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Indeed, the Russians also moved from AK 47 with 7.62mm to AK 74 at 5.45mm for the same reasons as Nato. The Nato reasons included other considerations such as
by willvarfar 9y ago
Indeed, the Russians also moved from AK 47 with 7.62mm to AK 74 at 5.45mm for the same reasons as Nato. The Nato reasons included other considerations such as weight and rate of fire too.
However, Nato and everyone else uses the modern smaller rounds for CQB too.