RPK-74M

For the light machine gun used by the Irregular Militia, see RPK-74.

For the 7.62x39mm variant used by the Insurgent Forces, see RPK.

RPK-74M
Details
Weapon class	Automatic Rifle
Users	Russian Airborne Forces Russian Ground Forces
Capacity	45-round detachable box magazine
Cartridge	5.45×39mm
Rate of fire	650 RPM
Fire Mode	Semi-Automatic Fully Automatic

“	The Russian RPK-74M is a modernised variant of the RPK-74 and was developed in tandem with the AK-74M, intended to fill the automatic rifleman role in a Russian squad. The modernised version comes equipped with a folding stock, reinforced polymer furniture and also a dovetail side mount for the 1P78 2.8x scope.	„
	~ In-game description

The RPK-74M is an automatic rifle featured in Squad.

Statistics

Details
Weapon Name	RPK-74M
Weapon Type	Automatic Rifle
Damage Type	Kinetic
Magazine Size	45+1
Ammo Cost	2
Damage Model
Base Damage	62
Min. Damage	35
Base Damage Distance	362 m
Min. Damage Distance	500 m
Damage: Head	186
Damage: Shoulder	38.75
Damage: Calf	31
Damage: Forearm	26.04
Rate of Fire	652
Ballistics
Muzzle Velocity	960 m/s
Acceleration	−30 m/s2 for 2 s
Gravity Modifier	2.8
MOA	6
Max. Range	N/A
Weapon Handling
Show/Hide table Sway Sway Stand (HF/ADS) 1.6/1.3 Sway Crouch (HF/ADS) 1.1/0.9 Sway Prone (HF/ADS) 0.6/0.5 Sway Bipod (HF/ADS) 0.0/0.0 Max Move Sway Factor N/A Low Stamina Sway Factor 5.4 Max Sway Limit 13.0 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) 0.55/0.55 Max Move Sway Alignment Factor 4.5 Low Stamina Sway Alignment Factor 5.4 Max Sway Alignment Limit 8.0 Spring Stiffness 0.4 Damping 0.8 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) x:0.03/0.04 y:0.005/0.4 Recoil Stand HF (μ/σ) x:0.595/0.17 y:0.17/0.128 Recoil Crouch HF (μ/σ) x:0.425/0.128 y:0.085/0.425 Recoil Prone HF (μ/σ) x:0.361/0.127 y:0.085/0.85 Recoil Bipod HF (μ/σ) x:0.1/0.4 y:0.005/0.4
Miscellaneous
Suppresion Effect	LMG
Equip	1.43 s
Reload Tactical	4.51 s
Reload Empty	5.94 s
Reload Bipod	3.36 s
2-hit Kill Max Distance	423 m

Variants

• The RPK-74M is available to two factions, the Russian Airborne Forces and Russian Ground Forces.

Icon	Variant	Faction	Role	Sight	Ammo	Accessories	Note
	RPK-74M	VDV		Iron sights, ranging 100-1000m	10 mags	Tracer
	RPK-74M + 1P78	VDV		1P78 (2.8×), 100m zero	10 mags	Tracer
	RPK-74M	RGF		Iron sights, ranging 100-1000m	10 mags	Tracer
	RPK-74M + 1P78	RGF		1P78 (2.8×), 100m zero	10 mags	Tracer

Gameplay

• The RPK-74M magazine holds 45 rounds.
• Can be fired on automatic and semi-automatic.
• The RPK-74M is fitted with a deployable bipod.
• Every 4th round is a tracer round.
• The sights for the RPK-74 include the iron sight and the 1P78 (2.8×) optic sight only.
  • The iron sight allows the user to zero the rifle for different ranges (from 100m to 1000m).
  • The 1P78 (2.8×) optical sight allows the user to see enemies from long distances easily and engage enemies at longer ranges without the need to zero the weapon.
• RPK-74M shares its damage and ballistic performance with RPK-74.
  • The RPK-74M and RPK-74 have one of the fastest muzzle velocity at 960 m/s.
  • The 652 rounds per minute rate of fire is below average for an automatic weapon but makes the gun more controllable in close and medium range.
    • The RPK-74M fires at 650 rounds per minute, 50 more rounds than the RPK and the same as the RPK-74.
• RPK-74M is classified in-game as the Automatic Rifle. Automatic Rifles combine the handling characteristics of Rifles and Light Machine Guns. They have relatively higher sway and hip-fire recoil.
  • They output Light Machine Gun level of suppression effects, are relatively easy to point fire, and are effective at medium to long ranges.
• The RPK-74M will not hurt hostile armored vehicles, but it can be used effectively against non-armored Technicals, Light transport vehicles, or Logistics Trucks to kill or wound the occupants. It can destroy the Motorcycles.

History

The RPK-74M is a gas-operated, rotating closed-bolt light machine gun (LMG) and squad automatic weapon (SAW) designed by Russian designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1991 to replace Kalashnikov's previous LMG creation, the RPK-74. After the Soviet Army dissolved, the newly formed Russian Ground Forces adopted the RPK-74M as the standard LMG and SAW in 1991. The RPK-74M incorporates a side-rack bracket to mount optics, a lower handguard, gas tube cover, pistol grip, and a new synthetic stock made from a black, fiberglass polyamide; unlike the traditional wooden stock in previous Kalashnikov rifles.

Trivia

• The abbreviation RPK from RPK-74M stands for Ruchnoj Pulemyot Kalashnikova (Ручной пулемёт Калашникова) which means in English from Russian, "Kalashnikov hand-held machine gun". 74 stands for the year the RPK-74M's parent, the RPK-74, was designed, which is 1974. The M in RPK-74M means Modernizirovannyj (Модернизированный) which translates from Russian to English; "Modernized" or "Improved".

Gallery

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  RPK-74M in real-life

See also

• AK-74M
• RPK
• RPK-74
• Automatic Rifleman
• Weapons

External links

• RPK-74M on Wikipedia