AKM rifles about to be mass-pulled from stockpiles?

Currently, the AKM assault rifle is widely equipped by the Vietnam People's Army for units performing main combat missions, such as the elite special mechanized infantry divisions, or the anti-drug task force of the Border Guard...

In other units, the main guns are still the AK-47s of the old era or even the Type 56 made in China. Many of the guns that soldiers use during tactical training are level 3, only replaced by level 1 or level 2 guns in emergency situations.

AK-47s or AKMs in good condition are believed to still be mainly in long-term storage warehouses, in very large numbers similar to T-55 or T-62 main battle tanks.

However, recently there have been some very notable new developments, that is, when the modern T-90 main battle tanks are about to be delivered by the Russian manufacturer, the first of which is the T-55 tanks that have been taken out of storage to make way for the "younger brothers" that are about to return home.

In the next phase, it is likely that the T-62 will follow the T-55 and appear more frequently in combat units because they are no longer "national treasures" that need to be kept in good condition.

The same situation is likely to happen with AKM assault rifles, as Vietnam seems to have found its optimal model by combining the Galil ACE with the AKM.

In the case of GK1 and GK3 assault rifles being mass-produced by Vietnamese defense industry factories in the near future, perhaps like AKM, they will first only be given priority to equip a few "iron fist" units.

The remaining GK1 and GK3 guns will take up storage space from the AKM guns in the reserve. At this time, of course, the old guns will be distributed to many units throughout the army to make room and save on storage costs.

Equipping the entire army with AKMs in good technical condition will also partly enhance the combat readiness of the Vietnamese Army during the transitional period before moving straight to modernity.