What is Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965?
{{Infobox weapon |name = PM md. 63 |image = PMmd.1963.jpg |caption = PM md. 63 |origin = {{flagicon|Socialist Republic of Romania}} Socialist Republic of Romania |type = [[Assault rifle]] <!-- Type selection --> |is_ranged = yes <!-- Service history --> |service = 1963–now |used_by = See [[#Users|Users]] |wars = [[The Troubles]]<br>[[Somali Civil War]]<br>[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|2001 Afghanistan War]]<br>[[Iraq War]]<br>[[Mexican Drug War]]<br>[[2011 Libyan civil war|2011 Libyan Civil War]]<br>[[Syrian civil war|Syrian Civil War]]<br>[[Iraqi insurgency (2011–13)|2011 Iraqi Insurgency]] <!-- Production history --> |designer = |design_date = 1963 |manufacturer = [[ROMARM]] |unit_cost = |production_date = 1963–now |number = |variants = PM md. 63<br>PM md. 65<br>PM md. 90 <!-- General specifications --> |spec_label = |weight = 7.9 lbs (3.6 kg) |length = 34.6 in (88 cm) |part_length = 16.3 in (41.5 cm) |width = |height = |diameter = |crew = |passengers = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications --> |cartridge = [[7.62×39mm]] |cartridge_weight = |caliber = 7.62 mm |barrels = |action = [[Gas operation (firearms)|Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] |rate = 600 rounds/minute |velocity = 715 m/s |range = 100 to 1000 meters sight adjustments |max_range = |feed = 30 round [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] |sights = [[Iron sights]] }} The '''Pistol Mitralieră model 1963''' (abbreviated '''PM md. 63''') is an Romanian [[assault rifle]] based on the Soviet [[AKM]], and chambered in the [[7.62×39mm]] cartridge. It is exported as the '''AIM'''. The '''Pistol Mitralieră model 1965''' (abbreviated '''PM md. 65''') is the underfolding-stock version of the PM md. 63, and is exported as the '''AIMS'''. == History == In the early 1960s, the Romanian Army used mostly [[PPSh-41]], [[Orita M1941|Oriţa]] submachine guns and imported [[AK-47]] assault rifles. With the development of the stamped Type 4 AKM receiver, and the [[Soviet Union]]'s call to each of the [[Warsaw Pact]]'s nations to produce their own assault rifles chambered in