Machodoc
Old Guy
I thought the SKS was developed in Russia for second line troops, truck drivers, combat engineers etc
I'd be interested to see the source for that info. I've never heard that, and am a bit skeptical that it's true. I'd be more inclined to believe that they were relegated to second-line troops after the AK-47 replaced it.
But in any case, the SKS rifles that were made by China, and which we were discussing, were very definitely intended for front-line use.
[Edit: What I originally suspected appears to be true. The SKS was intended to be a front-line weapon when first put into production, but it was replaced within just a few years by the AK-47. The AK then became the primary infantry weapon, and the SKS was moved to a secondary role.]
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