Questions on Small Arms - Soviet/Russia
While working in my Oct 1962 scenario I came across some curious things in the Soviet OOB that got me doing some digging.
As best I can determine the following weapons and availability dates are accurate but no doubt there are things I missed and/or inaccurate data. So if anyone has corrections please let me know.
########################################
AK-47/(AKM) 1949-1974?/(1959-1974?)
AK-74/(AK-74M) 1974-Present/(1991-Present)
AN-94 (used in limited numbers too expensive for general issue) 1997-Present (not in current OOB)
====================
RP-46 LMG 1946-1969?
RPD LMG 1945-1969?
RPK-47 SAW 1959-1984?
RPK-74 SAW (still used by police and militia) 1974-Present
PKM LMG 1969-2011?
Pecheneg/PKP LMG 2001-Present
====================
RPG-2 1949-1970
RPG-7/(RPG-7D paratrooper model) c.1961-1988?
RPG-7V (Improved 93 mm HEAT warhead) c. 1977-Present
RPG-7VR (tandem 64mm/105mm)c.1988-Present (not in current OOB)
RPG-7V2/RPG-7D3 (same warhesd as RPG-7VR) 2001-Present(not in current OOB)
TBG-7V (105 mm Thermobaric warhead) c.1988-Present
RPG-16D Udar (range 500m(800m w/tripod)) 1970-Present
RPG-18 Mukha (range 200m) 1972-1990
RPG-22 Netto (range 250m) 1985-c. 2001
RPG-26 Aglen (range 250m) 1985-Present (not in current OOB)
RPG-27 Tavolga (tandem-HEAT, range 200m) 1989-Present
RPG-28 Klyukva (tandem-HEAT, range 300m) 2011-Present
RPG-29 Vampir (tandem-HEAT, range 450m(800m w/tripod and fire control)) 1989-Present
RPG-30 Kryuk (tandem-HEAT, range 200m) 2012-? (not in current OOB)
RPG-32 Hashim (tandem-HEAT, range 700m) 2008-? (not in current OOB)
====================
ROKS-2/ROKS-3 c.1935-1953?
LPO-50 (range 65m) c. 1953?-?
RPO-A Shmel (thermobaric, range 600m) 1988-?
RPO-Z Rys (incendiary, range 600m) 1988?-?
RPO-M Shmel (thermobaric, range 800m) 2003-Present
########################################
I want to stress I AM NOT in any way suggesting changes to the OOB, I'll use the editor to modify existing units as needed for my scenario.
__________________
Suhiir - Wargame Junkie
People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." - Albert Einstein
|