does the AK-47 suck as much in real life as it does in PR?

[Waaah_Wah]

Originally Posted by KayFour

first i like to say that i've not actually fired the AK or the M16A2, but i've handled them both and been trained to pick them apart and together again... in my opinion the AK is to small to handle proporly, this also affects the LOS (line of sight) of the weapon, making it less accurate than most other carbines. the weapon is primarely made for CQB, used for engageing enemys in shorter distanses than the russian artillery can fire! it's very simple to handle and maintain in the field, this has made it a favorite of terrorist and guerilla warfare! the M16 is a more sofisticated weapon with better LOS and better iron sights witch makes it more accurate! but the drawback is that it has more and smaller parts, making it harder to maintain in the field and more likely to jam! if you compare these two with the G3 (this one i have fired), the G3 is extremly accurate with an even longer LOS, making it a far superior 'sniping-rifle' (actually used by the swedish army as a sniper-rifle till the end of the 80's), the recoil of the G3 is another deal (kicks like a mule compered to 5.56 carbines) making it very hard to fire in automatic mode! but on the precision side it's hard to beat (mounted in a test-rigg it will fire in the same hole over and over again!)

/kayfour

Did you just call AK47 a carbine??

[Waaah_Wah]

Originally Posted by IAJTHOMAS

Slap yourself. Work started on it in 1944.

Yes. The weapon still werent prodused untill the war was over. Now im gonna have to slap you aswell

[Dr2B Rudd]

I'm pretty awful with the AK, thats why I go squad leader for the GP25 lulz

but really the rifle performs fine ingame vs other ironsights

[Feuerwaffen]

@WAh: Ak has a very small barrel and a shoots a small round with barely enough powder behind it.

[IAJTHOMAS]

Originally Posted by Feuerwaffen

@WAh: Ak has a very small barrel and a shoots a small round with barely enough powder behind it.

7.62=small?

[Waaah_Wah]

Originally Posted by Feuerwaffen

@WAh: Ak has a very small barrel and a shoots a small round with barely enough powder behind it.

Err.. But it can still penetrate a brick or a thick log with no problem? Sure, 7.62 is small, when compared to APC rounds...

[Feuerwaffen]

So can an m4?

[IAJTHOMAS]

Originally Posted by DavidP

Wrong. 45. He encountered it the STG-43 in 44.

3 sources I have read say design work started in 1944, when the first protosype was produced. (Bolotin, D.N, "Soviet Small-Arms and Ammunition", pp 68.)

[Waaah_Wah]

Originally Posted by Feuerwaffen

So can an m4?

Not according to this video:

YouTube - AK 47 vs M16

Watch at 3:10

[Scorch]

Originally Posted by Conman51=US=

actually i think your thinking about the ak74..its teh 5.56 version...but i think the original ak47 has stayed the same as WW2

im afraid you're mistaken.

Originally Posted by wikipedia

AK-74 Cartridge 5.45x39mm
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire 650 rounds/min (AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M)
650-735 rounds/min (AKS-74U)
Muzzle velocity 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s) (AK-74, AKS-74, AK-74M)
735 m/s (2,411.4 ft/s) (AKS-74U)
Effective range 100 to 1,000 m sight adjustments
350 to 500 m sight adjustments (AKS-74U)
Feed system 30-round detachable box magazine
Sights Adjustable iron sights, front post and rear notch on a scaled tangent
Flip-up sight and front cylindrical post (AKS-74U)