Why do they describe the AK-74 as “Soviet-era” when it’s the main service rifle of both Russia and Ukraine and still being produced? That’s like calling the M16 “Vietnam War-era”.
Because every sentence in Western media is meticulously crafted to push a narrative. In this case I imagine they are trying to push the idea that Russian tech is inferior
Also the “Soviet-era” ended in the 90s, but the implication is always that it’s WW2 technology. The M16 should be called “Nixon-era” or some other nonsense
Why do they describe the AK-74 as “Soviet-era” when it’s the main service rifle of both Russia and Ukraine and still being produced? That’s like calling the M16 “Vietnam War-era”.
Because every sentence in Western media is meticulously crafted to push a narrative. In this case I imagine they are trying to push the idea that Russian tech is inferior
Also the “Soviet-era” ended in the 90s, but the implication is always that it’s WW2 technology. The M16 should be called “Nixon-era” or some other nonsense
The M16 is from the leaded gasoline era
Didn’t Russia officially replace it with the AK-12 & AK-15? Or at least phasing it out in favour of.
Yep but aren’t those also chambered for the same rounds more or less? Either way kalashnikov stays winning