Why Only Russian Spetsnaz Use This Weird Low Recoil Gun

[@Taskandpurpose]

Thanks for watching spare parts army. Get a FREE MYSTERY Item valued at $50 when you subscribe with code ‘TASKANDPURPOSE’ at → bit.ly/TPAUGTANDP What do you think of Russia's AEK-971 why doesnt the US Military have any recoil mitigated weapons ?

[@markusvoigt9649]

larry says gets hot quickly

[@kittytrail]

US has (had? 🙄) unlimited ammo so no need. just spray as much lead-free lead all around and if that doesn't work, call in CAS or artillery. 🥱

[@patriotenfield3276]

Hello Task and Purpose . Do you know Russia is using a newly developed 2B16 Nona K 120mm Towed breech loading Gun mortar that fires both mortar and artillery rounds.

[@KyleInOklahoma]

I bought the AK12 a few years ago. Apparently these are a hard rifle to find in the U.S. It is a fun rifle & has a lot less recoil than the AK47/74, etc. It’s a great option for shooting hog & drops them with one shot every time. (Almost) I find that with the 5.56 round i need to tap them twice. I had a bar hog get up & take off with a bullet in its head. I trapped him 2 weeks later & despite a good shot, he was still full of beans. The AK just drops the suckers

[@desperatelyseekingrealnews]

@@KyleInOklahoma"I kill pigs with a high powered rifle" cor! ain't you brave/clever ?.

[@Ceclickswindows]

As a man who used it at the caspian border and during operation métro as well as operation firestorm I can say this rifle is great.

[@adanakebap101]

Lmao

[@yeedbottomtext7563]

Thank you for your cervix

[@hopeleslydevoted6170]

Same used this gun when I fought in this place called Zavod and securing golmud railway,gun saved my life many timees.

[@Slay_No_More]

You served in the Metro theater also? I'm sure we likely were there at the same time.

[@olgierd2001]

im also a operation metro and operation locker veteran and used this gun too

[@zombiehunter6472]

As a guy who has never even shot a gun but thinks he knows everything, I can say this rifle is excellent.

[@heyhoe168]

You are doing it wrong. You should refer to its visual.🤣

[@dataman6744]

😂😂👍

[@Huveto]

Hehehe 😁😁😁🤣

[@colinstewart1432]

Good stuff Z. The search for the perfect Zombie Appocalypse Weapon goes on. 🤘👹🤘

[@michaelpelzek8882]

Same.

[@AlanTheBest97]

During operation firestorm and the fight in the Gulf of Oman even US soldiers would drop their M4s and take the russians AEK whenever possible. Very lethal equipment.

[@ballsdeepgamingcommunity9928]

Oman was rough, lost a few medics there to malaria. They weren't very good medics I suppose but still...had to search the bodies for bandages...so they did not respawn in vain.

[@sooryan_1018]

As an Oman battle veteran from the 2007 war, 2011 war and 2020 war, AEKs are absolutely lethal on almost any case

[@thenasiudk1337]

Lmao good battlefield reference

[@emilyhofland8219]

That, was rarely done... A team of Americans had to hightail, met a group of British doing the same. And they were taking ak's, baccarat they were out of ammo. Gulf 1 lasted 100 hours. Gulf 2, I was there. Lethality wasn't as issue, we have plenty of bigger calibers, and plenty of ammo, and they weren't wearing armor. Men who carried ak's, were spooks living among the population. Idk who told you this... We weren't after their ak's... they preferred our m4's. Also, you can't just drop your issued weapon, you moron. So fuck what you think you know.

[@appartinaappartina-izola8732]

I can tell you that what you're saying is pure BS. Not only it highly prohibited for a soldier to do that, it can be extremely dangerous to do so since one may drag friendly fire on himself while using the weapon.

[@mrtrolldude0492]

The year was 2042, I remember it just like it was yesterday. What turned into a regular patrol within a fireteam would change the way I saw things. This weapon wiped out my whole team before I can even request for ammo or place down a spawn beacon.

[@whatfreedom7]

They just keep the ammo for themselves and watch you die.

[@Rancidious2154]

Dont be sad this is just how it works out sometimes

[@irishprik]

Better luck next time notepads.

[@pierrecollinet7575]

J'appelle l'empereur, l'exterminatus est en route

[@BadBoy-bt6lb]

I think PBG mobile will not live to see these days😂

[@boomer955]

On the gun itself, Ak-74 is accurate enough for the regular infantryman. No need to invest huge amount of money for a very marginal improvement in accuracy, if any. Especially considering the type of environment where is supposed to be used. But its great for the special forces who use it in very specific situations where individual accuracy plays a bigger role.

[@winterautumnfishing5215]

Exactly

[@alexandersimon2565]

Когда две пули вместо одной влетают в тебя, будь уверен, разницу почуствуешь…

[@boomer955]

@@alexandersimon2565 Две пули вместо одной, конечно, лучше, но цена для страны оказалась неприемлимой. Малой серией для спецов куда ни шло, а в полях лучше надёжность и простота чистки. Основная масса пехоты поражается артиллерией. Вот в неё, как показывают события, и надо вкладываться. Жду не дождусь, когда контр-батарейная работа начнёт уничтожать артиллерию противника в промышленных масштабах.

[@alexandersimon2565]

@@boomer955 Если одна сторона использует ДжиПиЭс, старлинк и окола тысячи разведспутеиков, а другая треногу из прошлого века, и имеющую чуть более трёхста спутников всех видов, то только на чудо и надеется приходится…

[@boomer955]

@@alexandersimon2565 Россия есть постоянный производитель чудес. Многих изумляет до смерти, не взирая на старлинки.

[@Yeeoldman63]

The reason why the An-94 won the akban trials was because the first two shots were 1800 rounds per minute while standard fire rate was 600 rounds per minute. So the first two shots could hit the target before the enemy could shoot their gun. The sad thing is that they never made a modern AN-94 variant.

[@KennyNGA]

I had some tours myself especially nuketown was the hell and I have to disagree because the an-94 was our standard equipment

[@AkiraIsMissing]

@@KennyNGA LMAOO

[@Yeeoldman63]

@@KennyNGA ahh you are talking about cod I am talking about ReAl LiFe

[@Olson323]

Problem with AN-94 is that. The gun is absolute shit. Unwieldy, heavy, uncomfortable, like weird shape and some things that poke you when using. Inside it is terribly complicated, with some cables and double loading. It has it funky 2-round burst hitting one spot, but it is not enough to justify its other shortcomings. And price, over 1000$ per gun in 1994 must have been total astronomical.

[@AkiraIsMissing]

@@Olson323 Shh how dare you use empirical facts and evidence to slander my baby

[@MaverickIDN]

Had over 3000 confirmed kills with this rifle. Ive done tours at metro, noshahr canals, and locker (2011-2016), before i got discharged for my wounds. Wouldnt gonna make it without this - the gun truly shredded enemies like butter.

[@hynre5894]

Fr?

[@gunterdapenguin5896]

So, you are the world record holder of most confirmed kills as a soldier (excluding the pilots dropping the nukes in ww2)?

[@puellamservumaddominum6180]

3000 kills? 3000 confirmed kills? 3000 confirmed kills with one specific rifle? Forgive me if I don't believe you. Keep playing your video games kid.

[@vektorr4]

Jesus Christ none of you can understand a joke, heard of Battlefield anyone?

[@McRizzle23]

These are battlefield levels everyone chill haha

[@afinoxi]

"Imagine if you fired a rifle and you felt no recoil" Didn't know Russians stole Jaeger Z999's rifles

[@adenkyramud5005]

They can steal his rifles but they can't steal his superhuman body

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

It's called gaming and in their minds, it's the real thing minus any double feed malfunctions and of COURSE, Zero Recoil.

[@Axl4325]

They can´t take his full auto finger though

[@QwerYT4819]

@@adenkyramud5005 Detroit can, though

[@QwerYT4819]

@@Axl4325 Detroit can, though

[@ilya_maqreen9513]

0:55 Russian Spetsnaz and VDV (airborne troops) did not fail the attack on Gostomel airport. They kept it two months. They moved away from the Kiev direction to the Donbass.

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

Aah but clearly your mistaken, cnn told us all that Russia is in retreat- oh wait whops🤭

[@NeputuniaNepp]

Saying they moved away is a generous term for they ran with their tails behind their back.

[@NeputuniaNepp]

@@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272 the Russian are, look at Kherson

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

@@NeputuniaNepp propaganda does not win wars, you fool.

[@NeputuniaNepp]

@@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272 exactly, that’s why Ukraine is winning

[@aznblu3cap]

The attack on gastomel was not a failure. They successfully took and defended the airfield. When Kiev direction didn’t work out, command gave the order to abandon the airfield. Basically meaning the operation was useless in the long run, but the special forces executed their mission at the time.

[@Fred5612]

Cope lol

[@qinarizonaful]

And none survived.... isn't that a failure? Like the Alamo, but the Alamo bought precious time.

[@kevincuevas8877]

Thats a lot of words for saying there was some initial success but it still failed

[@aznblu3cap]

@@kevincuevas8877 the statement was about the special forces operators not military strategy from high command . The operators completed their mission successfully.

[@kevincuevas8877]

@@aznblu3cap Bro what level of copium are you on? You can go around massacring civilians while you are clearing rooms and dig out the bullets later like US special forces but that doesn't make a successful tactics a "success" because winning battle isn't winning the war or even just the priority mission. if it is a strategic failure - especially if many of your troops die in a mere diversion - thats not a success, thats desperation. Did Ukrainians succeed in taking back their airport? Yes. Would russians have held it if reinforcements came, maybe even forever so they can negotiate for it after the war? Probably. Your commanders realizing it was a wasted effort afterwards doesn't take away from the operators skills and ability to clear objectives. Its not the soldiers fault their commanders rely on cannon fodder and WW1 style mass deployments even with specialized infantry. Again, the operation can be a failure even if the operators were successful, and thats a strategic failure that lies purely with the chain of command not with the fault of Special Forces executing bad commands successfully.

[@ShadowWolfTJC]

I'd imagine that recoil-mitigation feature would've been quite handy for not only fully-automatic submachine guns, but also for light support weapons (like the M249 SAW) and heavier machine guns (like the M2) firing higher-caliber rounds like 7.62x51mm NATO or .50 BMG at lower rates of fire (say in the 450-600 RPM range), or even in semi-automatic mode.

[@Seth9809]

There are heavy indications that the recoil-mitigation feature does not work as intended.

[@theimmortal4718]

I think that forgotten weapons figures out that it's mostly the muzzle brake doing most of the work here

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

That was for a different weapon (an sr-1/ak-107) with a lighter recoil mitigation system.

[@bebebutterbub1344]

Yeah, telescopic barrel too along with muzzy break, and balanced weight.

[@ridhosamudro2199]

@@Seth9809 as Ian puts it, the feature does work. But a muzzle brake did the job better.

[@aaroniter8163]

According to my Battlefield 4 experience, I would highly reccomend adopting the AEK 971 - man that thing was a beast in game. Loved it.

[@paulschab8152]

I used to love the AEK971 and the SAW in BF3 before patches.

[@milokhanh313]

the 2 round burst in BF4 is good too

[@doofwop]

Video games will never be real war kid. Doesn't matter how good your gfx card is either

[@paulschab8152]

@@doofwop No, really?

[@doofwop]

@@paulschab8152 Yes really

[@twat9192]

Always making entertaining and accurate content that I can look forward to, keep it up cappy

[@Taskandpurpose]

thanks for watching! really appreciate it good sir

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

@@Taskandpurpose Central planning only sets budgets and targets. not the details of how the target is carried out, that's the job of each department

[@youmad7068]

Russian air assault on Gostomel was not a failure, VDV did exactly what was expected from them. They occupied the airport and kept it, defending it all the time till order came to leave. l mean occupying an enemy airport in their capital city can not be considered an failure by any standard, Russian military operation in Kiev did fail overall but Gostomel air assault as one smaller element of entire operation was successful, a victory that could not be exploited with out other elements.

[@leper2698]

Да и вроде как они удержали аэропорт до подхода основных сил, а не ушли сами

[@Appplethefruit]

There were errors in planning. VDV did not get reinforcements.. Man portable AA was stinging hard..there was no hope to maintain control. It was a mission failure but operation success.

[@oakley1906]

What about the rest of invasion?

[@youmad7068]

@@oakley1906 Not sure what you are asking?

[@oakley1906]

@@youmad7068 im asking why do you consider a small temporary takeover on a airport as a Victory? Thats like the US taking over Saigon and then losing it and you say its a Victory?

[@AbokaseeRed]

My favourite of the Abakan weapons is the TKB-0146. Largely a normal bullpup, funni little feed system but nothing unprecedented (if you include artillery). It was a runner up to the AN94, losing to it on the grounds of it being too complicated. An exploded view of the internal parts shows that might be code for "it doesnt look like an AK".

[@rikulappi9664]

In dry desert/mountain areas accurate single shots are great. In a jungle or say, Finland, where visibility is usually 15-150m, full auto rules. (Vietnam?Well, no rifle can fix lack of training)

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

Full auto is good for keeping heads down, but that thick cover that results in short visibility is the result of plant growth which makes projectiles veer widely off course. Unless your target is less than a meter behind the twig or even a leaf that your bullet hits, you are unlikely to hit it. At very close range, ( less than 20 meters,) full auto provides some advantage, but beyond that, hitting individual targets is a crap shoot.

[@CtrlAltRetreat]

@@georgesakellaropoulos8162 And if you're in a situation where accuracy is going to be a crap shoot, your odds are going to be a lot better if you're shooting more crap at your target.

[@armstrong2052]

@@georgesakellaropoulos8162 the heavier the bullet the less deflection you will see, and the less foliage matters. If the bullet has a high sectional density and a lot of speed a tree isn't even a safe bit of cover.

[@rasmussyrjala1370]

We never used full auto, in finland, cause you cant hit shit.

[@armstrong2052]

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[@SolntsaSvet]

09:42 is most likely a Chechen fighter. This head garment has its origins in the Caucasus region, associated with several local ethnic groups, and similar garments have subsequently been used with modifications by different Cossacks groups, and seen use in the Russian Imperial army in the past (by Cossack units), but they have otherwise little to do with ethnic Russian (Slavic) culture/tradition per se. One pretty well known modern days athlete who uses this headdress is the MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov who is of Avar ethnicity from the Caucasus region (Russia's Republic of Dagestan).

[@FirstnameLastname-py3bc]

No most likely he wears it just for the photo. As for the head gear adoption - Russian Imperial army adopted it among officers in 19th century, Red Army replaced all clothing until Stalin's reforms where he returned that headgear and along proper clothing in general, and as I know later USSR got rid of it

[@SolntsaSvet]

@@FirstnameLastname-py3bc 1.The uniform the man wears has no Russian Federal Army identificatory markers anywhere, as far as I can see, 2. From what can be appreciated on the image, the man definitely looks far more like a Chechen person, rather than a Russian, 3. Except for people from rural areas, especially shepherds and older generations, these garments are normally used mostly at "folkloric events" or otherwise to take pics by younger generations, not as regular everyday headdress anyway. 4.During the Chechen Wars, ethnic nationalism/undertones to the conflicts ran high, so it was more likely and common for Chechen fighters to take photos of themselves posing with a piece of garment that would stress their cultural belonging and ethnic pride, rather than for a Russian Federal Army soldier to do so "for giggles".

[@FirstnameLastname-py3bc]

@@SolntsaSvet his face does look like Caucasian, but can be some sturdy Russian as well. But clothing doesn't look like from that conflict/or something Chechens wore. Looks like some spec ops if from that conflict. Or - it's not from that conflict at all. Identification markers are for regular soldiers, to distinguish from one another or have pride in their uniform, Russian strongmen have more of mercenary ethos than soldiers'. And such "strongmen" do usually look like that

[@SolntsaSvet]

@@FirstnameLastname-py3bc I mentioned that the uniform has no Russian Army markers because if it did, than there would be a better reason to believe he might be Russian. Otherwise, if the pic is indeed from the Chechen wars period, it is more likely for him to be a Chechen fighter, because of his facial features and the use of the headdress, due to reasons I mentioned above. By comparison, soldiers in the images immediately prior to him in this video are almost certainly (ethnically) Russian, on the other hand. Not sure what exactly you mean or imply by sturdy looks of the "strongmen". As an ethnic Russian myself, I could hardly ever reliably distinguish a Ukranian, Belarussian or even say a Pole or Lithuanian from a Russian, based on the facial features, but with very few exceptions (especially in the case of people of mixed heritage) a typical Russian looks quite different from a person who originates from the Caucasus region, be it Chechens, Avars, Kabardins, Ossetians, Georgians, etc.

[@FirstnameLastname-py3bc]

@@SolntsaSvet the Russian spec ops and such have sturdy faces like that, beard and everything Although I agree face looks Caucasian not slavic or Turkic/Mongolian like most of Russians

[@timby2383]

I was expected to hear about AK-107, but perhaps AEK is a cool gun as well.

[@sgtbackfisch7498]

yeah me too

[@martinkobimbo8090]

Same that's what I was expecting

[@user-od1yi5iq1k]

0:56 It didn't fail. They held the airport for two weeks until relieved. It was a great success.

[@oakley1906]

But the entire invasion wasn't "a great success"

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

@@oakley1906 nothing was a great success if you listen to western/Ukrainian propaganda

[@oakley1906]

@@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272 bro they literally evacuted from the north, i saw it with my own fucking eyes.

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

@@oakley1906 they weren't in Ukraine to take it.

[@oakley1906]

@@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272 then they were in ukraine to do what? Rape children and kill civilians?

[@jpmaseroto]

i was deployed on damavand peak and trust me, this was one hell of a gun, it would decimate a whole squad paired to a suppresed glock 18 once we were at a tunnel we got sent to; shit was crazy.

[@MegaDanielSK]

Hooah!

[@amerhamad4577]

On forgotten weapons, they tested it and found it's the muzzle brake that reduced the recoil.

[@marvindebot3264]

I still want one however.

[@TakNuke]

Its the Kalashnikov take on counter balancing recoil system while the a545/ kord 6p67 uses one piece concentric counter balancing system which can be taken out as a sub assembly like an AK long stroke gas piston system.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

Actually forgotten weapons tested a different system (they tested the ak-107/sr-1). And they found the muzzle break did *most* of the recoil mitigation not all of the mitigation.

[@AdamSchadow]

Well yes but actually no they tested the sr-1 and only in semi auto. The gun itself reduces the recoil of the internal parts hitting the back of the receiver which is still a very significant part of what actually makes you miss follow up shots.

[@Yes-sw8gh]

Thats.... kind of what a muzzle brake does, yeah. How the fuck do you have to run a test to come to that conclusion.

[@Carewolf]

You can't really get rid of recoil (Newton's laws and all that), but you can mitigate loss of accuracy due to uncentered recoil, and you can smoothen it out.

[@aajas]

You just need a rifle that fires both forwards and backwards at once. Friendly fire incidents would skyrocket but the recoil would be

[@Cincy32]

Did Newton ever fire a gun in his life? Check & mate.

[@PinkFZeppelin]

Yes you can and Newton tells you how to do it. It's just difficult to do it perfectly while also being practical.

[@InsanoBinLooney]

-Laughs in Carl Gustav-

[@doofwop]

@ Cincy32 bro do you even physics? You = fool

[@carlosgarcia8281]

Since you talked about the abakan project, it would be good to talk the An 94.

[@mikiartinyan631]

Hello, dear Chris There is a mistake in this video. A man wearing a papakha hat on 09:59 is Andranik Ozanyan. He is not Russian at all, he was an Armenian military leader. Papakhas were common in Armenia, in Georgia and in Caucasus. kind regards

[@ivansmirnov7342]

“Failed air assault of Gostomel airport” - if by “failed” you mean “took the airport and held it till the help arrived” - sure.

[@midknight9327]

True

[@artemvektor1]

Same thoughts

[@earlymorning00]

True

[@nicmainville9954]

You'll have to excuse this type of content creator, they're either former US military or US military fanbois that didn't have the sack to enlist themselves, that seem to think if it wasn't accomplished by Muricans it was a failure or at the least it could have been done better by a Murican.

[@me67galaxylife]

@nicmainville9954 For a reminder the ukrainians took back the airport quickly and the russian never went into kiev, so yes it was a failure but yeah sure it’s just because he’s american lmao what an idiot cope harder my guy

[@dmurphy1578]

The double barrel looks like something Herrera would make.

[@cameronsmith2245]

He'd see a picture during cursed gun memes, get inspired, and then make one.

[@Penigale]

@@cameronsmith2245 if this video gets 100 thousand likes...

[@drewhinners8793]

I remember tearing up Battlefield 4 with my Trusty AEK971. Best weapon in the game by FAR

[@bomberharris9322]

Honestly deserved to be nerfed. I avoided using the AEK solely because I feel like it genuinely ruined the fun for me and the person at the receiving end of the gun.

[@histamenii]

@@bomberharris9322 you sir are a good person

[@Bornst3ll3r]

I think the m16a3 was better

[@drewhinners8793]

@@bomberharris9322 played infantry only servers for the most part. Metro, pearl market, lockers. If you weren't using the AEK, you were at a disadvantage. Coupled with the M320 and some smokes, it was just chef's kiss. Pop smoke, lob 320s long at corners and push aggressively up through the smoke. Then couple that with a good squad doing the same with everyone running revives and moving together, became unstoppable.

[@nicolobarbato6471]

@@drewhinners8793 dude, the US Army need a sergeant just like you

[@NikolayMIA]

>«failed» air assault Took the airport, hold it, waited for reinforcements, retreated. It was a succesful operation.

[@GIGAproductie]

failed gostomel, but they got the whole airfield hahahahah

[@axdde6428]

0:58 they succeded

[@rafaelalodio5116]

I can only say that it was one of the best assault rifles in Battlefield 4.

[@wrongoloid4749]

"sweaty tryhard's weapon of choice" I always preferred the MP7

[@youmakeuhmesomoisty]

@@wrongoloid4749 do you know what an assault rifle is...

[@wrongoloid4749]

@@youmakeuhmesomoisty yes I just played a lot of engineer and would use a shotgun on assault.

[@HavingDinna]

I’m sorry but all of these battle field comment and not one person has mention the master tier 416 in that game. Unrivaled, as it should be and as it is in real life (:

[@hashhashbrowns5381]

As someone who plays bf4 today, there's a lot of aek nerds

[@keithsimpson2150]

I'm sure the fancy rifles make people feel much better while they spend weeks hiding out in trenches waiting for a drone to bring artillery.

[@DavidHalko]

Special Delivery! 🚚 Boom! 💥

[@vaguelymodest6239]

Better than anything Ukraine is using, cuz they’re being dominated

[@bruteforce9115]

@@vaguelymodest6239Russian is gonna be economic and cultural wasteland. Well the rest of the world moves into the digital age . Bad call to bring war and terror to Ukraine

[@ree2453]

@@vaguelymodest6239 "Kyiv in 3 days" , "Kyiv was a faint".

[@Penigale]

@@vaguelymodest6239 not really. They're doing exceptional seeing as though Russia was seen as the 2nd best military in the world up until maybe a week into the invasion

[@Oscar-ds2vb]

bro..it was not a failed air assault , VDV took the airport but lost it later due to not being reinforced.

[@BigChiefWiggles]

Failed air assault of the airport? They took that thing, repelled superior forces for days and then held it until they were told to pull out. Wtf are you talking about?

[@ddiac]

be reasonable...they`re fed mainstream propaganda 24/7

[@natista4523]

The VDV didn’t fail at their own objective, it was the Russian army that failed to support them. Therefore the entire operation was a failure. The VDV took a huge blow after this. Just because it wasn’t their fault doesn’t mean it was a success.

[@BigChiefWiggles]

@@natista4523 their part of the operation was a success, they did an amazing job, operation got changed/cancelled, but that has nothing to do with their performance.

[@natista4523]

@@BigChiefWiggles like I said, it wasn’t entirely their fault. Pretty much abandoned and took around 300 losses. But it was still far from a success. The guy isn’t wrong about what he said, the op was still a big failure in the grand scheme of things.

[@BigChiefWiggles]

@@natista4523 you understand the difference between tactical and strategic layers? No they didnt take 300 losses, good lord where do you guys get this, those guys are currently fighting and have their own channel on tg.

[@noncomplier5385]

Right off the bat from seeing the thumbnail I recognised it as the A-545 a modernized version of the AEK-971. It was originally designed for the RUAF's Ratnik program, but is being issued in small numbers to Spetsnaz groups.

[@behroozkhaleghirad]

AEK-971 and AN-94 are by far the best assault rifles out there. Nothing can compete with those legends

[@felix4820]

Would be hell cleaning those thanks to corrosive ammunition

[@arcturionblade1077]

Doesn't matter if it's the best if it's too expensive to build and aren't mass produced in bulk with widespread military adoption to really make much of a difference in Ukraine or other conflicts. Ask the Germans during the closing days of WWII when they tried to employ jet fighters against the Allies (too little, too late).

[@maximak-murza6334]

Ukrainian Territorial Defence( plumbers, carpenters, computer geeks) , armed with old AKs can.

[@Penigale]

@@maximak-murza6334 they have gen one AK 74s from 1975 and they demolished the Spetsnaz at Hostomel

[@maximak-murza6334]

@@Penigale Yes, Sir. Plus Ukrainian National Guard detachment at Hostomel was 90% conscripts - 19-year old boys with basic training at the most.

[@thisguy41487]

I LOVE the AEK-971. It might not even be that great of a weapon, but I LOVE the engineering behind it.

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

Agreed, I'd never want to have to shoot someone but the technology behind firearms is so interesting and it's fun to guess where it will go in future.

[@redsun9261]

Its great. Better than any M4 in reducing recoil, no matter how much customised it is. And its durable too.

[@prateepphonjanthuek4904]

LOVE AN94 & AEK971 & SAKO RK 95 & GALIL AR & FN FNC

[@miguelpi8831]

AK-107,108 and 109 had a similar counter balanced system to reduce recoil. They saw very little production because of the same problems of AEK: Added complexity, higher price and reduced reliability.

[@appartinaappartina-izola8732]

...and needless complexity. The muzzle brake does all the work.

[@Lazar-ox5bd]

to be honest it isn't too much more complex, at least the 107, 108 and 109, the three guns don't FEEL too complex

[@Nothing_._Here]

@@appartinaappartina-izola8732 Way to peddle the idiot that claims NSGW has low recoil despite using non spec ammo. AEK-971/6P67 has significantly reduced recoil because the parts are properly weighted, you don't see that in AK-107.

[@Max_Da_G]

AK-74 was (and still is) known to be MORE controllable compared to M-16 in automatic fire. Mechanical accuracy was to be within Russian equivalent of 5MOA which is near-lineball to US requirement for army rifles. The reason behind starting works on increasing accuracy had to do with increasing hit probability from UNSTABLE POSITIONS. AK-74 has a pattern of behavior in burst fire: first round on target, second high and to the right, third close to target but still higher and to the right. If held in a certain way, that behaviour is reduced, but when in an instable position (prone on a side, half-crouch on the move, quick pop-up shooting) it's not feasible, and that is something Russians wanted to improve upon. US moving away from full-auto proved to be a useless idea: they returned back to it in M-4A1 GRAU designation. Basically Russian equivalent to US "M" designations for military equipment. Actual reason for A545 and A762 being issued to SpetsNaz only is simple: those guys are trained sufficiently well to be able to take advantage of the lower-recoiling weapon. It's a long-proven fact that in most cases, soldiers can't fully realize the existing mechanical accuracy of their service rifles in combat due to combat stress and general firing skill. As a result the simple logic dictates that the extra precision would be simply lost on them as they'd not be able to realize the potential. Given the relative size of the general infantry vs SpetsNaz, it stands to reason why that's the case that so few were ordered compared to AK-12. The rifle shown doesn't feature a suppressor. It's actually simply a LONGER muzzle brake compensator. As to your comment that combat shifted to long-range accurate single-shot fire? Sorry dude but that applies only to Afghanistan and its long-distances. Engagements in Ukraine shown otherwise: LOTS of close-range combat indeed. Absolute SHITTON of forest combat where ranges are less than 40 yards, many simple point-blank. In fact the only time when long-range fire is used is at extended-distance street fighting when enemy has a high position on top of or at high floors of a building. Out in the open field, it's mostly automatic grenade launchers and artillery. Military combat ranges vary wildly and as a former infantryman you should know that depending on location it can be either 20 feet, 500 yards and everything in between.

[@Max_Da_G]

@@appartinaappartina-izola8732 Complexity isn't actually all that much more than on AKs. The disassembly method isn't difficult to grasp either. Remember, A545 was designed to re-arm the entire Russian military, given that it was submitted to Ratnik trials as a contestant to be the next INFANTRY weapon. So it was meant to be used and abused by the said general infantry from the get go. All Russian firearms are subjected to the now-infamous set of tests: rain chamber, silicon dust chamber, -57F/-50C chamber, multiple drops from 5ft/1.5m high onto barrel, magazine, top of the receiver, stock and charging handle. All of which it must pass with flying colours. So A545/A762 can be issued to general infantry. But as you correctly said, all that would indeed cost far more than doing what they do now, and that extra cost also was a consideration behind the decision. Maintenance? The only increase in complexity and maintenance would be the synchro gears and the balancer mechanism, testing which wouldn't require any more than a length measuring device and a set of field gauges which armorers would be getting. Technologically it was perfectly feasible to equip Russian military with those rifles. Price wise it's not unfeasible either: a whole lot of money was being spent and rifles were far from the most expensive item in the grand scheme of things. Another thing is that Russian infantrymen aren't all that careless with their equipment. It's a stigma given to them which grows from officers growing up not having much and not wanting soldiers to break things that will be needed in war. So they refused to give soldiers equipment citing the carelessness, yet care for the weapon is INSTILLED if the NCOs and officers are at least decent at their jobs. Generally I was very caring about the rifle that I was issued, but during my last couple of weeks in rookies I was running, tripped over something in tall grass and my rifle went flying out of my hands and rolling stock-over-barrel for good few meters. Does that make me a careless soldier? I'd like to think that no, it doesn't. By the way, the rifle was Steyr AUG, and if worked fine after that. Though whether the sight kept the zero I don't know since we finished our quals and did blank fire exercises at the time.

[@TCa-he9gi]

Thanks!

[@bush_wookie_9606]

Hello expensive, hella complicated and hella heavy

[@arcturionblade1077]

And a poor substitute and crutch for poor training, military discipline, and actual marksmanship for the Russians.

[@salsheikh4508]

I did Basic at Ft. Sill in 1995. We qualified with A2's but the Armorer had a couple A1's that he would let us use on the range. Took some kicks to the Kevlar by NCO's for getting too wild with those. Lotta fun the A1 full auto.

[@dimwitsixtytwelve]

Sounds like a stolen valour story.

[@snakeeye814]

What range were you ever permitted full auto, in basic?

[@ok0_0]

@@snakeeye814 maybe it was different in the 90s

[@snakeeye814]

@@ok0_0 lol, I went to basic in the 90's.

[@richhandler2621]

@@snakeeye814 nice

[@laknidubandara]

Damn Cappy isn't getting rest with those Videos Keep it up bro.

[@jester0015]

2:22 Actual Angry WarThunder player moment

[@stiyp7485]

as a man who got deployed with this on grand bazaar, I can say it brings hella lots of lead to the enemy.

[@BatCaveOz]

Hey Cappy, I am pretty sure that the stars on the US flag should be on the top right corner (signifying forward movement), when worn on the right shoulder. (The stars are on the top left corner, when the flag is worn on the left shoulder)

[@titaniusanglesmith9690]

Doesnt really matter. The US flag ought to be flown upside down due to the last 80 years of bullshit implemented specifically to take advantage of other countries and especially the american working class(no im not referring to the military. Vets are better taken care of any other citizen in the US by a long shot. Thats part of the whole proto-fascism thing.)

[@Clifford_Banes]

I love the volume of new videos coming out!!!

[@Taskandpurpose]

Is it too loud ?

[@andresmar5714]

Seems fine to me

[@yahaaa1343]

@@Taskandpurpose no, it's perfect.

[@alexd832]

@@Taskandpurpose he probably meant that he likes the faster rate of videos you produce

[@Penigale]

@@alexd832 it's a joke man jesus christ

[@Skim_beeble7125]

Yeah in America we also know it’s not the stick but it’s the man who wields the stick

[@eengineering4b234]

I guess youre right since in america everyone has a stick and uses it anywhere they like.

[@0bserver416]

@02:20 I like that a cool conscript running behind of everyone and shooting friendlies at their back...

[@jahman2079]

The KORD 6P67 looks like if the MP5A3 and the AK-107 had a baby.

[@15bleach51]

Fauled assault? Are you kidding? :) They took airfield and accomplished all goals. It was brilliant operation. But they took order to leave

[@CrYpt001]

They died with great succes.

[@kutter_ttl6786]

That's an interesting way of saying they couldn't hold the objective.

[@eliasziad7864]

They were overwhelmed and pushed out until russian army came helped them.

[@Efishrocket102]

Bot

[@peterdenov4898]

@Joshua Jones sure thing buddy, whatever lets you sleep at night.

[@MPEMagnumMarkGamingTV]

I’ve used this firearm plenty of times. Deployed in Dawnbreaker, the Siege of Shanghai, and Operation Metro & Operation Locker. Good time. Good rifle.

[@Eminem200FBI]

I am still using in metro, the rush never stopped comrade... we are still wandering in the dark with our aek 971! Comrade its time to come back to the frontlines.

[@Gozerthegozarian1984]

“…itwas adopted to fill an incredibly small niche, something that would not likely happen in western militaries…” You mean like US SF using special 1911s, or a million other examples of custom guns used by western special operations units?

[@ELeviathan33]

Thanks for pointing that out too, so much goofy nonsense said in this video. The US literally just signed several huge contracts with SIG to make guns that only niche personnel will get their hands on in the next 5-20 years.

[@GeorgeSemel]

Well, you can't count the Special Forces, part of being Special is that you can get any kind of firearm you want! Being a gun guy I don't have a problem with that. It's more like tailoring the weapons loadout for the specific mission than not. But Buster Keaton's Custom Gun Works needs to stay in business too. The Russians are not the only ones to ever go down that rabbit hole of finding the perfect rifle! Hell, I spend a good 50 years doing just that for my big game hunting.

[@311jbknight]

I know SEAL operations from fast attack subs in the 80s-90s used a standard kit that was stored and locked in the sonar sphere at the very front. Designed so a team could be dropped near the sub and get aboard. The kit included all weapons, ammo, web gear and even rubber boats with small outboard motors that never started easy.

[@Snicshavo]

fun fact: AK-100 series have 3 bars aks AK-107 The 5.45 version AK-108 5.56 AK-109 7.62

[@sunrayisdown1690]

Guns have wheels ! This is an assault rifle. Go back and play with your Lego son.

[@FrantisekPicifuk]

They don't. Because most of them are dead.

[@arcturionblade1077]

Are you telling me that all those cope cages the Russians are putting on their tanks and vehicles are useless?!!

[@winterinkabul]

Ah wow this brings me back. 2011, Gulf of Oman. Was with the 1st Recon Battalion, 1st Division. Our guys hated running into these in CQC, and general urban fighting. Rpm mixed with low recoil was a deadly mixture. I always preferred the 416 so it didn't bother me.

[@hangonsapto2338]

Thanks for the AEK-971 service user to join in the battlefield 3, 4, or new one ? Since you say 2011 it must be not the new one.

[@winterinkabul]

@hangonsapto2338 Battlefield 3 my guy. Those were the days

[@eliasziad7864]

6:41 it could be because of logistics also, the ammo would be used up way too quickly.

[@ih8gaming206]

Forgotten Weapons has an interesting video about the Ak-107/Sr-1 which uses a similar recoil compensation system and Ian pulls it apart so you can see just how it works.

[@krf1998]

As a hardcore battlefield 3 veteran i can say it is the weapon you would actually want to bring to an alien planet

[@FOVoid]

Ian McCollum made a video about that system and came to the conclusion that the muzzle break is the key item and not the counter recoil system.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

No he didn't, he looked at a similar but different system on the ak-107/sr-1.

[@Max_Da_G]

He also didn't seem to realize that counter-balancing system is designed to eliminate weapon shaking impulses from the operation of the gun itself. Reduction of the recoil of the shot itself can only be done by recoil buffering mechanisms and muzzle brakes.

[@boomer955]

In what sense Ghostomel airborne operation was a failed one? They got through heavy air defenses with no loss of transport choppers, they captured the airfield and held it against ground assault until the relieve force arrived. They pulled out in order when the order was given. Or this is from the same story where Soviet Union was saved by the D-day landing?

[@UltraTotenkopf]

*D-Day is an operation by the USA and Great Britain, more like a pirate raid, when the USSR did all the hard work and the "bold" allies arrived to share trophies in Europe!))) If it weren't for D-Day, the war between the USSR and Germany would have lasted longer by 6-12 months by the spring of 1946, the USSR would have done away with Hitler and Germany!*

[@ajayji-ce2mk]

Americans always do propaganda and has superiority complex 😂

[@denis3208]

Gostomel was taken and held, there is no failed in equation.

[@kevincuevas8877]

Pyrrhic temporary victory which in the end was strategically useless is a long drawn out way of saying they had initial tactical success but failed strategically.

[@denis3208]

@@kevincuevas8877 hardly, they bound 100 000 troops with only 40 000. Now they are boiling west economically and cracking Ukis on the battlefield they already have over 200 000 dead, now they are mobilizing women and retired people, untrained mobilized units are sent to the meat grinder. And in the mean time China is growing economically stronger while Europe is dying slowly like a wounded antelope. There is no chance to take a city which has over 4 million people with 40-60 000 soldiers you can't even control traffic. Now they have around 70 000 soldiers and armies of DNR and LPR have also around 70 000 and they are destroying 700 000 atrong army, slowly sure but never the less with little casualties. The largest casualties were 2 days ago when Ukis launched counter offensive Russian side had around 300 dead and wounded, their artillery was on point, but in the mean time all of them were either destroyed or caught in caldrons. Ukis have more than 2000 dead, they are non stop asking for blood donations in Nikolaev and Odessa....

[@kevincuevas8877]

@@denis3208 You are talking like Ukrainians are on equal footing. Its kind of sad you are struggling this much against a country with a percentage of your population and war budget. .Ukrainians are selling out with zero hour contracts in desperation true, but Russians are selling themselves into debt with China because of this war. Again its a pyrrhic victory and hardly something to be proud of like damn how long has it been since the invasion started? Couldn't even encircle a city properly for like 2 weeks. Even hearts of iron 4 players know that and when the lowest level of edgelord military intelligence knows how to exploit a lack of fortification you know your commanders are fucking up. No one looks good in this war.

[@denis3208]

@@kevincuevas8877 Ukrainians have more troops than entire Europe if we don't count Turkey, help from entire NATO. And Russians are using 7% of their armed forces to maul them. Its not a video game 700 000 people won't just tun over and die. NATO fought civilians in Afghanistan for 20 years and lost over 60 000 dead in total if you count ANA. Russians are selling less gas and earning more revenue, and India is selling Russian gas and oil to Europe and earning as well. Arabs started selling oil for the first time since seventies for other currency than Dollars. When it catches on American fiat money will become worthless with the biggest debt on the planet. Russia has 32% of its GDP debt and America over 100%.

[@kevincuevas8877]

@@denis3208Nothing you say changes the fact that a $61 billion dollar military budget of Russia is struggling against the dozen or so billion from Ukraine. 200,000 active personnel compared to around 850,000 in Russia. Yeah Im aware they are only using 7% because they got cocky. Again giant strategic failure on the Russians end. Nobody turns over and dies. even the French had a resistance movement and mighty empire once. That was stupid expectation to even have. Of course people fight like cornered animals when you corner them. How is that unforseeable?

[@ИгорьГалкин-о9о]

1) Not special forces, but the Airborne Forces. 2) They have an AK-12 in their hands. 3) Capture the airport and hold it for several weeks = fail the assault?

[@marx7048]

Back when I fought in France on operation metro 2014 this gun kept me alive. My Compensator and trusty potato grib did me much miner than anticipated.

[@TakNuke]

In the newer A545/ Kord 6P67 and in its other derivatives have simplified counter balancing recoil system in which the two counter moving pistons are concentric i.e. one inside the other so now when disassembled the whole working mechanism can be taken out in a single piece like in AK. So beside the counter balancing recoil system, the bolt carrier group is similar to AK while external is made out of stamped steel. So I think it is simplified and provides enough performance improvement to warrant adoption. With optics attached and with its low recoil it will be easier to hit fleeting targets while also more accurate in rapid semi auto. But the Russian Military doesn't have the money to do so. Instead of wasting money on AK12 they could have gotten AK74 parts modernisation like M4 sopmod while replacing it completely or supplementing it with A545 later. The original Abakan intention was to give AEK971 to everybody while spestnaz and other special units get AN94. But the thing is AN94's hyper burst is more beneficial to regular troops while its maintenance requires the skill of elite troops and is much more expensive. So they should have selected AEK971 for further development while making do with modernised AK74 as mentioned above. One of the reasons for AN94 complication is the whole mechanism doesn't have enough space to achieve mechanical simplicity, during the trials there was another rifle Stechkin's TKB-0146 which has a hyper burst and was in third place in Abakan trials but was rejected because it was bullpup. Similarly before the Ratnik trials there is A-91m family of rifles which has been under production and use. Also they have much better simple conventional design like Dragonov MA which is being now developed to replace 9x39 family of firearms and also the ultra compact AKS74U. For 21st century Russians have much better options than AK12 but to cling on to their Kalashnikov heritage lead to wastage of money which can be better put to buying optics for everybody which can be mounted even without picatanny rail using Russian side mount and by adding rails over the handguard.

[@alijankhan3330]

Lol I read they don't issue optics because the troops just sell them. Russians gon Russian. Anyway, the Dragunov you're talking about in 9*39, is that the AMB 17? There's also an AM 17, one is in 9*39 and the other is 5.45*39

[@TakNuke]

@@alijankhan3330 If soldiers are paid shit then they will sell whatever issued to them especially conscripts, this problem was also in ANA and ANP. Even if the Russian Military has money it's generals are conservative in issuing optics even if the unit is a professional i.e. they are well trained, motivated, treated and paid. This type of mentality is only cured by showing the effectiveness of the said equipment by elite units. But the disaster on the airborne airport assault led to the lowering of trust on special mission units. Instead more politically loyal units are well equipped whose effectiveness cannot be verified. Regarding the Dragnouv MA design yes I mean both the improved derivative of it AM17 and AMB19.

[@Asghaad]

thing is these days its not enough to just hit the target ... good you scored a hit ... that just pissed the other guy off ... as usual Russians are developing and fielding tech to fight yesterdays war in this case they are about 30 years behind the curve.

[@patriotenfield3276]

AEK 971 AK107 using counter recoil method attached to their piston rods, when the piston move back , the gear motion forces the mechanism to go forward. In contrast The Singaporean ULTIMAX 1000 , NTK 50 HMG and Israeli Negev NG uses Constant recoil mechanism to ease the recoil. Can somebody tell me how the latter works plz?

[@courtleydennis5830]

Forgotten weapon does a good job explaining it. Its like a firehose you get the initial kick then you feel a constant pressure pushing you back until you stop shooting. The recoil is mitigated by having springs that prevent the bolt carrier group from slamming against the back of the gun. It gently glides back kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3mmlK2wpJt5p7M&ab_channel=ForgottenWeapons the question is asked at 1:06:11. I think. I hope this helps

[@jason200912]

Constant recoil = it doesn't touch the back but the first shot will still jump up. The mp40 is also constant recoil AK balance recoil = two pieces smack the gun forward while the bolt smacks backwards and they cancel out. Balanced recoil is probably less reliable and a very heavy system. Constant recoil is only useful for guns that are meant to only fire in full auto such as machine guns

[@patriotenfield3276]

@@courtleydennis5830 Thank You Very much.

[@patriotenfield3276]

@@jason200912 Thank you very much too.

[@tsorevitch2409]

@@jason200912 balances recoil is significantly more reliable as significant part of reliability comes from bolt having enough energy. In a constant recoil systems bolt is fully stoped by recoil spring and only the spring tension is the only force that drives the bolt forward. In classic and and counter balanced recoil systems bolt hits the back side of receiver and bounces back with significant energy left for operation.

[@nelson0110]

It's interesting to see that so many weapons tried to replace the Kalashnikov, but never were successful.

[@Seth9809]

Most if not all of them sucked.

[@nelson0110]

@@Seth9809 Pretty much, yea.

[@Nikowalker007]

Cost of production, maintenance and training are the main reason why so many have tried and failed

[@nelson0110]

@@Nikowalker007 I’m sure that’s part of it , but I think it’s more that new weapons were more complicated and thus less reliable and didn’t give that much of an edge, like recoil reduction , there isn’t really much recoil with a 545 ak anyway, so why need an ak 107.

[@Nikowalker007]

@@nelson0110 That’s correct , they probably did some cost benefit analysis and realized that the retraining and factory retooling required for mass production just wasn’t worth it, the beauty of AK platform is that just like Ford T or incandescent light bulb it’s as simple and straightforward as possible , just efficient enough to get the job done for an average infantry man

[@zmanhuber6924]

Bro, they weren't carrying that at Gostomel and it wasn't "failed" 🤦‍♂

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

It failed. No air bridge = fail.

[@cnfareqfm7044]

I remember the day I had this gun, even light compared to other gun I ever use. Used to smoke out at almost 4000 enemy with it, right until I've been caught violating the rule and had to change server

[@chaprandom8362]

There has been tests with the Kalashnikov Concern's SR-1 rifles (the counter recoil system implimented in competition rifle) in Europe, see Polenar Tactical and Forgotten Weapons's vids. Some of these tests found QC problems and that the counter recoil system wasn't really all that effective and most of the work was done by the muzzle device. Even then it really wasn't anything special that couldn't be done with modern ARs. Would love to see some western tests on the new Kord rifle, but that probably wont happen any time soon.

[@ForOne814]

I mean, that being said, a properly gassed AK has the same recoil. The whole point of the balanced system is that it's still overgassed.

[@OneTwo023]

"failed in gostomel" 🤣 well, when you all discover the truth about that war you will so disappointed...im sorry for you guys

[@alexprost7505]

Наверное хлопцы с таврами уже под москвой..

[@OneTwo023]

@@alexprost7505 та ты шо! Бери выше, на Урале!

[@oakley1906]

"Failed in gostomel" more like failed the entire invasion lmao

[@OneTwo023]

@@oakley1906 bruh

[@АлексейВильнюсов-м8х]

Gostomel operation wast failed at all, the guys did an excellent job, but they had to leave the airport during a global retreat from the Kyiv front. Ukraine was not going to surrender, so it did not make sense to continue the defense of the airport. Why do you call it a failure of special forces? This is a strategic mistake

[@69-Bot]

I love he holds it over his should when realistically you’d need 4 guys to hold that thing and another 2 to operate it. They’re actually on tripods it’s kind of like a mix of an artillery gun and a tank cannon using a really big bullet that is more like a normal bullet than other large projectiles. Then the Davy Crockett which he referred to is pretty special and I’ve never seen anything else like it, it’s pretty much a mix of a normal recoilless rifle, an rpg, and an ICBM, shoots a small little baby nuke, things nuts

[@MarkyMarkWalberg]

how is it a failed assault when they took the airport? failed strategy is the word because they were withdrawn later with all the other forces

[@Hiddenus1]

Ah yes. AEK. My source of most salt I always had in BF4 even when I was better than half of enemy team that used these while using random gun that I was mastering just for all unlocks.

[@adenkyramud5005]

Old battlefield was so good... Shame it got fucked so hard recently

[@Phoenix3Actual]

ian mccollum had proven that the balanced recoil system is overhyped and doesn't do much

[@Bornst3ll3r]

He’s not the be all and end all

[@kilianortmann9979]

@@Bornst3ll3r No, but he is as close as it gets. Doesn't make much sense to get Jerry Michulek to test recoil.

[@fremiloant1186]

Lol ive seen this exact comment up this comment section Ukeraine bots lol

[@MrNebelschatten]

@@fremiloant1186 Says the enemy bot.

[@fremiloant1186]

@@MrNebelschatten im no bot brother, infact i hate putine just as much as the other guy, if anyone's the bot its you and your worship of NATO military hardware

[@stevinharper3551]

It seems an insult the new hats compared to their old traditional ones. I like the older look better anyways lol

[@CloneDAnon]

I do not know how the Russians "failed" in the Gostomel airport operation, since they literally took it and then held it the airport for a month or so.

[@tovarish_kommandir]

There's also a Russian which is naturally silent without a suppressor, and no recoil. Idk how it works

[@walkercustoms]

I've got an AR in 556 that has almost no recoil at all. It's a mid length gas system with an A2 rifle stock. Makes an extremely balance rifle system. Tried the A2 because the forward weight of the upper. Even if it was my only rifle I'd be extremely happy with it.

[@Stribog1337]

Awesome do you got videos?

[@dingus6317]

@@Stribog1337 No

[@SynthRockViking]

I can't really imagine a situation where a rifle's recoil would be the key factor for strategic efficiency 🤷‍♂️

[@rasmussyrjala1370]

Less recoil, better.

[@gmanking19]

Gotta hit the target, and hit it a lot.

[@RenegadeLK]

That is one all rounder of a gun.

[@Solderpro_1]

Polenar Tactical did a video on this and its CRAZY how little recoil it has compared to an AR-15.

[@loge1703]

2:52 they had to clap and there was a legend, that the one who staps claping first in front of stalin will be punished, but hoensly feels bad

[@john.rc.3274]

Interesting look into an interesting rifle with an interesting look at the Soviet Union's central planning. Actually Looks like a pretty good rifle. Great job.

[@unknownuntitled5341]

"failed air assault" - are you kidding me? 200 people landed from dozens of helicopters, while losing 2/3, captured the airport and resisted the enemy's superior forces for 3 days until the main forces approached. is this a fail? Seriously?

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

He clearly watches MSM, all these brainless fish don't know any better than to parrot what they heard on the big news story

[@chrisdoulou8149]

Agreed. The VDV performed amazingly at Hostomel, they captured the airport in an opposed landing, were forced to withdraw, recaptured it again with the little supporting armour that broke through in support and then lost it to a brigade size assault of the best units the Ukrainians had with plenty of armour and artillery support. The VDV was failed by the armoured spearheads that were meant to relieve it not being able to break through in time. It was basically a Russian ‘Operation Market Garden’ in that Hostomel was a bridge too far. Nobody questions the bravery or ability of the British paras during ‘Market Garden’ even though the operation was a failure, the same respect should be given to the VDV. The unfortunate reality when it comes to these kind of operations is that the airborne guys can exceed all expectations of them yet the operation still be a failure as you’re relying on follow on forces to secure the objective once the airborne guys capture it. I think people expect too much of light infantry, fighting without heavy weapons with little/no logistics support against heavy conventional units supported with armour and artillery. I’m a big supporter of the Ukrainians in this war but the VDV fought like lions, they committed no war crimes, didn’t attack civilians or mistreat/execute prisoners and fought almost to the last knowing that they had no hope of holding the objective if their heavy armour didn’t arrive to relieve them. I hope Russia gets its arse kicked out of Ukraine and I hope Putin dies cowering in a corner with his cranium exploded by a Ukrainian Spetsnaz Alpha operator, but these guys earned their entry to Valhalla.

[@NeputuniaNepp]

They captured the airport but they couldn’t used it which undermines the entire purpose of the assault which was to capture the airport to use as landing strip for forwarding troops through air transport and to use Hostomol as an forward operating base for Russian air assault. So that’s a failed assault in all sense. Yes, they captured the airfield but their original objective was to capture a usable airfield which they failed, this mean they failed the air assault.

[@chrisdoulou8149]

@@NeputuniaNepp I’m not saying that the operation was a success, it was a failure for all to see. Im saying their component of it was successful, the elements that contributed to its failure were outside the control of the VDV.

[@unknownuntitled5341]

@@NeputuniaNepp how funny, the Russians captured the airport to land aircraft on it, but they didn’t know that the Ukrainians had mortars and artillery, wow

[@AussieStandsWithRussia]

A big consideration and adaptation that has proved to develop itself in Ukraine is that battles will always be fought primarily in Urban environments where infantry need not one good rifle design but instead they need every type of weapon to adapt to every type of urban engagement. Battles rage in open streets out to 500m the reduce down to basements where engagements are 5m +. These types need multiple weapon platforms and options for infantry and officers to engage and defeat the threat

[@Stoikor]

12:31 Razvedos isn't a soldier any more. He is ex-military that is making content and is keeping in close touch with those who are active. He has some close connections with the Russian specnaz school and makes videos about it on his YT channel. But hey, who does homework now days?

[@1XriskehX1]

If I’m not mistaken, which I could be, didn’t they also note that soldiers shot abnormally less due to surrounding machine gun fire. Saying that they felt their single/burst fire made little to no difference

[@sooryan_1018]

As a veteran from the 2007 Karkand battle, the addition of this weapon in the 2011 and 2020 battle was a huge boon

[@papajohnspizzaria5575]

love spetsnaz vids keep it up

[@Cichlid_Visuals]

in 2 round burst mode, the 971 could put 2 rounds into the same wound hole before the first recoil impulse. this greatly increased its armor penetration ability and made it an excellent short range sniper rifle in unique situation.

[@TheWill383]

You are confusing it with the AN-94 i think bro.

[@Cichlid_Visuals]

Lol yep u are right. I'm getting old.

[@TheWill383]

@@Cichlid_Visuals Happens to the Best of us.

[@thegadway]

Dude, this is Forgotten Weapons level content! Keep this up!!!

[@snowdogthewolf]

Yet frontline Russian troops are now being issued 91/30 Nagant rifles.

[@AbuBakr-gm6bf]

Hostomel was not a failure the VDV took the airport and held it 2 days they have done their job but the incapacity of russian GQG to give them air support allow Ukraine army to make a small counter offensive .

[@leojordano3074]

0:55 Is not failed operation they success taken the Hostomel airport and repel AFU counteroffensive. But the ground force is little late cause the heavy ressistance but they managed to arrived at the airport one day latter. And they are not Spetnaz they are russian airborne troops the VDV. Check your info dude before sharing a video.

[@Fred5612]

It's not a failed operation. In fact russia still occupies Hostomel Airport and hasn't left since. Located firmly underground the rotting bodies of these imbeciles proudly declare it russian land.

[@justinle6715]

I think a constant recoil system would have been simpler.

[@Seth9809]

Yeah, a few AR-15s were modified to have a constant recoil system and they were great.

[@thekraken1173]

Constant recoil is Open Bolt therefore inferior

[@sowianskizonierz2693]

It's nice to have a gunsmithing experts opinion

[@grimmseti]

As a veteran in Call of Duty, I can say this rifle is the rifle of the gods, most likely presented to man by angels, using alien engineering, with the details covered up by evil dark wizard reptiles! 10/10 would pay for as DLC!

[@thunderkatz4219]

You should’ve used it in bf4