It is known that the much-anticipated new version of the 200-series Kalashnikov assault rifle will be tested in 2011. The 200 series is based on the AK-74M. This news was announced by the director of the Izhmash plant Vladimir Grodetsky. According to him, a decent weapon should not be released every year or two, this is not so fast and very responsible, therefore once every several decades is quite acceptable. If the tests are successful, it is quite possible that this machine will come to serve in the troops.
Now it is very difficult to say anything about the 200-series assault rifle, since no reliable information has yet been submitted about it. It is believed to be more effective than its predecessor. Grodetsky opened the veil of secrecy, saying that the new machine gun will have a special bar that allows attaching not only flashlights and sights to the weapon, but also laser designators.
The improved AK-74 has a side-folding stock and a special rail for attaching sights. It is capable of producing 600 rounds per minute, the caliber of this weapon is 5.45 millimeters. 1995 is the date of the beginning of the use of such machines.
Recall that the Kalashnikov assault rifle is the "brainchild" of Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov, the date of its development is 1947. Two years after development, the machine gun became the hope and support of the Soviet army. The machine has certainly been upgraded since then, and more than once. One of the latest transformations - the 90s of the twentieth century, the release of the 100th series. Now in more than fifty countries of the world, the Kalashnikov assault rifle is used. There is information that some states even produce this type of weapon, although they do not have any rights and licenses.
