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