Service Weapons Guide

## Assault Rifles

### AKM

An upgraded version of the original AK-47. Fires a 7.62x39mm caliber and feeds from 30 round magazines or 75 round drums. Most effective at short to medium range and in urban environments. Sub variants include the AKMN which can attach optics and the AKMS which has a folding stock.

### AK-74

Spagistan's standard service rifle. Fires a 5.45x39mm caliber from 30 or 45 round magazines. Almost all variants can attach optics. Effective at medium ranges, although the maximum effective range can be pushed to 800 meters with optics. All variants are essentially functionally identical.

### AK-103

A variant of the AK-74 chambered for the 7.62x39mm caliber. All information regarding the AKM applies to this weapon. The AK-103-1 is semi automatic only and the AK-103-2 adds a burst fire functionality. The base AK-103 is semi and fully automatic.

### HK416

A dirty capitalist German rifle based on the dirty capitalist M4. Fires a 5.56x45mm caliber from 30 round magazines. Effective at medium to long range.

### Vz. 58

A rifle developed in Czechoslovakia. It resembles the AKM but is completely unrelated. While it fires the same caliber from 30 round magazines, the magazines are not compatible. Has a higher automatic rate of fire than the AKM and is also more accurate.

### M70

A Yugoslavian variant of the AKM. All information related to the AKM applies. The only variant which can mount optics is the M70B3.

## Squad Automatic Weapon

### PKP

A Russian developed general purpose machine gun. Fires a 7.62x54mm caliber from 100 round belts. Low rate of fire and limited ammo capacity, the gunner must be skilled with his shot placement and rate of fire control. Can attach various Russian optics

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### PKM

Almost identical to the PKP in function but cannot mount optics

### FN Minimi

A 5.56mm light machine gun. High rate of fire, high accuracy, and low recoil. Feeds from 200 or 100 round belts. Often used with a magnified optic to increase effectiveness at longer ranges, up to 1000 meters

### M84

A Yugoslavian variant of the PKM. Is more or less functionally identical but can also feed from a 250 round belt

## Side Arms

### TT-33

A Soviet handgun from before WWII. Has a 7 round magazine and is not effective in combat. Don't use this

### Makarov PM

A 9mm Soviet handgun developed in the 1950s. Has an 8 round magazine. Not combat effective, don't use this

### 6P53

The only handgun you should use as a combat weapon. Developed in the 90s for Russian special forces. Fires an armor piercing 9x21mm caliber and feeds from a 17 round magazine

## Launched Grenades

### GP-25

Grenade launcher attached to the AK variants. Standard high explosive grenade is the VOG-25. VOG-25P is an airburst grenade. GRD-40 variants are smoke grenades. VG-40MD is a white phosphorus impact fused grenade, VG-40TB is a thermobaric grenade

## Shoulder Launched Munitions

### RPG-26

Single shot disposable rocket launcher. Can disable light armor frontally and is effective against main battle tanks from the sides and rear. Has a limited effective range, within 300 meters

### Igla

Shoulder launched heat seeking surface to air missile. Requires target to be locked before firing