Well, first of all, most American weapons are bullshit and the ones Russia has to offer are much better... Also, the argument that it is outdatet doesn't really have a point, since your "good" American M2 is still in use and was used for already about 100 years. The argument with the machete is invalid, too, because what you call "samurai swords" are made of many layers of steel, which would be much too expensive for a machete, which makes it less sharp, so you can only chop heads with it in shitty hollywood movies. (sorry for bad english and wrong use of commas)