It’s difficult to title a single weapon because they can have very different functions. There are, for example, super-precise weapons of the “selective target” type – they show the victim to the shooter in absurd detail. Others stand out for their destructive power. “And one cannot forget a third type of weapon, light and small arms. Highly disseminated around the world, they are responsible for 500,000 deaths a year,” says engineer Matt Schroeder, director of the arms sales monitoring project at the Federation of American Scientists. Because of these differences, we’ve divided deadly weapons into five categories: Most Used Weapon, Kills Per Minute Champion, Most Versatile, Most Powerful, and Longest Shooting Range. Check out what these killing machines look like!
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Russia
LENGTH – 87 cm
CALIBER – 7.62 x 39 mm
WEIGHT – 4.3 kg (unloaded)
Like the Uzi, this assault rifle fires 600 rounds per minute. But its effective range is greater: it is capable of making victims within a radius of 300 meters from the shot. Despite not being as widespread as the Israeli submachine gun, the AK 47 is a champion in terms of deaths per minute because it causes more serious and lethal injuries. It is the most effective firearm.
HIGHLIGHT – Its ease of use and assembly – a soldier with some experience can have it ready to shoot in a minute. No wonder the AK 47 is preferred by terrorist groups and militias in civil wars.
MOST USED WEAPON – UZI
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Israel
LENGTH – 40 cm
CALIBER – 9 mm
CALIBER – 3.5 kg (unloaded) and 4 kg (loaded)
Capable of firing 600 rounds per minute in an area of 200 meters of effective range (the area where most deaths from a weapon occur), the UZI submachine gun is the champion of preference among armed forces on the planet. It has already been marketed to 90 countries. Gun control groups indicate that there are more than 10 million units scattered around the world.
HIGHLIGHT – Small size (it’s the size of two magazines placed side by side) and relatively light weight make the Uzi easy to handle in combat.
MOST POWERFUL WEAPON – M136AT-4 ROCKET LAUNCHER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Sweden
LENGTH – 1.16 m
CALIBER – 84 mm
WEIGHT – 6.7 kg
This anti-tank bazooka in the best Rambo style is used to balance a duel between a soldier and a war tank. With electric ignition, the rocket launcher can be loaded with different projectiles, from models with more accurate shooting, capable of breaking armor up to 42 centimeters, to more powerful rockets – which are less accurate, but detonate armor up to 60 centimeters thick. !
HIGHLIGHT – The rockets are fired at 1 026 km/h, almost the speed of sound. Rotated by a propeller, they spin around and detonate targets up to 300 meters away!
MOST VERSATILE WEAPON – M16A2
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – United States
LENGTH – 1.06 m
CALIBER – 5.56 x 45 mm
WEIGHT – 3.8 kg (unloaded) and 4.5 kg (loaded)
The main rifle of the US Army is a branch of the dreaded AR 15 family. Its design allows a series of accessories to be attached to the main body, increasing the list of tasks it performs. The shooting speed is impressive: the weapon releases 800 shots per minute, in an area of 550 meters of effective range.
HIGHLIGHT – The dozens of accessories to boost the weapon. Among them, highlight for the telescopic sight, a flashlight and a grenade launcher, which make it a complete weapon for attack and defense.
GREATEST RANGE WEAPON – BARRET M82A1
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – United States
LENGTH – 1.49 m
CALIBER – .50 (12.7 x 99 mm)
WEIGHT – 12.9 kg (unloaded)
A soldier with this semiautomatic rifle has the gift of invisibility. Snipers who use it are capable of hitting a human target from 1800 meters away, or the length of 18 football fields! With a Barret, an American military man set the distance record for a shot: he hit a non-human target from 2 500 meters away!
HIGHLIGHT – The weapon’s telescopic sight, which brings the target up to 10 times closer to the normal view, allows for ultra-precise shots even at long distances.