AVS-36
Sign in to savethumb|right|300px|Red Army reinforcements during the Siege of Leningrad in 1941. The 3 sergeants in the front row are equipped with AVS-36. The AVS-36 (; Avtomaticheskaya vintovka Simonova obraztsa 1936 goda (AVS-36); "Automatic rifle Simonov model 1936 (AVS-36)") was a Soviet automatic rifle which saw service in the early years of World War II. It was among the early selective fire infantry rifles (capable of both semi and full-automatic fire) formally adopted for military service.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.image
- AVS-36 AM.068386 (2) (cropped).jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- A 1939 AVS-36 rifle
- Weapon.name
- AVS-36
- Weapon.type
- Battle rifle
- Weapon.designer
- Sergei Simonov
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.design_date
- 1936
- Weapon.service
- 1936–1953
- Weapon.used_by
- See users
- Weapon.wars
- Soviet-Japanese Border WarsSpanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IIKorean WarLebanese Civil War
- Weapon.part_length
- 612 mm (24 in)
- Weapon.cartridge
- 7.62×54mmR
- Weapon.feed
- 15-round detachable box magazine
- Weapon.action
- Gas-operated, vertically lifting locking block with secondary Flappers
- Weapon.rate
- 800 rounds/min
- Weapon.velocity
- 840 m/s (2,756 ft/s)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Service
- World War II and beyond
- Design
- Users
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|300px|Red Army reinforcements during the Siege of Leningrad in 1941. The 3 sergeants in the front row are equipped with AVS-36. The AVS-36 (; Avtomaticheskaya vintovka Simonova obraztsa 1936 goda (AVS-36); "Automatic rifle Simonov model 1936 (AVS-36)") was a Soviet automatic rifle which saw service in the early years of World War II. It was among the early selective fire infantry rifles (capable of both semi and full-automatic fire) formally adopted for military service.
== History ==
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