AK-74

The Izhmash AKS-74 (Skladnoy of "Folding", Model 1974) is an automatic centerfire assault rifle featured in The Last Stand: Dead Zone.

Description
The main Russian service rifle since 1978. It is an AKM modified to fire the smaller 5.45x39mm cartridge, that was designed to be a counterpart to NATO's 5.56x45mm cartridge. This weapon has been used in many conflicts around the world. The AKS variant features a Foldable stock. It features a 16.3 Inch barrel, steel receiver bolt and frame, wood-textured plastic grip and handguard and it holds 30 5.45x39mm Soviet rounds.

Standard-issue assault rifle of several former USSR countries. Also extensively imported and copyied in the U.S..

Information
Tactics

An effective weapon, it has equivalent stopping power and is slightly longer ranged than the M4A1, but has a slightly slower rate of fire and takes longer to reload. They are otherwise nearly identical, though the AKS-74 has an edge in DPS. Both are likely to be the first fully-automatic assault rifles the player obtains, providing a large boost in your armory's firepower.

How to Obtain

Scavenging:

It can be scavenged during missions that are level 16 or higher.

HERC Supply Boxes:

 HERC-05-01  Quiet Scoped AK-74 

 HERC-05-03   Quick Action AK-74 

 HERC-05-08 Maintained Scoped AK-74 

 HERC-05-10 Maintained Scoped AK-74 

 HERC-06-02   Recoilless   AK-74 

 HERC-06-03  Stabilized Suppressed  AK-74 

 HERC-06-04   Scoped  AK-74 

The Store:

1,000 High Capacity Quick Action AK-74 

Variants

Performance
Pros

Automatic.

Long Effective Range.

Quiet.

High Knockback.

High Capacity.

Cons

Low Stopping Power.

Low Hit Chance.

Very Long Reload Time.

Schematics
Weapons Bench Schematics

 Schematic: Scoped AK-74 (Unlocked with a level 7 weapons bench)

Findable Schematics

Schematic: Sighted Custom Stock AK-74 

Schematic: Sighted Recoilless AK-74 

Recycling
<span style="color: rgb(181, 181, 181);">Poor 

x 1 x 1  x 1  x 1  x 0-? x 0-1

<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Common 

x 1 x 1  x 1  x 1  x 0-1  x 1

 Uncommon 

x 1 x 1  x 1  x 1  x 0-1  x 4-14

 Very Uncommon 

x 1 x 1  x 1  x 1  x 0-1  x 8

 Rare 

x 1 x 1  x 1  x 1  x 0-? x 8

<span style="color:rgb(193,103,255);">Very Rare 

x 1 x 1  x 1  x 1  x 0-1  x 20-30

<span style="color:rgb(180,93,34);">Unique 

x 1 x 1  x 1  x 1  x 0-? x 21

Trivia

 * The Golden AK-47 sold in the trading post is actually a recolored AKS-74.
 * The AKS-74 is seen when a player levels up, as part of the HUD graphic.
 * The AKS-74 can be seen in the Inventory icon on the lower part of the player's HUD.