5.45x39mm (no ontology)
From Mazeworld
The 5.45x39mm (also known as 5.45mm Soviet) is a small rifle caliber introduced in 1974 alongside the AK-74 assault rifle for which it was developed.
It is a moderately powerful, but reliable cartridge, considered to be medium-tier in Mazeworld.
Real-life data
Introduced in 1974 alongside the then-new AK-74 assault rifle, which succeeded to the famous AK-47 in the Soviet military, it likewise replaced the AK-47's caliber, 7.62x39mm, as their service cartridge.
In the Soviet/Russian military, the first cartridges developed in this caliber were referred to as 5N7, and were developed with a complex bullet design. The caliber followed the trend of switching to intermediate-powered cartridges, to allow the soldier to carry more ammunition for the same weight and have more effectiveness in the typical ranges in which a soldier engages its targets.
The original 5N7 variant 5.45x39mm cartridges were developed with Full-Metal Jacketed bullets with a mild steel core coated in lead, and use the popular boat-tail design, reducing drag. This somewhat complex system was the basis of the new 5.45mm caliber developed for the AK-74 and its derivatives.
Other variants were later developed for other uses, such as the hardened steel core 7N6 bullet, delivering more power, or the 7N10 "enhanced penetration" bullet, for armor-piercing purposes.
It has been introduced as the new service caliber of the former Soviet military, as the AK-74 was meant - and did replace the AK-47 as the country's service weapon. It is still used nowadays in modern Russia's military with their current service rifle, the AK-74M, a modernized variant of the AK-74.
Mazeworld overview
| Type | Unarm | Light | Hardskin | Kevlar-2 | Kevlar-3 | Kevlar-4 | HEV |
| Bullet | 53% | 51% | 50% | 42% | 32% | 15% | 5% |
- Available for purchase in a gun shop or a weapon shop, in boxes of 30 or 300 rounds
- Costs 75 P$ for 30 rounds, and 750 P$ for 300 rounds
- Value of a single round is 2.50 P$
- Recoil level of this round is 2 - Light
- Availability of this caliber:
- Can be found at random in the rooms
Weapons compatible
Class 1 weapons
Class 2 weapons
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