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RPK-16 with a 95-round drum magazine and sound suppressor. The RPK-16 light machine gun (the number 16 indicates the year 2016, when the development first started) is Kalashnikov's response to the "Tokar-2" program, where it competed against Degtyaryov's submission. In 2018, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation have signed a ...
RPK-203: An export model of the RPK-74M chambered in 7.62×39mm. RPK-16: The RPK-16 squad automatic weapon is a new light support weapon which is expected to take over the role of its predecessor, the RPK-74, in the Russian Armed Forces. [1] RPL-20: The belt-fed LMG designed to fill the gap between RPK and PK machine gun.
The RPK-16 is based on the RPK-400 prototype, which shares similar design features with the AK-12 production model. It is chambered in 5.45×39mm and features the traditional Kalashnikov gas-operated long-stroke piston system, and shares several novel technical and ergonomic features derived from the AK-12 program.
With an empty weight of 5.2-5.5 kg, the RPL-20 rivals the weight of an RPK-74 while providing belt-fed, open-bolt operation and quick-change barrels to enhance sustained fire. [ 12 ] As of January 2024, Kalashnikov Concern completed preliminary tests of the RPL-20 machine gun, and Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation plans to conduct ...
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[1] [16] The bakelite stock panels hold a rectangular cleaning kit instead of the trapdoor in the wooden buttstock. Type 81 LMG: 7.62×39mm squad machine gun [1] similar to the RPK. Due to the removal of the unnecessary grenade spigot, the front sight post was relocated to the muzzle, providing a greater sight radius thus enhancing accuracy.
TUL-1 - North Vietnamese-made variant, but with stock of an RPK, barrel sights from an RPD. [29] The TUL-1's body was thin, only 1 mm compared to the 1.5 mm of an RPK. It was also heavier and had an inferior rate of fire compared to the RPK. However, the firing rate and effective range of the weapon was better than an AK-47-based rifle. [29]
The Yugoslavian version of the RPK, the Zastava M72, is a longer barreled member of the M70 family and is the weapon upon which the Tabuk is based. The barrel length of the Iraqi Tabuk rifle is 23.6 inches – slightly longer and thinner than a Yugoslavian M72 barrel, but much longer than a traditional AKM or the M70 (16.25 inches).