The Probert Encyclopaedia of Warfare

AK-74

The AK-74 is a Soviet has operated, selective fire assault rifle first seen around 1978. It is an automatic weapon with a cyclic rate of 700 rounds-per-minute and a muzzle velocity of 735 meters-per-second. It is sighted to 400 meters. The AK-74 takes a 5.45 mm round from a 30-round curved box magazine.
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