温故知新。20世纪轻武器发展大致分三个时期:世纪初至一战(18年),保持了19世纪后半期轻武器大发展的威势;一战结束至二战(27年),平稳发展;二战结束至世纪末(55年),迅猛发展,其势方兴未艾。展望21世纪,轻武器领域将有愈来愈多的高新技术渗透进来。到21世纪中叶,一些国家军兵种中的单兵和班组武器装备不仅是面目一新,更可能是面目全非。轻武器发展太快啦!突击步枪崛起什么叫突击步枪(assault rifle)?美国1977年出版的《现代火器》— Warm old so new. The development of light weapons in the 20th century can roughly be divided into three stages: From the beginning of the first century to the first one (18 years), the power of the development of light weapons was maintained in the latter half of the 19th century; from the end of World War I to the end of World War II (27 years), steady development was achieved; from the end of World War II to the end of the 20th century 55 years), rapid development, its potential in the ascendant. Looking into the 21st century, more and more high-tech fields will be infiltrated with light weapons. By the middle of the 21st century, the individual and group arms and equipment of the armed forces in some countries and armies will not only be new in appearance but may even be beyond recognition. Light weapons developed too fast! Assault Rifle Rise What is the assault rifle (assault rifle)? The United States published in 1977, “Modern Firearms”