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Assault Rifles · Russia · 1980
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AS Val
AS Val Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 71
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
75
Accuracy
70
Effective Range
60
Controllability
80
Reliability
90
Ergonomics
65
Modularity
50
Weight
75
Versatility
60
Cost-Effectiveness
85
Methodology ↗ → Assault Rifles ranking
Origin Russia
ManufacturerTula Arms Plant, TsNIITochMash
CategoryAssault Rifles
EraCold War
In service1980
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Assault Riflesranking ↗methodology ↗
71
Assault Rifles MASS Rating
25/83
Cold War
114/279
All-Time
Assault Rifles · 10 axes scored
Firepower
75
Accuracy
70
Effective Range
60
Controllability
80
Reliability
90
Ergonomics
65
Modularity
50
Weight
75
Versatility
60
Cost-Effectiveness
85
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the assault rifles category.
01 / Overview
AS Val
Category
Assault Rifles
Country
Russia
Prime contractor
Tula Arms Plant, TsNIITochMash
Production
1980–
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ASSAULT RIFLES · COLD WAR
25
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
88
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
71
assault rifles category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the assault rifles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1980Production started
  2. 1994First deployment: First Chechen War
46
years in service
Assault Rifles Cold War Russia Tula Arms PlantTsNIITochMash
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