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The Zastava M72 chambers and fires the 7.62×39mm M67 round. It is a gas-operated, air-cooled, drum-fed firearm with a fixed stock. It is a squad automatic weapon, like the Soviet RPK but has unique design features. This weapon is a near copy of the Soviet RPK light machine gun. There are a few differences on the M72/M72A.
The Yugoslavian version of the RPK, the Zastava M72, is a longer barreled member of the M70 family and is the weapon upon which the Tabuk is based. The barrel length of the Iraqi Tabuk rifle is 23.6 inches – slightly longer and thinner than a Yugoslavian M72 barrel, but much longer than a traditional AKM or the M70 (16.25 inches).
The RPK-74M (Modernizirovannij "Modernized") is an updated variant of the RPK-74 developed during the mid-'90s. In line with the AK-74M assault rifle variant, the RPK-74M lower handguard, gas tube cover, pistol grip, and new synthetic stock are made from a black, glass-filled polyamide. The stock is shaped like the RPK-74 fixed stock, but also ...
The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.62×39mm cartridge, first developed and used by the Soviet Union in the late 1940s. [1] The cartridge is widely used due to the worldwide proliferation of Russian SKS and AK-47 pattern rifles, as well as RPD and RPK light machine guns.
While early versions of the M77 had a milled receiver, later variants would be built with the standard Yugoslavian 1.5mm stamped RPK receivers. The stamped variants would also have an adjustable gas system to aide in the use of suppressors. On the machine gun variant, the M77 possess a folding bipod and cooling fins on the barrel to allow for ...
Zastava M72: Zastava Oružja: 7.62×39mm: Detachable box magazine Yugoslavia: 1972 Zastava M77: Zastava Oružja: 7.62×51mm NATO: Detachable box magazine Yugoslavia: 1977 Zastava M84: Zastava Arms: 7.62×54mmR: Ammunition belt Yugoslavia: 1984 Zastava M87: Zastava Arms: 12.7×108mm: Ammunition belt Yugoslavia: 1987 ZB-50: Zbrojovka Brno: 7.92× ...
The M72 LAW is used in the Finnish Army (some 70,000 pieces), where it is known under the designations 66 KES 75 (M72A2, no longer in service) and 66 KES 88 (M72A5). In accordance with the weapon's known limitations, a pair of "tank-buster" troops crawl to a firing position around 50 to 150 meters (160 to 490 ft) away from the target, bringing ...
RPG-18 (bottom) with comparable Soviet/Russian rocket launchers Airbased modification. The RPG-18 is very similar to the US M72-series LAW anti-tank rocket launcher, with captured examples during the Vietnam War likely being sent to the Soviet Union.