AK-47

"This rifle right here got my name all over it."

- Ellis

The AK-47 is an Assault Rifle variant in Left 4 Dead 2. It can be found mostly in the location of the Combat Rifle in areas where the assault rifle spawns.

Differences
Compared to the original Assault Rifle, the AK-47 has a lower ammo capacity, a slower rate of fire, and lower accuracy. However, each bullet from the AK-47 does 58 damage, able to kill commons in one shot on Easy and Normal, and in two shots on Advanced and Expert. It appears at roughly the same rate as the other two Assault Rifles.

Tactics

 * The AK-47 can kill Common Infected with one shot on easy and normal difficulty.
 * The AK-47 is a great weapon to be used on hordes. The less than quality accuracy isn't really an issue since the horde is often in a tight group you can crouch, and let the bullets fly.
 * The AK-47 has great bullet penetration and damage to make up for the accuracy issue, because of this it can be an effective "tank killer" being a very powerful weapon.

Trivia

 * While called the AK-47 in the game, it appears to be modeled after the AKM, a modernized, but almost identical gun.
 * It is unlikely to stumble upon a automatic version of this rifle in the real-life, though semi-automatic "sporter" versions are prominent throughout the US.
 * The AK-47 appears in all games in the Counter-Strike series. It was also slated to appear in Half-Life 2 as the AR1, but was ultimately cut, only seen in the leaked Half-Life 2 Beta.