| Simonov & Tkachev AO-63 assault rifle: 6000RPM![message #204623]
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Mon, 22 December 2008 03:42 
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The AO-63 is a twin-barrel 5.45x39mm calibre assault rifle designed by Tkachev & Simonov and manufactured by TsNIITochmash with capabilities of firing from 850RPM or 6,000RPM when in two round burst mode making it the worlds fastest firing assault rifle known. It was used during the Abakan assault rifle trials by the Spetsnaz during the 1980s alongside other weapons with the Nikonov AN-94 being the winner. It is not known yet what the AO-63 exactly looks like but a number of people claim that an example was used in the 1989 movie Red Scorpion. Below is a transalated report of the Abakan assault rifle trials:
Quote:In the early 80-ies nothing remarkable river in Khakassia gave its name to competition, which was carried out to develop new high-performance machine. Today the name
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| Re: The Abakan assault rifle trials[message #204743]
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Tue, 23 December 2008 21:25 
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Impressive history there. I never knew the whole history behind the competition.
Korobov never got credit he deserved for his good (and sometimes crazy, and sometimes very bad) weapons designs.
His TKB-517 was very impressive for a battle rifle (not in this competition), and beat the AKM in every design criteria.
Cheaper, lighter, more durable, more reliable (!), yet also more controllable in burst, and more accurate.
But Russia won't leave the Kalashnikov for as long as firearms are in use.
I had never seen the TKB-0111 before. Now I'll have to research it more.
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