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FF - AEKs family Arma Reforger Mod

Integration of the AEK-971 and AEK-973 + RIS into Freedom Fighters, using the mods by Sengraveth, ceo_of_bacon and SRGshadows. All rights are reserved to the authors of the integrated mods.

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Ranking

Popular#1127455.3
2Serversrunning this mod
2Observed players nowon servers reporting this mod
36Estimated player-hours (7d)7-day data
DeploymentTop 37%63.0ahead of 63% of tracked mods by servers running it
Activity44th43.7ahead of 44% of tracked mods by play on those servers
Popularity55.3deployment and activity combined
How those 2 installs happen100% traced
  • Not identified as a dependency2
Last 30 days
Servers, last 30 days
2 latest3 peak, 7 Oct0 low, 2 Oct

Servers reporting the mod in each hourly observation. Last 30 days.

Daily values
Servers, last 30 days, one row per day (UTC)
DayLastPeakLowObs.
19 Sept1115
20 Sept11124
21 Sept12124
22 Sept12124
23 Sept11124
24 Sept11124
25 Sept11124
26 Sept11124
27 Sept11124
28 Sept11124
29 Sept11124
30 Sept11124
1 Oct11124
2 Oct01024
3 Oct11024
4 Oct22124
5 Oct22124
6 Oct22224
7 Oct23224
8 Oct22224
9 Oct23224
10 Oct23124
11 Oct12124
12 Oct11124
13 Oct11124
14 Oct12124
15 Oct12124
16 Oct11124
17 Oct11124
18 Oct12124
19 Oct22119
Observed players, last 30 days
2 latest4 peak, 20 Sept0 low, 20 Sept

Sampled player counts on servers reporting the mod; not unique players. Last 30 days.

Daily values
Observed players, last 30 days, one row per day (UTC)
DayLastPeakLowObs.
19 Sept1115
20 Sept04024
21 Sept13024
22 Sept13024
23 Sept01024
24 Sept01024
25 Sept01024
26 Sept00024
27 Sept00024
28 Sept00024
29 Sept00024
30 Sept00024
1 Oct00024
2 Oct01024
3 Oct01024
4 Oct04024
5 Oct01024
6 Oct00024
7 Oct01024
8 Oct00024
9 Oct01024
10 Oct13024
11 Oct01024
12 Oct00024
13 Oct00024
14 Oct02024
15 Oct02024
16 Oct00024
17 Oct00024
18 Oct03024
19 Oct22019

Calculated Oct 19, 2026, 6:54 PM UTCDerived from observed server and mod activity. Trend positions describe recent observed change, not future adoption.

Summary

Integration of the AEK-971 and AEK-973 + RIS into Freedom Fighters, using the mods by Sengraveth, ceo_of_bacon and SRGshadows. All rights are reserved to the authors of the integrated mods.

Official Workshop description

Original mods: - https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/65EB1B769D018CFD-AEK971Fix - https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/5F291AC0C6088F0C-AEK971 Freedom Fighters mod : - https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/CAFEBEEFF0CACC1A-FreedomFighters made by johnnykerner The weapons will be available for the resistance in the shop/FOB, and equip randomly some of the recruits. ##AEK-971 The AEK-971 is a selective-fire assault rifle developed in the Soviet Union during the late 1970s at the Kovrov Mechanical Plant. Designed by Stanislav Koksharov, it was a contender in the "Project Abakan" trials which aimed to find a successor to the AK-74. Although it ultimately lost the contract to the AN-94, the AEK-971 was produced in small batches for various Russian law enforcement and military units. The rifle is chambered for the 5.45x39mm cartridge and uses standard AK-74 magazines. What sets the AEK-971 apart from traditional Kalashnikov designs is its innovative Balanced Automatics Recoil System (BARS). This gas-operated mechanism uses a counter-weight that moves in opposition to the bolt carrier group to neutralize the impulse of recoil. The result is a significant reduction in muzzle climb and felt recoil, which makes the weapon far more controllable during full-automatic fire, reportedly increasing accuracy by 15-20% over the AK-74. The rifle features a side-folding stock, polymer furniture, and a fire selector that allows for single shots, three-round bursts, and fully automatic fire. ##AEK-973 The AEK-973 is a direct variant of the AEK-971, developed as part of the same family of weapons to offer a multi-caliber platform. The primary and most significant difference is its chambering; the AEK-973 is designed to fire the older, but harder-hitting 7.62x39mm cartridge, the same round used by the AK-47 and AKM rifles. Consequently, it uses the iconic curved magazines associated with those weapons. Like its 5.45mm counterpart, the AEK-973 is built around the Balanced Automatics Recoil System (BARS) to mitigate recoil and improve control during automatic fire. This feature is particularly beneficial for the more powerful 7.62x39mm round, taming its recoil to a much more manageable level. The rifle shares the same fundamental design, including the gas-operated, rotating bolt action, polymer furniture, and folding stock. An improved subvariant, the AEK-973S, was also developed. While not as widely adopted as the main Kalashnikov line, the AEK series represents an advanced and effective branch of Russian small arms design.

Servers running this mod

2

2 currently listed servers report FF - AEKs family in its mod list. Showing the 2 with the most players.

Versions

7
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published · approved · 3.58 KiB
published · approved · 3.37 KiB
0.9.6Game 1.4.0.48 · 3.37 KiB · Aug 17, 2025
Dependencies: 6Scenarios: 0PublishedApproved
No changelog text is available for this version.

config.json entry

{
  "modId": "6623083187662BA3",
  "name": "FF - AEKs family",
  "version": "0.9.6"
}

Use FF - AEKs family on your server

Add FF - AEKs family to the game.mods array of your server config.json. The config generator builds the full file, the mod manager keeps the mod list and its dependencies organized, and the config validator checks an existing config. The adding mods guide and mod dependencies guide walk through it step by step.

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