AS Val dan VSS Vintorez

AS Val dan VSS Vintorez adalah senapan serbu Soviet yang memilki laras peredam berdasarkan pada prototipe RG-036 tahun 1981 buatan TsNIITochMash. Selanjutnya, kedua senapan ini diberi nama Vintorez dan Val.

AS Val dan VSS Vintorez

VSS (top) equipped with the PSO-1-1 and 10-round magazine. VAL (bottom) with a 20-round magazine
Jenis Assault rifle (AS Val)[1]
Sniper rifle (VSS Vintorez)[2]
Negara asal Soviet Union
Sejarah pemakaian
Masa penggunaan 1987–present
Digunakan oleh See Users
Pada perang Iraq War[3]
Russo-Georgian War
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Sejarah produksi
Perancang TsNIITochMash
Pyotr Serdyukov and Vladimir Krasnikov
Tahun 1980s
Produsen Tula Arms Plant
Diproduksi 1987–present
Varian ASM and VSSM
Spesifikasi
Berat 25 kg (55,12 pon) AS (empty)
354 kg (780,44 pon) AS with PSO-1-1
495 kg (1.091,29 pon) AS with 1PN51
26 kg (57,32 pon) VSS (empty)
Panjang 875 mm (34,4 in) AS (stock extended)
615 mm (24,2 in) AS (stock folded)
894 mm (35,2 in) VSS
Panjang laras 200 mm (7,9 in)

Peluru 9×39mm
Mekanisme Gas-operated, closed rotating bolt
Rata² tembakan 800–900 rounds/min
Kecepatan peluru 280–295 m/s
Amunisi 10-, 20-, 30-round detachable box magazine (shared with the SR-3M)
Alat bidik Open sights: Rear notch on tangent (graduated from 100 to 425 m) and front post mounted to suppressor housing
"Dovetail mount" for optics
  1. ^ "9 mm special assault rifle AS | Catalog Rosoboronexport". roe.ru. Diakses tanggal 2023-05-07. 
  2. ^ "9 mm special sniper rifle VSS | Catalog Rosoboronexport". roe.ru. Diakses tanggal 2023-05-07. 
  3. ^ Besedovskyy, Vlad (2 May 2023). "VSS Vintorez used by Ukrainian special forces in Iraq". Safar Publishing (dalam bahasa Inggris). Diakses tanggal 24 December 2023.