AK47

The AK-47 is a simple assault rifle of Soviet origin, invented by Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1947 and adopted by the Soviet Army in 1949. This rifle is inexpensive to manufacture and easy to clean and maintain. Its ruggedness and reliability are legendary. The large gas piston, generous clearances between moving parts, and tapered cartridge case design allow the gun to endure large amounts of foreign matter and fouling without failing to cycle. This reliability comes at the cost of accuracy, as the looser tolerances do not allow the precision and consistency that are required of more accurate firearms. It is chambered for 7.62x39mm rounds and uses 30 round magazines. AK-47s were manufactured across the world during the second half of the 20th century through the beginning of the 21st century.

The AK-47 was replaced in service by the AK-112 assault rifle at some point before the Great War.

In 1956, AK-47s were adopted by the Chinese Army (PLA) but were replaced with new-generation assault rifles prior to the Great War

After the Great War, AK-47s were produced by different workshops and remaining factories throughout the Wasteland, but by some coincidence were not seen in the West Coast, within the NCR limits, nor in the Capital Wasteland

The AK47 is featured only in Fallout Tactics


 * In-game Description: The AK47 and its derivatives formed the mainstay of Soviet Armies. Its reliability, ruggedness, and accuracy have earned it the reputation of being the best assault rifle ever made.

Trivia

 * The Kalashnikov AK-47 is chambered for 7.62x39mm rather than 7.62x51mm NATO. Also, it has a magazine capacity of 30 rounds, rather than 24.
 * Fallout 3's demo featured the assault rifle bearing some visual similarity to the AK-47.
 * The highly widespread "AK-47" designation is, in fact incorrect, as it refers to a series of pre-production prototypes. The true designation, under which the rifle was put into service and mass production, is simply AK or AKM (much more common modernized variant with stamped receiver and slower rate of fire, adopted in 1959).