AKS-74U

***Information on this page is accurate for version v.710 and can differ from the current info in v.796.***

## Weapon information

### Ammunition

2 / Assault Rifle Ammo

AKS-74U assault rifle calibrated for 5.45x39mm cartridge.

The AKS-74U is the shortened variant of the AK-74 assault rifle. while not as widespread as the full sized AK and significantly less powerful, the AKS makes up for its single AP usage and being the first true assault rifle the player can obtain. Specially useful for clearing crates and other small obstacles where pistols wont just cut it.

The AKS-74U can only be assembled from a Specialist.

## **Appearance**

The AKS-74U is a shortened variant of the AK.74 intended for close quarter combat and portability in situation where a full sized AK is utterly unwieldable.

* The rifle stock is a skeletonized triangular stock that can be folded for even more compactness.
* The handguard, gas chamber and barrel have also been shortened and modified.
* The barrel has a conic muzzle device.
* The magazine is standard issue 30 round capacity metal made 6L23 model in black.

## **Obtaining**

### Crafting

The player can craft the AKS-74U at Arzamas's workshop.

 **CRAFT** *(click to expand/collapse)*

* Machine Oil x200
* Screw x4
* Spring x4
* Spare Weapon Parts x4
* Aluminum x4
 Results :
* +1 AKS-74U

## **Actions**

**Drop**

**Pick up**

 **Repair** *(click to expand/collapse)*

* Spring x1
* Machine oil x40
 Results :
* Durability (+25%)

 **Disassemble** *(click to expand/collapse)*

 Results :
* Screw x4
* Spring x4
* Spare weapon parts x4

## **Perk upgrades**

The AKS-74U can be further enhanced by using either direct or indirect perks.

* Direct perks affect the weapon category.
* Indirect perks affect the survivor.

### Saving on weapons cost (Indirect perk)

* Saving on weapons cost make weapon lose less durability.

### Assault rifle expert (Direct perk)

* Increases the damage output from the weapon category.

### Point blank (Direct perk)

* Point blank will increase weapon damage in 25% at the cost of reducing the effective range by 1.

The  icon indicates the damage dealt by using the Pilaf/Chicken Kiev/Flying Spaghetti Monster effect +25% damage against Animals/Human/Monster.

Hunter perks stand for any of the following perks:

* Headhunter (+ Damage for people)
* Monster hunter (+ Damage for Mutants)
* Hunter (+ Damage for animals)

Maximum damage can only be achieved by combining *Point blank range, Assault rifle, Hunter level 3* and *Pilaf,* for People and mutant enemies maximum damage replace the Pilaf with Flying Spaghetti Monster / Chicken Kiev.

## **Users**

* The AKS-74U is used by level 3 assaulter bandit. This type of bandit can be found either roaming the wasteland or protecting bandit city forts.

 Health
 Armor
 Movement Range
 Armor piercing
 Patrol
 Looter
 Easy mode
 Normal / Online mode
 Hard mode
 Attack effect
 Perks
 Dodge
 Bandit city fort
 Forts
 Wasteland

## **Version changes**

### v610 (Beta)

* AKS-74U appears for the first time in the game.

## **Gallery**

AKS-74U Icon (colored black for contrast)
## **Trivia**

* In the quest *Protection*, Mikhail asks the survivor for 10 Kalashnikov rifles, although the **AKS-74U** rifle, the RPK-74 and PKM machine guns are also members of the Kalashnikov family, Mikhail will only accept AK-74 assault rifles.
* The AKS-74U does have a stock, but it is always folded.
* The "S" stands for *Skladnoy* (Folding) and "U" for *Ukorochenniy* (Shortened) full name will stand as "*Avtomat Khalashnikova Skladnoy 1974 Ukorochenniy"*

## **In history**

Designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1974, the AKS-74U was born out of the necessity of the armed forces to acquire a more compact weapon for close quarter combat during the soviet project "*Modern*". Judging from other designs submitted, the AKS-74U, while no greater than the rest, it had the advantage that it was designed over an already existing platform and thus could be easier and cheaper to manufacture due to the availability of parts.

Adopted in 1979 and manufactured in the Tula Arms Plant, the AKS-74U stopped production in 1993.

## **See also**

* AK-74
* PPSh-41