AK-47

The Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947, officially known as the, is an Assault Rifle that uses 7.62mm Ammunition.

Background
The AK-47 was designed by the Russian inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov from 1946-1948 in order to provide the Red Army with a weapon comparable to the German StG-44. The rifle quickly found its way into many corners of the world as the Soviet Union supplied them as aid to other communist countries.

Sounds
Firing

Reloading

Swapping To

Using AK-47

 * At medium range, the AK-47 is more accurate than the MAC10, Groza, and M416. Keep your distance from players using those weapons in order to exploit your superior accuracy.
 * At short range, the AK-47 will beat accurate but low-DPS weapons such as the MP5. Move closer to an opponent using such a weapon in order to exploit this advantage.
 * The AK-47 benefits greatly from standing still. Its standing spread of 2.5 degrees, which is four times better than its moving accuracy, allows it to be extremely useful at long range.
 * Make sure to alternate between shooting and moving. Standing still for prolonged periods of time gives several advantages to your opponents.
 * The AK-47 doesn't do anything badly but it doesn't do anything exceptionally well. Other common guns may be better-suited to your playstyle, and some rarer weapons may be directly superior to the AK-47.

Rarity
The AK-47 is an uncommon weapon but can be found nearly anywhere.

In "Into The Woods" mode it is the rarest gun in game followed by the M870

Countering

 * Get in an extremely close proximity of the enemy as the length of the AK-47 is too long to fire at someone that's up in their face. This strategy is best used when you are using a pistol, melee weapon, or short SMG or rifle.

Pros

 * High damage per magazine
 * Good standing accuracy

Cons

 * Somewhat long reload time

History

 * v0.0.7
 * Changed dropped image (secret update)
 * v0.2.5
 * Buffed damage from ??? to 13.5
 * Nerfed standing accuracy from ??? to 2.5
 * Nerfed moving accuracy from ??? to 10
 * v0.1.0
 * Shortened reload time from 3s to 2.5s
 * v0.0.5
 * "Buffed" (unknown changes)
 * v0.0.1
 * Added

Trivia

 * The icon for the AK-47 is actually based on the AKM, indicated by its slanted muzzle brake. A true AK-47 would have a flat muzzle. AKMs are often mistaken for AK-47s in media due to their similar appearances.
 * The real-life AK-47 uses the 7.62×39mm caliber.
 * The AK-47 was one of the first weapons to be featured in the game.
 * Although the Woods Map is supposed to only spawn LMGs and Shotguns, it could also spawn an AK-47 and a Mosin-Nagant via the Cache Feature.
 * In real life, it is less accurate than its in-game 5.56 counterpart the HK416.
 * The name of the gun, Avtomat Kalashnikova, means Kalashnikov Machine Gun.
 * The AK-47 was reskinned as of update v0.7.7, though the appearance in the HUD and when holding it remained the same.

Links

 * http://surviv.io/img/loot/loot-weapon-ak.svg