Automatic rifle of Simonova AVS-36.
That was a good Simonv / SKS documentary even if I could not understand most of the words. This would be a good show for the History channel to pick up and dub into english.[/quote]
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Automatic rifle of Simonova AVS-36.
Year of issue 1936
Mass is 4,05 kg
Length 1260 мм (1520 мм with a bayonet)
Length of barrel 627 мм
Rifle descriptions
Caliber of 7,62-мм
Basic descriptions :
Caliber, мм 14,5
Mass, yoke 20,9
Length, мм 2108
Rapidity of fire, shots in a minute 15
Initial velocity of bullet, m/s 1012
Weight of bullet, g 64
Muzzle energy, кГм 3320
Strike-through of armour, мм:
on a 300 m 35
on a 100 m 40
Year of issue 1941
400000 is produced in all
Rate of firing of 20-25 (by 40 turns) shots in a minute
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Beginning of the first tests-30-(thirtieth)is years.
Developments on a competition 1931 and 1935 years.
Accepted on the armament of RKKA under denotation of «7.62x54R automatic rifle of Simonova of standard 1936 years», or AVS-36 in 1936.
Military operations- KhalkhiN-Gol-1939 year, Winter War with Finland-1940 year, initial period of Second world war.
SVT-38 and SVT-40 changed AVS-36 on the armament of RKKA.
From 35 000 to 65 000 rifles of AVS-36 are produced.
7,62-мм is a self-loading rifle of the system of Simonova, pre-production model 1938
Capacity of shop 15 cartridges.
PTRS -41 (Bazooka of Simonova) Standard 1941.