It is notable for its distinctive long gas tube, wooden furniture, and a curved 30-round magazine (often likened to the shape of a banana). The AK fires 7.62x39mm rounds originally used by the late-war RPD and SKS. The design of the rifle was finished in 1947 (under the working title Miktimshort for Mikhail Timofeyovich) after competing with other prototype assault rifles. Here, it is used to distinguish the first-pattern AKs from later versions and variants like the AKM, as it is commonly called, is probably the most common and well-known assault rifle.Īs its name implies, it was designed by Mikhail Timofeyovich Kalashnikov, a tank commander who was inspired to create an automatic rifle after being pulled off active duty thanks to a shoulder injury and overhearing complaints from other injured soldiers about their then-current weapons. The term came about based on the US practice of designating weapons based on their year of first appearance (in this case, 1947). James Bond, Octopussy and The Living Daylights The Soviet assault rifle.

Well have to get him quick, or 272ll end up not just dead but strawberry jam. Since the end of the Cold War, the Kalashnikov has become the Russian peoples greatest export. Interestingly, despite nigh-universally just being called the AK-47, most examples seen in fiction are actually the AKM.Īn elegantly simple 9 pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood. The 40mm smoke grenades are useful at shielding troop movements, while the 40mm shotgun rounds can be used against troops, and to a lesser extent doors, allowing the player to open doors without the need for using the knife, which can be drawn out and allows enemy soldiers to get the first shot off. Like the other grenade launchers, it can utilize the 40mm Grenade, 40mm Smoke or 40mm Shotgun rounds. It acts exactly the same any other grenade launcher issued to the Assault, and only differs in appearance. Since all grenade launchers boast horrible damage against infantry and vehicles (excluding the Golf Cart ), the main use of the GL1 is to destroy parts of the environment, since the game runs on the Frostbite Engine.Īgainst light vehicles, the GL1 can also be potentially useful, but only if the said vehicle has already been damaged.

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