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Assault Rifles · Russia · 1970
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MAassaultrifle

MA assault rifle
MA assault rifle Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 70
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
70
Accuracy
80
Effective Range
75
Controllability
80
Reliability
60
Ergonomics
65
Modularity
55
Weight
70
Versatility
70
Cost-Effectiveness
80
Methodology ↗ → Assault Rifles ranking
Origin Russia
CategoryAssault Rifles
EraCold War
In service1970
Operators115 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Assault Riflesranking ↗methodology ↗
70
Assault Rifles MASS Rating
29/83
Cold War
127/279
All-Time
Assault Rifles · 10 axes scored
Firepower
70
Accuracy
80
Effective Range
75
Controllability
80
Reliability
60
Ergonomics
65
Modularity
55
Weight
70
Versatility
70
Cost-Effectiveness
80
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the assault rifles category.
01 / Overview
MA assault rifle
Category
Assault Rifles
Country
Russia
Production
1970–
Operators
115 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ASSAULT RIFLES · COLD WAR
29
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
70
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 LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1970Production started
56
years in service
114
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries115country
AfghanistanACTIVEAlbaniaACTIVEAlgeriaACTIVEAngolaACTIVEArmeniaACTIVEAzerbaijanACTIVEBangladeshACTIVEBelarusACTIVEBeninACTIVEBhutanACTIVEBosnia and HerzegovinaACTIVEBulgariaACTIVEBurkina FasoACTIVEBurundiACTIVECambodiaACTIVECameroonACTIVECentral African RepublicACTIVEChadACTIVEColombiaACTIVEComorosACTIVE
Assault Rifles Cold War Russia
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