AKM

AKM
AKM
Weapon Quote	“Fully automatic assault rifle”
Profile
Build	M Medium
Icon
Type	Assault Rifle
Unlock	Free
Damage
Body	21
Head	31.5 (1.5×)
Environmental	10
Damage Falloff
Min Range	30m
Max Range	37.5m
Multiplier	0.55
Technical
RPM	600
Magazine	34
Empty Reload	2.35s
Tactical Reload	2.35s

The AKM (Avtomat Kalashnikova Modernizirovanny) is an automatic assault rifle available to the Medium class. It is best suited for dealing sustained damage at medium range and is easy for new contestants to excel with.

Usage

The AKM can be selected as the weapon of any Medium build loadout.

The trigger can be held to continuously fire bullets that damage opponents, also dealing additional damage on headshots. Aiming down sights increases the AKM's accuracy. Moving decreases accuracy, especially when going airborne.

The weapon automatically reloads when its magazine is empty, or the user can do a tactical reload before this point. The user has unlimited spare ammunition.

Controls	PC	PS	XBox	Key
Equip AKM	1	△	Y	Weapon
Fire shot (Tap) Continuous fire (Hold)		R2	RT	Primary fire
Aim down sights (Hold)		L2	LT	Secondary fire
Tactical reload	R	◻	X	Reload

Stats

Damage Profile

Body Part	Light (150 HP)		Medium (250 HP)		Heavy (350 HP)
Body Part	Bullets to kill	Time to kill (s)	Bullets to kill	Time to kill (s)	Bullets to kill	Time to kill (s)
Head	5	0.4	8	0.7	12	1.1
Body	8	0.7	12	1.1	17	1.6

Values are approximate and determined by community testing (11.6.0).

Sights

Main page: Sights

FREE

IRON SIGHTS

300

ADDER REFLEX

300

COMPACT REFLECTOR

300

HOLOGRAPHIC

300

LOOKING GLASS

Properties

Weapon

Ranged — Strikes targets by aiming and firing at them from a distance.

Automatic Fire — Continues to fire automatically until the trigger is released.

Aim Down Sights — Has iron sights and optical sights that significantly increase accuracy when used.

Full Reload — Replaces the entire magazine in one animation on reload.

Unstable Accuracy — Suffers a significant decrease in accuracy while moving and while airborne.

Bullet

Hitscan — Travels in a straight line, meaning there is no bullet drop. The direction will deviate from the crosshairs depending on accuracy.

Critical Hit — Critically hits on headshots, applying a damage multiplier.

High Range Falloff — Deals reduced damage when hitting targets at long distances (falloff starts beyond 30m).

Minor Structure Damage — Damages structures. Takes a very long time to break a concrete wall.

Guide

Strengths

The AKM has the second highest magazine size out of any Medium class ranged weapon, behind the P90.
The AKM is able to sustain fire for longer than the comparable FCAR without reloading. However, it has a lower immediate damage output and has a higher reload time.

Weaknesses

The AKM's damage begins to fall off at moderate distances, and falls off severely at long distances. Additionally, due to bullet dispersion, it becomes more difficult to hit the target consistently.

Tactics

Firing should always be done while aiming down sights, unless the target is extremely close. Doing so greatly increases the accuracy of the AKM.

Recoil

How to control:

Pull down hard and slightly right during the first four bullets
Pull down and left until the 10th bullet
After the 10th bullet, pull down evenly until bullet 26.
After the 26th bullet, pull directly to the right until the mag is empty

Hitscan

When the weapon fires a shot, a target is scanned for using a hitscan. This is a detection mechanism that scans in a straight line, meaning there is no bullet drop. The direction of this line will be deviate randomly from the direction of the crosshairs, depending on the accuracy level at the time of firing.

Immediately, the closest contestant, structure, object or shield intersecting the hitscan will be tagged as being struck. First, a bullet tracer animation quickly travels from the weapon to the hit location, then its effects are applied. This means it is possible for targets to be struck a few frames after they appear to take cover, as the hit is confirmed the moment the weapon is fired.

Item Mastery

Item mastery XP for the AKM can be earned by actively using it.

Source	XP Reward
XP Breakdown
Damage dealt by the AKM	0.2 × Damage Dealt
Critical damage dealt by the AKM	0.2 × Critical Damage Dealt
Opponent eliminated by the AKM	50
Assist on an opponent damaged by the AKM	20

Each time a certain XP threshold is reached, the item levels up. This does not improve the item, but rewards a unique item customization.

Default

Level 1

STANDARD ISSUE

9,000 XP

Level 2

DYE JOB

9,000 XP

Level 3

DYE JOB

36,000 XP

Level 4

DYE JOB

54,000 XP

Level 5

DYE JOB

162,000 XP

Level 6

TRIANGLE TWINKLE

144,000 XP

Level 7

STRIPED GRAZER

136,000 XP

Level 8

PAINTED PREDATOR

200,000 XP

Level 9

PREDASHEEN

150,000 XP

Level 10

ALTITUDE SICKNESS

200,000 XP

Level 11

CLOUDPIERCER

200,000 XP

Level 12

PEACH HORIZON

200,000 XP

Level 13

TWILIGHT RIPTIDE

200,000 XP

Level 14

MOLTEN CURRENT

200,000 XP

Level 15

WORLDSEED

Cosmetics

Notice

These sections only display cosmetics in the cosmetics database. Some limited-time items might be missing.

Skins

1,200

800

800

800

800

800

750

800

800

ENGIMO COMMON CARRIER

700

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

950

800

150

150

Default

125

Animations

Name	Rarity	Source	Description
OVERHAND RACK	EPIC	150	For contestants who know how to slide out of trouble.
SHOULDER DRAW	RARE	125	You've done this before. No fuss. No wasted moments. Just pure, streamlined action.

Name	Rarity	Source	Description
CARVE & LOAD	EPIC	S3 BATTLE PASS LEVEL 55	When craftsmanship meets combat efficiency.
CRUNCH-TIME RELOAD	EPIC	150	For contestants who engage in such intense firefights that they need to reload before running out of ammo.
JACKPOT JUGGLE	EPIC	S1 BATTLE PASS LEVEL 2	Let your opponents know that their fate is up in the air.

Name	Rarity	Source	Description
BOLT-BACK RELOAD	EPIC	150	Let your opponents know you're ready for chaos in the arena with this quick mag swap.

Name	Rarity	Source	Description
AMMO AUDIT	EPIC	150	Ensure your rounds are ready to star in the next act of your show in THE FINALS.
LUCKY LOOK	COMMON	Free	Take a beat, clock your trinket, then get back to stacking wins.

Trivia

The AKM exists in real life as the AKM, meaning (Avtomat Kalashnikova Modernizirovanny) (translating to Kalashnikov's Automatic Rifle Modernised), developed by the Soviet small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1959. It was developed to be the successor to the AK-47 from a decade prior. It was introduced into service in the Soviet Army that same year.
- See also: List of Gun Origins.

History

Patch	Changes
11.6.0	Increased damage from 20 to 21
10.0.0	Increased magazine size from 32 to 34
7.3.0	Increased the weapon equip time from 0.23s to 0.3s Decreased the weapon unequip time from 0.23s to 0.2s
6.0.0	Improved recoil interpolation, making the weapon feel slightly smoother when it recoils. This does not change the underlying recoil pattern, only some of the first-person camera movement Added Adder Reflex, Holographic, and Looking Glass sights.
4.0.0	Decreased magazine size from 36 to 32 Added Compact Reflector sight.
2.0.0	Decreased damage falloff minimum range from 35m to 30m Decreased damage falloff max range from 40m to 37.5m Decreased damage falloff modifier at max range from 67% to 55%
1.4.0	Slight adjustment to AKM recoil pattern
1.2.0	Updated recoil pattern, making it slightly less easy to control