AKS-74U

For a list of other variants, see AK.

AKS-74U
Details
Weapon class	Carbine
Users	Irregular Militia Russian Ground Forces
Capacity	30 or 45-round detachable box magazine
Cartridge	5.45x39mm
Rate of fire	700 RPM
Fire Mode	Semi-Automatic Fully Automatic

“	The AKS-74U is the extremely short carbine variant of the AK-74. Like its parent weapon, it is chambered in the smaller 5.45×39mm cartridge, but also has a slightly higher cyclic rate due to its shortened piston stock. This combined with its shortened barrel and lighter weight makes it not particularly accurate at longer ranges, However it is extremely handy in a pinch, particularly in close quarter battle situations.	„
	~ In-game description

The AKS-74U is a carbine featured in Squad.

Statistics

• Regular
• Banana Mag

Regular

Details
Weapon Name	AKS-74U
Weapon Type	Carbine
Damage Type	Kinetic
Magazine Size	30+1
Ammo Cost	2
Damage Model
Base Damage	55
Min. Damage	35
Base Damage Distance	211 m
Min. Damage Distance	400 m
Damage: Head	165
Damage: Shoulder	34.38
Damage: Calf	27.5
Damage: Forearm	23.1
Rate of Fire	705
Ballistics
Muzzle Velocity	735 m/s
Acceleration	−30 m/s2 for 2 s
Gravity Modifier	2.8
MOA	5
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	4.5 s
Reload Empty	5.85 s
Reload Bipod	N/A
2-hit Kill Max Distance	259 m

Banana Mag

Details
Weapon Name	AKS-74U Banana Mag
Weapon Type	Carbine
Damage Type	Kinetic
Magazine Size	45+1
Ammo Cost	2
Damage Model
Base Damage	55
Min. Damage	35
Base Damage Distance	211 m
Min. Damage Distance	400 m
Damage: Head	165
Damage: Shoulder	34.38
Damage: Calf	27.5
Damage: Forearm	23.1
Rate of Fire	705
Ballistics
Muzzle Velocity	735 m/s
Acceleration	−30 m/s2 for 2 s
Gravity Modifier	2.8
MOA	5
Max. Range	N/A
Weapon Handling
Show/Hide table Sway Sway Stand (HF/ADS) 1.3/0.95 Sway Croch (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 Croch (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:0.02/0.10 Recoil Croch ADS (μ/σ) x:0.42/0.10 y:0.08/0.12 Recoil Prone ADS (μ/σ) x:0.30/0.09 y:0.08/0.10 Recoil Bipod ADS (μ/σ) N/A Recoil Stand HF (μ/σ) x:0.47/0.12 y:0.08/0.08 Recoil Croch HF (μ/σ) x:0.43/0.86 y:0.08/0.08 Recoil Prone HF (μ/σ) x:0.36/0.13 y:0.08/0.85 Recoil Bipod HF (μ/σ) N/A
Miscellaneous
Suppresion Effect	Regular
Equip	1.43 s
Reload Tactical	3.9 s
Reload Empty	4.6 s
Reload Bipod	N/A
2-hit Kill Max Distance	259 m

Variants

• The AKS-74U is available for two factions, the Russian Ground Forces and Irregular Militia Forces.

Icon	Variant	Faction	Role	Sight	Ammo	Accessories	Note
	AKS-74U	RGF		Iron sights, ranging 100-400m	2 mags	Tracer
	AKS-74U	RGF		Iron sights, ranging 100-400m	2 mags
	AKS-74U + Banana Mag	IMF		Iron sights, ranging 100-400m	6 mags	Banana Mag
	AKS-74U	IMF		Iron sights, ranging 100-400m	2 mags
	AKS-74U	IMF		Iron sights, ranging 100-400m	7 mags
	AKS-74U	IMF		Iron sights, ranging 100-400m	4 mags

Gameplay

• The AKS-74U magazine holds 30 rounds or 45 rounds, depending on the variant.
• Can be fired on semi-automatic and automatic.
• When the AKS-74U is equipped by a Lead Crewman or Lead Pilot, every 4th round is a tracer round.
• The sights for the AKS-74U include iron sights only.
  • The iron sight allows the user to zero the rifle for different ranges (from 100m to 400m).
• Arguably one of the weaker carbines in-game. Compared with other carbines, the AKS-74U has lower damage, a shorter effective range, slower muzzle velocity, and a below-average bullet dispersion performance at 5 MOA.
  • Most carbines in-game have exact same damage model and ballistic performance as their rifle counterpart; however, this is not the case for the AKS-74U.
  • The 702 rounds per minute rate of fire is in the middle of the pack for an automatic weapon, and it has balanced performance across close and medium range.
    • Automatic fire is very controllable in short bursts. This makes it very effective at close range.
• AKS-74U is classified in-game as Carbine. 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.
  • Though AKS-74U has a worse damage model and ballistic performance than its rifle counterpart, they have the exact handling characteristics in-game.

History

The AKS-74U is a carbine variant of the AK-74. It was designed in 1979 to create a standard carbine for the Soviet Army. The firearm uses 5.45x39mm cartridges, just like its parent. It served as the standard carbine and personal defense weapon (PDW) of the Soviet Army from 1979 to 1991 and is still used by the Russian Ground Forces from 1991 to the present.

Trivia

• The abbreviation AK from AKS-74U stands for Avtomat Kalashnikova (Автомат Калашникова), which means in English from Russian, "Kalashnikov automatic rifle". 74 stands for the year the AKS-74U's parent, the AK-74, was designed, which was 1974. The S in AKS-74U stands for Skladnoy (складной), which means 'foldable' in Russian. This is due to the AKS-74U's folding buttstock. The U in AKS-74U stands for Ukorochenniy (укороченный), which means 'shortened' in Russian.

Gallery

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  AKS-74U in real-life

See also

• AK - A list of all AK variants
• Weapons

External links

• AK-74 on Wikipedia