"U.S. Commandos Were Fond of Captured AK-47s" Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Sep 2018 12:28 p.m. PST |
"While the Soviet Avtomat Kalashnikova has become the iconic weapon of bad guys in Hollywood blockbusters and big-budget video games, U.S. commandos made good use of the rugged rifles in Vietnam. By the end of the conflict, the American military had reissued captured Ak-47s, made new ammunition for them and came up with a few other surprises. It's often because the commandos hated their own U.S.-made guns….."
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| Lion in the Stars | 18 Sep 2018 1:23 p.m. PST |
The two sound very different. Different muzzle blast, different rate of fire. M16 is a bit higher-pitched due to smaller faster bullet and higher rate of fire. As Gunny Highway said in Heartbreak Ridge: "That is the AK47 assault rifle! The preferred weapon of our enemy! It makes a very distinctive sound when fired at you." 
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| shirleys painting | 18 Sep 2018 7:28 p.m. PST |
My husbands Father served 27 months in Vietnam, earning a Silver Star(with valor) and a Purple Heart. When He first went to Vietnam, he was given a M1 Carbine. After an ambush, he started using a captured AK. In fact, he said many times that AK saved his life. The 3 Rifles in our home are AK74 pattern rifles. |
 Legion 4  | 19 Sep 2018 10:11 a.m. PST |
AKs are an undeniable effective weapon. But again only as effective as the troop armed with it. (Like your husband's Father)
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| shirleys painting | 20 Sep 2018 1:13 p.m. PST |
I should note that my father in law served with 5th Special Forces Group. |
| Legion 4 | 20 Sep 2018 2:37 p.m. PST |
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