AK-74u


 * For the similarly named weapon, see AK-74.

The AK-74u is a submachine gun featured in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Singleplayer
In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the AK-74u is a submachine gun. It is first found on the level Crew Expendable and seen semi-commonly throughout the game being used by the Russian Loyalists, Ultranationalists, the Middle-Eastern OpFor, and Nikolai once he is rescued in Blackout and during the subsequent level, Hunted.

Multiplayer
In multiplayer, the AK-74u can be customized with a Red Dot Sight, Suppressor, or ACOG Scope. The AK-74u is fairly similar to the MP5, in that both weapons have the same damage, rate of fire and range. It is tied with the MP5 in terms of damage output, but it has less recoil despite the visual 'bouncing', and much better wall penetration at the cost of more idle sway and worse hip accuracy when using a Red Dot Sight or silencer (same as an Assault Rifle).

The AK-74u bears many similarities to weapons in the assault rifle class. It is the only submachine gun with noticeable sway (4 degrees, and it sways quickly, the same amount and speed as the AK-47), and it also has the same wall penetration as assault rifles, light machine guns, and sniper rifles. Also, its hip-fire accuracy is reduced to that of an assault rifle when equipped with a Red Dot Sight or Suppressor. It also has the same mobility as an assault rifle. The AK-74u is only similar to other SMGs in its movement speed while aiming down the sight, its damage decays over range, and its hip-fire accuracy when using no attachment.

Call of Duty: Black Ops
The AK-74u was seen in the multiplayer teaser trailer in the hands of another player. It was then later seen in various gameplay videos uploaded by Machinima.com. It appears to have the stock folded or removed.

Weapon Attachments

 * Red Dot Sight
 * Silencer

Trivia

 * The "AK-74u" was modeled after an air-soft gun that was itself made to resemble the AKS-74U compact assault rifle. Many other firearms in the Modern Warfare series and Call of Duty: Black Ops are also inspired from air-soft guns owned by their respective studios, Infinity Ward and Treyarch.
 * The AK-74u has the same empty and mid-magazine reload animation as the AK-47, albeit a bit faster.
 * A version of the AK-74u can be found on the level "F.N.G." with a GP-25 grenade launcher mounted on it, although it is un-usable. It is the only place where this version can be found.
 * In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the serial number on the AK-74u is, R060479.
 * AK-74u magazines can be found throughout levels in Modern Warfare 2, such as Loose Ends.
 * The AK-74u in Black Ops seems to have no stock.
 * In Call of Duty 4, the AK-74u has bakelite magazines, but in Black Ops it has metal magazines.

Video
400pxGameplay with the AK-74u