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  What Is An Assault Rifle?
The concept of the assault rifle (the term had not yet come into general use) had attracted considerable interest in military circles, and several countries developed weapons that fit the general template.
The new rifle was enthusiastically adopted by many Asian countries, where its light weight made it ideal for their small-statured soldiers and its firepower was invaluable in jungle country.
Basically an "assault rifle," as the term is used by political activists and careless journalists, is any rifle that looks scary.
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  Assault rifle
Assault rifle is a specific military term for various types of fully-automatic and select-fire (multi-shot burst) intermediate-power long guns.
As a massed military weapon, assault rifles share common features: light weight, hand grips positioned for good instinctive pointing (for unaimed "intuitive" fire), bayonet lugs (to provide lethality without ammunition), selectable fire rates, high reliability, large magazines, and simplified operation.
The concept of an assault rifle was born during the 1930s in several armies needing an infantry weapon with an intermediate-power ammunition, heavier than submachine guns (too weak and with a too short trajectory) and lighter than that for long rifles (uncomfortable to shoot, and difficult to control on full-automatic).
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  Assault rifle Summary
Assault rifle is a term describing a type of automatic rifle generally defined as a selective fire rifle or carbine, chambering intermediate-powered ammunition.
Assault rifles are the standard small arms in most modern armies, having largely replaced or supplemented larger, more powerful rifles ('battle rifles') such as the WWII-era M1 Garand and Tokarev SVT.
Examples of assault rifles incorrectly include the AR-15 as it does not fire as an automatic, its military incarnation, the M16 rifle is a fully automatic weapon, the ubiquitous AK-47 genus, and the bullpup FAMAS.
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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Assault rifle
The first service assault rifle was the Russian Federov Avtomat of 1916 chambered for the Japanese Arisaka 6.5×50 mm rifle cartridge, which due to supply problems was only used in small numbers.
Examples of battle rifles are the Belgian FN FAL and the German HK G3.
In the United States, the term 'assault weapon' was used in certain groups primarily to describe a collection of semi-automatic firearms that have certain features, such as a magazine larger than ten rounds or a folding stock.
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 Assault rifle - Free net encyclopedia
Assault rifles are the standard small arms in most modern armies, having largely replaced or suplemented larger, more powerful rifles in regular use.
The first true assault rifle was probably the Italian-made Cei-Rigotti, which was developed in the 1890s and finished around 1900, at the beginning of the 20th century; it never entered military service, however.
It is a common misconception that the assault weapons ban restricted weapons capable of fully-automatic fire, such as assault rifles and machine guns.
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 Assault Rifle AK-47
Kalashnikov's assault rifle is one of the best example of the basic individual infantry weapon for last 55 years and it is unsurpassed till nowadays.
Kalashnikov's assault rifle was chambered for the totally new M1943 7.62 x 39 mm intermediate cartridge.
In 1949 assault rifle was adopted by Soviet Army and indexed as AK-47 (1947 year model Kalashnikov's assault rifle).
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 Assault Rifle - Liandri Archives
The Combat Assault Rifle is a similar weapon that appears in RTNP and Unreal 2.
Assault Rifles can be held akimbo, doubling the rate of fire and ammo consumption.
In team games such as Team Deathmatch, it is a good idea to give your Assault Rifle to newly-spawned team members to improve their chances of survival before they can get a better weapon.
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 State Assault Rifle Bans and Militia Clauses
The strongest argument for judicial adoption of a "dormant" militia clause, with respect to assault rifles, is the requirement that citizens of all states have access to militia-type weapons in the event of a national emergency where the unorganized militia is called to service.
A state assault rifle ban for the purpose of reducing crime within the state is a legitimate exercise of the state's police powers, and there is some basis for believing an assault rifle ban would reduce criminal homicides.
An assault rifle, as popularly understood, is used in this Note to describe a semiautomatic rifle that is capable of accepting a high-capacity magazine and resembles in appearance a military weapon.
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 Assault Rifle Ammunition Overview
Assault rifles therefore need to be designed around a cartridge intermediate in power between pistol and full-power rifle rounds; in practice, in the 1,250-2,500j range depending on the calibre.
Self-loading rifles were developed before the end of the 19th Century and the first selective fire (semi or full auto) rifle using a medium-power cartridge was probably the Italian 6.5mm Cei-Rigotti, developed between 1900 and 1905, but this was not adopted.
This was the Czech vz52 rifle chambered for their 7.62x45, a superior cartridge to the AK47’s in terms of range, but it was soon replaced by the vz52/57 (chambered for the 7.62x39) in the interests of commonality with the rest of the Warsaw Pact.
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 Halo 3 Assault Rifle - halowiki.net
The Assault Rifle is a good all-round weapon, and can be even more deadly when used with grenades and melee, this goes with any weapon.
The Assault Rifle can easily beat the Battle Rifle at close ranges, and at medium ranges, is basically a tie with the Battle Rifle.
The Assault Rifle is powerful enough on its own to fend off a stronger enemy, descope a sniper, or serve as a medium-range weapon.
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 Tavor Assault Rifle
Tavor, the new Israeli assault rifle is lightweight, compact and ergonomically designed to become an 'organic' part of the warfighter.
Tavor assault rifles were tested extensively through three years with field units, modified to respond to evolving requirements realized during actual combat engagements in urban combat and special operations.
Tavor was selected to be the future assault rifle for the IDF infantry units, and the weapon of choice for the IDF future infantry combat suits, replacing various types of M-16, M-4 and Galil.
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 The Assault Rifle
Because of that, an assault rifle is currently considered to be anything that anyone cares to assign the name to.
The whole purpose of the assault rifle, originally, was to mass adequate firepower to successfully mount an assault on defended field fortifications.
Rifles continued to be used as secondary weapons, primarily for sniper use, until the advent of the Minie' ball just prior to the American Civil War.
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 Type 81 Assault Rifle | Ground Forces | SinoDefence.com
The Type 81 family of 7.62mm infantry assault weapon (assault rifle and squad machine gun) was developed in the late 1970s based on the Type 56 assault rifle (AK-47), but with a longer barrel.
The PLA is currently replacing the Type 81 with the 5.8mm Type 95 (QBZ95) series assault rifle but a significant number of the Type 81 remains in current service.
The rifle was based on the Type 56/AK-47, but with some significant improvements to reduce the recoil and muzzle jump, giving better firing accuracy.
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 Urban Dictionary: assault rifle
An assault rifle is a select fire shoulder arm chambered for an intermediate power rifle cartridge capable of being fed from a detachable magazine.
Typically an assault rifle is the standard issue weapon used by military forces.
The "MA5B Assault Rifle" from the popular Xbox game "Halo: Combat Evolved" is not an assault rifle because it is not select fire and it is chambered for a full power rifle cartridge (7.62mm x 51 NATO).
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 PRISONER OF ABAKAN: The Nikonov AN-94 Assault Rifle
In order to improve the rifle's lethality, Nikonov took the same approach as did Heckler & Koch in developing the G11 rifle; shoot a multiple round burst as fast as possible before the recoiling parts have time to operate and throw off the trajectory of the fired bullets.
In a conventional semi-automatic rifle, to load the next round the bolt must unlock, extract the spent cartridge case, move rearward over the next round to be fed in the magazine, and eject the case.
In a conventional rifle, recoil is absorbed by mechanical means (by springs or weighted buffers) and by the shooter.
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The assault rifle will be around for a long time, in my opinion, in one capacity or another.
Assault rifles at the moment are more plentiful and way cheaper: pre-reqs that will keep them in use for a long, long time.
They're also lighter and depending on the assault rifle and light machinegun directly compared to each other; the assault rifle is lighter.
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 Selection of a rifle for self defense
Rifles for the civilian market are restricted to semi-automatic operation only, in which the trigger must be pulled to initiate each shot.
to classify a civilian rifle as an "assault rifle" was based solely on appearance, accessories, or ancillary features that had no bearing on the firearms function, which included the lack of any full auto capability.
In terms of its operation, the semi-automatic action of these so-called "assault rifles" is identical to the action of other countless, and legal, self-loading handguns, rifles, and shotguns.
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 illumin : article : Dynamics of the M16 Assault Rifle
However, the assault rifle is a misunderstood device.
The M16, the standard assault rifle used by the United States military and many other defensive forces throughout the world, derives its popularity from its durability, efficiency, accuracy, and variable fire rate.
However, a well-known, military version of the assault rifle, the M16, has provided American soldiers with a precise and efficient weapon to protect the freedom of US citizens.
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 Modern Firearms - FAMAS Assault Rifle
FAMAS rifle was adopted by the French in 1978 and since then became a standard French Army shoulder fired small arm, known among the French soldiers as "Le Clairon" (the bulge).
The FAMAS rifles seen some action during the operation "Desert Storm" in Kuwait in 1991, as well as in some peace-keeping operations in the mid and late 1990s, and proved itself as a reliable and trustworthy weapons.
The FAMAS assault rifles are built using the bullpup layout, with the magazine housing behind the pistol grip and trigger.
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 ASSAULT RIFLES AND THEIR AMMUNITION:
Assault rifles therefore need to be designed around a cartridge intermediate in power between pistol and full-power rifle rounds; in practice, approximately in the 1,250-2,500J range depending on the calibre.
Some of the early rifles in 7.62x51 NATO, such as the American M14, were also capable of fully automatic fire, but the recoil problem made them incapable of accurate fire on full-auto so they cannot be classified as assault rifles.
This was the Czech vz52 rifle chambered for their 7.62x45 (after earlier experiments with a 7.5x45), a superior cartridge to the AK's in terms of range, but it was soon replaced by the vz52/57 (chambered for the 7.62x39) in the interests of commonality with the rest of the Warsaw Pact.
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 BF2S Wiki weapons:assault-rifles, BF2S.com
Assault rifles are the standard small arm in most modern armies.
In BF2 two classes use the assault rifles, the Assault class and the Medic class.
The assault rifles provide a good all-around weapon that is good at close and medium ranges and decent at long range.
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 ISAAC NEWTON AND THE ASSAULT RIFLE: Body Armor
Unfortunately, these jackets were still too heavy to be worn by infantry (weight and mobility were not issues for aircrews), and did not offer adequate protection from high-velocity rifle bullets.
Yet despite its reintroduction in the Korean War, modern infantry combat armor was no more effective at stopping high velocity rifle bullets than was the polished steel cuirass of the 15th century.
Made up of rigid laminated Kevlar layers, these "plates" were capable of stopping high-energy rifle bullets without causing secondary injury to the wearer.
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 Tavor
The development of the new assault rifle, that should eventually replace in service the ageing M16A1, CAR-15 and IMI Galil assault rifles, began in Israel in the 1991.
Bullpup rifles are configured in a layout in which the bolt carrier group is placed behind the pistol grip; this shortens the overall length but does not sacrifice barrel length.
Many of the rifles Israel received were from military surplus and often fatigued Nonetheless, Israel long allowed the M-16 to eclipse its Uzi and another IMI-made assault rifle, the Galil, which both ended up being sold to client states in Africa and South America.
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 Modern Firearms - AR-15 M16 M16A1 M16A2 M16A3 assault rifle
This rifle differed from the M16A1 by having the heavier barrel with faster 1:7 rifling, a different type rear sights (adjustable for both range and windage), round handguards instead of triangular ones, and by replacing the full-auto fire mode with the burst (limited to 3 rounds per trigger pull), to preserve the ammunition.
The AR-15 style rifles are made in the USA by at least dozen large companies, such as Armalite, Bushmaster, Colt, FN Manufacturing, Hesse, Les Baer, Olympic, Wilson Combat, and by number of smaller companies, many of which do assembly their rifles from components made by some other major manufacturers.
M203 mount replaces the standard handguards on the rifle and requires a grenade launcher sight to be mounted on the carrying handle.
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 Assault Rifle Legislation: Unwise and Unconstitutional
In House "assault weapon" debate, Ackerman actually asked whether hunters needed "a Mac 10 machine gun with 30 round banana clips of armor piercing bullets to bag a quail?"[105] Both armor piercing bullets and machineguns are heavily regulated and are not the subject of current "assault weapon" legislation.
Proponents of current "assault rifle" legislation have argued that even if one recognizes an individual right to bear arms, military-style semiautomatics are not the type of arms that individuals have a right to bear.
If producers of assault rifles had advertised their effects as depicted by the media, they would be liable to prosecution under truth-in-advertising laws.
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