9A-91

The 9A-91 is a carbine assault rifle currently in use with Russian police forces[1].



The 9A-91 is a gas operated, rotating bolt weapon, which utilizes a long stroke gas piston, located above the barrel, and a rotating bolt with 4 lugs. The receiver is made from steel stampings; the forend and pistol grip are made from polymer. The steel buttstock folds up and above the receiver when not in use. The charging handle is welded to the right side of bolt carrier. The safety / fire selector lever is located at the left side of the receiver, above the trigger guard, and allows for single shots and full automatic fire. The flip-up rear sight has settings for 100 and 200 meters range, but the relatively short sight base and steep trajectory of the subsonic bullet effectively restricts the 9A-91 to ranges of about 100 meters, at which the 9x39mm ammunition is clearly superior in penetration and stopping power to either 9mm pistol ammunition from Sub-Machine Guns, or 5.45x39mm M74 from the AK-74, and 5.56mm NATO ammunition from American Assault Rifles such as the M16.

Battlefield: Bad Company
In singleplayer, it can be found off of certain dead MEC enemies in the final mission, Ghost Town.

In multiplayer, it is the default Compact Assault Rifle for the MEC Specialist kit. It has a 60 round magazine and can kill in around 15-20 shots. Like all Compact Assault Rifles in the game, you cannot use its sights; aiming zooms in slightly and increases accuracy.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
The 9A-91 appears in multiplayer as the first SMG available to the player for the Engineer kit. Its performance changes slightly from Bad Company, now having a 20 round magazine, higher recoil, lower rate of fire, higher damage and the ability to use its sights. If possible, it is probably a better idea to use a weapon other than 9A-91 when playing Engineer. It has high damage (about 4-7 shot kill), but this is countered by its low rate of fire, small magazine capacity, and relatively high recoil. It is also one of the best SMGs to use at longer distances when firing in bursts or semi-automatically, due to its accuracy and high damage, although at close range it will probably be bested by other SMGs or other CQC weapons.

Trivia

 * In Bad Company, the 9A-91 has a 60 round magazine whilst having the appearance of a 20 round magazine.
 * In Bad Company's multiplayer, it has the exact same stats as the American SCAR and the Russian AKS-74u. This is for balancing purposes.
 * In Bad Company 2, it almost has the exact same stats as the SCAR-L, but the SCAR-L has a 30 round magazine and the 9A-91 has a smaller spread and recoil.