Well that's a little different -- they want there to be a universal standard it just has to be theirs
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Replying to @arthur_affect
Right but I'm thinking specifically of the Kalashnikov as the prototype for so many essentially interchangeable guns
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @arthur_affect
My dad told me that his M-16 jammed when filled with sand during everyday training unless perfectly maintain, but the AK didn't
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Yeah that's a classic tale of design priorities differing
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
The Soviets wanted to spread revolution everywhere, that wasn't the US military's goal
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Fun fact, actual AK-47s made by Kalashnikov are pretty rare. The rifle everyone sees is the Chinese knockoff the Type 56
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Replying to @arthur_affect
Yeah I mentioned that to my dad. (I'm developing a slight gun/MilTech special interest bc he and i can discuss it without fighting)
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It's a thing about the specific environment of for-profit contracting. They wanted to have the "best" rifle to present
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
They optimized for stuff like making it super lightweight and compact while also firing as powerful a round as possible
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It's less easy to immediately demonstrate how reliable a weapon is, and all of those features made the M16 more failure prone
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The AK47 shoots less far and is heavier and is therefore harder to aim but it turns out in the jungle that matters less
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
So many battles being fought at super close range when one group surprises another and everyone is covered in mud
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All that matters is that the gun always works
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