The Kalashnikov rifle has become conventional weapons the bad guys in videogames and Hollywood blockbusters. However, the US special forces also had the opportunity to use these reliable machines, writes the resource War is Boring.
initially, AK-47 was a little bit in the Vietnamese Army, they were considered prestigious weapon, because of its unpretentiousness and high reliability. Gradually, this view has spread among US soldiers, It brings life to the military historian Kevin Dockery.
Captured during the operations of AK have become an important part of the special forces and the US Marine Corps arsenal. By the end of the Vietnam war, the Americans improved the machines and produced for their new cartridges.
The thing is, that commandos considered M-16 rifles mediocre weapons - they are often jammed, and maintenance of rifles was a real challenge for men. Besides, during a special operation rifle could give the location of military – gunshot of them had a distinctive sound.
The most active users of AK Steel Special Forces of the "Military Assistance Command, Vietnam - Studies and Observations Group" (MACV-SOG). They are often carried out raids in the rear of the Vietcong, gee attacks on convoys, sabotaging. In the early 1970s, American armorers specifically for them finalized AK, equipping machines modified sight and silencer.
After the war ended, seized a large consignment of AK was sent to the US. Some of them got into a museum, another part was transferred to the base of the special units for training purposes.
