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From: eesnyder@boulder.colorado.edu (Eric E. Snyder)
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Subject: New Soviet Small-Arm Round
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Date: 30 Aug 89 05:28:34 GMT
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From: eesnyder@boulder.colorado.edu (Eric E. Snyder)

I have heard that the Soviets have been developing a new smaller caliber
rifle cartridge to replace the 7.62x39 of AK-47 fame.  The idea was to
create a round with similar ballistics to the 5.56mm.  

Questions:

	Has this round been deployed?
	What are the exact dimensions, ballistics?

Eric E. Snyder
Department of Biochemistry
University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder, Colorado 80309
boulder!eesnyder@ncar.UCAR.EDU