When we play with history, we tend to toss around events, battles, and powerful figures like marbles, speculating on the ripples caused by flicking them left and right. However, we rarely consider the role of equipment such as the AK47 rifle. This rude weapon wrote as much history as Communism itself, and outlived its masters (and maker) to become the embodiment of war.
Thus, the question of the day; if Mikhail Kalashnikov somehow failed to design his masterpiece, or certain circumstances limited the AK47's use within Russia, what other firearm could have risen to the occasion and armed the world?
Thus, the question of the day; if Mikhail Kalashnikov somehow failed to design his masterpiece, or certain circumstances limited the AK47's use within Russia, what other firearm could have risen to the occasion and armed the world?