5.45x39mm (no ontology)
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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% | 30% | 14% | 5% |
Considered to be the modern Soviet equivalent to the 5.56x45mm NATO caliber, it achieves comparable performance, but is slightly less powerful than its American counterpart.
Although unable to kill an unarmored target in one shot, the caliber has been built for automatic fire and truly shows performance when used in small, controlled bursts.
The caliber does not enjoy the same popularity as 5.56 NATO does, and as such not as many weapons are available in this caliber as there are for the American cartridge. However, they are all part of the AK-74 family, and as such all enjoy the advantages of those weapons.
It is not particularly powerful, and requires a few shots to take down even unarmored targets, with performance dropping dramatically if the faced target has really heavy armor. It remains however a very reliable go-to round, suitable for most situations; when in doubt, this is not a bad pick, although contestants who want the maximum efficiency out of their weapon configurations will have to think twice before picking a 5.45x39mm caliber weapon, as it is good in most cases but excels in none in particular.
This caliber is somewhat rare, due to the small amount of compatible weapons, but is not the hardest caliber to find in the rooms. For contestants who want to buy some, 5.45x39mm is fairly cheap: 2.5 P$/round only, sold in boxes of 30 or 300 in gun shops and weapon shops; such large bulks of ammunition make ammo conservation much easier than with other calibers; as such, it is recommended.
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