Comments on: AKs mounted on Chineses artillery barrels http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/ Firearms not Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gary Dorkskinner http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-75420 Gary Dorkskinner Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:59:50 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-75420 Probably just something to liven up the general discussion forum on the AK Forum. Probably just something to liven up the general discussion forum on the AK Forum.

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]]> By: Five Bucks http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-71207 Five Bucks Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:17:22 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-71207 The AKs are mounted so the howitzers can fix bayonets. The AKs are mounted so the howitzers can fix bayonets.

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]]> By: bbmg http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-56371 bbmg Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:57:39 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-56371 "The Norks have even just painted planes on runways, the faint outlines can still be seen on Google Earth" Are you sure those are NK decoys and not ROK targets? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXWiGgdaYsc#t=1m32s “The Norks have even just painted planes on runways, the faint outlines can still be seen on Google Earth”

Are you sure those are NK decoys and not ROK targets? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXWiGgdaYsc#t=1m32s

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]]> By: 777conservativesquid http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-51379 777conservativesquid Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:41:52 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-51379 Maybe they are used as rangefinders i remember that back in the 50's the US had some artillery with stripped bolt-action rifles (just barrels and action) mounted on top used to determine range Maybe they are used as rangefinders i remember that back in the 50′s the US had some artillery with stripped bolt-action rifles (just barrels and action) mounted on top used to determine range

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]]> By: AK™ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-25026 AK™ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:32:36 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-25026 NO no no..you guys have it ALL wrong..*rolls eyes* Those are RPKs with underslung "n00b" tubes(as they refer to them in MW2)instead of using common 40mm grenades,they use something a mite bigger. NO no no..you guys have it ALL wrong..*rolls eyes*

Those are RPKs with underslung “n00b” tubes(as they refer to them in MW2)instead of using common 40mm grenades,they use something a mite bigger.

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]]> By: Nick http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-11533 Nick Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:20:38 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-11533 Has anyone ever thought that they just felt like it? haha Has anyone ever thought that they just felt like it? haha

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]]> By: P http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-6843 P Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:55:09 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-6843 They are tracer firing AK's These are probably bare recruits who are learning gun laying in the very first stages. they are probably shooting at model airplanes or high wire strung targets which are drawn across the line of sight and the tracer allows the newb gunner to understand leading the target and provides a rough grading curve of the RO or Instructor. My grandfather was trained as a merchant gunner in WW2 and talked about shooting a bofors with a .30 cal mounted on the same trunnion that would be used for initial training. They shot at long segments of fabric towed behind out of date aircraft, and part of the reasoning was a .30 cal would do much less damage to the tow craft than a 40 millimeter when and it was when not if, the novice gun crew would miss. Also it was pennies a shot for .30 cal, verses dollars a shot for the 40 mm. granted the trajectory was not the same, but the concept was. They are tracer firing AK’s These are probably bare recruits who are learning gun laying in the very first stages. they are probably shooting at model airplanes or high wire strung targets which are drawn across the line of sight and the tracer allows the newb gunner to understand leading the target and provides a rough grading curve of the RO or Instructor.

My grandfather was trained as a merchant gunner in WW2 and talked about shooting a bofors with a .30 cal mounted on the same trunnion that would be used for initial training. They shot at long segments of fabric towed behind out of date aircraft, and part of the reasoning was a .30 cal would do much less damage to the tow craft than a 40 millimeter when and it was when not if, the novice gun crew would miss. Also it was pennies a shot for .30 cal, verses dollars a shot for the 40 mm. granted the trajectory was not the same, but the concept was.

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]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-2808 Steve Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:15:43 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-2808 HA thomas, you are on a roll today! HA

thomas, you are on a roll today!

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]]> By: thomas http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-2805 thomas Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:01:37 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-2805 Not tires, targets. AK's mounted there by government regulation. Not tires, targets.

AK’s mounted there by government regulation.

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]]> By: capt.kevin.d gordon-smith http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-2777 capt.kevin.d gordon-smith Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:28:01 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-2777 well i would guess,when they travel a the cannon is lowered and a wire is connected to the ak-47 to fire if needed because a bullet is cheaper than a cannon round! just my guess oh those white walls are xtra thick rubber,well i had a 1932 plymouth and the white walls were really thick and very hard to punture from the side....just another guess well i would guess,when they travel a the cannon is lowered and a wire is connected to the ak-47 to fire if
needed because a bullet is cheaper than a cannon round!
just my guess
oh those white walls are xtra thick rubber,well i had a 1932 plymouth and the white walls were really thick and
very hard to punture from the side….just another guess

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]]> By: holy-terrorist http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-2582 holy-terrorist Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:00:22 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-2582 tient les ak47 aiment maitenant des mortier automatique tient les ak47 aiment maitenant des mortier automatique

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]]> By: Boston http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-1497 Boston Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:24:18 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-1497 AK-47 commercial... No, I think they can't be the actual sights since one is aligned differently compared to the other, instead it's more probable that they're trying to align their sights with with the actual shots by marking the shots using AKs and then adjusting the sights accordingly... make sense? AK-47 commercial…

No, I think they can’t be the actual sights since one is aligned differently compared to the other, instead it’s more probable that they’re trying to align their sights with with the actual shots by marking the shots using AKs and then adjusting the sights accordingly… make sense?

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]]> By: Hizzoner http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-1495 Hizzoner Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:47:27 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-1495 You laugh now, but when the North Korean army humiliates all western armies, you will quake. You laugh now, but when the North Korean army humiliates all western armies, you will quake.

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]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Steve Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:45:49 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-1488 stencil, that is a great theory. They could be AKs from the Korean war. I know that the Chinese Type 56 had not come into service during the war but the Soviets were providing planes and even pilots so I would not be surprised if they gave the Chinese a few of their new AK-47 rifles to try out. stencil, that is a great theory. They could be AKs from the Korean war. I know that the Chinese Type 56 had not come into service during the war but the Soviets were providing planes and even pilots so I would not be surprised if they gave the Chinese a few of their new AK-47 rifles to try out.

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]]> By: stencil http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 stencil Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:07:01 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-1487 Magic. What you're seeing here is classic sympathetic magic, something that in a watered-down way leads to having team and unit mascots. The rifles probably came via Afghanistan, and will be certified to have been involved in the shootdown of Russian aircraft, just as saints' relics carry certification papers. These are Chinese: they learn nothing and they forget nothing. Just my guess, but I've got *faith* in it. . Magic. What you’re seeing here is classic sympathetic magic, something that in a watered-down way leads to having team and unit mascots. The rifles probably came via Afghanistan, and will be certified to have been involved in the shootdown of Russian aircraft, just as saints’ relics carry certification papers. These are Chinese: they learn nothing and they forget nothing.
Just my guess, but I’ve got *faith* in it.

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]]> By: djroot2 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-1467 djroot2 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:40:38 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-1467 I assume they lower the barrel on them when they travel. Maybe some poor sod has to sit on it and cover the rear when they re-locate. I assume they lower the barrel on them when they travel. Maybe some poor sod has to sit on it and cover the rear when they re-locate.

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]]> By: Hoffa509 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 Hoffa509 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:48:50 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-1466 The marines use a parallel mounted 9mm rifle to sight in one of their shoulder fired rockets. In the Army, we have an AT-4 simulator that fires a 9mm tracer round that is ballisticly similar to the AT-4. I seriously doubt you can find a 7.62x39 that is balisticly similar to those artillery pieces. Although, firing that AK with a magazine full of tracers might give some training value for tracking a target. On another note, our Air Defense Artillery branch got rid of all the artillery pieces a LONG time ago. They even got rid of the Vulcan, which was great in the ground defense role if nothing else. You have to love those tactical white walls though! The marines use a parallel mounted 9mm rifle to sight in one of their shoulder fired rockets. In the Army, we have an AT-4 simulator that fires a 9mm tracer round that is ballisticly similar to the AT-4. I seriously doubt you can find a 7.62×39 that is balisticly similar to those artillery pieces. Although, firing that AK with a magazine full of tracers might give some training value for tracking a target.
On another note, our Air Defense Artillery branch got rid of all the artillery pieces a LONG time ago. They even got rid of the Vulcan, which was great in the ground defense role if nothing else. You have to love those tactical white walls though!

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]]> By: Evan http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-1463 Evan Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:25:47 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-1463 Maybe it's a prank they do to the new guys Maybe it’s a prank they do to the new guys

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]]> By: John http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-1462 John Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:23:55 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-1462 I think the A K adds to that NASCAR look their going after with those white walls it also high lights the olive drab I think the A K adds to that NASCAR look their going after with those white walls it also high lights the olive drab

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]]> By: Stormin http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-1461 Stormin Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:15:54 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/02/11/aks-mounted-on-nk-artillery-barrels/#comment-1461 Actually, they look more like RPKs to me. Perhaps they are some jury-rigged attempt at a spotting system like the spotting rifle on a recoilless rifle system. Those whitewalls sure are tactical! :) Actually, they look more like RPKs to me. Perhaps they are some jury-rigged attempt at a spotting system like the spotting rifle on a recoilless rifle system. Those whitewalls sure are tactical! :)

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