AK-101
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| AK-101 | |
|---|---|
 AK-101 | |
| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1995–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov |
| Designed | 1994[2] |
| Manufacturer | Kalashnikov Concern |
| Produced | 1995–present |
| No. built | 270,500+[citation needed] |
| Variants | AK-102 RPK-201 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) without magazine 4 kg (8.8 lb) fully loaded[3] |
| Length | 943 mm (37.1 in) with stock extended / 700 mm (28 in) with stock folded[3] |
| Barrel length | 415 mm (16.3 in)[3] |
| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO |
| Caliber | 5.56mm |
| Action | Gas-Operated, rotating bolt with two lugs[4] |
| Rate of fire | 600 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 910 m/s (3,000 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 500 m (550 yd) |
| Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine 45-round detachable box magazine from the RPK-201[5] |
| Sights | Adjustable iron sights, Equipped with optical plate for attaching various scopes |
The AK-101 is a Kalashnikov assault rifle model developed in 1994 to use the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. It belongs to the export AK-100 (rifle family). The design of this rifle is similar to the AK-74M.
It is designed with modern and composite materials, including plastics that reduce weight and improve accuracy. Many of the improvements found in the AK-101 are also present in the AK-103 and the rest of the AK-100 series of rifles.
Design
[edit]The AK-101 is a selective fire weapon that can be fired in either semi-automatic or fully automatic mode. The disassembly procedure for the AK-101 is identical to that of the AK-74. The AK-101 has an attachment rail installed on the side of the receiver for mounting scopes and other optical sights, which will accept most types of Russian and European AK optics. The rifle accepts most synthetic and metal AK-74-style magazines with 30-round capacity. The AK-101 has a 415 mm (16.3 in) barrel[6] with an AK-74 style muzzle brake attached to the barrel to control muzzle climb.
The AK-101 is chambered in 5.56mm NATO[7] and features a black glass-filled polyamide side folding stock, which folds to the left.[8] The side folding stock looks similar to a normal fixed stock, but folds and locks securely to the left side of the receiver. It has a cutout to compensate for the side rail.
Variants
[edit]Norinco AK-2000
[edit]Norinco produced a copy of the AK-101 as the AK-2000, with the stock of the Type 56-2.[9][10] It has been in service with Indonesian police units.[9]
KR-101
[edit]A clone of the AK-101 made by Kalashnikov-USA.[11]
Users
[edit]
Fiji[12]
Indonesia: Used by Mobile Brigade Corps,[13] Detachment 88 and Indonesian Marine Corps[14]
Kenya[15]
Uruguay[16]
Gallery
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AK-101 on display -
AK-101 with foregrip -
AK-101 -
An AK-2000P of the Indonesian Mobile Brigade Corps
References
[edit]- ^ "Guns of Nusantara: The AK-101 and 102 in BRIMOB Service". conflictfreelance.rs. 6 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Gordon L. Rottman (2011). The AK-47: Kalashnikov-series assault rifles. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-84908-835-0.
- ^ a b c "Официальный сайт группы предприятий "ИЖМАШ"". Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ "AK-101". 27 October 2010.
- ^ "RPK-201". Rosboronexport. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "AK-101". 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Kalashnikov USA just announced an all-American AK-100 series rifle". 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Аssault rifles AK 100 series". 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b Jenzen-Jones, N.R. (September 2012). "The 100-Series Kalashnikovs: A Primer". Small Arms Review. Vol. 16, no. 3.
- ^ "Norinco AK-2000P: Balada Senapan Serbu "Kalashnikov" Produksi Cina". 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Kalashnikov-USA Introduced New Rifles and Calibers at SHOT Show 2022 Including a 5.56mm KR-101 - Soldier Systems Daily". 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Rosyjska broń dla Fidżi" (in Polish). altair.pl. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ "Ak-2000P".
- ^ "Pasukan Brimobda Kalsel Gunakan Senjata Baru AK101 dan AK102" (in Indonesian). banjarmasin.tribunnews.com. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Rangers in Kenya are outgunned in the new poaching arms race".
- ^ "El Ministerio del Interior de Uruguay adquiere 500 fusiles de asalto AK-103 para su Guardia Nacional".