Weapon tsn. Management "A"

• Weapon special purpose- a professional tool, designed for a certain level of training of the owner. It is extremely diverse in terms of types of striking elements, device and methods of application.

We offer to consider the weapons of Alpha, one of the best special forces in the world.

AS "Val"

Developed in the late 80s by a group of designers from the TsNIITOCHMASH enterprise, led by the legendary gunsmith P.I. Serdyukov, AS "Val" quickly gained confidence among domestic special forces. Thanks to the silencer, the sound level of a shot from a machine gun does not exceed the sound level of a shot from a sports small-caliber rifle. This not only contributes to the secrecy of the use of weapons, but also reduces the acoustic load on the shooter himself and provides the possibility of voice communication during special operations in tight spaces.

The rate of fire is 800 - 900 rds / min, the combat rate of fire is 40 - 60 rds / min. The magazine is designed for 10/20 rounds. A special cartridge 9 x 39 mm SP was also developed for the machine. 6, which at a distance of 200 m can penetrate bulletproof vest 2-3 class.

SR-3 "Whirlwind"

SR-3 "Whirlwind" is a compact assault rifle, created in 1996 on the basis of the same "Val". Engineers from the Klimov TsNIITOCHMASH did their best, managing to combine such important qualities as small size, convenience and power into a weapon. Unlike AS Val, the SR-3 Vikhr is not equipped with a silencer, but has a smaller barrel.

The rate of fire reaches 900 rds / min., Combat rate of fire - 40 - 60 rds / min. 9 x 39 mm SP cartridges are used. 6. A machine gun from 50 meters successfully hits class 5 body armor.

VSS "Vintorez"

The VSS Vintorez sniper rifle is an excellent, balanced weapon, and due to its good range and high rate of fire, it becomes a real killer in the hands of an experienced specialist. Gained fame for its unique silent shooting.

For the rifle, a special SP sniper cartridge is used. 5 and an automatic cartridge with increased armor penetration SP. 6. A PSO-1 optical sight is also installed. The range of destruction is 200 meters, the rate of fire is 800 - 900 rounds / min, the combat rate of fire is 40 - 60 rounds / min. The magazine is designed for 10/20 rounds.

SR-1 "Gyurza"

The most powerful pistol of the special forces. He replaced the automatic genius of Stechkin, but confidently established himself in the ranks of the special forces. In the tests of the Gyurza, a bullet with a lead core from a distance of 10 meters pierces a block of dry boards 18 cm thick; at a distance of 50 meters, penetration of class A bulletproof vest or titanium armor plate up to 4 mm thick is guaranteed.

The store is designed for 18 rounds. Special cartridges are used: armor-piercing, low-ricocheting, expansive, armor-piercing tracer. Sighting range - 100 meters.

Knife "Antiterror"

Anti-terror was specially made by the Kazan company "Melita-K" for the power units of Russia. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that it has a petal shape, which allows maximum use of the working area of ​​the blade, which increases its secant properties. Due to the special configuration, the knife has high penetrating properties.

The Commandments of the Special Forces

1. Sweat saves blood.

2. The volume of the biceps does not affect the speed of the bullet.

3. The gun is just a working tool, the weapon is you.

4. It is not the weapon that needs to be brought to a normal battle, but the head of the employee.

5. The main value of the anti-terror unit is the instructors. (Signed: Instructors).

6. If a mistake is made at the selection stage, training is meaningless.

7. Equipment, like life, has no price.

8. The winner is not the one who shoots first, but the one who hits first.

9. For gaps in fire training, the opponent's bullet puts the mark "failed" in battle.

10. A weapon is not a source of increased danger, but your friend and working tool.

11. The best weapon is the one you work with.

12. Your skills are the best fuse.

13. The level of the shooter is his worst shot.

14. best pistol- it's an automatic.

15. A pistol is needed in order to get to your machine gun, which did not have to be left anywhere.

16. The main means of preparing the anti-terror unit is realistic professional training.

17. Darkness is a friend of a trained employee.

18. Are you afraid to use weapons in the crowd? Get on your skis!

19. Errors in tactics can be corrected by quick and accurate shooting, errors in shooting cannot be corrected by anything.

20. Be a professional in combat, let the enemy die a hero.

21. The strength of the special forces is not in the muscles, but in the brains.

22. To destroy the enemy is a craft, and to make him shoot himself is an art.

23. All commandos died in fire contact, and not in hand-to-hand combat.

24. If you have reached the change of store in fire contact, then before that you missed too much.

25. No one has yet managed to miss so quickly to win.

26. The main means of combating terrorists is weapons. The rest is secondary.

27. Effective fire - accurate fire.

28. Nothing replaces a quick and accurate shot.

29. TEST: Night, distance 15 m. Target - the head of a terrorist. The hostage is your child. (Answer: Yes - employee / No - sportsman).

30. An employee of the anti-terror unit is the master of each of his shots.

31. Treat every shot like the only one.

32. Did you miss? Welcome! (Signed: Military Prosecutor's Office).

33. Good luck reinforces bad tactics.

34. The main quality of an employee is the ability to make an informed decision and make a quick and accurate shot in any conditions and at any range of actual fire.

35. What is worth your shot is worth another shot.

36. Anti-terror unit - the highest professional specialization of the special purpose unit.

37. No need to quickly dismantle a weapon, you need to quickly shoot from it.

38. Mental clock - balance of accuracy and speed.

39. Worse than a miss can only be a slow miss.

40. It makes no sense to shoot faster than you can hit.

41. Nothing is more inspiring than being shot at and not hit.

42. It's better to hit once with a PM than miss twice with a Glock.

43. You can’t nail a firing course to an employee’s coffin.

44. Money, information and cartridges do not happen much.

45. If a bully at a distance of 10 meters at the same time hit one knee with a 5.45 mm bullet and the other with 7.62 mm, then he will not notice the difference.

46. ​​Win and survive to win again.

47. Special Forces - quality, not quantity.

48. An effective anti-terror unit cannot be created on command - it takes decades.

49. People are more important than technology.

50. Employee - weapons - equipment - personal protective equipment and communications - equivalent elements of the combat kit.

51. In hand-to-hand combat, the one with the most ammo wins.

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Sincerely, Ermak

Weapons used by TsSN FSB RF

The main feature of the weapons of the Anti-Terrorist and Intelligence Centers of the FSB is the supply of military personnel with some foreign copies.

Earlier, many said that the TsSN FSB is arming itself with trophy items. Today, this news can be refuted. Now the ministry has a number of sponsors, which supplies foreign weapons.

But to say that the FSB is really armed mainly with NATO models is stupid, because. they are armed with only a small part of foreign sniper rifles, shotguns and a few samples of pistols.

According to some reports, since 2010, the FSB has refused to use foreign submachine guns and terminated a contract with a well-known European military corporation to supply Sig Sauer brand pistols to Russia, considering them not so effective. In addition, the famous "Rooks" (Yarygin Pistols) rushed to replace them en masse.

Below is the armament of the TsSN FSB of the Russian Federation. (Later I will add shotguns!)

(!) Did not add underwater weapons. I think that it is not necessary for modeling, and such airsoft samples cannot be found, if only on order.

AUTOMATIC:

1) Automatic 9A-91

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1506-9a-91

2) Automatic AEK-971

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1526-aek-971

3) Kalashnikov assault rifles (Modernizations and modifications):

AK-47

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1717-ak

AKM

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1532-akm

AK-74

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1527-ak-74

AK-74M

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1528-ak-74m

AKS-74U

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1533-aks-74u

AK 107 and AK 108

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1531-ak-107

AK-101, AK-103

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1529-ak-101

AK-102, AK-104, AK-105

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1530-ak-102

4) Nikonov AN-94 assault rifle

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1534-an-94

5) Automatic AS Val

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1536-as

6) Automatic CP-3 "Whirlwind"

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1540-vihr

-OTs - 11 "Teess"

https://gunsite.narod.ru/tiss.htm

7) Silent shooting and grenade launcher complex "Canary"

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1537-kanareyka

8) Small-sized automatic machine A-91

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1525-a91

9) OTs-03AS sniper machine (not to be confused with IEDs!)

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1538-oc-03as

10) Shooting and grenade launcher complex "Silence"

https://oruzie.su/automatic/2153-tishina

11) Shooting and grenade launcher complex OTs-14 "Groza"

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1539-groza

12) Shooting grenade launcher complex TKB-0239

https://oruzie.su/automatic/1541-tkb-0239

RIFLES:

13) AW-50 rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1557-aw-50

14) Large-caliber rifle Falcon OP 96

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1561-op-96

15) Special sniper rifle VSS "Vintorez"

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1569-vss

16) Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1559-barrett

-large-caliber sniper rifle Stoner SR-50

https://eragun.org/usa/magvint/vinma_12.html

-large-caliber sniper rifle Barrett M90

https://eragun.org/usa/magvint/vinma_12_03.html

-large-caliber sniper rifle Barrett XM 500

https://eragun.org/usa/magvint/vinma_12_10.html

-large-caliber sniper rifle Barrett M99

https://eragun.org/usa/magvint/vinma_12_17.html

17) Covert Sniper Rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/2184-covert

18) DSR-1 sniper rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1560-dsr-1

19) Erma SR100 sniper rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/2071-sr100

20) Super Magnum Sniper Rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/2182-super-magnum

21) ASVK sniper rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1558-asvk

22) VSK-94 sniper rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1568-vsk-94

23) KSVK sniper rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1570-ksvk

Large-caliber sniper rifle B-94

https://eragun.org/ross/mahvin/vintma_21.html

24) OSV-96 sniper rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1572-osv-96

25) OTs-44 sniper rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/2112-oc44

Large-caliber sniper rifle VSSK Exhaust

https://eragun.org/ross/mahvin/vintma_20.html

26) SV-98 sniper rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1574-sv-98

27) SVD sniper rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1576-svd

SVDS sniper rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1577-svds

SVU AS sniper rifle

https://oruzie.su/rifles/1579-svu-as

PISTOLS:

28) Automatic pistol OTs-23 "Dart"

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1694-oc-23

29) Automatic pistol OTs-33 "Pernach"

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1696-oc-33

30) Pistol Yarygin "Rook"

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1705-grach

31) Pistol 6P35

https://oruzie.su/pistols/2103-6p35

32) Five-seveN Pistol

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1677-five-seven

33) Glock 17 Pistol

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1678-glock-17

34) Pistol MP 444 "Bagheera"

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1683-mp-444

Pistol MP 445 "Varyag"

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1700-mp-445

Pistol MP 446 "Viking"

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1684-mp-446

Pistol MP 448 "Skif"

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1692-mp-446

35) Silent pistol PB

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1699-pb

36) Pistol OTs-27 "Berdysh"

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1695-oc-27

37) P-96S pistol

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1698-p-96c

38) Pistol SR-1 "Gyurza"

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1709-gurza

39) Pistol APS

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1690-aps

40) Pistol SPS

https://oruzie.su/pistols/1708-sps

SUB-GUN GUNS:

41) Submachine gun OTs-22

https://oruzie.su/pp/1657-oc-22

42) Submachine gun "Bizon-2"

https://oruzie.su/pp/1652-bizon

43) Vityaz submachine gun

https://oruzie.su/pp/2134-vityaz

Submachine gun Vityaz-SN

https://gunsite.narod.ru/vitaz_sn.htm

44) Submachine gun "Kedr-B"

https://oruzie.su/pp/1654-kedr

45) Cypress Special Submachine Gun

https://oruzie.su/pp/1655-kiparis

46) AEK 918 submachine gun

https://oruzie.su/pp/1651-aek-918

47) Submachine gun AEK 919 "Chestnut"

https://oruzie.su/pp/1653-aek-919

48) Submachine gun OTs-39

https://oruzie.su/pp/1658-oc-39

49) OTs-39P submachine gun

https://oruzie.su/pp/1659-oc-39p

50) Submachine gun PP 2000

https://oruzie.su/pp/2142-pp-2000

51) Submachine gun PP 9 "Klin"

https://oruzie.su/pp/1656-klin

52) PP-90M1 submachine gun

https://oruzie.su/pp/1661-pp-90m1

53) Submachine gun SR-2 "Veresk"

https://oruzie.su/pp/1665-sr-2

MACHINE GUNS:

54) Single machine gun AEK 999 "Badger"

https://oruzie.su/machine-gun/1623-aek-999

55) Modernized machine gun Kalashnikov PKM

https://oruzie.su/machine-gun/1631-pkm

Modernized machine gun Kalashnikov PKM Stankovy

https://oruzie.su/machine-gun/1633-pkms

56) Machine gun "Pecheneg"

https://oruzie.su/machine-gun/1630-pecheneg

57) Kalashnikov light machine gun upgraded RPK-74M

https://oruzie.su/machine-gun/1638-rpk-74m

Kalashnikov RPK light machine gun

https://oruzie.su/machine-gun/1636-rpk

Kalashnikov light machine gun RPK-74

https://oruzie.su/machine-gun/1637-rpk-74

Grenade launchers:

58) Automatic easel grenade launcher AGS 30

https://oruzie.su/grenade/1592-ags-30

59) Magazine grenade launcher GM 94

https://oruzie.su/grenade/1593-gm-94

60) Grenade launcher "Showcase"

https://oruzie.su/grenade/2152-vitrina

61) 6G30 revolver grenade launcher

https://oruzie.su/grenade/1581-6g30

62) Hand grenade "knuckles"

https://oruzie.su/grenade/1589-kastet

63) RGS 50M hand grenade launcher

https://oruzie.su/grenade/1594-rgs-50m

64) RPG-18 "Fly" hand grenade launcher

https://oruzie.su/grenade/1597-rpg-18

65) Hand grenade launcher RPG-22 "Net"

https://oruzie.su/grenade/1598-rpg-22

66) RPG-26 "Aglen" hand grenade launcher

https://oruzie.su/grenade/1599-rpg-26

67) RPG-27 "Tavolga" hand grenade launcher

https://oruzie.su/grenade/1600-rpg-27

68) Hand grenade launcher DP-64 "Nepryadva"

https://oruzie.su/grenade/2045-dp64

69) Underbarrel grenade launchers GP - 25 and GP-30

https://gunsite.narod.ru/gp25_30.htm

EQUIPMENT USED BY TsSN FSB RF

"" TsSN FSB RF """

It is worth starting a discussion of the topic from 2004, from the moment of the tragedy in Beslan.

Since then, a large amount of video and photographic material has appeared on the Internet, testifying to the tactics, dexterity, equipment and weapons of the TsSN FSB of the Russian Federation.

There is enough material about this department to do modeling. More information only in the archives of the department itself.

Let's take a look at the highlights

As you know, the FSB has three departments. A, B, and C (pronounced "ES", not "C").

The departments of Alfa and Vympel took part in the release of the hostages.

Consider control gear "A":

Uniform: KLMV "Partizan" (Frog) in "SS-Summer" colors; uniform in Woodland colors.

Shoes - Crispy.

Armor protection:

Slam - "Altyn", "Lynx" and TIG.

Bullet-proof vests by FORT Technologies, models OK DEFENDER, Redoubt M and Redoubt T5.

Unloading: RPS "Smersh".

Armament - AK74S, AKMS, VALs, VSs, SR-3 "Whirlwind", "Aglen", "Bumblebee".

For the first time, Lobaev's sniper rifles - OVL and SVL, which had just entered service, were used.

Consider control "B".

Form: KLMV "Partizan" (Frog) in the colors "Dusk" and "Mabuta" Glass.

Shoes - Crispy.

Armor protection: Helmets - Lynx, TIG and Altyn.

Body armor - FORT models "OK DEFENDER".

Unloading: SPLAV bibs not considered by us and on several fighters of the SSO "Huntsmen" with toggles.

Armament - AK74S, AKMS, "Aglen", "Bumblebee".

Since Department "A" has sponsorship, and Department "B" does not, the equipment of Department "B" has survived to this day almost unchanged.

Therefore, in the following, we will consider only the equipment of Directorate "A", as representing the greatest interest to us.

2005 - 2007

The shape is constantly changing:

Black, Gorki-R, KLMK "Birch" (.....) KLMV "Partizan" in the colors "SS-Summer", KLMV "Partizan" in the colors "Dusk", Woodland, "Vertical", Multicam.

Perhaps, 2008 can be called a turning point in the supply of Department "A".

The sponsors have finally arrived!

This explains the emergence of outlandish and not inherent in domestic special forces equipment. The AK-series has undergone modernization and began to be massively “weighted” with RIS handguards and handguards. There were MAGPUL CTR stocks with SWAT ARMS adapters and the like, EoTech 551 holographic sights and 552 TDI tactical grips.

By the way, it was from the pennant that the name "Pokemon" came from.

Let us recall the shooting competitions among special forces officers dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the Central Security Service of the FSB of Russia. September 2008

Clothing - Assault overalls from SRVV.

ShoesCrispy, BatesandAltama.

Bulletproof vests - FORT "OK DEFENDER" and "Redoubts" (because special orders with individual fitting went, it is not possible to distinguish "Redoubt T5" from "Redoubt M").

Unloading: Molles from CAMELBAK, BlackHawk and SRVV. The KZ molle platforms used by us with Default are an exact copy (not a replica, but a copy) of the BlackHawk platforms, with the only difference that there are no BlackHawk checks and the cost is almost 4 times less.

Armament (not specifically for competitions, but for the period of 2008) - AK74S, SHAFTS, VSSy, Whirlwinds, PYa, SVL / OVL.

2009 - 20010

ShoesCrispy, BatesandAltama.

Helmets - Altyn, LSHZ-2DT, LSHZ-2DT M, Mask-4.

Unloading: Molle platforms from BlackHawk, SRVV and SSO.

Armament - AK74S, SHAFTS, VSsy, Whirlwinds, PYA, SVL / OVL.

The AK103 and AK104 were also put into service.

Let's summarize this.

Since we are not modeling a specific time period yet, equipment from different years is still allowed.

In terms of equipment that is suitable for quality and convenience, as well as really used, we can list:

Clothing - Assault overalls from SRVV and French Nomex black and blue overalls, Multicam from CRYE PRECISION (for the contingent operating in Dagestan), KLMV "Partizan" in the colors "Twilight" and "SS-Summer", Gorka-R, Gorka-D, the good old Flora is back.

ShoesCrispy, BatesandAltama.

Helmets - Altyn, LShZ-2 DT, LShZ-2 DT M (" Volcano"), Mask-4.

Bulletproof vests - FORT models "OK DEFENDER" and "Redoubt" (because special orders with individual fitting went, it is not possible to distinguish "Redoubt T5" from "Redoubt M").

Armored suits - fire and heat-resistant overalls FORT "Python", anti-fragment overalls "Sokol" and FORT "Reid-L".

Armored shields - VANT LM and VANT LM from FORT Technologies.

Unloading: Molles platforms from CAMELBAK, BlackHawk, SRVV and SSO.

Armament - AK74S, SHAFTS, VSsy, Whirlwinds, PYa, SVL / OVL, AK103 and AK104.

An example of an unloading and body armor platform: https://granit.0pk.ru/viewtopic.php?id=31

Types of camouflage used by the Central Security Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation: https://www.airsoftgunspb.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=30856

For teams modeling the CSN of the FSB of the Russian Federation at the present stage:

:: MANDATORY FOREST EQUIPMENT::

Protective glasses

red bandage

Statutory headdress with masking properties.

High top boots

Gloves with maximum masking properties.

knee pads

Unloading system (preferably in "Spectrum" coloring)

First aid kit (iodine, bandage, gauze pads, cotton wool, painkillers and other drugs of the fighter’s choice)

Notepad with pencil or pen

Flashlight with interchangeable filters

Water tank (hydration system or flask)

Training rubber knife

Navigation system - GPS (compass initially)

Multitool (or equivalents)

Additional means of disguise such as scarves, nets, etc., as well as means of disguising parts of weapons, and especially magazines and overlays.

The rest is seats, joint protectors, etc. - optional.

:: MANDATORY EQUIPMENT FOR BUILDINGS::

Protective glasses

Uniform colors "FPS" or "Spectrum" depending on the department.

red bandage

Helmet 6b27

Bulletproof vest (Defender 2)

High top boots

Gloves with maximum finger protection.

knee pads

The unloading system is desirable in the colors "Spectrum".

Radio station operating in the range of 400-470 MHz

Weapons for special forces have always been elite, some samples were produced in small batches, others - almost individually, such as, for example, the ShAK-12 assault rifle system (uses powerful 12.7 × 55 mm cartridges), the SKTs-9 sniper complex, the Blizzard machine gun " and others.

Some of these weapons were shown at an exhibition organized during the Cyber-Antiterror-2016 exercise. 42.TUT.BY chose the most interesting samples.

When Ksyusha needs SIG Sauer

The stand of the Special Training Center was literally bursting with a variety of weapons and equipment. Employees of the organization train all special forces units of Belarus. Since 2007 - training of special forces of foreign states.

Boss educational department TsSP Vladimir Evdokimov said that special requirements are imposed on the weapons used by the specialists of the center, therefore, the cost of the “body kit” is often several times higher than the price of the machine itself, as was the case with the AKMS, AKS74U, Vepr-12 and Vepr carbines shown at the stand -1B".

Mainly used in the center Russian weapons. In addition to machine guns, carbines and sniper rifles, MP and IZH-71 pistols are used to train personnel, with Russian-assembled Glock on the way.

According to Vladimir Evdokimov, these pistols are in no way inferior to the "Glocks" assembled abroad, the problems were only with the cartridges of the Barnaul plant with a metal sleeve. When using the latter, the shutter quickly breaks, unlike brass.

Accuracy is the key to success

If the DSP prefers to use expensive American devices, then ordinary army units choose cheaper products, and here the sights of the Belarusian unitary enterprise "NTC" LEMT "BelOMO" are very popular.

The specialists of the enterprise developed the PC-28S sight for the AK-12 assault rifle, which is part of Russian equipment soldier of the future "Warrior", as well as a sight for the Russian RPG-32 "Nashshab" grenade launcher system, manufactured by Jadara Equipment and Defense Company, and many others.

10,000 hours on one battery

The PC-28S sight was developed specifically for Russian machine gun AK-12. The requirements for the collimator were quite strict - the Belarusian product had to withstand the recoil when firing from the GP-25 underbarrel grenade launcher. It was necessary to expand the field of view, to make the device as compact as possible, shorter and more unpretentious.

The sight is made in a closed hermetic case and is able to work in any climatic conditions. The PC-28S is capable of withstanding a shock load of 1000g, for comparison: conventional scopes are designed with an ultimate strength of 300-500g.

The sight for the "Warrior" is able to work on one ordinary finger-type battery for 10,000 hours. But even with a minimum battery charge, the PC-28S sight is able to function by adjusting the brightness depending on the degree of battery discharge.

Maximum protection

When assaulting urban high-rise buildings, it is impossible to hide behind the armor of an armored personnel carrier, so it is best to carry armor with you, and it weighs a lot. In the photo below - a bulletproof shield placed at the stand of the NPO KlaASS enterprise.

According to the head of the marketing department, Irina Maysarova, the Buckler-K-R ceramic-composite shield is able to protect against a B-32 armor-piercing incendiary bullet fired from an SVD rifle at point-blank range. The shield glass holds a 7.62 mm OPS bullet.

The Spetsnaz body armor is capable of resisting the fire of a Kalashnikov assault rifle almost point-blank. The vest is equipped with an emergency release system, operated with one hand. On the outer side of the outer covers there are rows of belt loops in the form of horizontal stripes for attaching pouches with elements of weapons and special equipment, as well as shoulder rests for carrying weapons. The weight of "Spetsnaz" can reach up to 14 kg.

Weapons for the FSB

The ShAK-12 assault rifle system was created by order of the Russian FSB as a highly effective melee weapon. Due to the large caliber (12.7 × 55 mm cartridges are used in the machine), a high stopping effect of the bullet is ensured.

Weighs ShAK-12 - 4.5 kg without cartridges, there are two types of stores for the machine - for 10 and 20 cartridges. Fire from weapons can be fired by single shots or bursts.

The ammunition used is PD-12 subsonic bullets (a cartridge with a double (duplex) bullet, two bullets are inserted one into the other), PS-12A supersonic bullets with a high stopping effect (a cartridge with a light aluminum bullet, at a distance of 100 meters it loses speed so much that unable to kill a person, such as a random civilian).

PS-12B - this cartridge is capable of penetrating most body armor and is even dangerous for lightly armored vehicles.

No silencer, but silent

The PSS-2 is an upgraded version of the Russian PSS "Vul" silent pistol. The novelty surpasses its predecessor twice in terms of the power of the bullet at the target.

PSS-2 fires specially designed for him silent cartridges with locking powder gases in the sleeve. The weight of the pistol is 850 g, the caliber is 7.62 mm, the muzzle velocity is 300 m/s, and the weight is 10 g.

Only for special forces snipers

The 9-mm target sniper complex SKTs-9 is designed to engage enemy personnel at a distance of up to 1000 m. It includes a SR4 sniper rifle and a specially designed 9 × 69 SP14 cartridge.

The weapon provides accuracy at the level of 1MOA, reloading is carried out manually, it is possible to install a silencer. The rifle weighs about six kilograms, the length with a silencer is 1490 mm, without - 1230 mm. The initial speed of the bullet is 860 m / s.

SIG SG 550 assault rifle

SIG SG 550 assault rifle.

Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle

Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle.

Having adopted the G3 into service in 1958, Germany did not switch to a reduced 5.56 mm caliber ammunition for a long time. Reconfiguring the G3 rifle for the new cartridge did not cause problems. This was done already in 1968, when the NK 33 model appeared, which was an analogue of the G3, converted from caliber 7.62 to 5.56 mm.

FAMAS F3 assault rifle

FAMAS F3 assault rifle.

For several post-war decades, the French army was armed with MAS 49/56 self-loading rifles chambered for a unique 7.5 mm caliber cartridge that was not used in any NATO country, although the French MAT 49 submachine guns had a standard NATO caliber - 9 mm.

Valmet/Sako assault rifle

Valmet/Sako assault rifle.

Hardly survived the Second world war Finland, after the end of hostilities, did not dare to join the NATO bloc, fearing the reaction of the powerful USSR. Relying solely on their own forces, the military command introduced a general military service and the reservist system, which made it possible to quickly deploy a peacetime army into thousands of self-defense troops.

FN SCAR assault rifle

FN SCAR assault rifle.

In 1987, a new structure was formed as part of the US armed forces - US SOCOM (US Special Operations Command - "US Special Operations Command"). It brought together special units of the army, national guard, air force, navy and marine corps.

M4 and Colt Commando assault rifle

M4 and Colt Commando assault rifle.

Colt, a manufacturer of M16 A2 rifles, established in the 1980s. the release of a whole family of assault rifles of the 700 series. Most likely, the number 7 in the designation is the number of types of rifles that were produced in different years Colt company.

M16 assault rifle

M16 assault rifle.

In 1963, a new weapon was adopted in the United States to replace the 7.62 mm M14 rifle. This was an epoch-making event in the history of wars. For the first time, a rifle of a reduced caliber of 5.56 mm was put into service. She had the designation M16 A1.

Beretta AR70 and AR70/90 assault rifles

Beretta AR70 and AR70/90 assault rifles.

The first regular rifle of the army of post-war Italy was the American self-loading rifle M1 Garand. The famous company Pietro Beretta was engaged in the licensed production of these weapons. In 1959, the army of Italy was adopted new model Beretta VM 59.

CETME assault rifles

CETME assault rifles.

Immediately after the end of the Second World War in Madrid, the state enterprise CETME was created - Centra de Estudios Tecnicos de Materiales Especiales ("Center for the Study of Special Technical Materials"), which was engaged in the production of ammunition, gunpowder and explosives.

TAR 21 assault rifle

TAR 21 assault rifle.

For several decades, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has been armed with a number of assault rifles. various designs and different manufacturers. These are the American M16 and M4, produced both in the USA and in Israel under license, the American CAR 15 rifles from Armalite, as well as modifications of the Israeli Galil rifle.

Galil assault rifle

Galil assault rifle.

Specialists from the Israeli company IMI (Israel Military Industries) have never denied that the prototype of this weapon was the Soviet Kalashnikov assault rifle. Israel from the beginning of its existence was surrounded by the armies of the League of Arab States, which were armed with Soviet AK-47 assault rifles.

L85 assault rifle

L85 assault rifle.

The history of the development of this weapon is perhaps the longest in modern practice. Back in the early 1950s. British designer Noel Kent-Lemon presented a completely non-standard EM2 rifle to the British military.

FN F2000 assault rifle

FN F2000 assault rifle.

In the mid 1990s. the leading design bureaus of Western countries were developing a new universal type of small arms for arming soldiers of the 21st century. The customer was the joint command of the NATO countries.

FN FAL and FNC assault rifles

FN FAL and FNC assault rifles.

Europe was just beginning to recover from the wounds inflicted by World War II, and work was already in full swing in the design office of the famous Belgian arms manufacturer, Fabrique Nationale. A group of engineers led by Diedone Seva began to develop an automatic assault rifle.

Steyr AUG 77 assault rifle

Steyr AUG 77 assault rifle.

After World War II, Austria became one of the founding members of the NATO bloc. In 1958, the M58 assault rifle, which was a modification of the FN FAL rifle of the Belgian concern Fabrique Nationale, was adopted by the Austrian army.

Russian special forces weapons

army weapon

Army weapon.

One of the most common types of weapons is military-style weapons. On its basis, hunting versions and self-defense weapons are created, and most often it falls into private hands in its original form.

Overview of army weapons

Survey of army weapons.

It is no secret that the Czechoslovak Scorpion submachine gun became the basis for such developments. This sample belongs to the so-called small submachine guns, which almost do not differ in size and weight from automatic pistols.

Automatic grenade launcher OTs-14 "Groza"

The OTs-14 Groza automatic grenade launcher system was developed in the early 1990s. for arming the fighters of special police units operating in dense urban areas. At the same time, the designers sought to create a weapon that would ensure reliable defeat of openly located manpower, including in the means personal armor protection, light armored vehicles and vehicles, and at the same time giving a minimum number of ricochets. The circumstance was also taken into account that the installation of an underbarrel grenade launcher necessary for solving these tasks on a weapon of a classical layout significantly worsens the balance of this weapon. In addition, to facilitate the introduction of the new complex into mass production, it was decided to unify it to the maximum extent possible with the serial 5.45-mm Kalashnikov assault rifle AKS-74U.

Prototype complex was demonstrated in 1994. It included an automatic machine, grenade launcher VII-25, special cartridges SP. 5 and SP. 6, fragmentation shots VOG-25 and VOG-25 P.

The machine is designed according to the bullpup layout with the placement of automation mechanisms and a store behind the fire control handle. This made it possible to significantly reduce the length of the weapon, reduce its “jump” under the action of the recoil force, and in the presence of an underbarrel grenade launcher, to ensure balance with the location of the center of gravity of the weapon in the area of ​​​​the fire control handle.

Silent rifle grenade launchers "Tishina" and "Canary"

In the 1970s, into service with special forces brigades of the Soviet army and special forces units border troops The KGB of the USSR began to receive a silent rifle-grenade launcher system "Tishina", developed by the designers of the TSNIITOCHMASH enterprise. The creation of the complex was due to the fact that in order to solve a number of special tasks (destroying missiles on the march and starting positions, defeating light armored vehicles, helicopters and aircraft on the ground, etc.), the effectiveness of special silent small arms was insufficient.

The Tishina complex includes: a special silent modification of the 7.62-mm Kalashnikov assault rifle with a folding shoulder rest AKSMB with a silent and flameless firing device PBS-1; 30-mm special silent grenade launcher BS-1; special combat cartridge 7.62 x 39 mm US (reduced velocity) with subsonic initial speed weighted bullet and a throwing cartridge based on the standard 7.62 x 39 mm cartridge.

A feature of the complex is that it combines not only two types of projectiles (a bullet and a grenade), but also two basic principles for reducing the sound level of a shot - the expansion of powder gases in a variable-closed volume (gas cut-off) and the preliminary expansion and cooling of powder gases before their release into the atmosphere.

SV-99 sniper rifle

The SV-99 rifle was developed by the designers of the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant. It is intended primarily for arming the fighters of the assault groups of the special forces of the police, the FSB and internal troops MIA Russian Federation, leading fighting in dense urban areas. It can also be used as an individual weapon of the second crew number of a large-caliber sniper rifle.

This purpose of the rifle led to the choice of ammunition for it - a 5.6-mm rimfire cartridge (.22LR). Although the range of effective fire with this cartridge does not exceed 100 m, and the damaging effect of the bullet is relatively small, the cartridge is excellent for creating both high-precision short-range weapons and silent and flameless weapons. When creating the SV-99, the designers used separate technical solutions previously implemented in the BI-7-2 biathlon rifle (Biathlon-7-2) and the Sobol hunting carbine produced by the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant.

Special sniper rifle VSS "Vintorez"

Special forces of the KGB of the USSR and reconnaissance and sabotage units of the Soviet army in 1987 received a very effective silent sniper complex (VSK), developed by the designers of the TsNIITOCHMASH enterprise P. I. Serdyukov and V. F. Krasnikov in accordance with the tactical and technical requirements approved GRAU at the end of 1985

The complex includes a sniper rifle special VSS"Vintorez" (GRAU index 6 P29), 9-mm special cartridge SP. 5 (GRAU index 7 H8), optical or night sight and accessories.

The sniper rifle is the main component of the complex. It is designed according to the classical layout scheme and is equipped with automatic reloading mechanisms, operating due to the energy of powder gases discharged through a hole in the barrel into a gas chamber located above the barrel in a plastic forearm. The bore is locked by turning the bolt, which has six lugs.

The percussion mechanism of the percussion type provides firing with single shots and bursts. The fire mode selector is located inside the trigger guard behind the trigger. When the translator lever is moved to the right, a single fire is fired (on the right side of the receiver behind the trigger box there is one white dot), when the lever is moved to the left, continuous fire is fired (on the left side of the receiver there are three white dots).

Rifle sniper complex VSK-94

The silent rifle sniper complex VSK-94 was developed by the Tula enterprise KPB in 1995. It is intended for arming special police units and internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, as well as reconnaissance groups of army special forces. The complex can be used as an individual weapon of the second crew number of a long-range sniper rifle, while the possibility of silent firing in automatic mode significantly increases the capabilities of a sniper pair.

The complex itself includes sniper rifle VSK-94, special cartridges 9 x 39 mm SP. 5, SP. 6 or PAB-9, optical sights PSK-07 (day) and PKN-03 M (night), as well as a container-case for carrying the complex.

The rifle was developed on the basis of a 9 mm 9 A-91 assault rifle. It has the same automatic reloading mechanisms, which work by using the energy of powder gases removed from the barrel during firing.

Automatic 9 A-91

For arming the fighters of the police detachments special purpose and units of the special forces of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the CPB in the early 1990s. developed a small-sized automatic machine 9 A-91. The assault rifle was adopted by the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in 1994. The command of the Russian army also showed some interest in the assault rifle, since military personnel who are not directly involved in hostilities can be armed with it: drivers of transport vehicles, operators of radio stations and radar stations, etc. .

The machine is designed according to the classical layout scheme using automatic reloading mechanisms operating according to a well-established scheme using the energy of powder gases discharged from the barrel bore. The gas engine of automation with a long stroke of the gas piston, to give the rod the required length, the gas chamber is extended forward. The barrel bore is locked by turning the bolt, equipped with four lugs.

The reloading handle located on the right side is rigidly connected to the bolt carrier.

The trigger mechanism of the trigger type allows you to fire single shots and bursts.

Automatic OTs-11 "Tiss"

In connection with the aggravation of the criminal situation in the Russian Federation in the early 1990s. under the auspices of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the republics, territories and regions, special departments (detachments) of rapid response (KOBR) were created. There was a strengthening of the special-purpose police detachments (OMON), created back in the days of the USSR, as well as special-purpose detachments, operational brigades and divisions of internal troops. The units of these formations were armed with army small arms, which were not very suitable for combat operations in dense urban areas. Bullets of live 5.45- and 7.62-mm cartridges gave a lot of ricochets and created a danger for passers-by who accidentally found themselves in the zone of special operations. At the same time, the stopping effect of these bullets was not enough.

The small-sized machine gun OTs-11 "Tiss" became a weapon specially designed for use in police special operations. It was created in the early 1990s, and in 1993 the first batch of assault rifles of this type entered service with the special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

In order to accelerate the development and organization of mass production of new weapons, a standard AKS-74U assault rifle was used as a prototype, which was modified for new ammunition - SP cartridges. 5 and SP. 6.

Automatic special AS "Val"

Since the late 1980s The special purpose units of the KGB and the Soviet Army also received a special assault rifle AS "Val" (GRAU index 6P30).

Currently, AS "Val" is part of the armament of special forces units of many law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation. The machine was developed by a group of designers of the TsNIITOCHMASH enterprise, which was led by P. I. Serdyukov. It is part of a silent submachine gun complex, which also includes a special submachine gun cartridge SP. 6 and belonging. The complex is designed to defeat the enemy during special operations in conditions requiring silent and flameless shooting.

When developing AS "Val", the VSS "Vintorez" rifle was used as a base, more than 70% of the parts and assemblies of these weapons were unified. Like a rifle, the machine has automatic reloading mechanisms that operate by using the energy of powder gases vented through a side hole in the barrel bore. The barrel bore is locked by a rotary bolt with 6 lugs, for cutouts in the receiver. The rate of fire is 800 - 900 rds / min, the combat rate of fire is 40 - 60 rds / min.

Automatic underwater special APS

Like the SPP-1 special underwater pistol, the APS special underwater submachine gun is intended for arming divers of the naval special forces of the Navy. Research aimed at creating underwater small arms has been carried out in the USSR since the late 1950s.

In the 1960s they were activated, as subdivisions of underwater saboteurs were created in the fleets of a number of NATO countries.

The result of many years of research and development work has become a unique, still unparalleled in the world, APS assault rifle (“special underwater automatic rifle”), developed by the TSNIITOCHMASH enterprise. Its first versions were designed by P. A. Tkanev, an employee of this enterprise, later V. V. Simonov was the lead designer. The assault rifle was adopted by the naval special forces of the USSR Navy in 1975. Its production was organized at the Tula Arms Plant.

Although the APS assault rifle is intended for firing under water, its design, in principle, differs little from conventional land-based models of automatic small arms. It has automatic reloading mechanisms, the action of which is based on the use of the energy of powder gases removed from the smooth bore when fired.

Automatic SR3 "Whirlwind"

At present, a 9-mm small-sized SR assault rifle is being mass-produced and entered into service with special forces units of various law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation. Z. The machine was developed by the designers of the enterprise TSNIITOCHMASH A. D. Borisov and V. N. Levchenko. At the development stage, it had the designation MA - a small-sized machine gun, it was adopted in 1996 under the designation SR. З (SR - special development).

Relatively small size and weight of the SR. 3 make it one of the most compact and convenient for special operations model of small arms, ensuring the destruction of protected targets at a distance of up to 200 m. SR. Z is designed on the basis of the 9-mm silent machine gun AS "Val", which, in turn, is a variant of the VSS "Vintorez" sniper rifle.

The main difference between SR. Z from the prototype is the absence of a muffler of the sound of a shot, which made it possible to design a weapon compact, suitable for concealed carry.

Submachine gun PP-93

The disadvantages of PP-90, which reduce the effectiveness of its use by special forces. Among such shortcomings is, first of all, the relatively long time to bring the PP-90 into combat position, as a result of which the soldiers of the special forces did not always have time to respond with fire to a sudden enemy attack.

Complaints are also caused by the insufficient length of the butt and unsatisfactory ergonomics.

Due to the fact that many of the shortcomings of the PP-90 were due to the need to ensure its folding when transferred to the stowed position, it was decided to develop a new submachine gun based on the PP-90, the compactness of which in the stowed position is ensured by a metal butt that folds forward and upwards enough great length.

A prototype of a new submachine gun under the designation PP-93 was presented by the Tula enterprise KBP for testing in 1993. It is intended for arming special police units and internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. It is possible to use PP-93 by crews of armored vehicles and helicopters; due to its compactness, the submachine gun is used for concealed carrying by law enforcement officers.

Submachine gun PP-90

After what happened in the West in the late 1970s. abductions and murders of famous politicians and businessmen, the American Eugene Stoner (E. Stoner) developed for the security services a folding submachine gun FMG (Folding Submachine gun - a folding submachine gun), produced by Ares in a small series. In the stowed position, it looked like an unsuspicious metal box the size of a portable radio station, which within a few seconds turned into a formidable weapon capable of repelling an attack by armed terrorists.

In the USSR, they became interested in a folding submachine gun. In the late 1980s Tula enterprise KBP received the task to develop a similar weapon. A prototype of the Soviet folding submachine gun PP-90 was ready in 1991. After a short test, it was adopted by the army and police special forces, it also entered the units of the Main Directorate of Security and Federal Service security of the Russian Federation. The PP-90 is similar in design to the IMS submachine gun.

Shooting knife OTs-54 "Set"

A very effective example of a personal weapon for soldiers of special purpose units is the OTs-54 “Kit” system.

The system includes a shooting knife, a saw with large teeth, an ax, as well as a carrying bag with compartments for an awl and other accessories necessary for long-term operations behind enemy lines.

The shooting knife is the main element of the OTs-54 system. It consists of a handle and a blade. In the handle made of electrically insulating material, the trigger mechanism of the firing device is mounted and a blade is fixed, approximately equal in length to the bayonet-knife of an AKM assault rifle. The firing device is designed in such a way that its 9-mm barrel chambered for the PM cartridge can be replaced by a barrel chambered for a cartridge of a different caliber. Variants of a shooting knife chambered for 7.62 x 42 mm SP cartridges have been developed. 2 or SP. 3.5.45 x 18 mm MCP and 9 x 18 mm PM.

Shooting knife reconnaissance NRS / NRS-2

Shooting knives were the personal weapon of attack and defense of the servicemen of the special reconnaissance units of the Soviet Army and the KGB of the USSR. They are also used by unit soldiers. Russian special forces. Knives are designed to defeat the enemy in close combat with a blade, when struck or thrown, as well as a shot without noise and flame at a distance of up to 25 m.

The first model of a shooting knife was the NRS (shooting reconnaissance knife), developed in the 1970s. under the direction of R. D. Khlynin. The knife was assigned the GRAU 6 P25 index.

The NRS was created on the basis of a conventional NR reconnaissance knife chambered for a 7.62 mm special SP cartridge. 3, providing silent and flameless firing. It differs from the basic sample in that a disposable firing device is mounted in the back of the handle, consisting of a detachable barrel with a locking device and two locking protrusions made on the barrel, a firing mechanism, a cocking lever, a safety lever and a trigger lever.

Underwater pistol SPP-1

Work on the creation of an underwater pistol for arming divers of the naval special forces of the Navy was started in the USSR in 1966. They ended in 1970 with the adoption by the Navy of the original pistol complex developed by the designers of the TsNIITOCHMASH enterprise O. P. Kravchenko and P. F. Sazonov . The complex consists of a 4.5-mm special underwater pistol (SPP-1) and an underwater pistol cartridge 4.5 x 39Ya SPS (with a steel bullet). The complex also includes ten clips for cartridges, an artificial leather holster, a device for loading clips, a waist belt for carrying and three metal cases for equipped clips. The production of the complex was established at the Tula Arms Plant.

The "highlight" of the complex is the SPS underwater cartridge with a needle-shaped bullet of large elongation inserted into a special sleeve with a blunted warhead. The action of the cartridge is based on the use physical phenomenon- cavitation (from the Latin savitas - "cavity", "emptiness").

PSS pistol "Vul"

In 1983, a unique pistol complex, designed for use as a personal weapon of covert attack and defense, entered service with the special forces of the power ministries and departments of the USSR. Silent firing and no flash when fired make this complex an almost ideal weapon for special operations. The complex was designed in the early 1980s. designers of the enterprise TSNIITOCHMASH Yu. M. Krylov and V. N. Levchenko. It includes a "7.62-mm pistol self-loading special PSS" (GRAU index b P24), a special pistol cartridge SP. 4 and holster.

The most interesting element of the complex, which ensures silent and flameless firing from a pistol, is a special cartridge SP. 4, which uses a very effective scheme for reducing the sound level of a shot - "cut-off" of powder gases.

Pistol SME "Groza"

In the 1960s-1970s. in the USSR, various samples of silent small arms were developed under the so-called cartridge with a cut-off of powder gases. These weapons belong to systems with the expansion of powder gases in a variable-closed volume and are intended to hit targets in the conditions of special operations that require silent and flameless firing.

One of the first samples of weapons chambered for a cartridge with a cut-off of powder gases was created by the designers of the Tula Arms Plant in the late 1960s. It was a pistol with the factory designation T03-37 M. It was accepted into service with the Soviet Army and the KGB of the USSR in 1972 under the designation "7.62-mm small-sized special pistol (SSP)". He was also given the name "Thunderstorm".

PB pistol

The PB pistol (“silent pistol”, GRAU index 6 P9) was developed by the designer of the TsNIITOCHMASH enterprise A. A. Deryagin. It was adopted by the Soviet army in 1967. The main purpose of the pistol is to silently defeat the enemy at short distances.

The PB was developed on the basis of the Makarovn PM pistol and differs, first of all, in the modified design of the barrel and bolt, integrated with a silencer. The silencer consists of a casing with an expansion chamber put on the barrel and a nozzle with a separator screwed to the front of the casing. When fired, the powder gases following the bullet enter the expansion chamber, where they lose energy and speed. For the same purpose, a nozzle with a separator serves, in which the powder gases swirl into counterflows. As a result, propellant gases flow out of the hole in the front of the muffler at subsonic speed, without producing the sound of a shot. At the same time, complete muffling of all sound sources is not ensured, a sharp sound

At all times, it was believed that special forces units have the best weapons. The secret services of the Russian Federation and the former USSR are no exception. Which of the unusual domestic developments are used in the FSB and the GRU - further in the review.

VSS "Vintorez"

In the 1970s, the question arose in the USSR about the need to equip snipers with silent weapons. It was not possible to simply “screw” the silencer onto the rifle, it was necessary to develop a fundamentally new design. In 1981, the 6P29 sniper rifle was introduced, the capabilities of which amazed experts. The weapon weighed only 2.2 kilograms and at a distance of 400 meters easily pierced a metal helmet and a 25 mm pine board. Even in the design bureau, the weapon was called "Vintorez", which then took root.

The State Security Committee (KGB) of the USSR and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the USSR General Staff (GRU GSh) were the main customers for such weapons. Under their requirements, a new 9-mm cartridge was developed. The combination of the design of the rifle and the cartridge gave silent and flameless firing both single and in bursts. Only in complete silence could one hear the whistle of a bullet and the sound of metal parts of the trigger mechanism.

After the appearance of the VSS in the Russian army, Kalashnikov assault rifles with silencers, as obsolete, began to be sent to warehouses. "Vintorez" was used by special forces in the First and Second Chechen war, the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, in antiterrorist operations. Snipers "Alpha" and "Vympel" highly appreciated the possibility of hidden shooting. Also, the rifle is used in the protection of the first persons of the state. When disassembled, the VSS is placed in an inconspicuous diplomat suitcase.

On the basis of "Vintorez" a special silent machine "Val" was developed. The differences are small: a 20-round magazine and a folding stock.

TKB-506

In the early 1950s, the famous weapons designer Igor Stechkin received an unusual order. For the KGB of the USSR, he designed a compact silent weapon. The TKB-506 three-shot pistol had a case imitating a cigarette case. The device fired special cartridges of increased power. Thanks to this, from a distance of 5 meters, the bullet pierced 3 pine boards. Unfortunately, due to the specifics of use, the details of the use of TKB-506 are not known.

PP-90

In the early 1990s, by order of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Tula Design Bureau developed the PP-90 submachine gun. It is a compact melee weapon designed for concealed carry. When folded, the PP-90 is a small pencil case 28 centimeters long.

The PP90 and PP-93 submachine guns are used by soldiers of the SOBR, OMON, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and collectors. PP can be additionally equipped laser designator and silencer.

APS

Automatic Underwater Special (APS) became the first in the world automatic weapons, which can be fired underwater. It was developed to arm saboteur divers. The development of Soviet engineers was accepted into the troops in 1975 and is still in use. The main highlight of the weapon is 12-centimeter 5.66-mm bullets, which experience reduced resistance when moving in water. Sighting range under water is 30 meters, and in the air - 100 meters. For comparison, bullets fired from conventional weapons fly no more than a meter under water.

Despite the excellent underwater results, the APS is not very suitable for use ashore. Therefore, the Tula gunsmiths modernized the design by creating a new Automatic Two-medium Special (ADS).

TP-82 SONAZ

In 1965, Soviet cosmonauts Leonov and Belyaev landed in the taiga, where they had to survive for two days among wild animals. Of the weapons they had a Makarov pistol, the capabilities of which are very limited. Visiting Tula gunsmiths, Leonov proposed to create a special weapon for the Soviet cosmonauts.

TP-82 SONAZ ( Weapon The Wearable Emergency Supply is referred to as the "Astronauts' Pistol" as it was officially included in the list of items that fly to and from space. TP-82 three-barreled, chambered for 12.5 mm and 5.45 mm cartridges. It is easy to make a carbine out of a pistol by attaching a machete butt. Using it, you can pave a path, chop branches, dig a hole.

In total, from 30 to 100 TP-82 pistols were produced, which were taught to handle by all Soviet and Russian cosmonauts.

laser pistol

Other weapons designed for astronauts are fundamentally different from anything previously created. In 1984, employees of the Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces presented their development. The laser pistol uses disposable flash bulbs that produce bright light and temperature. In the direction of action of the laser gun, human eyes and optical instruments can be damaged. At the same time, the skin of the spacecraft and the spacesuit remain intact.

The thermal and light effect of the laser pistol is achieved at a distance of up to 20 meters. A compact weapon with an 8-round magazine can even fire semi-automatically.