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The introduction of the sky curtain continues.

[AK47 is a very classic weapon. ]

【What’s more classic is not the AK itself. 】

【It is the design concept of AK-47. 】

【It can be summarized in one sentence:】

[“Even illiterate people can disassemble and assemble it in the mud.”]

【The entire gun has only 8 moving parts, and the structure is so simple that even a child can operate it. 】

[Its bolt travel is long and the pneumatic system is forgiving, even if you don’t clean the gun for half a year and it gets filled with sand, mud, water, or even snow.]

[It still cocked and fired.]

[This reliability has made it a life-saving talisman for countless soldiers in the rain forests of Vietnam, the mountains of Afghanistan, and the deserts of Africa.]

[Compare it to the contemporary American M16 rifle. ]

[You will know why AK-47 has the last laugh. ]

[During the Vietnam War, American soldiers often complained that the M16 jammed because its precision design required regular maintenance.]

[In the humid jungle, this is almost an impossible task.]

【Thus, an absurd scene appeared on the battlefield:】

[American soldiers threw away their M16s, picked up the Vietcong's AK-47s and continued to fight. ]

[In a life-or-death situation, fancy technology is no match for pure reliability. ]

[If nuclear weapons are toys for big countries, then the AK-47 is the poor man’s atomic bomb.]

It’s incredibly cheap to produce.

[In some areas, an AK-47 is even cheaper than a sheep.]

[The Soviet Union and its allies produced more than 1 million AK-series rifles.]

【And the real horror is this. 】

【AK it will never disappear. 】

[It does not require ammunition depots or logistical support.]

[In Africa, an AK-70 produced in the 47s may have been passed down to more than a dozen owners, from government forces to rebels, from militias to bandits, and even passed down from father to son.]

[A gun is passed down through ten generations, even if the person is gone, the gun remains. 】

[It has been used for decades, and even though it is in tatters, it is still usable. 】

[The dust cover can be completely discarded, and the buttstock and flash suppressor can also be discarded. 】

[Of course, you don’t have to use the cleaning rod. 】

[You can also throw away the magazine and recoil spring, turning the AK into a single-shot rifle, but still manually reloaded. ]

[Even if the handguard and gas tube are broken, it can still shoot. ]

[If you are not used to single-shot AK, the recoil spring can be replaced by an elastic rope, or a wooden stick and a few rubber bands. ]

[The airway can be replaced by a beverage bottle. ]

[AK-47 never complains about these things anyway. ]

【As long as it has a few bullets, it can continue to kill. 】

[There is even an AK-47 on the Mozambique flag because it symbolizes "liberation."]

[Before it, the main weapon of the infantry was the bolt-action rifle, which had a slow firing rate and weak firepower. ]

[The emergence of AK-47 has led to an explosive growth in the firepower of individual soldiers. ]

[Its 7.62mm bullet has moderate power and manageable recoil.]

[A militiaman who has been trained for a few weeks can use it to form suppressive fire within 300 meters.]

[This firepower advantage made the AK-47 a symbol of guerrilla warfare. ]

[From Angola to Syria, from Chechnya to Colombia, the AK-47 is everywhere. ]

[It does not require a regular military training system or complex tactical coordination. As long as a group of people charge forward with AK-47s, they can create a terrifying killing effect.]

[AK-47 makes war cheap, and cheap things are often the most dangerous.]

Outside the sky.

Late Han Dynasty.

Zhuge Liang gazed at the sky, his eyes filled with sighs but also with recognition.

And he said in a deep voice: "It seems that this AK47 is indeed an excellent weapon."

"Its outstanding performance and powerful firepower are secondary. The best part is its simple structure and convenient maintenance. Even ordinary soldiers can use it easily."

"If it is used in a small-scale elite battle, it may not be able to show its edge."

"But if there is a large-scale war where everyone is mobilized, this kind of weapon will be even more powerful!"

Suddenly Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.

"In this case, the design concept of the AK47 is similar to the T34, the 'king of tanks' that Tianmu once mentioned."

"The T34 dominates the battlefield with its simple structure, rapid mass production, and strong adaptability."

"And the same is true for this gun."

“Is it true, as people say, that the T34 is the king of tanks, and the AK47 is the king of rifles?”

The sky curtain continues. [Today, the influence of AK-47 has long surpassed the military field and has become a symbol of popular culture. ]

[In Hollywood movies, villains always like to carry AK-47s and shoot;]

[In video games, it is one of the most classic weapons in "Call of Duty" and "CS:GO";]

[Even in music and street art, the silhouette of the AK-47 has become a symbol of resistance and power.]

【But behind this is a cruel reality:】

[According to statistics, the number of people who have died from AK-1947s since 47 far exceeds that of any other weapon in World War II.]

[It does not have the scale of destruction of nuclear bombs, but it has reshaped the conflict pattern since the 20th century in a more lasting and extensive way.]

[AK47 is never absent from every war. ]

[Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Soviet engineer who designed the AK, was troubled by the global spread of the AK-47 throughout his life. ]

[He once said: "I would rather invent a machine that makes farming easier for farmers."]

[In his later years, he even wrote to the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church, asking whether he was responsible for the countless deaths caused by AK-47s.]

【But there are no ifs in history. 】

[The birth of AK-47 is the product of war needs, and its proliferation is the joint result of the Cold War, arms trade and regional conflicts. ]

[On today's black market, AK-47 is still the most sought-after hard currency. ]

[Its imitations have sprung up everywhere, and there are even all-plastic 3D-printed versions.]

[75 years have passed. Although armies of various countries have begun to replace their rifles with more advanced ones, the AK-47 is still active in every corner of the world. ]

[It's like a virus; once released, it can never be taken back.]

【In the foreseeable future.】

[It will still be the weapon of choice in war-torn regions.]

[The legend of AK-47 is far from over. ]

The video ends here and comments start flying out.

《Simple, efficient, and cheap, this is my stereotype of AK.》

《A genius weapon invented by a genius designer! 》

"You can always trust Kalashnikov!"

"Even Monkey knows that AK should be fired in bursts, but my teammates don't know."

"Only the original Soviet AK47 is durable, while other imitations are basically semi-waste and have a lot of problems."

"Because the Soviet Union was willing to spend money on materials, the handguard is made of mahogany and is chrome-plated."

《AK leaves simplicity to the user and complexity to the designer and manufacturer.》

"The early Soviet-made AKs were truly artistic, with craftsmanship and details better than their imitations and even many Western weapons of the same period."

"The AKMs made in the Soviet Union are ridiculously expensive, and the cheap ones are imitations."

"The old Red Flag AK has a red pine stock! Not to mention the cost of electroplating the entire gun, which was the most advanced technology in the world in the 50s."

"Although the quality of the current monkey-version AK is not as good as the Soviet-version, it is simple and easy to make and suitable for guerrillas."

"After the advent of the AK, the cheap firepower it provided was so abundant that a guerrilla fighter could suppress a squad of American soldiers with the firepower of the AK, which was completely unimaginable before."

"Indeed, even small workshops in Pakistan can make AKs."

"The price of hand-made AKs from small workshops has been reduced to three digits."

"Perhaps one day the AK will be eliminated, but I believe that even in the game 300 years later, there will definitely be an AK."

《The spear among hot weapons, a classic that never goes out of style.》

《Eliminate AK? Hard to say! 》

"Whether it is the Cold War or future wars, as long as metal bullets can still kill human bodies, AK can be used for thousands of years."

"In Tarkov, the local bandits have so many single-shot AKs. The game really doesn't lie to me."

"AK is said to have caused more than 2000 million casualties, which is too high a blood volume."

"I have never touched an AK, but I have touched a 56-charge."

"Watching the gun disassembly video, the structure is so simple, I always thought it would explode after two shots. I didn't expect the AK to be the most durable. "

《The simpler the structure, the more reliable it is.》

"I learned how to assemble a gun from Ah B, and even Ah Zu got nervous when he saw me!"

"The cheapest AK, is it the Soviet Union's stockpile AK from the 90s that cost one dollar each?"

And in the Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng watched the entire video with great interest.

Seeing the scene on the sky curtain of guerrillas holding AK47s and moving through the desert and jungle, I couldn't help but once again praise the AK47 and its designer Kalashnikov.

"I finally understand why Tianmu calls it the guerrilla totem."

"This weapon is simple to make, strong and durable."

"Suitable for combat in deserts, deep mountains and forests, swamps and other environments."

"Even if it's thrown into gravel and soaked in mud, it can still fire after wiping it."

"It is indeed the most suitable weapon for guerrilla resistance forces."

"The guerrilla totem, the king of guns, lives up to his reputation!" (End of this chapter)