← Assault Rifle
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AK74 vs M4
The AK74 fires 5.45x39mm, the M4 fires 5.56x45mm. Against an unarmored chest the M4 kills faster. Behind a level 4 plate it stays ahead.
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 | M4 |
|---|---|---|
| Damage per roundchest, unarmored target | 28.6 | 30.8 |
| Shots to killchest, unarmored target | 4 | 4 |
| Time to killchest, unarmored target | 0.28 s | 0.23 s |
| Damage per roundchest, level 4 plate | 10 | 10.8 |
| Shots to killchest, level 4 plate | 10 | 10 |
| Time to killchest, level 4 plate | 0.83 s | 0.68 s |
| Rounds per minuteas shipped | 650 | 800 |
| Effective rangemetres | 500 m | 500 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.