Zastava M70 Assault Rifle

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Zastava M70
The Zastava M70 assault rifle developed in Yugoslavia. The M70 was designed on the basis of famous Kalashnikov and became the standard issue assault rifle in the Yugoslav People's Army in 1970. The M70 chambers the 7.62×39mm round. It is gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed and a selective fire rifle. It is informally referred to as the Yugo M70 or Yugo AK.

The Zastava M70 can easily be identified from most other AK rifles by the three cooling slots in the foregrip, the light-coloured teak furniture, the grenade-launching sight on the gas block and the black rubber buttplate on fixed-stock M70s.

The receiver of the M70 is 1.5mm thick, compared to the receiver of the AKM, making it more rigid. Likewise, the barrel is not chrome-lined, making it more accurate than a standard AKM, but at the cost of increased susceptibility to corrosion.

Variants

  • M70 – milled receiver, fixed stock
  • M70A – milled receiver, underfolding stock
  • M70A1 – milled receiver, underfolding stock, mount for night or optical sights
  • M70B1 – stamped receiver, fixed stock
  • M70AB2 – stamped receiver, underfolding stock
  • M70B1N – stamped receiver, fixed stock, mount for night or optical sights
  • M70AB2N – stamped receiver, underfolding stock, mount for night or optical sights
Zastava M70
Type Assault rifle
Place of origin Yugoslavia
Service history
In service 1970-present
Used by Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Iraq,Libya/Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Wars Gulf War, Yugoslav Wars, Kosovo War, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom
Production history
Designed 1968
Manufacturer Zastava Arms
Specifications
Weight 3.70 kg (8.16 lb)
Barrel length 415 mm

Cartridge 7.62×39mm
Action Gas-operated (rotating bolt)
Rate of fire 620 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity 720 m/s
Effective range 410 m
Feed system 30-round detachable box magazine
Sights Adjustable iron sights, optional mount required for optical sights


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