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GLOSSARY
Afghanistan National Liberation Front (ANLF)—Jebh-e-Nejat-i-
Melli Afghanistan}) founded by Sebqhatullah Mojadeddi. The
party is moderate.
AGS-17—A Soviet-manufactured, tripod-mounted automatic grenade
launcher which fires 30mm grenades from a thirty round drum
magazine. The maximum range of the AGS-17 is 1,700 meters.
Air assault—Helicopter borne assault into an area.
ANLF-Afghanistan National Liberation Front of Mojadeddi.
AO—Area of operations.
APC—Armored personnel carrier, any of the wheeled or tracked
Soviet-manufactured combat vehicles used to transport
soldiers.
Bernau—Czechoslovak M26 light machine gun which fires from a toploading
20-round magazine. This excellent 7 9mm weapon was
developed between World War I and II and was sold abroad as
the M30 to China, Yugoslavia and Romania. The British Bren
gun is based on the M26 design. The Mujahideen called them
20-shooters.
BM-1—Single barrel 107mm rocket launcher.
BM-12—An obsolete Soviet multiple rocket launcher. The Chinese
improved and manufactured it as the Type 63. Most
Mujahideen BM-12s were actually Chinese Type 63s. It is
ground-mounted, has twelve barrels and fires 107mm rockets to
a distance of 8,500 meters. It weighs 611 kilograms.
M-21—A truck-mounted, 40-tube multiple rocket launcher which
fires 122mm rockets to a distance of 20.5 kilometers. The
Mujahideen mostly called this the BM-40.
BM-22—A truck-mounted, 16-tube multiple rocket launcher which
fires 220mm rockets to a distance of 40 kilometers. The type of
rocket warheads include high-explosive fragmentation, chemical,
incendiary and remotely delivery mines The Soviet nick-