AK-47
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AK-47

Weapon 🔪 Assault Rifle ⚡ Foreign Design 📦

The AK-47 is a gas-operated, long-stroke piston assault rifle that fires 7.62×39mm ammunition from a 30-round curved magazine. The Type 1 models have a stamped steel receiver, though the more numerous Type 2 and 3 versions have a milled one, complemented by a wooden stock, handguard, and a slanted muzzle brake. This rifle is known for its simplicity, durability and reliability in harsh conditions. It was the standard service rifle of the Soviet Union from 1949 to 1959, though its deployment was kept a close-guarded secret to the eyes of NATO until the Vietnam War, when it was fielded en-masse by the PAVN and the Viet Cong.

In the Soviet Army, most of these weapons have been replaced by the cheaper and more reliable AKM, which is almost identical to the original AK-47. The original weapons are largely being exported to Soviet allies across the world.

Abilities

Common Attributes - Mechanical

Auto

This weapon is fully automatic, either inherently so or by the presence of a selective-fire mechanism.

EFFECT:
This weapon can fire more than one shot each time it is used. Each subsequent shot has a progressive penalty.
Automatic weapons are considered STABLE when they're mounted on a vehicle, tripod or turret. This is different from the Stabilised SA.

  • Point Blank Range - No penalty.
  • Close Range (≤10m / 2sq) -> -1
  • Short Range (≤50m / 5sq) -> -2 (STABLE: -1)
  • Average Range (≤200m / 10sq) -> -3 (STABLE: -1)
  • Medium Range (≤500m / 20sq) -> -5 (STABLE: -1)
  • Long Range (≤1000m / 50sq) -> -5 (STABLE: -3)

         ~ Beyond this point, automatic fire is unfeasible without a STABLE firing platform. ~

  • Very Long Range (≤2000m) -> (STABLE: -3)
  • Extreme Range (>2000m) -> (STABLE: -5)

Common Attributes - National

Guerrilla Guns - Soviet Small Arms (CW)

Throughout the Cold War, Soviet small arms have mostly been used by insurgents and guerrillas in wars of national liberation, employing asymmetrical tactics and strategies against much greater western powers. While the first world's tactics revolve around airstrikes, armour and artillery support, eastern-aligned irregular forces approach using stealth and deception, striking until they're close enough that enemy artillery becomes too dangerous to their own side.

EFFECT:
At Short Range or below, this weapon's damage rolls are maximised.

Unique Attributes

Doch Kalashnikova - Kalashnikov UA

The AK-47 family of rifles is something of a legend. Reliable, rugged and dependable to the extreme, able to work in the harshest conditions with little maintenance. In the mid-1960s it became the weapon of choice for guerillas and insurgents, a legacy which would become long-lasting. 

EFFECT:
This weapon's hit or damage rolls can always be rerolled, gaining 1 UNRELIABILITY point for the duration of combat after each instance. Additionally, it is immune to serious malfunctions (they become regular malfunctions).

Attributes

Unorganized
TYPE
Assault RIfle
TECH
Modern
WGHT
4.5kg
AMMO
30
CAL
7.62x39mm
RNG
Medium
DMG
2d6 | Auto
PEN
2
SPC
Guerrilla Guns, Doch Kalashnikova