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From: quan@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Suu Quan)
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Subject: Re: Rifles grunts love (ak-47, uzi) was 'using rifle..prev. war'
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Date: 24 Jan 91 04:32:39 GMT
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From: quan@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Suu Quan)

/ hpcc01:sci.military / hnkst2@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Hanhwe N. Kim) /  8:06 pm  Jan 20, 1991 /


>It seems that the AK-47 and the UZI seems to be among the most popular
>rifles in the world. I would like to hear from anyone who has served in
>armies that actually use either the AK's or UZI's (Finland and
>Isreal?). What do infantryman find attractive about them and what are
>the gripes about those weopons? Email is also welcome.
>----------

It's been a long time, but I'll try.
I never used the AK-47, but the enemies were (I served in the South Vietnamese
army during the VN war).

I was a small man weighing 94Lbs, so I did not re-use the AK-47s we captured : 
it weighs considerably too much for a small infantery man to 
carry a long distance. I carried an American made Carbine. don't remember
the code name nor the model, but it was light. But AK-47's bullets are 
heavier and larger in diameter (more lethal, makes more damage to the body).

That's all I can remember.

[mod.note:  Sounds to me like either an M1 or M2 carbine.  The actual
bullet is .30 cal, about the same diameter as the AK's 7.62 round, but
the cartridge of the Russian round is a bit bigger in diameter. - Bill ]