Kunal Sir is the INSAS reliable? There was a news saying that the Army did not like the INSAS rifles and they wanted AK-47's instead of the INSAS rifles. Is this true that the Army rejected the INSAS.:happy_2:
IA is very satisfied with INSAS, Dont fall for MEDIA reports..
AK-47 bullets works better when hits enemy within 200-100m..
Insas Bullet works just fine when make direct hit to head or heart..
Btw, AK-47 is highly inaccurate and range is half when compare to Insas, though it require less maintenance..
There was some problem found during kargil due to oil leakages but now it has been corrected, Oman had recently selected it for its army. As far as AK47 is concerned army wants it for counter insurgency & terrorism operation as INSAS like M16 uses 5.56mm cartrige which works well in a war where objective is to injure enemy soldiers but not kill so that they have to disperse there resources to take care of injured soldier. But terrorists dont care even if they are injured you have to kill them, different objective so AK47s bigger 7.62mm cartridge works well here. One-shot One-target.
IN Kargil IA troopers where using INSAS but at high altitude soldiers were not provided with anti-freeze lubricant ( Not Oil leaking ) causing rifle to preform abnormally..
Actually both 7.62m43 & 5.56 are spire point bullet , SS109 ( Indian Army ) is improved 5.56mm meant for extended range with more energy and velocity which enable the bullet to shred BP jackets also it have a steel core, Though both rounds gives the terrible pain and fatal wounds,
When the bullet impacts at high velocity and yaws in tissue, fragmentation creates a rapid transfer of energy which can result in massive wounding but relatively low hydrostatic shock effects, which enable these tangos to keep fighting on,
until someone shoot him on head or chest,
Where as M43 ( 7.62X39mm ) round of AK on impact
High hydrostatic shock effects put liquid ( Blood ) in motion by 'shock waves' or hydraulic effects... with liquid filled tissues, the effects and destruction of tissues extend in all directions far beyond the wound axis,
hydrostatic shock can produce remote neural damage and produce incapacitation more quickly than blood loss effects ( Hence effective than 5.56mm in terms of incapacitation ). The debate between proponents of bullets that are "light and fast" versus bullets that are "slow and heavy" often refers to this phenomenon.
Links between brain injury and ballistic pressure waves
There is a NEW 6.8x43/45mm ( DRDO ) will have same range and same velocity of 5.56x45mm round and also the effects more or less of 7.62x39mm on impact, hence it will be a better round!
