PK Machine Gun

Kalashnikov PK/PKM Machine Gun

PKM with classic (most seen) version of the flash hider - 7.62x54mm R

PKM with latest version of Flash hider - 7.62x54mm R

PKT machine gun 7.62x54mm R with 250-round ammo drum

In 1961, Mikhail Kalashnikov's design for a General Purpose Machine Gun, the PK (Pulemyot Kalashnikova) was formally adopted by the Soviet Military. It fired the standard cartridge for the SVD Dragunov and the M91/30, the 7.62x54 Rimmed cartridge in non-disintegrating belts. In 1969 a modernized version, the PKM (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovanniy) was fielded, with a lighter, unfluted barrel and a hinged shoulder strap on the buttstock.

There are four versions of the PK/PKM in use today.

1) The PK/PKM - basic GPMG version with Bipod.

2) PKS/PKMS (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Stankoviy) which is a tripod mounted version

3) PKT/PKMT (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Tankoviy) which is a solenoid fired coaxial version for vehicles.

4) PKB/PKMB (Pulemyot Kalashnikova na Bronetransportere) flex vehicle mounted version w/spade grips & butterfly trigger.

Movies

The PK/PKM can be seen in the following films used by the following actors:

• Carried by Kazim's troops in Sahara (2005)

• Carried by helicopter borne assassins in Shooter

• A Soldier in Children of Men

• Seen carried at the start of Babylon A.D.

• Seen on a Somali arms dealer's table in Black Hawk Down

Television

• E-Ring

• Generation Kill

Video Games

• Operation Flashpoint

• Battlefield 2 (infantry PK and vehicle-mounted PKT)

• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

• Conflict: Desert Storm 2 Back to Baghdad

• Far Cry 2

• Mounted on Soviet vehicles in Steel Beasts (PKT version, non-playable)

• Red Alert: A Path Beyond

• Resident Evil 5 mounted on Hummer, operated by Chris.

PKP Pecheneg Machine Gun

PKP Pecheneg machine gun - 7.62x54mm

The PKP Pecheneg General Purpose Machine Gun is a modernized version of the PKM with an air-cooled, non-changeable barrel that allows for longer periods of fire and greater accuracy. Further improvements include the shifting of the bipod towards the muzzle to improve stability, and the capability to mount optical sights. The Pecheneg currently is in service with some Russian military and interior ministry units.

Video Games

• ArmA II (fitted with optical sight, used by Russian military and Spetznaz forces)