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|44||×2.4 = 105.6||×1.28 = 56.32||×1.23 = 54.12||×0.8 = 35.2||×0.7 = 30.8||YES||NO  
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|44||×2.4 = 105.6||×1.28 = 56.32||×1.23 = 54.12||×0.8 = 35.2||×0.7 = 30.8||YES||NO||2.733 Seconds||3.5 Seconds 
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|[[AVT-40]]||[[Battle Riffle]]||Auto+Semi||700 RPM||7.5° & 1.25° [[ADS]]||0.945||830 m/s||9 g (138.89 gr)||3.85 kg (8.48 lbs)   
|[[AVT-40]]||[[Battle Rifle]]||Auto+Semi||700 RPM||7.5° & 1.25° [[ADS]]||0.945||830 m/s||9 g (138.89 gr)||3.85 kg (8.48 lbs)   
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|AVT-40||7.62x54mm||[[Soviet Union]]||1942||Arm||24.6 in (625 mm)||48.3 in (1,226 mm)||weapon_svt40
|AVT-40||[[7.62x54mm]]||[[Soviet Union]]||1942||Arm||24.6 in (625 mm)||48.3 in (1,226 mm)||weapon_svt40
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=HISTORY=
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'''AVT-40''' is a Soviet select-fire rifle derived from the [[SVT-40]], chambered for the 7.62×54mmR cartridge. It uses a gas-operated action and is fed from a detachable 10-round box magazine. It is best known as a wartime attempt to give the SVT platform fully automatic capability, which proved difficult to control and hard on the rifle’s service life.


The select fire variant of the SVT-40. It was been given to North Vietnamese forces and the [[VIỆT CỘNG]] as military aid.
==HISTORY==
The AVT-40 (Avtomaticheskaya Vintovka Tokareva) was introduced by the Soviet Union during World War II as a modification of the SVT-40 to provide both semi-automatic and automatic fire. While the SVT family already offered higher practical rate of fire than bolt-action rifles, wartime pressure for increased close-range firepower led to authorization of a select-fire variant. In service, the AVT-40’s automatic mode was widely described as hard to control due to recoil in the full-power 7.62×54mmR cartridge, and sustained automatic fire accelerated wear and increased the risk of parts breakage; as a result, its use was limited and the concept was short-lived compared with other Soviet small arms.


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After World War II, SVT-family rifles—including select-fire AVT examples in limited numbers—entered global surplus channels and appeared in later conflicts through capture and military aid. In the Vietnam War era, Soviet-bloc weapons were supplied to communist forces in Indochina through a mix of direct aid and redistribution, and Tokarev self-loading rifles are documented among the older-pattern arms that could turn up alongside newer assault rifles and machine guns. In Vietnamese hands, the AVT-40 would most commonly be used as a semi-automatic rifle due to recoil and durability concerns when fired on automatic.


===Sources===
* [https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30025108 Tokarev SVT-40 self-loading rifle (context for AVT family) | Imperial War Museums]
* [https://www.forgottenweapons.com/svt-40/ SVT-40 (Tokarev Self-Loading Rifle) | Forgotten Weapons]
* [https://www.rifleshootermag.com/editorial/soviet-svt-40-tokarev-rifle/479611 Soviet SVT-40 Tokarev Rifle (historical/technical background for the platform) | RifleShooter]
* [https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79T00429A000400020001-3.pdf Communist Aid to North Vietnam (arms aid context) | CIA CREST]


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Latest revision as of 21:54, 24 February 2026

Factions Weapon Icon Classes Ammo

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AVT-40		 Assault 15+1 / 75
Damage Base Headshot × Chest × Stomach × Leg × Arm × Bayonet Rifle Grenades Reload Speed
Partial Empty
44 ×2.4 = 105.6 ×1.28 = 56.32 ×1.23 = 54.12 ×0.8 = 35.2 ×0.7 = 30.8 YES NO 2.733 Seconds 3.5 Seconds
Designation Weapon Type Fire Modes Fire Rate Bullet Spread ° Range Modifier Muzzle Velocity Projectile weight Weight
AVT-40 Battle Rifle Auto+Semi 700 RPM 7.5° & 1.25° ADS 0.945 830 m/s 9 g (138.89 gr) 3.85 kg (8.48 lbs)
Full name Caliber Place of Origin Date Manufacturer Barrel Length Total Length Weapon Script Name
AVT-40 7.62x54mm Soviet Union 1942 Arm 24.6 in (625 mm) 48.3 in (1,226 mm) weapon_svt40


AVT-40 is a Soviet select-fire rifle derived from the SVT-40, chambered for the 7.62×54mmR cartridge. It uses a gas-operated action and is fed from a detachable 10-round box magazine. It is best known as a wartime attempt to give the SVT platform fully automatic capability, which proved difficult to control and hard on the rifle’s service life.

HISTORY

The AVT-40 (Avtomaticheskaya Vintovka Tokareva) was introduced by the Soviet Union during World War II as a modification of the SVT-40 to provide both semi-automatic and automatic fire. While the SVT family already offered higher practical rate of fire than bolt-action rifles, wartime pressure for increased close-range firepower led to authorization of a select-fire variant. In service, the AVT-40’s automatic mode was widely described as hard to control due to recoil in the full-power 7.62×54mmR cartridge, and sustained automatic fire accelerated wear and increased the risk of parts breakage; as a result, its use was limited and the concept was short-lived compared with other Soviet small arms.

After World War II, SVT-family rifles—including select-fire AVT examples in limited numbers—entered global surplus channels and appeared in later conflicts through capture and military aid. In the Vietnam War era, Soviet-bloc weapons were supplied to communist forces in Indochina through a mix of direct aid and redistribution, and Tokarev self-loading rifles are documented among the older-pattern arms that could turn up alongside newer assault rifles and machine guns. In Vietnamese hands, the AVT-40 would most commonly be used as a semi-automatic rifle due to recoil and durability concerns when fired on automatic.

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