AN-94

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The 7.62x39mm variant of the **Avtomat Nikonova Model 1994 (Russsian: Автомат Никонова АН-94)**, known in-game as the **AN-94** is a Burst Assault Rifle added in the v0.7.0 "*Incursion recursion*" 50v50 update on January 31, 2019, along with the Super 90.

## Info

It uses the 7.62mm Ammunition and is similar to the FAMAS, M93R, and UMP9, but shoots out two bullets every burst instead of 3. This weapon will only be given to the Commander of the blue team, although the AN-94 may drop and be picked up by fellow team members or enemy players when they die. I do so wonder if anyone's going through the articles i'm editing. If so, comment "Red team is better than blue team!" in the comments. It is also found on the Desert Map, under the Blue Aged Faction Statue, added on the v0.7.1 "*Danger close*" update, and rare Assault Class Pods.

## Strategies

### Using

* With its high damage and accuracy, using this weapon from mid to long-range is suggested. Chances are you will have a high scope when using this, as the Blue Commander gets an 8x scope, but if not, it is recommended you search for one.
* Keep a good close-range weapon when enemies get into close range, such as a MAC-10 or a Shotgun.
* If you are the leader, start spraying at the bridge in 50v50 as many people are at the bridge, almost guaranteeing you a kill.
	+ As an alternative, you can head to the river but not to the bridge. Example: If there is an island between both sides, head there and wait at the river. Start blasting the enemies once they show themselves. If more are coming to get you, continue spraying on the other side and hold off until reinforcements arrive.

### Countering

* Try to have high adrenaline and move in a zig-zagged line to dodge the bullets, as they have very high damage of 17.5 and can shred you in seconds. Use a powerful shotgun (MP220, Saiga-12) or a high-damaging short-range gun (Vector, MAC-10) to kill them.
* Getting in close range will force them to use a different gun, eliminating the long-range threat.
* Because of the accuracy, continuing to move around at long-range will help make an AN-94 user miss more shots.
* The Super 90 has superior DPS and can kill an AN-94 user fairly quickly at the mid-close range.
* You can fire and hide using cover to get a shot off and not get hit. This strategy works best with indestructible Obstacles.

## Pros and Cons

### Pros:

* High DPS
* Low Falloff
* Low Spread

### Cons:

* Insanely rare
* Will burn through ammo fast
* Relatively long reload time

## Sounds

* Firing
* Reloading
* Swapping to

## History

* v0.7.0 Official Release
	+ Public Release
* v0.7.0 Test Server
	+ Initial Release

## Trivia

* It's the first Burst Weapon in the game to not shoot 3 bullets per burst.
* The AN-94 shoots 2 bullets per burst. This simulates the advanced "hyperburst" feature of the AN-94, where the first shot's recoil is mechanically delayed, so it does not affect the second shot in the burst. This allows two shots to be placed very close to each other in quick succession, which allows the gun to penetrate armor at close range or improve hit probability. This is accomplished by having the entire barrel and firing mechanism recoil while the gun loads and fires the second round.
* In real life, the AN-94 also has an option for automatic fire, but it's fire rate is incredibly similar to the AK-47's.
* The magazine on an AN-94 is canted out to the right.
* In real life, the standard AN-94 uses 5.45×39mm. There exists proof of an exceedingly rare 7.62mm variant in real life, and Justin, a Developer, has confirmed this is the variant featured in-game.
* The name of the gun, Avtomat Nikonova, means **Nikonov Automatic Rifle**.
* It's the fourth weapon in the game that burst fires, with the first being the FAMAS, UMP9 being second, and M93R being third.
* It was first produced in 1994. It has been in service since 1997, but due to Russia's post-Soviet financial problems, it was not heavily produced. It sees limited service among Russia's special forces.
* The AN-94 follows the ammo drop rules that apply to most LMGs, dropping with only two pickups equal to its magazine length (2x mags total), instead of two equal to 1.5x like other Assault Rifles (3x total).
	+ This can be attributed to the fact that this AN-94 uses 45-round magazines originally from the RPK LMG.
* An AN-94 on the ground looks strikingly similar to an AK-47. The only main difference in the AN-94 loot image is its textured foregrip.
* With only a 0.025-second delay between its two bullets, this AN-94 hits a burst cyclic rate of 2400 RPM. This is the fastest shooting of any gun in the game (excluding multishot shotgun blasts), even beating out the 2000 RPM of Dual G18Cs.
	+ In real life, an AN-94 only has a burst rate of fire of 1800 RPM.