AK-74

For a list of other variants, see AK.

AK-74
Details
Weapon class	Short Rifle
Users	Irregular Militia
Capacity	30-round detachable box magazine
Cartridge	5.45x39mm
Rate of fire	650 RPM
Fire Mode	Semi-Automatic Fully Automatic

“	The AK-74 is a gas-operated and rotating bolt assault rifle that succeeded the AKM family of rifles for the Soviet Armed Forces in the 1970s. It is a popular, reliable arm for many former Soviet nations and militia groups. The 5.45×39mm cartridge it fires is smaller, slimmer and fired at a higher velocity compared to the older 7.62×39mm cartridge. The unique muzzle brake combined with the lighter cartridge makes for an extremely controllable weapon even on fully automatic fire.	„
	~ In-game description

The AK-74 is an assault rifle featured in Squad.

Statistics

Details
Weapon Name	AK-74
Weapon Type	Short Rifle
Damage Type	Kinetic
Magazine Size	30+1
Ammo Cost	2
Damage Model
Base Damage	60
Min. Damage	35
Base Damage Distance	311 m
Min. Damage Distance	450 m
Damage: Head	180
Damage: Shoulder	37.5
Damage: Calf	30
Damage: Forearm	25.02
Rate of Fire	652
Ballistics
Muzzle Velocity	880 m/s
Acceleration	−30 m/s2 for 2 s
Gravity Modifier	2.8
MOA	4
Max. Range	N/A
Weapon Handling
Show/Hide table Sway Sway Stand (HF/ADS) 1.3/0.95 Sway Crouch (HF/ADS) 1/0.6 Sway Prone (HF/ADS) 0.56/0.45 Sway Bipod (HF/ADS) 0.0/0.0 Max Move Sway Factor 6.0 Low Stamina Sway Factor 5.4 Max Sway Limit 10.0 Sway Alightment Stand (HF/ADS) 1.0/0.65 Sway Alightment Crouch (HF/ADS) 0.75/0.47 Sway Alightment Prone (HF/ADS) 0.65/0.4 Sway Alightment Bipod (HF/ADS) 0.0/0.0 Max Move Sway Alignment Factor 4.5 Low Stamina Sway Alignment Factor 5.4 Max Sway Alignment Limit 6.0 Spring Stiffness 0.6 Damping 0.9 Recoil Recoil Stand ADS (μ/σ) x:0.50/0.10 y:0.08/0.10 Recoil Crouch ADS (μ/σ) x:0.42/0.10 y:0.08/0.12 Recoil Prone ADS (μ/σ) x:0.30/0.09 y:0.02/0.10 Recoil Bipod ADS (μ/σ) N/A Recoil Stand HF (μ/σ) x:0.467/0.085 y:0.085/0.085 Recoil Crouch HF (μ/σ) x:0.425/0.085 y:0.085/0.085 Recoil Prone HF (μ/σ) x:0.361/0.085 y:0.085/0.85 Recoil Bipod HF (μ/σ) N/A
Miscellaneous
Suppresion Effect	Regular
Equip	1.43 s
Reload Tactical	4.66 s
Reload Empty	6.11 s
Reload Bipod	N/A
2-hit Kill Max Distance	413 m

Variants

• The AK-74 is available to one faction, the Irregular Militia Forces.
• The AK-74 has two derivatives, AKS-74 and AKS-74U.

Icon	Variant	Faction	Role	Sight	Ammo	Accessories	Note
	AK-74 GP-25 + 1P63	IMF		1P63, 50m zero	6 mags	GP-25
	AK-74	IMF		Iron sights, ranging 100-800m	1 mag

Gameplay

• The AK-74 magazine holds 30 rounds.
• Can be fired on automatic and semi-automatic.
• The 652 rounds per minute rate of fire is below average for an assault rifle but makes the gun more controllable in close and medium range.
• The sights for the AK-74 include iron sights, 1P63 collimator sight.
  • The iron sight allows the user to zero the rifle for different ranges (from 100-800m).
  • The 1P63 collimator sight allows a serviceable sight picture for close-range combat, but it doesn't allow zeroing, limiting long-range effectiveness.
• Arguably one of the weaker assault rifles in-game, AK74 and its variants have slightly less damage at 60 and an overall much shorter effective range, as well as a below-average bullet dispersion performance at 4 MOA.
• AK-74 shares its damage and ballistic performance with AK-12, AKS-74 and AK-74M.
• AK-74 is classified in-game as Short Rifle. Short rifles and Carbines are well-balanced in handling.
  • They output regular suppression effects, are relatively easy to point fire, and are effective at all ranges.

History

The AK-74 is a gas-operated and rotated belt assault rifle. It was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1974 to replace the outdated AKM of the Soviet Army. The AK-74 is known for using the newer, smaller, and deadly 5.45x39mm cartridges instead of the 7.62x39mm cartridges of previous Kalashnikov rifles. The AK-74 is compatible with various attachments, such as GP-25 grenade launcher, collimator, and optic sights.

Trivia

• The abbreviation AK from AK-74 stands for Avtomat Kalashnikova (Автомат Калашникова), which means in English from Russian, "Kalashnikov automatic rifle". 74 stands for the year the AK-74 was designed, which was 1974.

Gallery

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  Right side of an AK-74

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  Left side of an AK-74

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  AK-74 in real-life

See also

• AK - A list of all AK variants
• AK74 Bayonet
• Weapons

External links

• AK-74 on Wikipedia