The weapon works both on land and underwater, a dual-purpose device for a rare type of fighting.
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Humans are not naturally equipped for fighting underwater. While advances in everything from scuba tanks to goggles to underwater vehicles made it possible for people to fight beneath the waves, it has still been hard to put actual weapons into the hands of the people doing the fighting.
To help solve this unique problem, Russia has developed specialized dual-use underwater and above-water rifles. The latest of these is the” created by High-Precision Weapons Company, part of Russian defense giant Rostec. With a magazine located behind the trigger and handle configuration, the rifle is compact. Its barrel is fitted for 5.45x39mm bullets, the same kind commonly found in the AK-74 rifle and in use across the world today. In addition, the ADS can load a cartridge of special 5.
The latest iteration of the ADS rifle appeared at the International Maritime Defense Show in Saint Petersburg, Russia, held in late June. The design has been in the works for some time, with the ammunition formulated in 2005 and early production modelsThe new version is now under mass production, making it a somewhat curious weapon. Underwater gunfights are an especially rare kind of combat.
That underwater range, short even in shallow depths, highlights the kind of fighting a gun like this is good for. It’s a close-range tool designed to absolutely stop a person or animal near the diver. Swimming infiltrators, equipped with explosives that can attach to the hulls of ships, have functioned as saboteurs in wars for decades. “Frogmen,” commandos with scuba gear and flippers , date back to World War II.
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