An
assault rifle (though it's about the size of a
submachinegun) that's basically a shortened version of the
AK-74 (that's not a typo; I'm
not talking about the
AK-47). It retains many of the same parts as the
AK-74, including the same
magazine, but has a drastically shortened
barrel. This makes it very
compact and thus was used during
Russia's war with
Afghanistan by
airborne forces and
vehicle crews. Although its
effective range is fairly short and the fully automatic fire is very unselective, the folding
stock makes it a high-power
weapon that's easy to
conceal. This makes it a fairly popular choice of
terrorist forces that can get their hands on them.
Statistics:
Cartridge: 5.45mm
Weight: 3.4 kg (loaded)
Length: 420 mm (folded); 675 mm (extended)
Cyclic Rate: 800 rounds per minute
Magazine: 30-round box