WHY HEROES WHY? Amusingly, the AK-74 is referred to by the game's files as the AEK-971 (in reality, the AK-74M), a similar yet different weapon. Contrary to what many "n00b"-ish players think, the change of skin and sound effect, while different from the normal Tommy's Super Typewriter/Rudolf's Uber Rescue, only serves to make the gun look and sound different. In reality, as mentioned before, the Assault Rifles are identical to the (short-range) Second Tier SMGs.