![]() ![]() 338 Lapua rifles which have largely seen service only in specialized units, the ASVKM is seeing widespread adoption. The modernization also improves the muzzle brake and barrel life. It incorporates lighter materials, lowering the weight to 10kg. ![]() Recently, the ASVK has been developed into the ASVKM (ASVK – Modernized). Unlike Western bullpup anti-material rifles, like the Barrett M95 where the bolt handle is on the bolt behind the trigger, the ASVK has the bolt handle in front of the trigger, allowing for easy and rapid actuation. Due to its caliber, body armor and even most cover cannot protect from the ASVK. 50 caliber (12.7x108mm) bullpup anti-material/sniper rifle. The ASVK has seen use in Syria and Ukraine. Originally developed alongside the SVDK in the 1990s as a proper anti-material long-range rifle, it saw larger adoption over its rival. Other Russian rifles that can counter body armor are the ASVK and ASVKM (army sniper rifle, large caliber) sniper systems. 338 Lapua (with the option to quickly change to. Notably, the Remington MSR is in American service as USSOCOM’s Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR), it is chambered in. There are many NATO equivalents to this capability, as many NATO nations field sniper systems in this caliber. 338 Lapua rifles in Russian service means that they have a formidable ability to defeat body armor at long ranges, and the Orsis T-5000 and SV-338 show that Russia has at least a limited capability to produce these rifles internally. This rifle has not seen adoption or testing. 338 Lapua rifle based on the SV-98: the SV-338. Kalashnikov Concern has also developed a. 338 Lapua T-5000 display model was shown having considerable issues opening the bolt, suggesting that Orsis may not have fully worked out the production of this new rifle in. However, the T-5000 is not without its issues. According to some reports, it has been tested in the “Ratnik” future soldier system. Russian and Chinese snipers have competed and won with this rifle in competition, however, it has yet to be officially adopted into service in the Russian military. The 7.6x51mm NATO version of this rifle is combat tested with Iraqi SOF. Recently, the indigenous Orsis T-5000 has come to prominence. 338 rifles from European manufacturers, notably the Austrian Steyr SSG 08, Finnish TRG 42, and British AI AWM rifles, this is changing. No known currently fielded body armor is known to stop an armor-piercing. 338 round is extremely powerful, with around double the energy of the 7N14 7.62x54R round. 338 being a superb round for long-range shooting in general, the average. The medium-caliber Russian sniper systems that can counter body armor are the various rifles they field chambered in. There are no comparable NATO systems to the SVDK. Overall, the SVDK provides a powerful semi-automatic sniper system that can defeat body armor within 600m, at a relatively lightweight of 6.5kg. The SVDK also comes with the folding stock of the SVDS rifle, as well as an integral bipod. It also is issued with a variable zoom 3-10x 1P70 “Hyperion” optic, which is an upgrade from the standard 4x fixed zoom PSO-1 issued with the regular SVD rifles. The increased power of the SVDK’s cartridge is evident in a comparison of their magazines. On the basis of this round, the Russians developed the 7N33 sniper cartridge, which pushes a 254gr projectile with a steel core at 2526fps, which is 40 percent more powerful than the prior 7N14 sniper armor-piercing round. This cartridge was originally designed to hunt big game in Africa, including elephants. The SVDK was based on the civilian Tigr-9 hunting rifle chambered in 9.3圆4mm Brenneke. The express purpose of this rifle was to defeat targets that wear heavy body armor. The “K” stands for “ Krupnokalibernaya,” indicating that the SVDK is of a large caliber. To counter this, the Russian army developed the SVDK rifle. These rounds have similar specifications to the M2 AP Ball ( 150gr at 2740fps) specification, which the ESAPI/XSAPI rifle plates currently in use by the U.S. Both rifles fire the 7N14 armor-piercing sniper round ( 152gr at ~2750fps) and 7N13 armor-piercing rounds. The current Russian standard sniper weapons in 7.62x54R-the SV Dragunov and the SV-98-are soundly defeated by American body armor. ![]()
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