In the publication of the American edition of 19FortyFive, the most deadly weapon is named in modern military history. Among them are the Soviet automatic machine AK-47 and Grenatomet RPG-7.
The rating is headed by the British Maxim Machine, presented in 1884 and the revolution in the war. “He could do 500 shots per minute and had a maximum range of 1800 meters. He shot due to the energy of the return, which made it so fast. Almost all the army had their versions of the Maxim Machine gun,” the publication says.
Next, the list is a heavy bombmer USA B-17 Flying Fortress, which “dominated the West Theater of Military Action and in the Pacific During World War II.” “A miracle of engineering thought, which has passed the path from the drawings to tests for the year,” writes the publication.
The third in the ranking is the Soviet AK-47 automatic machine, adopted in the USSR in the late 1940s. “Ak is easy to use and reliable. Its parts are not processed so as to tightly lay down to each other, compared with such a weapon, as [American rifle] Ar-15. Therefore, it is easier to collect and disassemble it,” the publication says.
Next, the list is the Soviet manual anti-tank Grenade RPG-7, effective for the destruction of severe armored equipment. “There are many RPG variants developed by different countries. It became very popular during the War in Vietnam, when it was used by South and North Vietnam,” the publication writes.
Ends the rating of American Unponlements MQ-1 Predator and replacing it with MQ-9 REAPER. The publication reminds that the first aircraft showed its effectiveness in the destruction of goals in Yemen and Afghanistan.
In February 2019, Military analyst from Malta Babak Tagway published a video in Twitter, which shows the video captured by Iranian military from the American shock-reconnaissance drone MQ-9 REAPER. According to him, the Russian Radotechnical Intelligence System 1L222 “Avtobabaza-M” was used for interception.