AK-47: The Weapon that Changed the Face of War
"Even in the hands of untrained children who have no idea how to maintain or aim the crude weapon, the AK keeps banging away, and when a bullet hits flesh, there's a good chance someone will not get up." Author and war correspondent Michael Yon evaluates a new book on an old rifle that still finds favor over all others in combat. (Lock and load HERE)October 20, 2006 - 9:00 am
It is not right to refer to the Kalashnikov design as a crude weapon. It is not crude at all. It is actually quite sophisticated in its conception. It is an elegant solution to the assault rifle question, and unquestionably it is the solution to the engineering constraints of that problem that is preferred by most assault rifle users around the world.