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On Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:26:24 -0700, pyotr filipivich
<phamp@mindspring.com> wrote:

>Turtledove`s _Guns of the South_ chose AKs in part because they
>were designed to be used by Russian peasants who lacked the
>familiarity with machinery to take care of "high tech" weapons.
>Same issue exists in earlier armies.
>
I >really< liked Guns of the South due to the references to AWB with
me trying to figure out who they were and in the end finding I was
right.

But yes, if you`re postulating 1865-1900 conditions to "insert" a
machine gun type weapon into, the AK47 is one of the better choices
you could make both in terms of weapons training for those unfamiliar
with them and in terms of maintenance.

Plus of course the wooden stocks helps convince the Confederates that
the weapon is not witchcraft :) and something they could learn to make
themselves given enough time.
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