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To: Soliton
It was a stolen German concept

Only the basic concept. The AK is a much simplified design. The German designs were more like our current ones, a bit on the complicated side, with precise tolerances required. The AK, and many other Soviet designs of the period, OTOH, explicitly recognized the inferiority of Soviet manufacturing processes. Many of these "Duds" were designed or built, or both, during the decade or two of upheaval that followed the (temporary?) End of the Evil Empire.

18 posted on 01/12/2008 9:51:39 AM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato

The AK was a stroke of luck. The previous mosin-nagant was a typical shoddy piece of work. Outside of the BMP, the Soviets had crappy equipment. What they did get right like the RPG 7 was stolen again from the Germans.


20 posted on 01/12/2008 9:54:34 AM PST by Soliton (Sarcasm is an educational tool)
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