Adopt special brigade, stationed in the Tambov region, It received the first batch of Kalashnikov AK-12. It is reported by the press service of ZVO.
As explained in the press-service, Just brigade received more than 500 machines, development of the new machine will begin soon in the theoretical and practical lessons. Earlier teams were armed with AK-74M.
In the near future military personnel in the course of employment on fire preparation and special tactical exercises started development of machine capabilities and its daily operation
– It said in a statement.
Concern has begun shipping a new Kalashnikov AK-12 in the Russian army in December 2018 of the year, when the Ministry of Defense received a shipment of machines in a number of 2,5 thousand pieces. About adopting concern machines “Kalashnikov” – AK-12 (caliber 5,45 mm), AK-15 (7,62 mm), as well as the name of the plant V.Degtyareva – AEK-971 (5,45 mm), AEK-973 (7,62 mm), Defense Ministry officially announced in March 2019 of the year.
The Defense Ministry reported, that the army AK-12 caliber 5.45 mm largely replace the AK-74M. Machine developed under the program “warrior” and enters it, as an element of long-term complex equipment of the Armed Forces fighters. AK-12 adopted by all the major combat arms soldiers combined arms formations of land forces, Airborne Troops and the Navy Marine Corps.
Brief technical characteristics of the AK-12:
Caliber: 5.45h39 mm
The length of the weapon in firing position: 880-940 mm
Length with folded butt: 690 mm
barrel length: 415 mm
Weight with empty magazine: 3.5 kg
Rate of fire: 700 rounds per minute
magazine capacity: 30 rounds
