← Assault Rifle
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AK74 vs FAL
The AK74 fires 5.45x39mm, the FAL fires .308 Win. Against an unarmored chest they kill in the same time. Behind a level 4 plate that reverses: the FAL gets there first.
Both are assault rifles. The figures below come from the game's own damage tables, worked out on a chest shot against two reference targets: no armor, and a level 4 plate. Nothing here is an opinion about what to carry.
Measured side by side
| Measure | AK74 | FAL |
|---|---|---|
| Damage per roundchest, unarmored target | 25.3 | 32.9 |
| Shots to killchest, unarmored target | 4 | 4 |
| Time to killchest, unarmored target | 0.28 s | 0.28 s |
| Damage per roundchest, level 4 plate | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| Shots to killchest, level 4 plate | 10 | 8 |
| Time to killchest, level 4 plate | 0.83 s | 0.65 s |
| Rounds per minuteas shipped | 650 | 650 |
| Effective rangemetres | 500 m | 800 m |
A chest shot and two armor tiers is a slice, not the whole answer: a head shot, a limb, a level 2 plate or a different round all move these numbers. Lethality lets you set all of it and shoot the target yourself.