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The PK (Russian: Пулемёт Калашникова, transliterated as Pulemyot Kalashnikova, or "Kalashnikov's machine gun") [4], is a belt-fed general-purpose machine gun, chambered for the 7.62×54mmR rimmed cartridge.
6P69 Pecheneg-SP machine gun. Pecheneg-N: GRAU index is "6P41N", similar to the Pecheneg but features a mounting rail for night vision sights. Pecheneg-SP: GRAU index is "6P69", is an improved variant of the PKP Pecheneg. It has two main versions; a standard version and a special forces version. Titanium is now used for its construction.
The Type 73 is based on a 1960s-era Soviet design, most likely the PK machine gun (PKM), although the date of its first production in North Korea is currently unknown. The weapon was reportedly seen in the Korean Demilitarized Zone in 2002, when a United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission team told media outlets that North Korean soldiers had set up numerous Type 73s in positions ...
HMG PK-16 (Pakistani variant) Soviet Union: KPV / Vladimirov Machine Gun 14.5×114mm: 1949–present PKP (infantry variant; not to be confused with Pecheneg machine gun) KPVT (vehicle-mounted) ZPU-1 / 2 / 4 (AA mounts) Soviet Union: NSV Utyos / Nikitin– Sokolov–Volkov 12.7×108mm: 1971–present succeeded by Kord can still be found in large ...
Machine guns POF HMG PK-16: 12.7×108mm Pakistan: Standard heavy machine gun, based on the DshK/Type 54P. [16] [17] MG3: 7.62×51mm NATO Germany: Standard general-purpose machine gun. [18] Locally produced under license by POF. RPD: 7.62×39mm Soviet Union: Squad automatic weapon. [19] PKM: 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union: Limited usage by Special ...
Colleoni machine gun — 6.50×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano: Ammunition belt Italy: 1908 Colt Machine Gun: Colt's Manufacturing Company: 5.56×45mm NATO: Ammunition belt United States: 1965 Colt Automatic Rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO: Detachable box magazine United States: 1982 Darne machine gun: Hotchkiss et Cie: 7.50×54mm French 8.00×51mmR French ...
The HMG PK-16 shows some similarities to the Soviet DShK, as well as the Chinese W85 and Type 54 Machine gun. [2] The HMG PK-16 is assembled by two people [1] with an assembling time of 5 minutes and 20 seconds [3] and a disassembling time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds, [3] however its assembling time with the gun mounted is less than one minute. [3]
The Russian PK machine gun is a more modern example. Another efficient and widely used format is the recoil actuated type, which uses the gun's recoil energy for the same purpose. Machine guns, such as the M2 Browning and MG42, are of this second kind. A cam, lever or actuator absorbs part of the energy of the recoil to operate the gun mechanism.