- For the standard issue LMG of the Russian Ground Forces, see RPK-74M.
- For the 7.62x39mm variant used by the Insurgent Forces, see RPK.
RPK-74
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Details
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| Weapon class | Automatic Rifle |
| Users | Irregular Militia |
| Capacity | 45-round detachable box magazine |
| Cartridge | 5.45×39mm |
| Rate of fire | 650 RPM |
| Fire Mode | Semi-Automatic Fully Automatic |
| “ | The Russian RPK-74, like its predecessor in the RPK, is a light machine gun variant of the AK-74. Featuring a longer barrel, larger banana magazines and integrated folding bipod, it is a very handy weapon to drop in and boost a squad's firepower. Along with the AK-74, surplus stores have proliferated into former Soviet states and into the hands of militia and insurgent groups. | „ |
| ~ In-game description |
The RPK-74 is a light machine gun featured in Squad.
Statistics
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| Weapon Name | RPK-74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon Type | Automatic Rifle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Damage Type | Kinetic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Magazine Size | 45+1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ammo Cost | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Damage Model | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Base Damage | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Min. Damage | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Base Damage Distance | 362 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Min. Damage Distance | 500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Damage: Head | 186 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Damage: Shoulder | 38.75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Damage: Calf | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Damage: Forearm | 26.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rate of Fire | 652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Muzzle Velocity | 960 m/s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acceleration | −30 m/s2 for 2 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gravity Modifier | 2.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MOA | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Range | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Suppresion Effect | LMG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equip | 1.43 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reload Tactical | 4.51 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reload Empty | 5.94 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reload Bipod | 3.36 s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-hit Kill Max Distance | 423 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Variants
- The RPK-74 is available to one faction, the Irregular Militia Forces.
| Icon | Variant | Faction | Role | Sight | Ammo | Accessories | Note |
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RPK-74 + 1P78 |  IMF
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1P78 (2.8×), 100m zero | 10 mags | Tracer |
Gameplay
- The RPK-74 magazine holds 45 rounds.
- Can be fired on automatic and semi-automatic.
- Every 4th round of the RPK-74 is a tracer round.
- The 652 rounds per minute rate of fire is below average for an automatic weapon but makes the gun more controllable in close and medium range.
- The sights for the RPK-74 include the 1P78 (2.8×) optic sight only.
- The 1P78 (2.8×) optical sight allows the user to see enemies from long distances easily and engage enemies at longer ranges without the need to zero the weapon.
- RPK-74 shares its damage and ballistic performance with RPK-74M.
- The RPK-74 and RPK-74M have one of the fastest muzzle velocity at 960 m/s.
- The RPK-74 will not hurt hostile armored vehicles, but it can be used effectively against non-armored Technicals, Light transport vehicles, or Logistics Trucks to kill or wound the occupants. It can destroy the Motorcycles.
- RPK-74 is classified in-game as Automatic Rifle. Automatic Rifle combines the handling characteristics of Rifles and Light Machine Guns. They have relatively higher sway and hip-fire recoil.
- They output LMG level suppression effects, are relatively easy to point fire, and are effective at medium to long ranges.
History
The RPK-74 is a gas-operated, rotating closed-bolt light machine gun (LMG) and squad automatic weapon (SAW). It was designed by renowned Russian designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1974 to become a modern replacement to Kalashnikov's previous LMG creation, the RPK. The RPK-74 was adopted by the Soviet Army in the same year as the standard squad LMG. Unlike the RPK, the RPK-74 has a longer and heavier chrome-plated barrel with a new gas block, a ring for the cleaning rod, a folding bipod, and a threaded muzzle. Other changes include a different front sight tower, strengthened rear stock trunnion, and reinforced magazine well. Also, the RPK-74 could only use the 45-round box magazines instead of the RPK's 75-round drum magazines.
Trivia
- The abbreviation RPK from RPK-74 stands for Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova (Ручной пулемёт Калашникова) which means in English from Russian, "Kalashnikov hand-held machine gun". 74 stands for the year the RPK-74 was designed, which is 1974.
Gallery
RPK-74 in real-life
See also
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