AK-47

The AK-47, which stands for the Russian Автомат Калашникова образца 1947 года; (Kalashnikov automatic rifle, 1947 model), is an assault rifle originally manufactured by Izhmash but now manufactured by various companies all over the world and has become both an icon and the most prolific firearm across the globe.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the AK-47 can be picked up by the player in single player mode and is the most frequently used enemy weapon of the game by both Ultranationalists and OpFor militants. It is superior in terms of firepower and penetration when compared to most other rifles in the game, and it keeps an open field of view for spotting other targets nearby, although it suffers more in terms of recoil. It is important to note that the AK-47's recoil is purely visual (as it resets right back on the target before the next shot).

The AK-47 is effective at medium range. In single player, the player may occasionally encounter a variant of the AK-47 called the AK-47 Grenadier, a standard AK-47 modified with an under-mounted GP-25 grenade launcher, functioning similarly to the M4A1 with an attached M203 grenade launcher. Oddly, the AK-47 Grenadier has a max ammo of 308 instead of 300. In Multiplayer, the AK-47 can be modified with the Red Dot Sight, ACOG scope, GP-25 Grenade Launcher, and suppressor. One of the flaws of this rifle is that attaching a silencer or Red Dot Sight reduces the damage from 30-40 to 20-40, making it considerably worse than other silenced and RDS automatics. Also, the AK-47 has the same sway amount as the M4 and same sway speed as the G36C. Its sway is further reduced when going prone. The AK-47 is also one of six Golden Weapons.

Call of Duty 4 DS
Apart from graphics the DS version has the same performance as the PS3, PC and 360 versions.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
The AK-47 in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is heavily modified. It is equipped with a tan/white-colored polymer furniture and a side bracket scope mount. The upper and lower handguards are replaced by Tapco Intrafuse handguard with a Tapco MAK-90 pistol grip, polymer magazine, a Vltor Clubfoot stock, luminescent sights and a unique spiral flash hider/muzzle brake. The firing of the rifle sounds different to that in Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The Ultranationalists still commonly use the AK-47.

In multiplayer, the AK-47 is unlocked at level 70, the last level of experience for MP players and when Prestige Mode becomes available, so it may not see much use before players Prestige. This is different from the first Modern Warfare, in which the AK-47 was one of the first weapons unlocked. This is most likely due to the low recoil, high power, decent magazine size, automatic fire, and quick reload of this rifle. The AK-47 has the second highest damage output per second among assault rifles, right behind the TAR-21; the AK fires 50 RPM slower. This makes the AK-47 very effective at close and medium range, and its fairly low recoil makes it usable at long range. However, the AK-47 does have one major drawback; it sways when using any attachment except for the ACOG. Although the sway is minor, the fact that it sways at all while other weapons do not is a bigger disadvantage than most players realize, as even one or two extra missed shots can lead to the loss of a firefight. Some players get round this by not having an attachment on the AK-47 at all as it can get more than plenty of kills without the need for an attachment. However, because of this reason, most players prefer the SCAR-H or TAR-21, although the AK-47 does have a higher rate of fire and bigger magazine than the SCAR-H and less recoil than the TAR-21. It also has decent open-topped iron sights which somewhat mitigate the need for optical attachments. The AK-47 has received a little bit of online criticism from some players because they cannot use the gun as effectively as it's Call of Duty 4 counterpart. In fact, the AK-47 is a highly effective weapon providing that the user remembers to fire in bursts and to adapt their aim accordingly if they decide to put an attachment on the gun.

Another feature is that the AK-47's grenade launcher takes about half the time to switch to as other assault rifles, due to the Grenade Launcher's grip and trigger being gripped at all times. This makes it easier to quickly swap to the grenade launcher and fire off a quick shot. However, the GP-25 takes longer to reload than the M203 of other assault rifles.

Commonly known to have a low accuracy, the recoil is so low that by the time the next shot is fired, the sights have returned to the target.

Weapon Attachments

 * Grenade Launcher
 * Shotgun
 * Red Dot Sight
 * Holographic Sight
 * Silencer
 * Heartbeat Sensor
 * ACOG Scope
 * Thermal scope
 * FMJ
 * Extended Magazines

Trivia

 * The version of the AK-47 is different in MW2 might be becouse 5 years after CoD4 the Russians change it it more modern.


 * Drawings of the AK-47 can be found throughout the OpFor-based Single-player and Multiplayer levels on the walls of certain buildings.
 * The AK-47 is a good weapon to Reload Cancel with.
 * The serial number of AK-47 in Modern Warfare 2 is 122874.
 * In Modern Warfare 2, the AK-47 can be seen in every Campaign mission except for No Russian, Just Like Old Times and Endgame.
 * In Modern Warfare 2, the wooden foregrip is changed into polymer with rails, also, it looks less rounded.
 * When the AK-47 is equipped with the GP-25 grenade launcher in Modern Warfare 2, it is called the "AK-47 Grenadier", rather than "AK-47 Grenade Launcher." This name is similar to the Call of Duty 4 singleplayer versions.
 * The Modern Warfare 2 AK-47 uses the pickup icon of the Call of Duty 4 AK-47.

Video
thumb|left|350px|AK-47 Gameplay. Note this player is using [[Extended Magazines for this gun.]]