. . . "7.62"^^ . "72000.0"^^ . . . "The Dragunov sniper rifle (formally Russian: \u0421\u043D\u0430\u0439\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043A\u0430\u044F \u0432\u0438\u043D\u0442\u043E\u0432\u043A\u0430 \u0414\u0440\u0430\u0433\u0443\u043D\u043E\u0432\u0430, Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova (SVD), literally \"Dragunov's sniper rifle\") is a semi-automatic sniper rifle/designated marksman rifle chambered in 7.62\u00D754mmR and developed in the Soviet Union. The Dragunov was designed as a squad support weapon, since according to Soviet and Soviet-derived military doctrines the long-range engagement ability was lost to ordinary troops when submachine guns and assault rifles (which are optimized for close-range and medium-range, rapid-fire combat) were adopted. For that reason it was originally named \"\u041F\u043E\u043B\u0443\u0430\u0432\u0442\u043E\u043C\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043A\u0430\u044F \u0432\u0438\u043D\u0442\u043E\u0432\u043A\u0430 \u0414\u0440\u0430\u0433\u0443\u043D\u043E\u0432\u0430\" Dragunov's Semi-automatic Rifle. It was selected as the winner of a contest that included three competing designs: the first was a rifle designed by Sergei Simonov (known as the SSV-58), the second design, a prototype designated 2B-W10 by Alexander Konstantinov, and the third rifle, the SVD-137, a design submitted by Yevgeny Dragunov. Extensive field testing of the rifles conducted in a wide range of environmental conditions resulted in Dragunov\u2019s proposal being accepted into service in 1963. An initial pre-production batch consisting of 200 rifles was assembled for evaluation purposes, and from 1964 serial production was carried out by Izhmash. Since then, the Dragunov has become the standard squad support weapon of several countries, including those of the former Warsaw Pact. Licensed production of the rifle was established in China (Type 79 and Type 85) and Iran (as a direct copy of the Chinese Type 79)."@en . . . . . "Dragunov"@en . . "Vietnam War and several others"@en . "1963"^^ . "Snaiperskaya Vintovka Dragunova (SVD - Dragunov Sniper Rifle) is a rifle produced in Russia by Izhevsk Mechanical Works. It is chambered in 7.62x54mmR."@en . . "PSO-1 telescopic sight and iron sights with an adjustable rear notch sight"@en . . . "SVD"@en . "Dragunov sniper rifle"@en . "Gas operated (Short-stroke piston), rotating bolt"@en . . . . . . "1958"^^ . . . "7.62"^^ . "72000.0"^^ . . "4.3"^^ . "yes"@en . "800 m"@en . "1963"^^ . "Soviet Union"@en . "Current production SVD with synthetic furniture."@en . "stock extended / stock folded"@en . "1963"^^ . . . "78000.0"^^ . "830.0"^^ . . . "Communist forces"@en . "10"^^ . . . . "Izhmash, Ordnance Factories Organisation, Norinco"@en . "10"^^ . "The Dragunov sniper rifle (formally Russian: \u0421\u043D\u0430\u0439\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043A\u0430\u044F \u0432\u0438\u043D\u0442\u043E\u0432\u043A\u0430 \u0414\u0440\u0430\u0433\u0443\u043D\u043E\u0432\u0430, Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova (SVD), literally \"Dragunov's sniper rifle\") is a semi-automatic sniper rifle/designated marksman rifle chambered in 7.62\u00D754mmR and developed in the Soviet Union. Since then, the Dragunov has become the standard squad support weapon of several countries, including those of the former Warsaw Pact. Licensed production of the rifle was established in China (Type 79 and Type 85) and Iran (as a direct copy of the Chinese Type 79)."@en . "Snaiperskaya Vintovka Dragunova (SVD - Dragunov Sniper Rifle) is a rifle produced in Russia by Izhevsk Mechanical Works. It is chambered in 7.62x54mmR."@en . "1220.0"^^ . "Sniper rifle, designated marksman rifle"@en . "See Variants"@en . .