Jumat, 02 September 2011

RPD


RPD

Type Light machine gun, General purpose machine gun
Place of origin  Soviet Union
Service history
In service 1944-1960s(Soviet Union)
Used by See Users
Wars World War II (limited)
Vietnam War
Laotian Civil War
Cambodian Civil War
Cambodian-Vietnamese War
Iran-Iraq War
Gulf War
War in Afghanistan
Cambodian–Thai border stand-off
various conflicts in Africa and Asia
Production history
Designer Vasily Degtyaryov
Designed 1943–1944
Variants RPDM, Type 56, Type 56-1, Type 62
Specifications
Weight 6.6 kg (14.55 lb)
Length 1,037 mm (40.8 in)
Barrel length 520 mm (20.5 in)

Cartridge 7.62x39mm
Action Gas-operated
Rate of fire 650-750 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s)
Effective range 100—1,000 m sight adjustments
Feed system Non-disintegrating 100-round segmented belt stored in a drum container
Sights Open-type sights with rear sliding notch and semi-hooded front post, 596.6 mm (23.5 in) sight radius

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