RPK light machine gun

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The RPK light machine gun is a Soviet-designed, Kalashnikov-pattern squad automatic weapon developed as a durable, magazine-fed support firearm for infantry units.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf light machine gun
squad automatic weapon
action gas-operated
barrelLength longer than AKM barrel
barrelType fixed barrel
basedOn AKM assault rifle NERFINISHED
bipod folding bipod mounted near muzzle
buttstockFeature club-foot stock for prone support
caliber 7.62mm
category automatic rifle
infantry weapon
chamberedFor 7.62×39mm cartridge
conflictUsedIn Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED
Vietnam War NERFINISHED
various post-Soviet conflicts
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
designedFor increased durability over AKM
sustained automatic fire
designer Mikhail Kalashnikov NERFINISHED
drumMagazineCapacity 75-round drum magazine
feedSystem detachable box magazine
detachable drum magazine
fireMode selective fire
gasBlockFeature lacks gas cutoff for launching rifle grenades
inService 1961
introducedAsReplacementFor RPD light machine gun NERFINISHED
material steel and wood
mounting shoulder-fired
muzzleDevice simple slant compensator or plain muzzle
operation long-stroke gas piston
platform Kalashnikov-pattern firearm
rateOfFire 600 rounds per minute (approximate)
receiverType reinforced stamped receiver
role infantry squad support weapon
serviceBranch airborne units (with variants)
motor rifle units
sightType adjustable iron sights
standardMagazineCapacity 40-round box magazine
stockType fixed wooden stock
successor RPK-74 light machine gun NERFINISHED
usedBy Russian Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Soviet Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Warsaw Pact countries NERFINISHED
various export customers
variant RPK-201 light machine gun NERFINISHED
RPK-203 light machine gun NERFINISHED
RPK-74 light machine gun NERFINISHED
RPK-74M light machine gun NERFINISHED
RPKS light machine gun

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Mikhail Kalashnikov notableWork RPK light machine gun
Mikhail Kalashnikov designed RPK light machine gun