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The 'AKS-74U' is a Soviet-designed assault rifle in production from the early 80s until roughly 1991. The AKS74U ("U" for "Укороченный"/"Ukorochennyj" [shortened]) was developed in the late 1970s from the AKS74. The earliest known models were produced and dated by the Izmash and Tula Arsenals beginning in 1981. The AKS74U is the size of, and have the effective range of, a submachine gun. Only a few parts are interchangeable with the AK74, although it does utilize the same 5.45mm ammunition. A notable distinguishing feature is the conical gas expansion chamber developed to control recoil and muzzle flash as well as to facilitate cycling of the weapon given the shorter barrel.
It was intended for vehicle crews, artillery teams, and Special Forces soldiers needing small, lightweight weapons. Today the AKS74U is found primarily amongst police, private sector guards and rear-echelon military units, with the AKS74U being superseded among front line military units by the compact members of the AK100 family.
The AKS74U is capable of being fitted for a detachable PBS5 suppressor, as well as a suppressed 30mm BS-1 "Tishina" model grenade launcher which fires HEDP grenades. The grenades from the BS-1 are launched by blank cartridges stored in a pistol grip box magazine; the launching cartridges are cycled by bolt action. It has a flip-type U-notch rear sight and a cylindrical post front sight. Variants with a side-mounted optics plate can fit night vision scopes or other compatible optics, and have an added "N" designation to signify the existence of the optics plate. These AKS74UN variants are rather rare from the factory, as most were produced without an optics plate.
The AKS74U has been, and is still being, employed in former USSR countries by various security, military and insurgent forces. It was popular in many of the countries of the Warsaw Pact, and had been produced in several of these countries, or used as inspiration for other weapons such as the Mini Beryl. Zastava Arms in Fmr. Yugoslavia manufactured a short-barreled AK variant as the Zastava M85 and it saw service with the various countries that resulted from the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. In the West, the name "Krinkov" has become quite popular to describe the AKS74U (the term has murky origins, as it is not a Russian term and is in fact unfamiliar to most native Russian speakers). In Russia the AKS74U is affectionately called the "Little Bitch" because of the report, lack of control compared to the full-sized Kalashnikov variants, and the AKS74U's relatively small size.
The AKS74U has also achieved notoriety as a favored weapon of Osama bin Laden; in numerous public statements made by bin Laden and released by Al-Qaeda on videotape, an AKS74U is visible either in bin Laden's hands or leaning against a wall in the background.
The AKS74U has many differences when compared to the basic AKS74 assault rifle. The AKS74U has a severely shortened barrel, with the gas chamber moved back and appropriately cut down gas piston rod. Since the portion of the barrel after the gas port is very short, a special muzzle device was designed which is used as a flash hider and as a gas expansion chamber (to achieve reliable gas operated action). The front sight base is lowered, and the standard adjustable rear sight is replaced by a flip-up rear sight (marked for 200 and 400 meters distance) mounted on the receiver cover. The receiver cover is hinged to the receiver at the front and flips up when opened (the original AK-74 receiver cover is fully detachable). The AKS74U has similar controls, a similar folding buttstock, and uses the same magazines. The AKS74U cannot be fitted with bayonet, unlike the AK74, as it lacks bayonet lugs.
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★ List of Russian Weaponry
★ List of military equipment of Croatia
★ AK-74
★ AK-47
★ AMD-65
★ SovietArmy.com (Link no longer works)
★ AK-47.net
★ World.Guns.ru
The 'AKS-74U' is a Soviet-designed assault rifle in production from the early 80s until roughly 1991. The AKS74U ("U" for "Укороченный"/"Ukorochennyj" [shortened]) was developed in the late 1970s from the AKS74. The earliest known models were produced and dated by the Izmash and Tula Arsenals beginning in 1981. The AKS74U is the size of, and have the effective range of, a submachine gun. Only a few parts are interchangeable with the AK74, although it does utilize the same 5.45mm ammunition. A notable distinguishing feature is the conical gas expansion chamber developed to control recoil and muzzle flash as well as to facilitate cycling of the weapon given the shorter barrel.
It was intended for vehicle crews, artillery teams, and Special Forces soldiers needing small, lightweight weapons. Today the AKS74U is found primarily amongst police, private sector guards and rear-echelon military units, with the AKS74U being superseded among front line military units by the compact members of the AK100 family.
The AKS74U is capable of being fitted for a detachable PBS5 suppressor, as well as a suppressed 30mm BS-1 "Tishina" model grenade launcher which fires HEDP grenades. The grenades from the BS-1 are launched by blank cartridges stored in a pistol grip box magazine; the launching cartridges are cycled by bolt action. It has a flip-type U-notch rear sight and a cylindrical post front sight. Variants with a side-mounted optics plate can fit night vision scopes or other compatible optics, and have an added "N" designation to signify the existence of the optics plate. These AKS74UN variants are rather rare from the factory, as most were produced without an optics plate.
| Contents |
| Non-Russian users |
| Comparison with the Russian AKS-74 |
| See also |
| External links |
Non-Russian users
The AKS74U has been, and is still being, employed in former USSR countries by various security, military and insurgent forces. It was popular in many of the countries of the Warsaw Pact, and had been produced in several of these countries, or used as inspiration for other weapons such as the Mini Beryl. Zastava Arms in Fmr. Yugoslavia manufactured a short-barreled AK variant as the Zastava M85 and it saw service with the various countries that resulted from the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. In the West, the name "Krinkov" has become quite popular to describe the AKS74U (the term has murky origins, as it is not a Russian term and is in fact unfamiliar to most native Russian speakers). In Russia the AKS74U is affectionately called the "Little Bitch" because of the report, lack of control compared to the full-sized Kalashnikov variants, and the AKS74U's relatively small size.
The AKS74U has also achieved notoriety as a favored weapon of Osama bin Laden; in numerous public statements made by bin Laden and released by Al-Qaeda on videotape, an AKS74U is visible either in bin Laden's hands or leaning against a wall in the background.
Comparison with the Russian AKS-74
The AKS74U has many differences when compared to the basic AKS74 assault rifle. The AKS74U has a severely shortened barrel, with the gas chamber moved back and appropriately cut down gas piston rod. Since the portion of the barrel after the gas port is very short, a special muzzle device was designed which is used as a flash hider and as a gas expansion chamber (to achieve reliable gas operated action). The front sight base is lowered, and the standard adjustable rear sight is replaced by a flip-up rear sight (marked for 200 and 400 meters distance) mounted on the receiver cover. The receiver cover is hinged to the receiver at the front and flips up when opened (the original AK-74 receiver cover is fully detachable). The AKS74U has similar controls, a similar folding buttstock, and uses the same magazines. The AKS74U cannot be fitted with bayonet, unlike the AK74, as it lacks bayonet lugs.
See also
★ List of firearms
★ List of Russian Weaponry
★ List of military equipment of Croatia
★ AK-74
★ AK-47
★ AMD-65
External links
★ SovietArmy.com (Link no longer works)
★ AK-47.net
★ World.Guns.ru
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