AO-35 is an experimental prototype of a Soviet automatic machine with balanced automation, created at the TsNIITochMash design bureau by Alexander Ivanovich Shilin. The 5.45 × 39 mm version of this design took part in the 1968 competition to replace the standard AKM army machine gun.
| AO-35 | |
|---|---|
| Type of | machine |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Service History | |
| Years of operation | Was not adopted |
| Production history | |
| Constructor | Alexander Ivanovich Shilin |
| Manufacturer | Central Research Institute of Tochmash |
| Characteristics | |
| Weight kg | 3.68 |
| Length mm | 1025 (full) 820 (with folded butt) |
| Cartridge | 5.45 × 39 mm 7.62 × 39 mm |
| Caliber mm | 5.45 / 7.62 |
| Work principles | The removal of powder gases |
| Type of ammunition | sector store for 30 rounds from AK-74 , 45 from RPK-74 , four-row for 60 rounds |
| Aim | open |
Content
- 1 Design
- 2 Performance characteristics
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Design
The weapon is built according to the scheme with gas automatic control, hammer type hammer mechanism . The barrel is locked by turning the shutter, by analogy with the AK system. A compensator is provided on the muzzle of the barrel. Weapons butt , forend and pistol grip are made of glued plywood . A feature of this system is the balanced automation and extraction of spent cartridges forward, provided for the comfortable use of weapons by infantry from the fighting compartments of the BMP and BTR .
Performance Specifications
Notes
Literature
- Monetchikov S. B. History of the Russian automaton. - St. Petersburg.: LLC Atlant 44 Publishing House, 2005. - 248 pp. - ISBN 5-98655-006-4