AKS-74U

The AKS-74u (Russian: Автомат Калашникова Складной образца 1974 года Укороченный Avtomat Kalashnikova Skladnoy obraztsa goda 1974 Ukorochenniy; English: Automatic Kalashnikov Folding model 1974 Shortened) is a Soviet carbine, developed in the late 1970's from the AKS-74 assault rifle (itself a folding-stock variant of the AK-74), firing the 5.45x39mm M74 cartridge. The "U" in AKS-74u stands for Ukorochennyj, or shortened, in Russian; the "S" stands for "Skladnoy", meaning "folding". The AKS-74u straddles the line between assault rifle and submachine gun; it fires assault rifle ammunition, but has a severely abbreviated barrel, which allows for maneuverability in restricted spaces and noticeably decreases both its accuracy and muzzle velocity.

Battlefield 2
The AK-74U in Battlefield 2 is the standard primary weapon for the Spec Ops Kit on the MEC team. It comes with a Kobra Red Dot Sight and sports desert camouflage. It has the highest stopping power of all the standard Spec Ops Kit weapons; compared to its American counterpart, the M4A1 Carbine, it does more damage at the cost of lower accuracy and sight magnification.

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
The AKS 74U appears in the hands of the MEC Special Ops Kit. Equipped with a Red Dot Sight and a suppressor, it has high rate of fire, good power, high accuracy, and little recoil make it an easy gun to use.

Battlefield: Bad Company
In Battlefield: Bad Companys singleplayer mode, the AKS74u' can be found on dead Russian commandos. Like all the compact assault rifles, it comes with a permanently attached suppressor.

In multiplayer, it is the default compact assault rifle issued to the Russian Specialist Kit. The SCAR and the 9A91 are its American and MEC counterparts, respectively. It has a 60 round magazine (with 180 in reserve) and a good fire rate, and kills in around 10-15 shots, making it statistically equivalent to its in-game counterparts. Essentially a close quarters weapon, it is relatively accurate compared to the other compact assault rifles in the game and can be fired in an automatic mode effectively at medium ranges; it is not a good weapon to use at longer ranges.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
In Battlefield: Bad Company 2s singleplayer mode, the AKS-74u Krinkov' can be acquired easily in the final mission, Airborne. The player is immediately forced to pick up and use the weapon, and enemies use it either with iron or Red Dot Sights.

In multiplayer, the AKS-74u Krinkov is the 4th compact weapon issued to the Engineer Kit, requiring 16,000 points for to unlock; a player pre-ordering from GameStop or BartSmit can immediately unlock it by redeeming the pre-order code. It has a 30 round magazine and, like all other engineer-issued carbines, is equipped with a default suppressor.

Its moderate damage and rate of fire make it effective at close ranges. However, its now high recoil makes It is advised to burst fire at long range. A patch increased its recoil in an effort to make using it at longer ranges more difficult.

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The AKS-74U is a compact version of the famous AK-74. The powerful round gives it high damage potential while sacrificing some of the control found in other SMGs.

Recoil: The AKS has a higher recoil than some of the other SMGs, but is still controllable at close to medium ranges.

Damage: The AKS deals more damage than any other SMG, but this damage drops rapidly over range.

Ammo: The AKS comes with 15 rounds per magazine, and 75 rounds in total.

Reload: The AKS takes 4 seconds to reload.

Battlefield 3
"Derived from the AKS-74, the AKS-74u is a shortened Carbine with the power of a rifle cartridge but the size of a submachine gun. Often called by its nickname "Krinkov" the shortened barrel makes the weapon inaccurate at medium ranges but extremely effective in close quarters. Due to its incredibly short length the AKS-74u cannot mount a bipod."

- Battlelog description

Singleplayer
The AKS-74u in Battlefield 3 singleplayer and cooperative modes is one of the primary weapons of the PLR and Iranian military. It is first found in Semper Fidelis/The Great Destroyer, where the player takes one from a PLR soldier after the first quick time event of the level(s). It is also one of the player's starting weapons along with the AS VAL in Comrades. It is most heavily used in the missions taking place outside of Iran -- where it is largely offset by the KH2002.

Multiplayer
The AKS-74 is the default Russian carbine for the Engineer kit. It functions in a similar manner to its larger relative, the AK-74M, with a slower firerate and higher damage at range than its USMC counterpart, but is less effective at long range and more effective at close range compared to the AK-74M. As the final unlock in the Engineer kit, the player will unlock the ability to use the AKS-74 on the US faction, as well as being able to use the M4A1 for the RU faction.

Due to its lower firerate, this gun is less effective at close ranges than the M4A1, but the more controlled firerate makes its recoil slightly more predictable at medium ranges. In terms of recoil and firerate, the AKS-74u is to the AK-74M as the M4A1 is to the M16A3.

When used with a Foregrip, the AKS-74u has nearly no sideways recoil, rather, most all of its recoil goes straight up. This, combined with the moderate firerate, means that the weapon can be used effectively out to medium ranges. If controlled bursts or semi-automatic fire are used, the AKS-74u can be used, albeit less effectively, at ranges longer than these.

Videos
Video:AKS-74u BF2|Overview of the AK-74u in Battlefield 2 Video:AKS-74U Krinkov|Gameplay with the AKS-74u Krinkov in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 at Panama Canal and Arica Harbor in Squad Deathmatch mode.

Video:AK-74U Gameplay and Review (Bad Company 2) | A review of the AKS-74U in Bad Company 2. Gameplay with iron sights, red dot sight, and 4x scope is shown, as well as a recoil test.