SKS-45

Overview[]

SKS

General Information

Type

Assault Carbine

Place of Origin

Flag of the USSR (1936 to 1955) Soviet Union

Designers

Sergei Simonov

Period Designed

1944 - 1945

Manufacturer

• Tula Arms Plant
• Izhmash

Period Produced

• Tula: 1949 - 1958
• Izhmash: 1953 - 1954

Number Built

~2,700,000

In Service

1945 (limited)
1949 - early 1950s

Designations

GAU Designation (?)

56-A-231

Characteristics

Cartridge

7,62x39mm

RoF, Cyclic

35 - 40rpm

Expected Muzzle Velocity

735m/s

Action

Short stroke gas piston, tilting bolt, self-loading

Firemodes

Semi, safe

Feed System

Internal box magazine

Ammunition Loading

10-round stripper clip

Effective Range

400m

Maximum Range

1,000m

Dimensions

Weight

3.85kg

Barrel Length

520mm

Length

1,020mm

Sights

Iron sights
1PN19 night sight

The SKS obr. 1945g. (GAU Index: 56-A-231), abbreviated SKS-45, or simply SKS, is a soviet semi-automatic rifle developed toward the end of the second world war. It saw limited service during the war for testing purposes, and was fully adopted by Soviet armed forces in 1949.

SKS Derivatives
Soviet/Russian	Tula	SKS
Soviet/Russian	Molot	OP-SKS • VPO-208 • VPO-913 • VPO-927
Foreign Models	Chinese	QBU-56
	Ukrainian	Fort-207

Syergyej Simonov Products
Firearms		File:Sergei Simonov.jpg
Anti-Tank Rifles	PTRS-41
Assault Carbines	SKS-30 • SKS-31 • SKS-40 • SKS-41 • SKS-45
Battle Rifles	AS-44 • AVS-36

TOZ Products
Firearms		File:Tula.png
Assault Carbines	AM (AMM) • SR3 (M • MP)
Assault Rifles	AS (1 • M • 1N3)
Battle Rifles	SVT-38 • SVT-40
Machine Guns	PV-1
Marksman Rifles	VSS (-1 • 1N • 1N3 • M • N) • KO VSS (01)
Pistols	35 • APS
Revolvers	Nagant obr. 1895g.
Shotguns	34 • 66 • 87 • 94 • 106 • 123 • 187 • 194 • KS-23 (M • K)

Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955) Soviet Union Warflag of the Red Army Weapons Interwar Period & World War II (1919 - 1945)

Infantry Weapons
Melee Weapons	Knives	NR-40
Sidearms	Pistols	PK-27 • PP-28 • PR-39 • PT-29 • PV-39 • TK • TT-30 • TT-33
Sidearms	Revolvers	R-95
Close Quarters	Shotguns	TOZ-B
Close Quarters	SMG	PDM-42 • PPD-29 • PPD-31 • PPD-34 (/38) • PPD-40 • PPD-42 • PPK-30 • PPK-33 • PPK-35 • PPK-41 • PPK-42 • PPS-42 • PPS-43 • PPSh-2 • PPSh-41 (N • Curved Barrel • Detachable Stock) • PPSh-45 • PPT-27 • PPT-28 • PPT-30
Rifles	Bolt-Action Rifles	VM-91 (/10 • /30) • K-38 • K-44 • MK-74 • SVM-91/30 • SVM-42
	Semi-Automatic Rifles	SKS-30 • SKS-31 • SKS-40 • SKS-41 • SKS-45 • SVT-38 • SKI-40 • SKK-44 • SKT-40 • SVT-40
	Automatic Rifles	AAK-44 • AF • AB-44 • AI-44 • AK-33 • AK-44 • AK-45 • AKT-40 • AP-44 • AS-44 • ASh-44 • AT-44 • AVS-36 • AVT-40 • Kuzmischyeva
Machine Guns	LMG	DP-26 • DP-27 (M) • DP-38 • LAD • Maxim-Tokarev • RPFD-21 • RPFD-22 • RPD-44
	MMG	DS-39 • SG-43 • SGM
	HMG	PM-10 • DShK-38 • PS-7,62 • PS-14,5 • PV-1
Anti-Tank & Launchers	Anti-Tank Rifle	PTRB • PTRD-41 • PTRK-31 • PTRR-39 • PTRRYeS-42 • PTRS-41
	Rocket Launcher	RPG-1
	Grenade Launcher	D'yakonova • Kulakov • RMN-50
	Flare Gun	OSP-30 • OSSh-42 • SPSh
Grenades	Anti-Personnel Grenade	F-1 • M1914 • M1914/30 • RG-41 • RG-42 • RGD-33
	Chemical and Incendiary	M1917 Chemical
	Anti-Tank Grenade	RPG-6 • RPG-40 • RPG-43
	Smoke Grenade	RDG-1
Incendiary	Flamethrower	ROKS-2 • ROKS-3
Incendiary	Launchers	Ampulomet 1941
Mines	Anti-Personnel Mine	[[]]
Mines	Anti-Tank Mines	TM-35 • TM-38 • TM-41 • TM-44 • TMB-1 • TMB-2 • TMSB • TMD-40 • TMD-44 • TMD-B

Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Guns	25mm 72-K • 37mm 61-K • 45mm 21-K • 76mm 3-K
Anti-Tank Guns	37mm 1-K • 45mm 19-K • 45mm 53-K • 45mm M-42 • 57mm ZiS-2 • 100mm BS-3 • 100mm D-10
Field Guns	45mm 12-K • 45mm BG-1 (a) • 76mm 35-K • 76mm F-22 (USV) • 76mm M1902/30 • 76mm ZiS-3 • 85mm D-44 • 85mm U-10 • 100mm BS-3 • 107mm M1910/30 • 107mm M-60 • 122mm A-19
Howitzers	122mm M1909/37 • 122mm M1910/30 • 122mm M-30 (M) • 152mm D-1 • 152mm NM • 152mm M-10 • 152mm ML-21 • 152mm M1909/30 • 152mm M1910/37
Mountain Guns	76mm 76-09 • 76mm GP-38
Mortars	37mm ML-41 • 50mm RM-38 • 50mm RM-40 • 50mm RM-41 • 50mm RM-821 • 50mm UM-1-G • 82mm BM-37 (UCh) • 82mm BM-41 • 82mm BM-43 • 82mm BM-82 • 107mm GVPM-38 • 107mm KhM-107 • 107mm M-107 • 120mm PM-38 (UCh) • 120mm PM-41 • 120mm PM-43 • 160mm MT-13 (M)
Railroad Artillery	[[]]
Regimental Guns	76mm M1927 • 76mm OB-25
Rocket Artillery	[[]]
Fortress Artillery	L-17
Siege Artillery	152mm B-10 • 152mm B-30 • 152mm Br-2 • 152mm Br-19 • 152mm M1910/30 • 152mm M1910/34 • 180mm Br-21 • 203mm B-4 • 210mm Br-17 • 280mm Br-5 • 280mm M1914/15 • 305mm Br-18

Land Vehicle Weapons
Vehicle Machine Guns	DT (M) • SGMT • TPF
20mm Cannons	TNSh
37mm Cannons	5-K • 61-K • B-3 • PS-1 • PS-2 • Sh-37 • ZiS-19
45mm Cannons	20-K
57mm Cannons	F-31 • ZiS-2 • ZiS-4 (1941 • 1943)
76.2mm Cannons	F-32 • F-34 • F-96 • L-7 • L-10 • L-11 • L-15 • KT • Model 1902/30 • PS-3 • S-54 • ZiS-3 • ZiS-5
85mm Cannons	D-5S • D-5T • S-31 • S-50 • ZiS-23 • ZiS-25 • ZiS-S-53
95mm Cannons	F-39
100mm Cannons	D-10C • D-10S • D-10T • S-34
107mm Cannons	F-42 • ZiS-6 • ZiS-24
122mm Cannons	A-19 • BL-9 • BL-13-1 • D-25-44T • D-25S • D-25S-44 • D-25T • D-30T •M-30S • S-26-1 • U-11
130mm Cannons	B-13 • S-26 • S-70
152.4mm Cannons	BL-10 • D-15 • NM • M-10T • ML-20S

Aircraft Weapons & Munitions
Machine Guns	DA (-2 • -4) • PV-1 • ShKAS • SN • ShVAK • UB
Cannons, ≤30mm	B-20 • NS-23 • NS-23S • ShVAK • VYa-23
Cannons, >30mm	NS-37 • NS-45 • Sh-37
Rockets, H.E.	ROFS-132 • RS-82 • RS-132
Rockets, A.P.	BRS-82 • BRS-132
Bombs, A.P.	PTAB
Bombs, G.P.	FAB-50 • FAB-100 • FAB-250 • FAB-500 • FAB-1000 • FAB-2000 • FAB-5000
Bombs, H.E.	RRAB-1 • RRAB-2 • RRAB-3
Bombs, I.	AJ-2 • VAP-250

Naval Weapons & Munitions
Machine Guns	[[]]
100mm Cannons	B-24
130mm Cannons	B-2-LM • B-13 • B-28

Flag of the USSR (1980 to 1991) Soviet Union Weapons Cold War Period (1946 — 1990)

Infantry Weapons
Melee Weapons	Bayonet	6Kh5 • NR-2
Melee Weapons	Survival Weapon	6P25U • NRS-2
Sidearms	Pistol	MSP • PB • PM • PMM • PSM • PSS • PSS-2 • S4M • TK • TKB-506 (A) • TT-30 • TT-33 • IZh-79-8
	Revolver	R-92 • R-95
	Machine Pistol	APB • APK • APS • VAG-72 • VAG-73
Close Quarters	Personal Defense Weapon	AO-46 • TP-82
	Submachine Gun	AYeK-918 • AYeK-919 • PP-27 • PP-71 • PPS-42 • PPS-43 • TKB-0102 • TKB-0104
	Shotgun (semi-automatic)	TOZ-87 • TOZ-187
	Shotgun (manual-action)	KS-23 (K • M) • Marocchi First-E (Deluxe) • Marocchi Si-12 • MTs 20 (01 • 01M • 02 • 03 • 04) • TOZ-34 • TOZ-66 • TOZ-94 • TOZ-194 • TP-82
Primary Weapons	Assault Rifle (5.45/5.56)	27.143 • 27.154 • 80.002 • A-3 • AG-038 • AK-70 • AK-74 (N • N1 • N2 • N3) • AKS-74 (N) • AL-4 • AL-7 • AN-94 (N) • AO-61 • AO-62 (M) • AO-63 • AO-64 • AO-65 • AO-222 • AP-34 • AYeK-971 (M) • AYeK-972 • AYeK-977 • AYeK-978 • SA-006 • TKB-09 • TKB-0146 • VAHAN
	Assault Rifle (7.62)	2B-A-40 • A-762 • AD-46 • AD-47 • AD-48 • AD-53 • AK (N) • AKM (L • L2 • L3 • LP • N • N1 • N2 • N3 • P) • AKMS • AKS (N) • AO-25 • AO-26 • AO-27 • AO-31 (-6) • AR-46 (S) • AT-44 • AYeK-973 (s) • TKB-010 • TKB-011 • TKB-022 • TKB-059 • TKB-408 • TKB-517
	Assault Rifle (other)	AG-021 • AO-31-5 • AO-31-7 • AO-33 • AO-34 • AO-35 • AO-36 (-1) • AO-38 (M) • AO-40 • AS (-1 • -1N3 • M)
	Assault Carbine (5.45/5.56)	AG-035 • AG-039 • AG-042 • AG-043 • AO-46 • AKS-74U (B • BN • BN1 • UBN2 • BN3 • N • N1 • N2 • N3) • AYeK-958 • PPL
	Assault Carbine (7.62)	-None Known-
	Assault Carbine (other)	-None Known-
Automatic Support Weapons	LMG	2B-P-40 • AO-41 • PU-21 • RPD • RPDM • RPK• RPK-74
	MMG	PK • PKM • PKS • SGM
	HMG	DShK (DShKM) • NSV
Rifles	Anti-Materiel Rifle	KSVK
	Bolt-Action Rifle	Anschutz 1717 • GM-1 • MTs 20 (07 • 08 • 09)
	Marksman Rifle	6V1-6 • AO-47 • SKS • SVD (G • K • M • N • N1 • N2 • N3 • S • SN2 • SN3)
Launchers	Grenade Launcher (Attachment)	BS-1 • GP-25 • Kalashnikov Grenade Launcher
	Grenade Launcher (Standalone)	6G30 • DP-61 • DP-64 • GM-94 • RG-6 • RGM-40 • RGM-50 (M)
	Disposable Rocket Launcher	RPG-18 • RPG-22 • RPG-26 • RPG-27 • RPG-28 • RPG-30
	Rocket Launcher	AYeK-908 • RPG-2 • RPG-2 • RPG-4 • RPG-7 • RPG-16 • RPG-29 • RPG-32
	Guided, Anti-Tank	9P111
	Guided, Anti-Air	[[]]
Non-Lethal Weapons	Rifle	[[]]
Non-Lethal Weapons	Pistol	AYeK-946
Underwater Weapons	Sidearm	AO-42 • AO-45 • SPP-1
Underwater Weapons	Rifle	AG-022 • AG-026 • ASM-DT • APS
Explosives	Anti-Personnel Mines	MON-50 • MON-90 • MON-100 • MON-200 • OZM-3 • OZM-4 • OZM-72 • PMN-1 • PMN-2 • PMN-4 • POMZ • POMZ-2 • POMZ-2M
	Anti-Tank Mines	TM-57 • TM-62 (B • D • M • P • T) • TM-72 • TM-89
	Offensive Grenades	F-1 • RGD-5
	Smoke Grenades	[[]]

Firearm Accessories
Weapon Equipment	Attachment Mounts	[[]]
Weapon Equipment	Magazines	6L5 • 6L6 • 6L7 • 6L8 • 6L9 • 6L10 • 6L11 • 6L12 • 6L15 • 6L16 • 6L17 • 6L18 • 6L19 • 6L20 • 6L23 • 6L24 • 6L25 • 6L26 • 6L27 • 6L28 • 6L29 • 6L31 • 6L33 • 6P2 Sb.11
Weapon Sights	Collimator	1P56 • 1P63 (PK-1) (Obzor • Zapev) • 1P66 (VK-10T) • EKP-1S-03 (M) • EKP-8 (02 • 16 • 18 • 21 • M-PP)
	Holographic	[[]]
	Iron	[[]]
	Night	1PN34 • 1PN58 • 1PN68 • NSPU (M • M-1)
	Reflector	EKP-8-18 • PK-06
	Telescopic	1P29 (USP-1) • 1P43
Attachments	Flashlights & Lasers	[[]]
Attachments	Foregrips & Bipods	[[]]

Infantry Equipment
Optics, Detection and Surveillance	Man-Portable Radar	1L227 Sobolyatnik • Aistenok • PSNR-8M Kredo-M1
	Mine Detectors	Korshun
	Night Vision Goggles	1PN138 • Lun-M
	Periscopes	TR-8
	Rangefinders	PDU-4
	Surveillance	Ironiya

Artillery
Autocannons	23mm 2A14
Anti-Aircraft Guns	23mm 2A13 • 23mm ZU-23
Anti-Tank Guns	85mm D-48 • 100mm 2A19 (-1 • M • N) • 100mm 2A23 • 100mm 2A29 (-1 • -6 • -7 • K • M • N) • 125mm 2A45 (M)
Anti-Tank Guided Missiles	9M111 • 9M113 • 9M131 • 9M133
Anti-Tank Guided Missile Systems	9K111 • 9K113 • 9K115 • 9K135
Anti-Tank Guided Missile Systems	2P26 • 2P27
Howitzers	122mm D-30 (A • A1)
Mortars	82mm 2B14 • 82mm 2B25
Mountain Guns	76mm GP-58
Recoilless Guns	B-10 (N)
Rocket Artillery	9K51 (-1 • M)
Siege Artillery	[[]]

Land Vehicle Weapons
Vehicle Machine Guns	6P41 • 6P49 • DShK • DT (M) • KPVT • NSVT • PKB • PKMT • PKT (M) • SGMT
57mm Tank Guns	Ch-51M
73mm Tank Guns	2A28 • 2A41
76.2mm Tank Guns	D-56T (S)
85mm Tank Guns	D-5T (85MBU) • D-58 • D-70 • ZiS-S-53 (M)
100mm Tank Guns	2A70 • D-10S • D-10T (2S) • D-50 • D-54 (S) • LB-1 • U-8TS
115mm Tank Guns	2A21 • 2A20 • D-68 • U-5TS
120mm Tank Guns	2A60
122mm Tank Guns	A-19S • BL-9 • BL-13-1 (A) • D-6 • D-25S • D-25T (44T • BM) • D-30T • D-49 • M-30 • M-62 (S • T2S) • U-11
125mm Tank Guns	D-81 • 2A26 • 2A46 (1 • 2 • M) • 2A82 (1M) • D-81TM • ML-20
130mm Tank Guns	S-26 • S-70 (A)
152.4mm Tank Guns	2A33 • 2A83 • BL-10 • BR-2 • D-4S • D-22 • M-51 • M-53S • M-64 • M-69 • ML-20 (ML-20SM)
Heavy Guns	180mm B-1-P • 203mm B-4
Autocannon (?)	23mm 2A7 (M) • 30mm 2A38M • 30mm 2A42 • 30mm 2A72 • 37mm 2A11 • 57mm S-68
Autocannon Mounts	23mm 2A10 (M) • 37mm 2A12

Aircraft Weapons & Munitions
7.62mm Machine Guns	GShG-7,62 • ShKAS
12.7mm Machine Guns	Berezin UB
23mm Cannons	GSh-6-23 (M) • GSh-23 (L) • NR-23 • NS-23
30mm Cannons	2A42 • 2A72 • GSh-6-30 • GSh-301 • NR-30
37mm Cannons	N-37
Rocket Pods	B-8 (M1) • B-13 • O-25 • ORO-57K • UB-16 (UB-16-57) • UB-32 (A)
Rockets	S-5 • S-8 (BM • KOM • OM) • S-13 (OF • T) • S-24 (B) • S-25 (L • LD • OFM • OFM-PU) • S-80
AAM	K-5 • K-8 • K-13 (A) • R-27 (EP • ER • ET • P • R • T) • R-33 (E) • R-40 (RD • TD) • R-60 (M • MK) • R-73 (A • E) • R-77 • RVV-AE
ASM	Kh-31 (A • AD) • Kh-35 (E • U) • Kh-41 • P-800
AGM	Kh-23 • Kh-25(ML • MT) • Kh-29 (D • L • ML • T) • Kh-31 • Kh-38 (MAE • ME • MKE • MLE • MTE) • Kh-59 (ME • MK • MK2) • Kh-66
Anti-Radiation Missiles	Kh-25MP • Kh-27 (PS) • Kh-28 • Kh-31 (P • PD) • Kh-58 (UShKE)
Cruise Missiles	Kh-36 • Kh-65 (S • SE)• Kh-SD
Bombs	BETAB-500SHP • FAB-250 • FAB-500 (T) • KAB-500 (KR • L • OD • S-E) • KAB-1500 (KR • L) • ODAB-500PM • OFAB-100-120 • OFAB-250-270 • P-50T • RBK-250 • RBK-500 • SPBE-D • ZB-500

Naval Weapons & Munitions
7.62mm Machine Guns	[[]]
12.7mm Machine Guns	[[]]
23mm Cannons	[[]]
30mm Cannons	[[]]
37mm Cannons	70-K
100mm Cannons	AK-100
Rockets	[[]]
Air-to-Air Missiles	[[]]
Air-to-Ship Missiles	[[]]
Air-to-Surface Missiles	[[]]
Anti-Radiation Missiles	[[]]
Cruise Missiles	[[]]
Bombs	[[]]

SKS-45

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