Profile and biography of Mikhail Kalashnikov. He is best known as the maker or the inventor of the AK-47 weapons. He was born November 10, 1919, in the village of Kurya, the Soviet Union of a family of poor farmers.
Biography Of Mikhail Kalashnikov
A Young Man
At the age of 19, Kalashnikov participated conscription and joined the 24th Tank Regiment, 12th Tank Division where he graduated from the school of the mechanic tank and become a mechanic-driver of the tank and reached the rank of senior Sergeant (tank commander). In October 1941, in fierce battles at Bryansk, Kalashnikov is badly injured and had to be hospitalized. The history of the creation of AK-47 Gun Over the past few years, Kalashnikov continues to work by improving the design embodies and combines various elements of automatic weapons and assault rifles that had existed at the time.
The first innovation is the use of short cartridges 7.62x39mm. "smaller and compact," said Paul Cornish, a curator of arms at the Imperial War Museum, London, United Kingdom. Selection of gas can also be used as propulsion guns.
Gas can be recycled into the piston and is used for charging the next bullet. So a gun that works with the same principle as the machine gun.
Two things, plus a very simple design is the genius of the Kalashnikov. Until later in the year 1947 is the AK-47 (Avtomat a 1947 model).
In 1949, the AK-47 became the standard rifle of the Soviet Red Army. During the cold war, the AK-47 (Kalashnikov and generation next, AKM) used by Communist troops around the world.
The Soviets additionally piping weapons to aggressor gatherings and left-wing guerrillas who bolster the Soviet interests. As of not long ago, the AK-47 being the most famous weapons on the planet. It is evaluated at around 100 million AK-47 is circling the world over. However, the Kalashnikov admitted to not earn any money from this. His income only comes from retirement money. Kalashnikov has created a weapon with a simple design, easily mass-produced, it is easy to use. Even less trained by the army without losing its ability to turn off. These properties make the AK-47 into an effective and reliable weapons for paramilitary and city in battle. When was this hospital he has ideas for designing a submachine gun? The ability of the Kalashnikov as a designer invites attention. He worked at the Moscow Aviation Institute. Starting in 1942, Kalashnikov worked at Central Research Small Arms Range of the Main Ordnance Directorate of the Red Army. At the same time, the Soviet army was interested in developing an effective assault rifle that is a shortened M1943 round.
The first weapon was presented by Sudayev in 1944, but in tests, it turned out that the guns were too heavy. A new design competition was held two years later where Kalashnikov and his design team participated in the competition. AK-47 became the symbol of the revolution and even some countries cite images the AK-47 as part of the coat of arms. The name of the Kalashnikov is also used for a variety of items such as umbrellas, knives, and vodka. Kalashnikov is often asked whether he felt guilty for results that are used in a variety of bloody conflict. But he said,
... My goal is creating the AK-47 is the weapon to defend my homeland. Not wrong me if Kalashnikov became world famous and was used in the conflict areas. Who is to blame is the policy of these countries is not the designer of his weapon. – Mikhail Kalashnikov
He also said that he did not know how the weapons of his creation could exist in the hands of the terrorists and bandits. He is proud of his work even though he professes to be more pleased if they could make a machine that can help farmers, such as lawn mowers.
AK-47 Weapons Standards the militants and rebels.
AK-47 Avtomat Kalashnikova 47 abbreviated. The number 47 is the year in which these weapons are made. This weapon is very good, very popular legendaries soldier, militant, gangsters, terrorists or robbers though.
How not, this weapon is very easy to use even small children can operate these weapons. The AK-47 is tough to use in any war zone, although this weapon filled sand, his bullets still could come out when fired, although it also filled the mud this weapon also could still be fired.
Even in an article written during the cold war, 9 out of 10 people have died because of this bullet-swept by. This is the real weapons of mass destruction. The price of an AK-47 is also very cheap, its value might be the same with the price of a bottle of brandy.
On December 23, 2013, Mikhail Kalashnikov, died at a hospital in Izhevsk, Udmurtia Republic capital where he lived, the Kalashnikov has been hospitalized for the past month with health problems is not known.
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