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The modernized and most commonly known variant, known as the PKM, features several enhancements over the original PK design. Designed in the Soviet Union and currently in production in Russia, [ 1 ] the original PK machine gun was introduced in 1961 and the improved PKM variant was introduced in 1969.
It is a further development and modification of the PK machine gun (PKM). [10] It is said to be more accurate than all its predecessors due to a heavier, removable, partially forced-air-cooled barrel with radial cooling ribs and a handle which eliminates the haze effect from hot gases and keeps the barrel cooler, making the weapon more reliable ...
English: 7.62 mm PKM machine gun used by Finnish military on display during the Finnish Navy 2012 anniversary. Suomi: Suomen puolustusvoimien käytössä oleva 7,62 mm PKM konekivääri esitteillä merivoimien vuosipäivänä 2012.
The Type 80 (Chinese: 80式通用机枪) is a general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) manufactured by Norinco in China, based on the Soviet PKM.The machine gun was certified for design finalisation in 1980 and entered the PLA service in the mid-1980s, specifically in 1983. [5]
The mines cannot be laid manually and must be laid only using minelaying systems, such as remote mining machine UMZ, portable mining kit - PKM (mortar), and those present on multiple rocket launchers, helicopters (VSM-1 mine system) or airplanes. [1] [10] The remote minelaying systems can only use cluster munition containing PFM-1 mines.
As of December 2013 the 7.62×54mmR is mainly used in designated marksman and sniper rifles like the Dragunov sniper rifle, SV-98 and machine guns like the PKM. It is also one of the few (along with the .22 Hornet, .30-30 Winchester, and .303 British) bottlenecked, rimmed centerfire rifle cartridges still in common use today. Most of the ...
Star Model PKM; Star Model PD; Star Model 1941-S: pistol of single-action 380 ACP produced from 1940 to 1983, resembled of the Model oA, but in very small dimensions. Models for military use. Star Model D -SS: Medium-sized pistol, single-action .380 ACP produced between 1930 and 1941.
The RPD (Russian: ручной пулемёт Дегтярёва, romanized: Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova, English: Degtyaryov hand-held machine gun) is a 7.62x39mm light machine gun developed in the Soviet Union by Vasily Degtyaryov for the 7.62×39mm M43 intermediate cartridge.