Rifle
is one of the biggest inventions in history of war. An assault rifle is defined as a selective fire rifle that uses an transitional
cartridge and a removable magazine. In today’s world Assault rifles are the
standard infantry weapons in most modern armies. In the following there is a
list of top ten Assault rifles in the world,
1. AK-47
Initially
developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated
7.62x39mm assault rifle, the AK-47
stands for Kalashnikov Automatic Rifle,
1947 Model. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova (or simply ‘AK’). It is also known as a KalashnikTov or Russian jargon Kalash.
2. FN SCAR
The Special Forces Combat Assault Rifle, or SCAR, is a modular rifle made by FN Herstal (FNH) for the United
States Special Operations Command. FN SCAR is a fully automatic and modern
warfare gun.
3. M-16
The M16 is the United States military label for the AR-15 rifle. Colt
purchased the rights to the AR-15 from ArmaLite and currently uses that
designation only for semi-automatic versions of the rifle. The M16 rifle fires
the 5.56x45mm cartridge and Caliber
5.56 mm.
4. Steyr AUG
The AUG is an Austrian bullpup 5.56mm assault rifle, designed by Steyr
Mannlicher GmbH & Co KG (formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch). The AUG (Armee Universal Gewehr) was used by
the Austrian Army as the StG 77
(Sturmgewehr 77) in 1977.
5. M-4
A reduced changed version of the M16A2 rifle, the M4 has 14.5 in (368 mm) barrel, allowing the individual soldier to better operate in close quarters. The M4 has selective fire options including semi-automatic and three-round burst. The carbine is also capable of mounting an M203 grenade launcher.
