The Best Modern Assault Rifles of the World Part 1: History of the Firearms

Assault rifles have long been an indispensable weapon for every army in the world.

The term "assault rifle" is known worldwide and has many meanings or definitions. One of them says that this is a standard rifle, capable of firing automatic fire from the shoulder and having an effective firing range of at least 300 meters.

From this definition it follows that assault rifles are primarily offensive weapons, reliably operating and having sufficient initial bullet energy. They are loyal assistants of the infantry, but differ from traditional weapons with high-power cartridges. Assault rifles are used throughout the world as the main weapon of soldiers of modern armies.

As a soldier’s weapon, modern assault rifles should have a low weight combined with good stopping power. Their improvement will continue, as the military does not abandon attempts to create the best assault rifle and more powerful weapons. The trend in the development of modern assault rifles is to focus on reducing their weight and increasing the destructive power with the use of special cartridges such as sub-caliber cartridges and many others. As long as people strive for strength and power, the military will continue to increase the power and reliability of assault rifles.

In the book "The modern assault rifles" we consider the most successful samples of this weapon and learn the history of their creation and technical characteristics.

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Introduction. Assault rifles in the modern world

FN FAL, Belgium
FN F2000, Belgium
FN SCAR-H, Belgium
Steyr AUG, Austria
HK433, Germany
G.36, Germany
Thales F90, Australia
MARS-L, USA
M16 / AR15, USA
Remington ACR (Bushmaster ACR), USA
TAR-21, Israel
Galil ARM, Israel
Galil Ace, Israel
AK-12, Russia
AS “Val”, Russia
AK-47, AK-74, USSR

Automatic rifles of the Special Forces