Gepard (submachine gun)
{{Short description|Russian multi-cartridge submachine gun}}
{{For|the Hungarian anti-material rifle with the same name|Gepárd anti-materiel rifle}}
{{For|other articles with the name "Gepard"|Gepard (disambiguation){{!}}Gepard}}
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| type = Submachine gun
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| origin = Russia
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| design_date = 1995
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| weight = 2 kg
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| length = 640mm
420mm folded
| part_length = 235mm
| cartridge = .380 ACP
9×18mm Makarov
9×19mm
9×19mm 7N21
9×21mm
9×21mm Gyurza
9×30mm Grom
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| rate = 600-700 rounds/min
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| feed = 22 or 40-round double stack magazine
| sights = Adjustable iron sights for 100m and 200m
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The Gepard (Cyrillic: Гепард, Cheetah) is a Russian submachine gun developed by the military unit 33491 and JSC REX,{{Cite web |date=2023-10-02 |title=Рефераты на военные темы |url=https://www.fago.ru/Military_Science/16618.html |access-date=2023-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002015502/https://www.fago.ru/Military_Science/16618.html |archive-date=2023-10-02 }} first designed in 1995 and presented in Moscow in 1997.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-20 |title=Пистолет-пулемет «Гепард» {{!}} огнестрельное оружие России |url=http://rus-guns.com/pistolet-pulemet-gepard.html |access-date=2023-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520223546/http://rus-guns.com/pistolet-pulemet-gepard.html |archive-date=2022-05-20 }}{{Cite web |date=2010-11-25 |title=КО 'Гепард' охотничий карабин под патрон 9х30 |url=http://hunt4u.ru/gepard.htm |access-date=2023-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125231838/http://hunt4u.ru/gepard.htm |archive-date=2010-11-25 }} The gun was developed as an answer to a shortage of 9mm submachine guns.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=Персональный сайт - Пистолет - пулемет "Гепард" |url=http://mihaylovich-club.narod.ru/index/0-4 |access-date=2023-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001235611/http://mihaylovich-club.narod.ru/index/0-4 |archive-date=2023-10-01 }}
Development
Developed from the AKS-74U, the Gepard has a 65% parts commonality; it can use the .380 ACP, 9×18mm Makarov, 9×19mm Parabellum, 9×19mm 7N21, 9×21mm and 9×21mm Gyurza without a change and can use the 9×30mm Grom cartridge with a chamber replacement.
The gun can use different mechanisms of action:
- blowback
- blowback with 2 inertial masses
- blowback with 2 inertial masses and partial use of the gas from the barrel
- delayed blowback
- typical Kalashnikov long-stroke piston with rotating bolt
The receiver is shorter compared to other Kalashnikov platforms, so a special counter-balancing system can be used. Various barrel accessories such as muzzle brakes, flash hiders and suppressors can be attached to the barrel. The double-stack magazine presses the rounds against the front wall.{{Cite web |date=2014-08-31 |title=9-мм пистолет-пулемет «Гепард» — Стрелковое оружие — Яндекс.Словари |url=http://slovari.yandex.ru/~%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B5/9-%D0%BC%D0%BC%20%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%20%C2%AB%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%C2%BB/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831001031/http://slovari.yandex.ru/~%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B5/9-%D0%BC%D0%BC%20%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%20%C2%AB%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%C2%BB/ |archive-date=2014-08-31 }}{{Cite web |title=Пистолет-пулемёт "Гепард" |url=http://www.megasword.ru/index.php?pg=312}} Unusual for Kalashnikov rifles, the magazine is placed inside the grip similar to the ST Kinetics CPW and the grip is made from polymer.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-23 |title=Russian Submachineguns |url=https://www.pmulcahy.com/submachineguns/russian_submachineguns.htm |access-date=2023-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923094845/https://www.pmulcahy.com/submachineguns/russian_submachineguns.htm |archive-date=2023-09-23 }}
See also
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