TKB-022PM

Infobox Weapon
name=TKB-022PM


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origin=flagcountry|Soviet Union
type= Assault rifle
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designer= German A. Korobov
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production_date=1962–68
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variants=4
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weight=2.8kg/2.4kg
length=525mm
cartridge=7.62×39mm/5.6x39mm
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action= Gas actuated, vertical bolt
rate= 550 rounds per minute
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feed= AK type magazines
sights= Iron

TKB-022PM (Russian: ТКБ-022ПМ) is a Soviet bullpup assault rifle chambered for the 7.62x39 mm round, developed by the small arms designer German A. Korobov in 1965. It was designed for the likes of tank/aircraft crew and armoured troops who are must operate in confined spaces. This rifle did work well but was turned down by the Soviet army for being too radical of a departure from the familiar and easy-to-produce AKM rifles. Additional concern was raised over the durability of the weapon's plastic housing. From 1962 to 1968, a number of variants were produced, with the TKB-022PM5 being the last one manufactured and chambered for the 5.6x39mm experimental round, which evolved into the 5.45x39mm round.

Overview

The TKB-022PM is gas operated but uses a vertically moving bolt, similar to the antiquated Martini-Henry rifle and the Madsen gun but with a U-shaped rammer/extractor to chamber and extract the cartridge. The weapon ejects through a tube above the barrel and above the muzzle. The TKB-022PM has the best barrel length to overall length ratio of the assault rifles. Firing from an unstable position, the weapon has three times better accuracy than the AKM.Fact|date=August 2008

ee also

* TKB-022P
* TKB-011 2M
* List of Russian Weaponry

References

* http://world.guns.ru/assault/as94-e.htm