AO-63 assault rifle
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The AO-63 is a Soviet two-barrel assault rifle
, capable of fully automatic fire, chambered for the 5.45 x 39 mm round. It was designed by S. G. Simonov
and P. A. Tkachev, and manufactured by TsNIITochMash
.
It can reach a maximum rate of fire of 6000 rounds/min, when fired in two-round burst mode, making it the fastest firing assault rifle known. According to some sources the weapon uses an over/under barrel configuration with a top mounted magazine insert fed by a drum magazine with a capacity of 50 or 100 rounds.
The AO-63 assault rifle was used by the Spetsnaz
during the Project Abakan
trials in the mid-1980s, in search of a more accurate alternative to take place over the standard issue AK-74
, with AN-94
being the winner among numerous other weapons.
Assault rifle
An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are the standard infantry weapons in most modern armies...
, capable of fully automatic fire, chambered for the 5.45 x 39 mm round. It was designed by S. G. Simonov
Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov
Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov was a Soviet weapons designer; he is one of the fathers of the modern assault rifle....
and P. A. Tkachev, and manufactured by TsNIITochMash
TsNIITochMash
TsNIITochMash is an initialism for the Central Research Institute for Precision Machine Building , a Russian industrial design bureau...
.
It can reach a maximum rate of fire of 6000 rounds/min, when fired in two-round burst mode, making it the fastest firing assault rifle known. According to some sources the weapon uses an over/under barrel configuration with a top mounted magazine insert fed by a drum magazine with a capacity of 50 or 100 rounds.
The AO-63 assault rifle was used by the Spetsnaz
Spetsnaz
Spetsnaz, Specnaz tr: Voyska specialnogo naznacheniya; ) is an umbrella term for any special forces in Russian, literally "force of special purpose"...
during the Project Abakan
Project Abakan
Project Abakan was a Russian advanced assault rifle programme in rival to the US Advanced Combat Rifle that took place between 1980 to 1994.-History:The 1960s ushered a new generation of assault rifles with the introduction of smaller calibers. U.S...
trials in the mid-1980s, in search of a more accurate alternative to take place over the standard issue AK-74
AK-74
The AK-74 is an assault rifle developed in the early 1970s in the Soviet Union as the replacement for the earlier AKM...
, with AN-94
AN-94
The AN-94 is an advanced Russian assault rifle. The initials stand for Avtomat Nikonova Model of 1994....
being the winner among numerous other weapons.
See also
- AN-94AN-94The AN-94 is an advanced Russian assault rifle. The initials stand for Avtomat Nikonova Model of 1994....
- AEK-971AEK-971AEK-971 is a Soviet / Russian selective fire assault rifle that was developed at the Kovrov Mechanical Plant by chief designer S.I. Koksharov in the 1980s...
- TKB-059TKB-059TKB-059 was a Soviet three-barrel bullpup assault rifle, capable of fully automatic fire, chambered for the 7.62 x 39 mm round and manufactured by the Tula State Arsenal in 1966. It was based on the Pribor ZB assault rifle . Both weapons were developed by the small arms designer G. A...
- List of Russian Weaponry