Kalashnikov AKM 7.62x39 assault rifle

The AKM is an assault rifle in Escape from Tarkov.

Description
Modernized 7.62mm Kalashnikov, adopted in 1959 to replace AK as a standard service weapon of the Soviet Army. Main differences, compared to AK: enhanced accuracy range, lower weight, new stock, trigger, hammer retarder, muzzle compensator, and other design changes aimed at improving the efficiency of the rifle.

Fire Modes

 * Semi-automatic (Single)
 * Full automatic

VPO-136
· Semi-Automatic civilian variant

VPO-209 (Chambered in .366 TKO / EKO)
· Semi-Automatic civilian variant chambered in .366

Traders that have it

 * Pavel "Prapor" Yegorovich Romanenko - (for AKM only)
 * Alexander Fyodorovich Kiselyov - (for AKM variants only)

Strategy

 * The VPO-136 and the VPO-209 are weapons primarily used by Scavs.

Upcoming Variants
Battlestate announced in this tweet that AKMS, AKMNS, and AKMNSLP variants were also planned to be added.

AKMS
· AKM equipped with an under-folding metal shoulder stock in place of the fixed wooden stock.

AKMNS
· AKMS equipped with a side-rail used to attach a night vision device, and retains the folding stock.

AKMNSLP
· AKMNS with tritium sights, and retains the side rail and folding stock.

Trivia

 * The AKM's variant, the AKMS, is present in Escape from Tarkov 's predecessor, Contract Wars, a PvP multiplayer game also by Battlestate Games (as Absolutsoft), as a premium tier 1 assault rifle.