AK-74U

"This assault rifle variant maintains the legendary durability of its predecessor, while improving use for close-quarters combat."

- The Arsenal

The AK-74U is a carbine version of the AK-74 firing the 5.45x39mm round.

Overview
The AK-74U has a much higher fire rate than its cousin, the AK-47, but it also has less power per shot due to the smaller caliber. It is a common weapon among newer players and is well suited for smaller maps. It is also highly accurate, which causes the first few shots of automatic fire to land with precision. The AK-74U is similar to a submachine gun because of its portability and efficiency in close quarters combat.This gun does well with an iTech scope combined with tap firing and is a weak 3 hit kill.

This weapon can be forged into the STG-44.

Trivia

 * The AK-74U in real life has a designation of AKS-74U (The "S" stands for "skladnoy", Russian for "folding", indicating the folding stock; the "U" stands for "ukorochenniy", which means "shortened").
 * The AK-74U has a tighter spread than the AK-47.
 * The AK-74u was made in 1979.
 * The AK-74U was designed for Russian paratroopers as it has a shorter overall length than the AKM and features a folding stock. It was outperformed by the MP5 PDW in 1980, and it is now rarely used by the military.
 * In Combat Arms Russia, this weapon is a default weapon, replacing the M16A3 and its default upgrades. It is also nerfed to make it similar to the M16A3 as a weaker default weapon.
 * One notable feature about the AK-74U is that its spread increases when crouching, unlike most other guns which usually have decreased spread while crouching. Accuracy remains the same no matter what position your character is in.