panzerfaust09 2 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 FoxNews.com has lead article stating Russian defense minister wants to cease using AK 47 variants in Russian Military! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alexc.s. 25 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/21/russian-defense-minister-causes-uproar-replace-famed-ak/ Theres the link. I doubt that they will stop using AKs any time soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imarangemaster 315 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Imagine Russian Spetznez with French FAMAS instead! HAHAHAH! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
panzerfaust09 2 Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Yeah, just shows they have their share of dipshit politicians as well. One interesting comment in article came from a military officer stating difficulty of filling positions/finding workers in arms industry due to low pay. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stnls1911 55 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I am at a loss of words. When I think of Mother Russia, the first thing that comes to mind is the AK line of guns. That Russian Minister is out of his mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
panzerfaust09 2 Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Google article from New York Times (Piece o crap rag, I know!) on Sept. 14 2010 concerning meeting between Secretary Gates and this jackass Anatoly Serdyukov. Apparently he was bean counter for a furniture factory in a prior life with no military experience. Married to daughter of one of Putin's cronies. Sounds like he's just yanking the Army's chain.My link Quote Link to post Share on other sites
don452 2 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 It would appear that the infection of politicians and bureaucrats who steer and formulate policy, and who know next to nothing about military hardware, particularly rifles, has finally reached even Russia at high levels. It has long been a festering sore among our own politicians and bureaucrats, for many decades. Simply incredible. The Russians have a long history of innovation in the firearms field. History has not ended. The Russians have the engineering experience and tooling to design what new models of firearms that they might need. The Russians should not rely upon the West for any thing. China, has certainly gone its own way in this regard, with its fairly new infantry rifle series and new ammunition caliber. One would hope that the various lines of AK rifles continue to be manufactured, as they are proven robust designs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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imarangemaster 315 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 The Antov AN94 is one complicated piece of kit! It has to be prohibitively expensive to produce. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BKLYN_C 14 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 The Antov AN94 is one complicated piece of kit! It has to be prohibitively expensive to produce. What is "Antov"? Did you mistake Antonov/Antov airplane for Abakan rifle? AN94 stands for Avtomat Nokonov Model 1994. The AN94 is expensive and high maintenance, but its not prohibitively expensive. It was issued in several army units but was never wide spread. The only benefit it gives is 2 round burst which cant justify it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imarangemaster 315 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 The Antov AN94 is one complicated piece of kit! It has to be prohibitively expensive to produce. What is "Antov"? Did you mistake Antonov/Antov airplane for Abakan rifle? AN94 stands for Avtomat Nokonov Model 1994. The AN94 is expensive and high maintenance, but its not prohibitively expensive. It was issued in several army units but was never wide spread. The only benefit it gives is 2 round burst which cant justify it Your are right. That's what happens when you engage the keyboard with a splitting headache and too little sleep! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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