Variants
The Valmet M78 is a heavy-barreled light support variant of the Valmet M76 assault rifle. In addition to firing the 7.62x39mm Soviet cartridge, variants firing 5.56x45mm NATO and 7.62x51mm NATO were also produced. It is a similar weapon to the RPK light machine gun and serves in the same tactical role.
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