemy machinegun was destroyed at 250 meters. Company commander, 346th Div. Sr. Lieutenant Deritz</li>
<li>The anti-tank rifle is a good weapon for destroying enemy strongholds, armoured cars, and other weapons. - Sr. Sergeant Fedoseev</li>
<li>The penetration of the anti-tank rifle at 100 meters is 45 mm. The rate of fire of the PTRS is 10-15 RPM, of the PTRD is 8-10 RPM. The rate of fire is good. The anti-tank rifle is very effective at destroying enemy machinegun nests. The anti-tank rifle likes cleanliness, good care, and constant lubrication. - Jr. Sergeant Kvichko</li>
<li>Anti-tank rifle units prefer to be armed with PTRD rifles, as they are lighter and more reliable. Currently, AT rifles are rarely used against tanks, as our units are saturated with AT artillery. They are normally used to destroy cars, prime movers, and light armoured cars. - Artillery Quartermaster, 417th Div. Malinin</li>
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Conclusions</div>
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<li>In the second phase of the Patriotic War, when the Red Army went on the offensive on all fronts, our forces became saturated with AT artillery, improvement of armour on medium tanks and increased numbers of heavy tanks, the importance of anti-tank rifles as anti-tank weapons decreased drastically.<br />The anti-tank rifle lost its power as an infantry anti-tank weapon. Artillery effectively fights tanks now. The anti-tank rifle, due to its high precision, is now used against open enemy concentrations, armoured cars, and APCs. This is natural, given the state of equipment of infantry at this time.</li>
<li>Almost all anti-tank rifle units speak well of the PTRD: light to carry and flawless in battle. Some wish to increase its rate of fire, others mention that the rate of fire is the only good quality of the PTRS. There are no positive reviews of its reliability, only negative. After 10-15 shots, it starts jamming, and these jams are hard to fix, consume a lot of time, which is unacceptable in modern fast-paced battle.<br />The PTRS is unusable in battle, and its subsequent production is pointless.</li>
<li>Retain the PTRD in production, increase its rate of fire.</li>
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51st Army HQ Chief, Major-General Dashevskiy</div>
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Chief of the Artillery HQ, Colonel Shvedkov</div>
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Via <a href="http://artem-mr.livejournal.com/295537.html">artem-mr</a>.</div>
Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-49652937095712769512015-09-08T15:10:00.001-07:002015-09-08T15:10:16.103-07:00MKb 42(H) First AppearanceI wrote about <a href="http://sovietguns.blogspot.ca/2014/10/sturmgewehr-usage.html">Sturmgewehr intel</a> before, but here's an even earlier appearance:<br />
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<li>Automatic fire provided by gunpowder gases passing through the gas opening.</li>
<li>The barrel locks via the bolt tilting.</li>
<li>Uses a special shortened round, similar to the rifle ones.</li>
<li>Range: up to 800 meters.</li>
<li>Has a selector for automatic and single-shot fire.</li>
<li>Equipped with a bayonet for hand to hand combat."</li>
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The intelligence brief reads:</div>
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"Carbine-machinegun MK-42</div>
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The model 1942 7.92 mm carbine-machinegun with a 30-36 round special magazine (uses shortened 7.92 mm rifle bullets) is carried on a strap affixed to the stock and across from the bayonet lug. It's easy to disassemble. Judging by the design, the magazine is also used as a foregrip (there is no sign of an attachable bipod). Externally, the gun is composed of the following parts:</div>
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<li>Barrel</li>
<li>Front sight with safety</li>
<li>Gas piston pipe</li>
<li>Barrel shroud</li>
<li>Rear sight</li>
<li>Bolt</li>
<li>Magazine</li>
<li>Base with pistol grip and trigger guard</li>
<li>Stock with an opening for accessories</li>
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The striker mechanism of the machinegun-carbine is composed of the following parts:</div>
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<li>Gas piston</li>
<li>Operating slide</li>
<li>Bolt base</li>
<li>Bolt (there is a safety on the bolt plunger and a handle for pulling it back)</li>
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The bolt is composed of the following parts:</div>
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<li>Bolt case</li>
<li>Extractor</li>
<li>Firing pin</li>
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Judging by the design of the cooling system, it can be expected that the rate of fire and automatic qualities of the machinegun-carbine are not high."</div>
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Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-5522732856646859722015-09-07T12:59:00.002-07:002015-09-07T12:59:59.353-07:00PTRS Penetration "August 25th, 1941<br />
To the Chair of the State Committee of Defense of the USSR, comrade Stalin I.V.<br />
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Engineer Simonov proposed an anti-tank rifle that is both simply designed and powerful. During trials at NIPSVO, the following characteristics were recorded:<br />
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<li>Caliber: 14.5 mm</li>
<li>Mass: 21.45 kg</li>
<li>Length: 2220 mm</li>
<li>Muzzle velocity: 1060 m/s</li>
<li>Practical rate of fire: 15 RPM</li>
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The penetration of this rifle is sufficient to fight enemy light and medium tanks, as demonstrated in the following tables:</div>
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<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="width: 665px;"><colgroup><col width="157"></col><col width="158"></col><col width="158"></col><col width="157"></col></colgroup><tbody>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-width: 1px; padding: 0.1cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">Range (meters)</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-width: 1px; padding: 0.1cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">Angle (degrees)</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-width: 1px; padding: 0.1cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">Armour thickness (mm)</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.1cm;" width="157">Percentage of complete penetrations</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" valign="TOP" width="655">Production bullet</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">350</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">80%</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" valign="TOP" width="655">Metallo-ceramic bullet</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">100</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">0</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">40</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">100%</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">200</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">0</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">35</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">100%</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">300</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">0</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">35</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">100%</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">700</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">0</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">30</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">100%</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">700</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">100%</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">1000</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">100%</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">1200</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">50%</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" valign="TOP" width="655">Metallo-ceramic bullet with tracer</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">100</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">0</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">50</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">100%</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">150</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">0</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">50</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">50%</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">250</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">0</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">40</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">50%</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">200</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">35</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">100%</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">250</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">35</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">100%</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">700</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">30</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">100%</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">800</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="158">30</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="157">50%</td></tr>
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The German anti-tank rifle is a good mass produced measure against light tanks at ranges of up to 500 meters. Simonov's rifle, on the other hand, has superior power, rate of fire, is simpler to produce, and allows infantry to independently fight tanks at the following ranges:</div>
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<li>20 mm: 1000-1200 meters</li>
<li>30 mm: 700-800 meters</li>
<li>40 mm: 200-250 meters</li>
<li>50 mm: 100-150 meters</li>
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Additionally, Simonov's rifle is self-loading, allowing firing of 5 shots in 4-5 seconds in close range tank attacks. </div>
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I think that is is necessary to take action to put Simonov's 14.5 mm anti-tank rifle into production.</div>
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Chief of the Red Army GAU, General-Colonel of Artillery, Yakovlev</div>
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Red Army GAU Military Commissar, Brigadier Commissar, Novikov"</div>
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Via <a href="http://gistory.livejournal.com/196529.html">gistory</a>.</div>
Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-90738661979397326462015-08-27T17:45:00.002-07:002015-08-27T17:45:33.958-07:00PzB 39 Evaluation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"To the Chair of the State Committee of Defense, comrade I. Stalin</div>
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Trials of the German PzB 39 7.92 mm rifle by the Red Army Small Arms Scientific Research Proving Grounds showed the following results:</div>
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<li>Muzzle velocity: 1189 m/s</li>
<li>Mass: 12.12 kg</li>
<li>Bullet mass: 14.8 grams</li>
<li>Chamber volume: 17.06 cm^3</li>
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The rifle penetrates a 20 mm surface hardened plate at a 20 degree angle from 500 meters and a 30 mm surface hardened plate at a 20 degree angle from 300 meters. Further trials were not performed as only 7 rounds were available for testing.</div>
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The PzB 39 7.92 mm rifle can be considered an effective weapon against 20 mm armour at 500 meters and 30 mm armour at 300 meters. Considering the army's need of anti-tank rifles, we consider it necessary to produce at least 30,000 rifles similar to the German one annually. As it is not possible to solve this problem using the resources of the People's Commissariat of Armament without reducing production of other weapons, we ask that the "Avtotraktordetal" factory in Saratov be transferred to the NKV.</div>
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People's Commissar of Armament, D. Ustinov."</div>
Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-20996320393105066612015-08-09T15:21:00.002-07:002015-08-16T18:15:38.925-07:00The One with the Rifle ShootsSomehow, the scene from Enemy at the Gates is considered real by some people, but the situation in real life was rather different. Even in blockaded Sevastopol, nobody sent soldiers to the front lines with no rifles.<br />
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"Order #03 for the second defense sector, November 19th, 1941<br />
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<li>By order of the commander of the 31st Infantry Regiment, 43 rifles were confiscated from rear servicemen of the regiment. 43 soldiers were armed and sent to the front.</li>
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I approve of the initiative of the commander of the 31st regiment and order that:</div>
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<li>Immediately take inventory of all weapons in the rear forces, leave 1-2 rifles per squad and send the rest to arm the front line troops.</li>
<li>The commandant of the sector HQ must confiscate weapons from rear servicemen, political department, operations department, prosecution, and tribunal.</li>
<li>Immediately confiscate all submachineguns from HQs, regimental and divisional rear servicemen, political department, operations department, prosecution, tribunal, medical units and drivers, send them to:</li>
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<li>Regiments: to front line companies and reconnaissance units.</li>
<li>Divisions; to the chief of artillery armament, comrade Oskin.</li>
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<li>I must ask commanders and commissars to pay attention to some soldiers that, when the enemy pressures them, retreat and throw down their rifles and even machineguns.<br />I demand the strictest responsibility of soldiers and commanders for the weapons given to them. Those that abandon their weapons will be brought before a military tribunal. Form small squads headed by a brave unit commander to retrieve weapons from the dead and heavily wounded in each company. Each rifle and especially machinegun must be saved no matter what."</li>
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Via <a href="http://gistory.livejournal.com/183510.html">gistory</a>.</div>
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Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-47902145357933042372015-06-20T11:02:00.002-07:002015-06-20T11:02:58.495-07:00Wonder Bullet"Act<br />
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On July 6th, 1941, based on the orders of the OTB chief, Major of State Security comrade Kravchenko and GAU KA chief, Colonel-General comrade Yakovlev we, <i>[long list of commission members] </i>performed trials of 7.62 mm AP-I bullets with a ceramic-metallic core and gunpowder developed by the OTB NKVD at the OTB NKVD proving grounds to establish their effectiveness.<br />
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Experimental rounds of two types were submitted for trials. One type had 4.15 grams of propellant, the other 4.2 grams. Characteristics of the rounds are shown in attachment #3.<br />
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Trials were performed against 20 mm surface hardened armour (see characteristics in attachment #1) with the air temperature of 28-29 degrees and range of 100 and 150 meters.<br />
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The following bullets were used to test the quality of the armour plate and compare the effectiveness of experimental bullets:<br />
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<li>Stock rounds with B-32 bullets.</li>
<li>Rounds with 3.15 grams of propellant and a metallic-ceramic core.</li>
<li>Rounds with 4.2 grams of experimental gunpowder and B-32 bullets.</li>
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These bullets were fired at 50 meters, as firing them from larger ranges made no sense due to their ineffectiveness against 20 mm of surface hardened armour from even 50 meters. Results are contained in the following table:</div>
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<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-width: 1px; padding: 0.1cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%"><br /></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-width: 1px; padding: 0.1cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">Hits</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-width: 1px; padding: 0.1cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">Complete penetrations</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-width: 1px; padding: 0.1cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">Incomplete penetrations</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-width: 1px; padding: 0.1cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">Complete penetrations, part of bullet is stuck</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0.1cm;" width="17%">% penetrations</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">Stock round with B-32 bullet</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">5</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">0</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">5<sup>1</sup></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%"><br /></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">0</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">Experimental round with B-32 bullet</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">5</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">0</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">5<sup>1</sup></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%"><br /></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">0</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">Experimental round with metallic-ceramic bullet (w=3.15)</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">5</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">0</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">5<sup>2</sup></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%"><br /></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">0</td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">Experimental round with metallic-ceramic bullet (w=4.15)</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">5</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">3</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%"><br /></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">2</td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="17%">100</td></tr>
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In order to test the incendiary action of the bullets, experimental rounds (w=4.2) were fired from a range of 150 meters at a 20 mm plate with a full gasoline tank up against it. As a result, the gasoline ignited from the first shot that hit the gasoline (the first shot that was fired hit above the gasoline). Both bullets penetrated the armour completely.</div>
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<li>The effectiveness of the experimental OTB NKVD rounds is superior to all currently known 7.62 mm armour piercing incendiary bullets.</li>
<li>The results should be immediately checked at NIPSVO to establish ballistic norms and more carefully establish the armour penetration effectiveness. For this purpose, USV GAU should produce 500 bullets with ceramic-metallic cores by July 6th, 1941, and OTB NKVD must assemble them and send them to NIPSVO by July 7th, 1941.</li>
<li>Due to good results of trials, do not wait for NIPSVO trials to complete and begin production with existing propellant. USV GAU must provide the bullets for this batch. The batch must be complete by July 15th, 1941.</li>
<li>NKO must give the order to NKB for production of the gunpowder developed by the OTB NKVD at factory #40 in the amount of 7-10 tons, and NKV must set up production of 7.62 mm bullets with ceramic-metallic cores at factory #188.</li>
<li>Calculate the propellant load with the aim to produce average pressure less than 3200 kg/cm^2 as both rounds tested had similar results."</li>
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Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-56426774308138314752015-02-19T17:46:00.001-08:002015-02-19T17:46:58.378-08:00AK Muzzle DevicesThe accuracy of an automatic weapon is important, and many experiments were run on the AK platform to figure out if it can be increased. A number of experimental muzzle devices were built for this purpose. <a href="http://users.livejournal.com/_tezka/517588.html">_tezka</a> provided this picture.<div>
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Left to right: similar to stock type, brake-compensator, two chamber, flash suppressor, single chamber, reactive.</div>
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"The positive effect of the muzzle brake on the accuracy is at odds with the negative result of the sound wave hearing, which is greatly increased to unacceptable levels with most muzzle brakes.</div>
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The evaluation of the effect of the sound waves on hearing reveals that all muzzle brakes in the table result in a bothersome or painful sensation in the ears."</div>
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"...a reflector of such size can hardly be recommended as they decrease the maneuverability and comfort of the weapon and do not achieve the intended result of reducing the sound to a level that does not cause pain."</div>
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<a href="http://users.livejournal.com/_tezka/497340.html">Another device</a> was tested to improve accuracy, but it was a different kind of brake.</div>
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Curiously enough, it was a brake for the bolt. The experiment was meant to determine the effect of the speed of the bolt flying back and forth on accuracy. The knobs on the sides could adjust the force applied to the bolt in order to slow it down.</div>
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The table is split into two sections. The section on the left is for a well trained shooter, the section on the right is for an average shooter. For each section, the dispersion is first given for the first bullet in the burst (height, then width), then for the subsequent bullets. The first two columns in the subsequent section are for the bullet itself. The second two are for the average point of impact between all hits. The last two columns are the total dispersion.<br />
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"To the People's Commissar of Defense, Marshal of the Soviet Union, comrade I.V. Stalin:<br />
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Since the Spring of this year, forces of the Kalinin, and then Volkhov and Leningrad Fronts have captured, among other weapons, several specimens of new German automatic 7.92 mm carbines, which are a new type of infantry weapon that has not been previously used by the Germans in large amounts until recently."<br />
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The date on this document is April 16th, 1943. Here's the intel obtained on this mysterious weapon:<br />
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The German army has recently adopted a new handheld machinegun, using an intermediate round (an average between a rifle round and a pistol round). The machinegun's designation is "MK belash 42 (H)". The automatic mechanism is driven by redirection of gases through an opening in the barrel.<br />
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The machinegun can fire automatically or in single shots, for which a switch is present in the trigger guard, next to the pistol grip.<br />
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<li>Caliber: 7.9 mm</li>
<li>Length: 935 mm</li>
<li>Mass: about 5 kg</li>
<li>Round mass: 16.8 g</li>
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The translator was a little presumptuous. "MKb" stands for Maschinen Karabiner, or machine carbine. Also, the magazine capacity has grown somewhat from the 30 rounds it actually contained. Otherwise, this intelligence is correct.</div>
Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-50333476663228296152014-10-25T16:38:00.002-07:002014-10-25T16:38:47.850-07:00High CapacityI am sure that many of you have seen those comedic 100-round magazines for AK assault rifles that can barely feed 5 or 6 without jamming up. What you probably didn't know is that the idea isn't exactly new.<br />
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Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-76404668195934823872014-10-14T15:35:00.002-07:002014-10-14T15:35:47.459-07:00Precision ComparisonIn 1948, it was clear that the PPSh has served its time, and a new, more powerful automatic infantry weapon was necessary, using an intermediate 7.62x39 mm mod. 1943 cartridge. Several weapons were designed to Tactical-Technical Specification #3131 and tested along with their submachinegun ancestor and the German Sturmgewehr for comparison.<br />
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The columns represent the radii of dispersion for bursts while prone and single fire while prone. R100 gives the full radius, and Ч50 gives the mean radius. The rifles are as follows:</div>
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<li>AS-44 type 7 (with 3 vent openings)</li>
<li>AS-44 (no changes)</li>
<li>Kalashnikov assault rifle</li>
<li>Dementyev assault rifle</li>
<li>Bulkin assault rifle</li>
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It is also interesting to note that the famous Kalashnikov made the list. Despite being less precise than the modified AS-44 and failing TTT#3131, the weapon surpasses the Sturmgewehr in all criteria except single fire mode while prone, where the latter has a slight advantage.</div>
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<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-67785552456190928792014-07-13T16:09:00.001-07:002014-07-13T16:09:19.511-07:00Science FictionSometimes, inventions that are sent in to the military seem pretty impressive. Like <a href="http://kris-reid.livejournal.com/555562.html">this one</a>!<br />
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"Comrade Lyadov proposes a super-speedy anti-tank rifle, where the propellant burns as fast as possible, and the bullet is propelled primarily through adiabatic expansion of gases. In order to achieve acceptable pressures, the inventor uses low propellant density. With heavy projectiles, the inventor hopes to maximize the Pcp/Pm ratio and achieve muzzle velocity of 3400 m/s.</div>
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In order to achieve a chamber large enough, which the inventor says will need to be bigger than the size of the rifled section of the gun, the inventor proposes a two-piece chamber. One of them is a regular chamber, another, connected to the first, is underneath the barrel. The propellant, as can be assumed from the proposal, all fits in the first chamber."</div>
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"When evaluating comrade Litvinov's proposal, it must be noted that the aforementioned muzzle velocity (3400 m/s) was obtained after making critical mistakes in the calculations, which makes the ballistic portion of his project a sad misunderstanding."</div>
<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-26717553755595201212014-07-01T10:11:00.003-07:002014-12-28T11:32:44.821-08:00AK Trials<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>The 7.62 mm Kalashnikov assault rifle with a model 1943 round satisfies requirement #3131 in reliability of the automatic system, lifespan of components, usage characteristics, and overall, and can be recommended for mass production and subsequent military trials.</li>
<li>The Kalashnikov assault rifle does not fully satisfy requirement #3131 in the category of precision. However, as when firing single shots it greatly surpasses the model 1941 SMG, and is equivalent when firing in fully automatic mode, the Kalashnikov assault rifle can be recommended for military trials with existing precision. </li>
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<li>Assault rifles, produced according to requirement #3132, which were composed according to military suggestions after AS-44 trials and previous proving grounds trials, are a step forward compared to the AS-44 as assault rifles matching modern requirements.</li>
<li>The best performance of all was by the Kalashnikov assault rifle, which, due to its reliability, component lifespan, and overall, satisfies the requirements, and can be recommended for mass production and military trials with its existing precision, as it is not less than the precision of the AS-44, and the assault rifle surpasses the PPSh-41 in all characteristics."</li>
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<a href="http://users.livejournal.com/_tezka/491685.html#comments">Tezka</a> also has some more details on the trials. The comparison was between the new Kalashnikov, Bulkin, and Dementyev rifles, compared with the PPSh, PPS, and MP-44. Also, more results:</div>
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When firing in single shot, all are superior to the model 1941 submachinegun, and likewise equivalent."</div>
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Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-4399554405496943582014-06-27T13:21:00.002-07:002014-06-27T13:28:23.891-07:00DP AutoloaderEver tried loading Degtaryev disk magazines by hand? I have, and it's not exactly a pleasant experience. Various devices exist to ease this process. Sadly, they weren't perfect.<br />
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Photo #6: Filling of a magazine using Abramov's loader. The feeder is disconnected (rounds are fed by hand)</div>
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<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-90553084486310267972014-03-16T14:00:00.002-07:002014-03-16T14:00:48.053-07:00Shooting from HorsebackYuri Pasholok got his hands on a pile of old military manuals recently, including <a href="http://yuripasholok.livejournal.com/2832602.html">Shooting from Horseback</a>. It's a somewhat lengthy book, so I'm not going to translate all of it, just interesting bits.<br />
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"Peculiarities of firing from horseback<br />
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If firing a rifle from horseback is done mainly during patrols and other cases when there is no time to dismount, firing a revolver or pistol is often done by a cavalryman.<br />
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In battle, commanding fire from horseback is either very difficult or downright impossible. The soldier must rapidly and independently determine how to act, with a blade or revolver, and if the latter, fire, select targets, find an aiming points, etc. Actions of a cavalryman are further complicated by allied cavalry mixing with enemy cavalry. The cavalryman must fire in a way that does not injure his allies.<br />
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These peculiarities must be considered when teaching soldiers to handle their weapons. A soldier's ability to fight independently or in a group, display creativity and initiative, and knowledge of ballistics of his weapons are fundamentals of his training.<br />
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The issue of shooting from horseback was first explored in the Manual for Shooting from Horseback, published in 1935. That manual demands that every cavalryman must master techniques of firing from horseback with a rifle, pistol, or revolver.<br />
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In this work, we make it our objective to share with the writer the practical and theoretical conclusions we have reached as a result of trials.<br />
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Trials show that the most effective rifle fire is at a target 100-150 meters away from the rider. Individual riders may effectively engage targets at larger distances. Fire from a revolver is effective at 50 meters when stopped and 35 meters on the move. A group of shooters may engage a target 75 meters away when stationary and 50 meters away on the move.<br />
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Precision of firing from horseback is affected by many factors that firing from the ground is not. It is dependent on, for example, the behaviour of the horse. The horse often impedes its rider's ability to shoot precisely, which is why every cavalryman must dedicate much attention to the training of his horse."<br />
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The next section has to do with preparation and training of the horse, which isn't particularly relevant. The next section, however, is: loading!<br />
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"Loading, preparation, and readying to fire from a pistol or revolver<br />
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In all cases, when the cavalryman's weapon is unloaded, load it according to NSD-3 when the command "Load!" is given. Keep your left hand on the reins and do not loosen its grasp.<br />
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While reloading on the move on horseback, the rider, without letting go of the reins, moves the revolver to his left hand, and with the index finger of his left hand, presses the magazine release. With his right hand, he catches the empty magazine and places it in his pocket or under his belt. Then he extracts a full magazine and inserts it into his pistol, all the way forward until a click is heard.<br />
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After that, the rider puts his right index finger and thumb on the rear of the slide, pulls it back quickly, and releases it (the finger should not be inside the trigger guard during this process). If there is no need to fire immediately, the rider puts his safety on and places the revolver in his holster."<br />
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A revolver with a magazine? This is a peculiarity of the Russian language in the interbellum period. Revolvers (namely the Nagant) have been the name of the game for a very long time, and self-loading pistols have only started appearing relatively recently. The term "revolver" is applied even to the Mauser C96 pistol in some Russian language manuals of this era. Delays in this new term spreading led to strange Finnish propaganda leaflets during the Winter War, talking about "self-loading revolvers" (pistols) and "fast-firing revolvers" (submachineguns).<br />
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"When the command "Ready to fire from horseback!" is given, the rider extracts his pistol or revolver from the holster, bends his right arm at the elbow, and holds it muzzle up to the right, at about chin level. The safety is off (fig. 1).<br />
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The positions for firing from a pistol or revolver are as follows: front (half-turn left and right) and back (half-turn left and right). In the event that the rider shoots forward, the rider gathers up the reins and sends the horse in a wide gallop. He then lifts himself up, puts his body forward, and raises the pistol or revolver above the horse's head (fig 2).<br />
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If it is necessary to shoot at a lying target, the rider points his gun downward on the right or left side of the horse. In order to not deafen the horse, the hand must be kept as far away from the horse's head as possible (fig. 3).<br />
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When shooting half-turned, the rider gathers the reins, braces his left hand against his horse, and increases the pressure on the stirrups. He then turns towards the target and sends the horse into a wide gait (up to 8 m/s).<br />
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Of all the above positions, the most comfortable ones are shooting right, half-turned, or forward. The most difficult ones are shooting to the left and backwards. This leads to the conclusion that when shooting from horseback with a pistol or revolver, the rider must always position himself favourably against the enemy. If necessary, he must change the direction of movement. When shooting from a stationary position, rotate the horse into an advantageous position for firing.<br />
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The success of a shot depends on a smooth, and, at the same time, swift pull of the trigger. Shooting from a horse is shooting with open sights, which must be practiced with long and systematic training, both on horseback and on the ground.<br />
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When shooting from a stationary position, aim just as you would on the ground, through the center of the sights to the target. Here, the rider must only be careful to ensure that the shot coincides with the horse's exhaling.<br />
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Shooting from a horse in motion has its own problems, and differs greatly from shooting on the ground. Constant movement of the horse does not let the rider to line up his sights, as they jump around.<br />
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Due to these causes, aiming should be done not through the sights, but using the upper surface of the barrel. The sight line with this aiming will go above normal aiming. This is caused by an angle forming between the sight line and the barrel. At various distances, the deviation changes."<br />
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The rest of the chapter is simple math to figure out how low you have to aim, but there is a handy summary.<br />
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"The following diagram indicates that the vertical aim point should be as follows:<br />
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="51">11</td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="51">20</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="37">30</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="41">42</td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="51">41</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="37">52</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="41">75</td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="177">Full dispersion (100%)</td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="51">63</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="37">99</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm;" width="41">135</td>
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Readying, Loading, and Holding a Rifle<br />
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Ready your rifle when the "Rifles!" command is given. When this command is given, the soldier grabs the strap with his right hand and slips his elbow under the rifle (fig. 16). Then, he grabs the grooves, moves the rifle up, and flips the strap over his head. Having removed his rifle, the soldier puts its stock on his right thigh, moves its barrel upwards, loosens his reins in his left hand, and grabs the rifle with that same hand (fig. 17).<br />
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In cases when the rifle is not loaded, the soldier loads it when the "Load!" command is given according to rules in NSD-1. He must be careful to not point the rifle downwards at any time. After shooting is finished, the soldier takes the rifle strap in the middle with his right hand, flips it over his head with a swift motion, and lowers his hand (fig. 18).<br />
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Shooting from a rifle is done when half-turned right, to the right, half-turned left, to the left, and to the rear. The most comfortable positions are half-turned to the left and forward. When preparing to fire half-turned to the right or left, the rider sits deeply in his saddle, turns his waist left or right (figs. 19 and 20), puts his stock to his shoulder, grabs the rifle with his right hand, and lifts it to his shoulder. The left hand holds the rifle underneath the sights and holds the lengthened reins. Do not loosen the reins too much, as the rider must feel the horse after a shot, and control him in case of unruliness."<br />
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Shooting in other directions is largely the same.<br />
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Shooting from a horse is done largely the same as with a pistol, except with a rifle, you use the sights. A difference from normal rifle shooting is that the bayonet is not mounted. When the bayonet is not mounted, keep in mind the deviations of the bullet.<br />
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Up</div>
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Right</div>
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100</div>
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11 cm</div>
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10 cm</div>
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200</div>
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22 cm</div>
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20 cm</div>
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"As you can see from the table, the rider has a small chance to strike a small target with these deviations, but shooting from horseback is done in exceptional cases only, and should not be done against small targets. It is clear that in this case, a rider may be disabled much faster than the target that he is aiming at."</div>
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The next chapter deals with leading your shot when shooting to the side, and is largely mathematical tables.</div>
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"Conclusions.</div>
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In this book, we aimed to answer questions associated with our investigations. It cannot be said that that we fully solved all questions of shooting from horseback, but practical things can be extracted from the above material.</div>
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<li>First of all, your horse must be ready for shooting. Working with your horse must have a systematic and well thought out character.</li>
<li>Training the horse is not enough. The rider must be trained. Only a good rider may shoot well from a horse.</li>
<li>An individual rider may strike a target 50 meters away when still, 35 when. A group of shooters may shoot up to 75 meters. Using a rifle, a single shooter may fire at a target 100 meters away.</li>
<li>Shooting from a horse must be done when there is no time to dismount, an at large targets.</li>
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Shooting at large distances is ineffective due to high dispersion."</div>
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Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-27797535381039453822014-02-23T11:25:00.000-08:002014-02-23T11:25:42.921-08:00Birth of the PPS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"To the deputy commander of the Red Army GAU, Major-General of Artillery, comrade Hohlov</div>
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Experience shows that the 7.62 mm DT tank machinegun does not provide sufficient volume of fire, due to its 63 round magazine and rapid heating of the barrel. It is desirable to have a belt-fed machinegun, capable of rapidly firing up to 500 rounds.</div>
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The PPSh submachinegun is a necessary weapon for tank crews, but is inconvenient to use. The disk magazine is large, and gets in the way. The stock impedes exiting the tank. It is desirable to have a submachinegun with a box magazine that holds 25-30 rounds and a folding stock, like the one on the German SMG.</div>
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I ask you to instruct Artkom to begin work on improving firearms for tank crews according to the issues noted above.</div>
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BTU Military Commissar, Regimental Commissar Vorobyev"</div>
<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-27099567590536759862014-02-15T14:32:00.001-08:002014-02-15T14:32:12.743-08:00Partisan's Companion: The Enemy's WeaponsEarlier, I translated <a href="http://sovietguns.blogspot.ca/2014/01/partisans-companion-weapons-of-combat.html">a chapter from the Partisan's Companion </a>dealing with Soviet weapons. This chapter deals with captured German weapons that a partisan group could turn on their previous owners.<br />
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"V. Know how to use the enemy's weapons<br />
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A partisan must fight not only with weapons adopted by the RKKA, but with the enemy's weapons. Learn to use it, so that you may defeat the German fascists with their own weapons. First, familiarize yourself with the main German small arms.<br />
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<b>German Mauser rifle model 1898</b><br />
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Fig. 89. German Mauser rifle model 1898</div>
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This rifle is loaded with 5 7.92 mm rounds. It is loaded in the same manner as our rifle, by turning the knob on the right leftwards, and pulling it towards yourself.<br />
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The receiver has a slot for a clip with ammunition. The left side of the slot has a groove to press down on the rounds with your finger, pushing them into the magazine.<br />
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The rear of the receiver has a flag. In order to put the rifle on safe, raise it. If you turn the flag to the right, the bolt cannot be opened. If you turn the flag to the left, it rifle is ready to shoot.<br />
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In order to take out the bolt, turn the handle to the left, use your left thumb to pull back the bolt retainer, and pull the bolt out. When putting it back in, put the extractor above the right groove and pull the bolt retainer to the left.<br />
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The sight consists of a front post and a rear sight. The rear sight has four identical scales, measured in meters. Two scales are on the side, and two on the top.<br />
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The range of the rifle is 2000 meters. The maximum range of the bullet is 5000 meters.<br />
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In order to remove the bayonet, press on the retainer button with your right hand. Fire the rifle without a bayonet. It is mounted on the rifle only in the event of hand to hand combat.<br />
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<b>38-40 Submachinegun</b><br />
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Fig 91. 38-40 Submachinegun</div>
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The submachinegun has a caliber of 9 mm. A bracket (the stock) is attached to the pistol grip. It can be folded out. This lengthens the SMG, but allows you to fire more comfortably. Here is how to open it: find a button on the left side of the pistol grip, press on it downwards, and the stock will open. </div>
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<li>Open the stock and shoulder bar.</li>
<li>Brace the bar against your right shoulder.</li>
<li>Grip the pistol grip with your right hand, and the magazine well with your left.</li>
<li>Acquire your target through the sight.</li>
<li>Fire.</li>
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<b>Hand Machineguns</b></div>
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All hand machineguns use German and Polish 7.92 mm Mauser rounds.</div>
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Light bullets have a black rim around the primer. Heavy bullets have a green rim. Armour piercing bullets have a red rim. Incendiary rounds have a black rim, but the tip of the bullet is light or black. Armour-piercing tracer rounds have a red rim, and the tip of the bullet is black.</div>
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<b>MG-34 Hand Machinegun</b></div>
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The MG-34 weighs 12 kilograms. Its caliber is 7.92 mm. Effective range is 1100 meters. The machinegun can be fed from a magazine or from a belt. A magazine fits 75 rounds. Belts fit either 250 or 50 rounds. Carefully inspect elements of the the machinegun.</div>
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Fig. 92. MG-34 hand machinegun with belt.</div>
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Fig 93. MG-34 hand machinegun with magazine.</div>
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Rate of fire: 500 RPM. Range: up to 2000 meters. Weight of the MG-08/15 is 17.9 kg, MG-08/18 is 14.5 kg. The design of these machineguns is largely the same as the Maxim machinegun. When dealing with them, follow the directions in NSD-38 "Maxim mounted machinegun model 1910". </div>
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Fig. 102. MG-08/15 machinegun</div>
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Fig. 103. MG-08/18 machinegun</div>
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When firing from the MG-08/15, fire in bursts of 7-12 rounds, and 3-5 rounds from the MG-08/18. The latter is air cooled, and therefore you do not need to replace the water or add lubricant to the lubricant reservoir. </div>
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Rate of fire: 550 RPM. Effective range: 1200 meters. Mass: 12 kg. Magazine capacity: 25 rounds.</div>
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Fig 104. MG-13 Hand machinegun (Dreyse)</div>
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Rate of fire: 550-650 RPM. Range: 1000 meters. This is the lightest German machinegun, at 9.6 kg. The magazine holds 20 rounds.</div>
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Fig. 105. ZB-30 (ZB-26) hand machinegun</div>
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Rate of fire: up to 10 RPM. Caliber: 20 mm. </div>
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Fig. 106. S-18 Soloturn Anti-tank Rifle</div>
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Load the Parabellum: take the slide with your thumb and index finger and pull it down (fig 107). Figure 108 shows how to release the slide.</div>
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Fig 107. How to pull back the slide.</div>
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Fig 108. How to release the slide.</div>
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Fragmentation range: 10-15 meters<br />
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Fig. 109. M-34 hand grenade.</div>
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Fig. 110. How to throw the grenade.</div>
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The German model 1934 hand grenade (fig 109) is an offensive impact-detonated hand grenade. The grenades are armed by quartermasters and issued to the soldiers this way.<br />
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Fig. 111. M-24 hand grenade.</div>
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To prepare this grenade for throwing, extract the fuse with the protective cap from the grenade (shown in figure 112 in the left hand) and inspect the fuse housing. Make sure that it is free from debris. Screw off the safety cap from the distance cylinder (fig 112). Replace it with a detonator. The open part of the detonator may contain wood shavings, cloth fibers, etc. In this case, turn the detonator so that they fall out. If they do not, discard the detonator, as it is unusable. Do not attempt to extract debris from the detonator with any object.</div>
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If you have a functioning detonator, slide it on the distance cylinder carefully (fig 113). Then, screw the fuse into the grenade and tighten the nut (fig 114). The grenade is ready for use.</div>
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Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-35369101970932039942014-02-11T14:29:00.000-08:002014-02-11T14:29:45.523-08:00Musical MaximSome folks over at <a href="http://vif2ne.ru/nvk/forum/0/co/2542916.htm">VIF2NE</a> discovered a wonderful invention, a Maxim gun hooked up to a record player and a battery. Really? Really really.<br />
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Later on, an explanation emerged. A book called "164 Days of Combat" describes how the Hanko (Finnish: Hangon) naval base was defended while cut off from the mainland. As winter approached, the base was gradually evacuated. Remaining soldiers had to somehow hide their numbers from the opposing Finns. From the book:<br />
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"On the morning of December 2nd, during the last day of the defense at the Hanko peninsula, a day of psychological warfare against the enemy began. Only 100 men remained in defense by then, two for each machinegun nest of utmost importance, each of which was connected to the command center by telephone. Wire was stretched between the nests, with helmets hanging off it. When a soldier tugged on the wire, it would shake the helmets, creating an illusion of activity in the trenches. There were also wires with tin cans. They were shaken three times per day, during breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and the cans made a noise like spoons hitting plates.<br />
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The machineguns should periodically fire short bursts at the enemy, even after the soldiers were gone from the peninsula. Here is where the Hankovites got creative. Five record players were found in the empty houses. The record players and the machineguns, armed with an additional device, were connected to truck batteries. The player and machinegun were connected in series. When the record spun, the needle would touch a contact, and the machineguns would fire a short burst. These machineguns could operate independently for almost half an hour.<br />
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Dogs were tied to machineguns in ten pillboxes. Chunks of fresh horse meat hung some distance from them. When the dogs would run to the meat, their chains would pull the trigger. The dog would run and hide from the noise, but repeat the process, firing in short bursts.<br />
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The craftsmen also came up with other methods. For example, soldiers from the 335th regiment received permission to leave five mined machineguns in pillboxes, each of which was loaded with a very long belt. Five car batteries were taken out, and connected to alarm clocks with contacts every 10-15 minutes. The minute hand, touching the contact, would close the circuit and fire. The machinegunners were gone, but their machineguns, aimed at the enemy positions, kept firing."<br />
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The ruse was successful. The Finns did not notice an evacuation until a day after the peninsula was empty.<br />
<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-25863931790072703522014-02-09T16:52:00.000-08:002014-02-09T16:52:57.423-08:00Mayn 7.62 mm Carbine"To the chief of the Red Army GAU, General-Lieutenant-Colonel comrade Yakovlev<br />
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The faculty of aviational armament in the Zhukovskiy Military Air Academy, under the supervision of a lecturer from the department of gun and machinegun armament Colonel comrade P.I. Mayn, designed an experimental self-loading carbine. The prototype was built by Junior Military Technician comrade A.V. Ivantsov and Senior Technical Lieutenant comrade V.S. Usantsev.<br />
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The self-loading carbine uses a 7.62 model 1930 pistol cartridge, and demonstrated satisfactory reliability, accuracy, and precision.<br />
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The carbine is simple, easy to operate, does not require a special tool to assemble, disassemble, or manufacture, and can easily be manufactured on ordinary equipment with up to a medium degree of wear.<br />
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The carbine has definite advantages in its tactical-technical capabilities compared to the self-loading model 1940 rifle or model 1891/30 rifle for use by artillery, engineering, communications, airborne, other specialized units, and infantry commanders.<br />
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I give you the sample of the carbine and ask you to ask the State Committee of Defense about its adoption into service by the Red Army.<br />
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The author of the design, Colonel Mayn, and Chair of the department, Brigade Engineer M.V. Gurevich, are sent for a report.<br />
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Attachment: description of the self-loading carbine on 5 pages.<br />
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Military Commissar of the Academy, Vakin."<br />
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"3 samples of the self-loading carbine developed by the Military Air Academy"</div>
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Yuri Pasholok writes that the author of the design was inspired by the prototypes of the M1 Carbine from American magazines (which the cutout of American small arms ammunition definitely suggests). The carbine has a rate of fire of 25-30 RPM, range of 300 meters, a mass of 2.8 kg, and had 20 and 30 round magazines. </div>
<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036079621978005247.post-19089527108613542742014-02-03T19:40:00.000-08:002014-02-03T19:40:57.393-08:0039.M Automatic Carbine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"As can be seen from attached results, doubling the length of the barrel (from 250 mm to 500 mm) increases the Parabellum bullet's speed from 396 to 409 m/s, or by 9-17 m/s, and changing the cartridge gives an average increase of another 5 m/s. </div>
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It can be concluded that increasing the power of a Parabellum round by slightly modifying it for the 39.M autocarbine was not achieved.</div>
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The lengthening of the barrel gave another almost negligible increase in speed (13 m/s on average), which indicates that the solution is ineffective and a barrel length of 500 mm is excessive.</div>
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The 39.M round cannot be considered a high power pistol round at all, as it is weaker than some pistol rounds, like the American 7.62 mm self-loading M-1 carbine. </div>
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For example, the 39.M round is less powerful than the domestic pistol round, as with an equivalent barrel length (55-56 calibers), the 39.M barrel provides the bullet with 72.3 kgm of energy, while the domestic pistol bullet achieves 87.0 kgm, or 20.03% greater.</div>
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Overall data on the 39.M carbine</div>
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The 39.M carbine is an automatic weapon that works on the principle of bolt recoil.</div>
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Photo #3. Overall view of the 39.M carbine (with a bayonet and collapsed magazine)."</div>
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