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The 5.45×39mm cartridge is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge.It was introduced into service in 1974 by the Soviet Union for use with the new AK-74.The 5.45×39mm gradually supplemented and then largely replaced the 7.62×39mm cartridge in Soviet and Warsaw Pact service as the primary military service rifle cartridge.
The 5.45×39mm PSP cartridge is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge.It was introduced into service in 2005 together with ADS amphibious rifle by Russia. This special cartridge was made for underwater use in ADS rifle and based on standard 5.45×39mm.
The AK-12 (Russian: "Avtomat Kalashnikova, 2012" – GRAU index 6P70) is a Russian gas-operated assault rifle chambered in 5.45×39mm, designed and manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash), making it the fifth generation of Kalashnikov rifles.
It can penetrate 2 mm (0.079 in) of steel at 500 meters or 6 mm (0.24 in) of steel, 2.8 mm (0.11 in) of titanium or 30 layers of Kevlar at 200 meters. At 100 meters it can penetrate 8 mm (0.31 in) of steel or GOST 3 rated body armor , while retaining enough power to inflict damage to a soft target behind it.
It is designed to use a new NK-designed helical magazine that can hold between 100 and 150 5.45 x 39 mm cartridges besides the standard 30 round magazine. [9]
655 mm (25.7 in) stock extended / 458 mm (18.0 in) stock folded: Barrel length: 245 mm (9.7 in) Cartridge: 5.45×39mm: Caliber: 5.45 mm: Action: Gas-operated, Select ...
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Handgun cartridges Cartridge name Bullet diameter Case length Cartridge length Type Source in mm in mm in mm 2.34mm rimfire (for Swiss mini gun) .092 2.3.240 6.1: Rimmed, rimfire