AK-74

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The AK-74 is a Soviet-designed 5.45×39mm assault rifle developed in the 1970s as a modernized successor to the AK-47, widely used by Soviet and later Russian and other military forces.

All labels observed (4)

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AK-74 canonical 4
AK-74 assault rifle 1
AK-74M 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assault rifle
firearm
action gas-operated
rotating bolt
barrelLength approximately 415 mm
caliber 5.45 mm
canUse rifle grenades (with appropriate equipment)
cartridge 5.45×39mm
category 5.45×39mm firearms
Cold War assault rifles
conflictUsedIn Chechen conflict
surface form: Chechen Wars

Soviet–Afghan War
various post-Soviet conflicts
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
designedFor infantry use
designer Mikhail Kalashnikov
developmentStartDate early 1970s
effectiveFiringRange 500 m
family Kalashnikov rifle family
feedSystem 30-round detachable box magazine
45-round detachable box magazine
fireModes fully automatic
semi-automatic
hasFeature muzzle brake
side-mounted optics rail (on many variants)
hasVariant AK-74 self-linksurface differs
surface form: AK-74M

AK-74 self-linksurface differs
surface form: AKS-74

AKS-74U
inService 1970s
isSuccessorOf AK-47
material polymer furniture (later models)
stamped steel receiver
wooden furniture (early models)
mounts bayonet
muzzleVelocity approximately 900 m/s
overallLength approximately 940 mm
productionStartDate mid-1970s
rateOfFire approximately 600 rounds per minute
replaced many AK-47 and AKM rifles in Soviet service
standardIssueFor Russian Army (until gradually replaced by AK-74M/AK-12)
Soviet Ground Forces
surface form: Soviet Army (late Cold War)
standardSights iron sights
usedBy Russian Armed Forces
Soviet armed forces
surface form: Soviet Armed Forces

Warsaw Pact
surface form: Warsaw Pact countries

various post-Soviet states

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AKM successor AK-74
AK-74 hasVariant AK-74 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: AKS-74
AK-74 hasVariant AK-74 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: AK-74M
Tula Arsenal notableProduct AK-74
this entity surface form: AK-74 assault rifle