The AKM is the standard assault rifle of the Medium Build.
Overview
The AKM deals lower damage and has stronger recoil compared to the FCAR, but it offers a bigger magazine. It's the preferred weapon of many Medium Builds, with a large magazine, slightly faster fire rate, and a longer firing time than the FCAR.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- The AKM can flex into a variety of playstyles within the Medium Class.
- It's DPS and magazine size allow the user to deal consistent damage at medium range.
- Most rounds (36) compared to the other assault rifles in medium class
Cons:
- Most inaccurate iron sight out of the medium assault rifles
- Longest reload time out of the medium assault rifles (2.3s)
- AKM's accuracy is inferior to the FCAR's
Weapon Skins
Trivia & Weapon Bio
- Based off of the Russian AK-74M the successor to the AK-47
Change History
Patch 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%
Patch 1.4.0
- Slight adjustment to AKM recoil pattern
Patch 1.2.0
- Updated recoil pattern, making it slightly less easy to control