Emergency War Surgery NATO Handbook
Figure 9
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Figure 9. - AK 74. This is the Russian contribution to the
new generation of smaller caliber assault rifles. The bullet does not
deform or fragment in soft tissue but yaws early (after about 7 cm of
penetration). As this bullet strikes soft tissue, lead flows forward
filling the air space inside the bullet's tip. X-rays of recovered
fired bullets show that this "internal deformation" produces an
asymmetrical bullet which may explain the unusual curve of close to
90° made by the bullet path in the latter part of its
penetration.
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