RPK-74
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kalishnikov RPK-74, RPK74, 5.45 mm machine gun RPK-74
The RPK-74 () is a variant of the Soviet RPK light machine gun but is chambered for an intermediate cartridge, the 5.45×39mm round.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- RPK-74
- Weapon.image
- Soviet RPK-74.JPEG
- Weapon.caption
- RPK-74 with a bipod
- Weapon.type
- Light machine gun
- Weapon.service
- 1974–present
- Weapon.wars
- Soviet–Afghan WarFirst Chechen WarSecond Chechen WarRusso-Georgian WarRusso-Ukrainian War2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- Weapon.length
- (stock extended) (RPK-74, RPKS-74) (stock folded (RPKS-74)
- Weapon.action
- Gas operated, rotating bolt; closed bolt
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.is_ranged
- Yes
- Weapon.used_by
- See Users
- Weapon.design_date
- 1974
- Weapon.production_date
- 1974–present
- Weapon.weight
- (RPK-74) (RPKS-74)
- Weapon.cartridge
- 5.45×39mm M74
- Weapon.rate
- 600 rounds/min
- Weapon.feed
- 30-, 45-round box magazine
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Design
- Feeding
- Accessories
- Variants
- RPKS-74
- RPK-74M
- RPK-201
- RPK-203
- Night fighting configurations
- Adoption
- References
The RPK-74 () is a variant of the Soviet RPK light machine gun but is chambered for an intermediate cartridge, the 5.45×39mm round.
== History == The RPK-74 was introduced in 1974 together with the AK-74 assault rifle.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “RPK-74” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.