AKM-74/2

AKM-74/2
Type	Assault rifle
Ammunition	5.45×39mm 30 round detachable box magazine

Those who live by the AK, die by the AK. Got that, Duty?
― Freedom stalkers

The Avtomat Kalashnikova Skladnoy model 1974 (Kalashnikov automatic rifle, Folding, model 1974), called AKM-74/2 in games, is an assault rifle appearing in all STALKER games.

Background

The rifle was developed in the early 1970s in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It was developed from the earlier AKM (itself a refined version of the famous AK-47) and introduced in 1974. The AKS-74 ("S" – Skladnoy [Folding]), is a variant of the AK-74 designed for airborne infantry that is equipped with a side-folding metal shoulder stock and is currently the variant used in all STALKER games. The AK-74 is currently the military service rifle of most former USSR countries.

Overview

In the Zone, the AKS-74 is a very common assault rifle used by both the Military and Stalkers alike. Chambered for 5.45×39mm ammunition, the weapon is relatively light and durable, but it has fairly high recoil and tends to be inaccurate when shooting at distant targets. The weapon features a synthetic plum polymer foregrip, a Bulgarian waffle-style magazine and a folding skeletal stock.

Appearances

Shadow Of Chernobyl

The AKS-74 is invariably the second assault rifle one will encounter, after the AKm 74/2U. It's cheap to buy, and it's easy enough to find in the field. The AKm-74/2 is a lower mid-range weapon, with decent power, but poor accuracy for a rifle. It can make short work of bandits and weaker mutants, but is generally neglected after the player finds more advanced weaponry. It can be fitted with a PSO-1 Scope and a GP-25 Kostyer Grenade Launcher, but not a silencer. The first time one is likely to get their hands on an AK is salvaging one from one of the military soldiers attacking Mole's group in Agroprom.

A unique variant, called the Fast-shooting Akm-74/2, can found in Strelok's stash in the Agroprom Underground. It has an increased rate of fire, increased durability, and reduced recoil.

Notable deployments

The AKm-74/2 is a widely used weapon by every faction, except Freedom and the Ecologists, who prefer Western weaponry, and Duty, who usually use the more modern equivalent; the Obokan. Mercenaries tend to use the weapon in lower numbers, in some cases equipped with PSO-1 Scopes.

Notable users

• Mole

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Clear Sky

Characteristics

It's a little bit more reliable here and it's quite cheap to maintain and upgrade. The weapon however is prone to damage and accuracy at long range remains poor. The rifle must be upgraded to mount both a PSO-1 scope, as well as the GP-25 grenade launcher. One notable change from Shadow of Chernobyl is the ability to add a silencer. The AKS-74's stats changed dramatically in Clear Sky and can rival the performance of basic NATO weaponry. Comparing it to its cousin the AC96/2 in Clear Sky, it has slightly better damage and handling compared to it but is less accurate and has a lower rate of fire. It also has the cheapest upgrades compared to all assault rifles with all tier 1 upgrades costing only 1,600 rubles.

Notable deployments

Virtually every faction in the zone uses this weapon (with the exception of the Ecologists and the Monolith), most experienced members of a faction use this as their weapon of choice.

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Call of Pripyat

Notable deployments

AKm-74/2 is a very popular weapon among all of the zone's factions; it seems to be the default Warsaw Pact weapon of Experienced characters.

Noteable users

• Spartacus

Characteristics

In Call of Pripyat the AK has been somewhat nerfed and now fulfills the role of AKm 74/2U's bigger brother, with slightly worse (but still very good) handling and better everything else, including the ability to attach both a grenade launcher and a PSO-1 scope, though it needs a (tool-less) upgrade for the latter. It is also more reliable than the AKm 74/2U, and can be modified to use the slightly more effective 5.56×45mm ammo. The biggest problem with the Akm however is that the unique Storm is available from Nimble almost instantly, and is superior in every way except for reliability.

Notes

• However, in both CS and CoP, it has to be upgraded to mount a scope, making it the original AKS-74.
• The rifle model itself is mirrored in all three games, as there are no Kalashnikov rifles with a charging handle that extends from the left of the receiver.
• In Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat: This weapon can be modified to use 5.56×45mm rounds. With this, it acts like a stand in for the AK-101
• In Call of Pripyat, it can be upgraded to 2.00 kg, making it the lightest weapon chambered for the 5.45x39mm round.

Background information

Depiction

It should be noted that the variant used in Shadow of Chernobyl is a kind of AKS-74N/AK-74M (the modernized variant of the AK-74, successor to AKS-74) hybrid, this is referenced by it's skeletal folding stock (AKS-74N) and the ability to mount a PSO-1 scope (both versions) and a grenade launcher (AK-74M) without any upgrades.

Development

In the early builds, The AK had a very different model and texture. It had a wooden furniture, a foregrip with a grenade launcher, and a different stock. This model has been used untill 2003. Around 2004, The AK had been given the final mesh we've seen in the original stalker, but it had a different texture. It had a brown/grey plastic furniture. Somewhere around 2006, it had been given the final texture with the green furniture.

AK-74 this is main weapon of post soviet military troops. It is highly robust and powerful weapon produced since 1976. TTX: Range – 800M Magazine capacity: 30 bullet

Very first version of the AK, build 1114

The AK-74 in build 1935, note the gray synthetic furniture

Gallery

Shadow of Chernobyl

Character view

Iron sights

World model as seen in all games.

Third-person view.

Call of Pripyat

The AKM-74/2 with the PSO-1 scope and GP-25 Kostyer installed.

See also

• Gameplay tips
• AKS-74U – The carbine variant.