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1222:"Assault rifles: Comparison, analysis and future trends"
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1357:Ak 5 - Göta Vapenhistoriska SÀllskapet
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630:The FFV Ak 5 with its buttstock folded
307:Ak 5(B) 930 m/s (3,051 ft/s)
207:Ak 5 loaded 4.5 kg (9.92 lb)
205:Ak 5C empty 4.0 kg (8.82 lb)
1234:from the original on October 15, 2018
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1254:"Automatkarbin 5 - Försvarsmakten"
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113:Chadian Civil War (2005-2010)
1351:Automatkarbin 5C - SoldF.com
860:Ambidextrous selector levers
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1345:Automatkarbin 5 - SoldF.com
1220:Karlbeg, MilitÀrhögskolan.
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1210:SoldMtrl, Arménytt 5/1985.
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406:
358:
356:
282:Gas-operated
237: length
184:
164:1986âpresent
140:Manufacturer
93:
88:Used by
83:1986âpresent
1238:October 15,
1060:since 1987.
848:Adjustable
660:iron sights
539:5 in 1986.
522:iron sights
479:Beretta M70
346:iron sights
297:650â700 RPM
172: built
121:War in Mali
1379:Categories
1289:2012-02-23
1264:2010-04-19
1197:2012-11-24
1172:2016-11-12
1141:2012-11-24
1116:2021-05-04
1078:References
1071:Pindad SS1
766:experiment
463:Colt M16A1
147:FN Herstal
105:Kosovo War
1001:hex screw
959:handguard
903:with a 4
850:buttstock
788:), Chad (
654:5C and Ak
590:5C and Ak
550:, so the
530:M16 rifle
483:IMI Galil
475:Steyr AUG
467:Stoner 63
253:Cartridge
1390:Carbines
1283:Archived
1229:Archived
1191:Archived
1135:Archived
1065:See also
907:red dot
897:Aimpoint
731:Aimpoint
578:Variants
542:Swedish
503:FFV 890C
186:Variants
180:Variants
161:Produced
132:Designed
909:reticle
705:is the
681:at the
671:bayonet
598:(RPM).
495:SIG 540
423:History
409:Finland
392:of the
363:Swedish
270:5.56 mm
265:Caliber
175:200,000
60:Carbine
1054:Sweden
1051:
1037:Norway
1034:
1017:
1005:
997:
993:
974:
955:barrel
932:
928:
924:
913:
871:Ksp 90
821:
805:
782:
778:
762:försök
756:
743:
675:
656:
652:
648:
616:
608:CGA5C2
602:CGA5C2
596:
592:
588:
586:5B, Ak
584:
548:bullet
537:
518:FN FNC
491:FN CAL
487:FN FNC
455:
452:STANAG
413:
379:FN FNC
341:Sights
277:Action
235:Barrel
220:Length
70:Sweden
62:(AK5D)
1232:(PDF)
1225:(PDF)
1166:(PDF)
1159:(PDF)
1023:Users
989:CGA5P
983:CGA5P
941:Ak 5D
801:Ak 5C
770:trial
721:Ak 5C
715:sight
711:SUSAT
703:Ak 5B
689:Ak 5B
511:VÀxjö
94:Users
1240:2018
957:and
895:The
815:and
799:The
794:KFOR
786:ISAF
701:The
622:Ak 5
606:The
571:M203
501:and
499:HK33
469:A1,
444:Ak 4
398:Ak 4
359:Ak 5
357:The
198:Mass
183:See
135:1982
101:Wars
91:See
52:Type
18:AK 5
1011:or
905:MOA
899:CS
796:).
768:or
758:5CF
664:M16
509:in
507:I11
170:No.
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644:FN
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