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...marksman]] role in a U.S. infantry squad. The term ''sniper'' is used in [[Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n doctrine. The analogous role in the [[Israel]]i army is ...ifle]]s while DMs are often equipped with accurized [[battle rifle]]s or [[assault rifle]]s fitted with optical sights.

...Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]] (see the [[Sturmgewehr 44|StG44]] [[assault rifle]]). After testing this prototype in [[1948]], the British Army urged ...actured and issued both designs at various times. Unlike the Russian AK-47 assault rifle, the FAL utilized a heavier full-power [[rifle]] [[cartridge]]. In th

...Union]] tanked) With that in mind, let's talk about one of the most common rifles in the world... ...nd recognizable [[assault rifle]] ever designed. It was the brainchild of Soviet sergeant [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]], who began his career as a weapon designer

...cities and, typically, higher [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "gu ...secondary method of attack used in close combat. For example, arms such as rifles, muskets, and occasionally [[submachine gun]]s can have [[bayonet]]s affixe

... There is restriction in [[muzzle energy]] output - handguns up to 1000 J, rifles up to 6000 J. Automatic guns, laser sights, silencers and [[hollow point bu ...ing is a rifle or shotgun. Sportsmen are permitted to possess shotguns or rifles for hunting and for skeet and trap shooting, but only after submitting to a

...]]s, and the [[M203 grenade launcher]] can be fitted to several types of [[assault rifle]]s. ...se of a modified rifle with a blank cartridge to propel the grenade. These rifles would often be permanently fixed in wooden support frames and would not be

|type= [[assault rifle]] ...Rifle) version, standard-length '''AR''' (Assault Rifle) and an '''ARM''' (Assault Rifle and Machine gun) [[light machine gun]].

...n its field. The current plant opened in 1942, under the authority of the Soviet government to produce small arms for the war effort. After the end of [[Wo ...[[cannon]]s, missiles, and guided [[Shell (projectile)|shell]]s. After the Soviet Union fell apart, the range of civilian products was greatly expanded, but

... was one of the final developments in the long line of [[Mauser]] military rifles. ...o an internal [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]. It was derived from earlier rifles, namely the Karabiner 98b, which in turn had been developed from the Mauser

|type= [[Assault rifle]] ...ek wzór 1988'' (Carbine Model 1988) Tantal''' is a [[5.45x39mm|5.45mm]] [[assault rifle]] designed and produced in [[Poland]] in the late 1980s.

== Assault Rifle(S) == ...wehr-44]] : The world's first assault rifle, the trend of adopting assault rifles didn't catch on until after the war

... for the intermediate [[7.62x39mm]] cartridge. It is the most widely known assault rifle in the world.]] ...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles.

|type= [[Assault rifle]] ...led that many U.S. infantrymen (as many as 2/3) never actually fired their rifles in combat. By contrast, soldiers armed with rapid fire weapons (such as sub

... successful and reliable [[PK machine gun]] used by Warsaw Pact forces and Soviet client states. ...to replace their existing stock of M60E3 machine guns fitted with shorter "assault barrels". These weapons are identical to standard M60E4s, with the exceptio

...e "Hitler's buzzsaw", or, more coarsely, "Hitler's zipper" ([[Soviet Union|Soviet]] soldiers called it the "linoleum ripper"). German soldiers called it ''Hi ..., No.1 and No.2 were armed with pistols, while the remaining three carried rifles. This large team was often reduced to just three: the gunner, the loader (a

...e end of the war the MP 40 and its derivatives were being issued to entire assault platoons on a limited basis. ...y moved to replace both the Kar-98 rifle and MP 40 with the new MP 43/44 [[assault rifle]], also known later as the [[StG 44]].

... intended for use in [[side arm]]s (chiefly [[semi-automatic pistol]]s) or rifles; the difference between machine guns and autocannons is based on [[caliber] ...other two categories (submachine guns and autocannons), machine guns (like rifles) tend to share a very high ratio of barrel length to caliber (a long barrel

...ail, "How and Why I Produced My Submachine Gun", in ''Sputnik: A Digest of Soviet Press'', Novosti Press Agency, Moscow, June 1983, pp 70-75.</ref> ...ova model 1947''). In [[1949]], the [[AK-47]] [[assault rifle]] became the Soviet Army's standard issue rifle; after that, the design became Kalashnikov's mo

|type= [[Assault rifle]] ...el 1986, abbreviated ''PA md. 86'' or simply ''md. 86'') is the standard [[assault rifle]] used by the Romanian Military Forces and manufactured in Cugir, Rom

|type= [[assault rifle]] ...ră model 1963''' (abbreviated ''PM md. 63'' or simply ''md. 63'') is an [[assault rifle]] patterned after the [[AK-47]], and chambered in the [[7.62x39mm]] c