The PK (Russian: Пулемёт Калашникова, transliterated as Pulemyot Kalashnikova, or "Kalashnikov's machine gun"), [4] is a belt-fed general-purpose machine gun, chambered for the 7.62×54mmR rimmed cartridge. The modernized and most commonly known variant, known as the PKM, features several enhancements over the original PK design.

2012年12月14日 · It was adopted into service in 1961 after a surprising upset of a GPMG design by Nikitin. Mechanically, the PK is basically an AK action flipped upside down, to allow for a belt feed on the top of the receiver instead of a box magazine on the bottom. Like the AK, the PK makes clever and effective use of design elements from several other guns.

PKS: The basic PK mounted on a tripod. The lightweight tripod, 4.75 kg (10.45 lbs), not only provides a stable mount for long-range ground fire, it also can be quickly opened up to super elevate the gun for anti-aircraft fire. PKT: The PKT (see figures 1-2 & 1-3) is a PK altered for coaxial installation in an armored vehicle.

2014年5月31日 · The Soviet-designed PK series of light machine guns is the primary support weapon insurgents have used against Western forces during the War on Terror.

The PK general-purpose machine gun was developed in the late 1950s. The weapon is belt-fed (rather than magazine-fed) and it is chambered for the 7.62 x 54R rimmed cartridge. The PK’s most distinctive visual feature is the pierced stock, which features a large oval hole. PROBABLE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION Region State forces Non-state/illicit

The PK (Russian: Пулемёт Калашникова, transliterated as Pulemyot Kalashnikova, or "Kalashnikov's Machine Gun"), is a 7.62×54mmR general-purpose machine gun designed in the Soviet Union and...

The PK Machine Gun is a Russian belt-fed general-purpose machine gun firing the venerable 7.62x54mmR round. The weapon was designed late in a project started in 1955 to replace the ageing Degtyaryov RP-46 and Goryunov SGM as a battalion- and company-level machine gun, as the Soviet military had been impressed by the GPMG concept exemplified by ...

2022年5月17日 · The PK General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) is a highly respected weapon that was added to the Soviet Army arsenal to replace the aging RP46 system. The PK was chambered to fire the same 7.62mm round that was and continues to be common throughout Russian supply depots and in former Soviet-supported states and clients.

The Kalashnikov PK is a general-purpose machine gun which has four basic versions: light machine gun firing from an integral bipod – (PK); medium machine gun firing from a universal tripod – (PKS); tank coaxial machine gun – (PKT); and machine gun for armored personnel carriers (in pintle mounts) – (PKB).

2019年7月9日 · We will look at the Soviet machine gun systems at the end of World War Two, the development of the Nikitin MG, the Kalashnikov competing design, and then the modernization of the PK into the PKM and PKP Pecheneg (with it’s interesting Lewis-style cooling system).