Type 58

Factions	Weapon	Icon	Classes	Ammo
					VC	Type 58		Assault	30+1 / 90

Damage Base	Headshot ×	Chest ×	Stomach ×	Leg ×	Arm ×	Bayonet	Rifle Grenades	Reload Speed
								Partial	Empty
38	×2.52 = 95.76	×1.2 = 45.6	×1.15 = 43.7	×0.8 = 30.4	×0.75 = 28.5	YES	NO	2.433 Seconds	3.2 Seconds

Designation	Weapon Type	Fire Modes	Fire Rate	Bullet Spread °	Range Modifier	Muzzle Velocity	Projectile weight	Weight
				Type 58	Assault Rifle	Auto+Semi	600 RPM	7.47° & 1.35° ADS	0.940	715 m/s	7.9 g (121.91 gr)	3.1 kg (6.83 lbs)

Full name	Caliber	Place of Origin	Date	Manufacturer	Barrel Length	Total Length	Weapon Script Name
								58식자동보총	7.62x39mm	North Korea	1958	Factory 61/65	16.3 in (41.5 cm)	35 in (88 cm)	weapon_type58

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The Type 58 AK is a North Korean copy of the Soviet AK-47, manufactured starting in 1958. It was produced with minimal modifications, retaining the design of the original AK-47. North Korean-supplied Type 58 rifles were used by the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces, alongside Soviet and Chinese variants of the AK-47, contributing to the communist forces' firepower during the conflict.

HISTORY

After the Korean War (1950–1953), North Korea, allied with the Soviet Union, received military support that enabled the production of the Type 58 assault rifle, which began in 1958 using initially Soviet components. Around 800,000 Type 58s were produced before manufacturing shifted to the Type 68 in 1968 due to the increasing complexity of making the Type 58.

The Type 58, a licensed copy of the AK-47 with a milled receiver, featured identifying marks like a five-point star and was exported to countries such as Cuba and Vietnam in the 1960s. While the weapon had a firing rate of 600-650 RPM, its quality varied from average to poor, and early models lacked bayonet lugs.

North Korea manufactured the Type 58 in two factories (Factory 61 and Factory 65) and produced full wood-stock and under-folding-stock variants. The AK rifles were later supplemented by Type 63 and SKS rifles for the Labor-Farming Red Guard.
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  North Korean Soldiers with the Type 58

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