Automatkarbin 4
| Ak 4 | |
|---|---|
 The Ak 4 with a telescope. | |
| Type | Automatic rifle |
| Place of origin | Sweden |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1968–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Heckler & Koch |
| Designed | 1950s |
| Manufacturer | 1965–1970: Husqvarna 1965–1985: Carl Gustafs |
| Produced | 1970–1985 |
| Variants | Ak 4B Ak 4OR |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.1 kg (9.04 lb) |
| Length | 1,025 mm (40.4 in) |
| Barrel length | 450 mm (17.7 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO |
| Action | Roller-delayed blowback |
| Rate of fire | 500–600 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 800 m/s (2,625 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 500 metres (550 yd), 100–400 m sight adjustments |
| Feed system | 20-round detachable box 30-round detachable box and 50-round drum magazine |
| Sights | Rear: rotary diopter; front: hooded post |
The Ak 4 (Swedish: Automatkarbin 4) is a automatic rifle that was a standard rifle of the Swedish Army from 1965 to 1985, in 1985 the Ak 4 was replaced by the Ak 5.
History
Ak 4 is the same as the Heckler & Koch G3, and is produced and equipped by the Swedish Defense Force at the Bensschöy factory in Sweden, replacing the Carl Gustav m/45, Sweden in the 1960s, Sweden in order to replace the old rifle, held a new generation of standard weapons selection, including the Belgian FN FAL, Swiss SIG SG 510, Swedish Karl Gustav GRAM 63, American M14 and German HK G3, after several different types of testing, the final selection of HK G3 as a standard rifle. From 1965 to 1970, Ak 4 was produced by Husqvarna and later changed to Carl Gustafs in Eskilstuna in 1970, until it was replaced by small-caliber Of the Ak 5 (FN FNC) replaced, but Ak 4 is still the Swedish Land Guard, Lithuania and Estonia military police used.
Variants
- Ak 4
- Ak 4 B
- Ak 4 OR[1]
Users
Estonia - Uses the Ak4 and AG-3F2 variant.[2]
Jordan[3]
Latvia - Ak4 variant used by National Guard.[3]
Lithuania - Ak4 variant was used by the Lithuanian Armed Forces.[4]
Sweden - Made by three manufacturers, Heckler & Koch in Germany, and under license by Husqvarna Vapenfabrik (1965–70) and Carl Gustaf Gevärsfaktori (1965–80) which was later renamed to Förenade Fabriksverken (FFV) as the Ak 4 (Automatkarbin 4).[5] Two sub-variants are known to exist, one equipped with a rail and Aimpoint sight (Ak4 B) and the other with a 4× magnifying optic, the Hensoldt ZF4×24 (Ak 4OR). It has since been replaced by the Ak 5 (Automatkarbin 5; a modified version of the FN FNC) in the regular army. Ak 4B and Ak 4OR, some times in combination with the M203 grenade launcher, is still in use in Hemvärnet – Nationella skyddsstyrkorna ("Swedish Home Guard").
See also
- ^ http://www.bellum.nu/armoury/HKG3.html Heckler & Koch G3
- ^ "Eesti Kaitsevägi – Tehnika – Automaat AK-4" (in Estonian).
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
jones2009was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Lietuvos kariuomenė :: Ginkluotė ir karinė technika » Automatiniai šautuvai » Automatinis šautuvas AK-4". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ http://www.mil.se/sv/Materiel-och-teknik/Vapen/Automatkarbin-4/