RPK-74
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| Type | Light machine gun |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1974–present |
| Used by | USSR, Poland, Bulgaria |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1974 |
| Produced | 1974— |
| Variants | RPK-74S, RPK-74N |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 5 kg |
| Length | 1,060 mm |
| Barrel length | 590 mm |
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| Cartridge | 5.45 x 39 mm |
| Caliber | 5.45 mm |
| Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
| Rate of fire | 600 round/min |
| Effective range | 600 metres (effective range) |
| Feed system | 30 or 45-round detachable box |
The Kalashnikov Handheld Machine Gun model 1974 (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova obraztsa 1974 goda, RPK-74, Russian: Ручной пулемёт Калашникова образца 1974 года, РПК-74) is a squad automatic weapon or SAW developed by the Kalashnikov Design Bureau of the Soviet Union in 1974. It is a light machine gun that fires 5.45 x 39 mm M74 ammunition, and is very similar to the AK-74, though with a longer and heavier barrel, a bipod and some differences in the stock and forearm (handguard). However it cannot be fired for sustained periods of time due to the RPK-74's non-removable barrel. It can fire both 45 and 30 round magazines. There has also been a prototype 90 round drum magazine developed as well. [1]
[edit] See also
- AK-74, AK-47, PKM and RTK-74
- Squad automatic weapon
- Machine gun
- Light machine gun
- Assault rifle
- List of Russian Weaponry
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