Modern weapons

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The term Modern weapon is used to describe at any point in time the most modern weapons of a given time period. Today, most modern weapons are assault rifles and are usually modular.

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The current generation of modern weapons are usually regarded to be made after the second world war, and are mostly of the assault rifle type. Many weapons such as the G36 and M16 have adapted Picatinny type rails which allow for many types of optics, handles, and grenade launchers increasing a soldiers effectiveness. These are regarded as high velocity weapons