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Degtyaryov RPD
Degtyaryov RD-44
At the end of 1943, work began on the creation of light machine guns powered by the new 7.62mm mod. 1943 (7.62x41mm). Field tests of these cartridges have shown that the destructive power of the bullet and the accuracy of fire are satisfactory at distances of up to 800 m. This range, as combat experience has shown, is completely sufficient for light machine guns. Degtyarev, Simonov, Sudaev and other designers participated in the design of light machine guns using the new cartridge. In 1944, during competition tests, a sample of Degtyarev's design, known as the RD-44 (RUS: Ручной Дегтярёва 1944 года / Ruchnoy Degtyarova 1944 goda | ENG: Manual Degtyareva 1944), came to light. Until the end of the war, RD-44 machine guns were produced in small series and were tested by the military. Shortly after the war, a modernized version of this machine gun, chambered for the now standard 7.62x39 mm cartridge, was adopted by the Soviet Army as the (RUS: Ручной пулемёт Дегтярёва / Ruchnoy Pulemot Degtyarova | ENG: Degtyarev light machine gun).
Specifications
(Production: 1944 – 1945)
- Type: Light machine gun
- Country of Origin: Soviet Union
- Caliber: 7.62mm
- Cartridge: 7.62x41mm
- Weight: 19.8 lbs (9 kg)
- Length: 40.8 in (103.7 cm)
- Barrel length: 20.5 in (52 cm)
- Capacity: belt for 100 rounds in a box
- Rate of fire 700-750 rpm
The Degtyaryov RD-44 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Video Games
| Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enlisted | RD-44 | 2021 |
Degtyaryov RPD
The RPD (RUS: Ручной пулемёт Дегтярёва / Ruchnoy Pulemot Degtyarova | ENG: Degtyarev light machine gun) light machine gun was initially developed in the late stages of WWII, it was briefly adopted by Soviet armed forces as a light machine gun in the late 50s and early 60s, later replaced by RPK magazine-fed LMG and, more significantly, the highly successful PKM belt-fed GPMG.
Specifications
(Production: 1945 – 1960)
- Type: Light machine gun
- Country of Origin: Soviet Union
- Caliber: 7.62mm
- Cartridge: 7.62x39mm
- Weight: 16.3 lbs (7.4 kg)
- Length: 40.8 in (103.7 cm)
- Barrel length: 20.5 in (52 cm)
- Capacity: 100-round non-disintegrating belt fed from a drum: MACV-SOG operators in Vietnam are known to have used a converted 125-round drum lined with linoleum to prevent it rattling.
- Rate of fire 650rpm
The Degtyaryov RPD and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes / Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soldier Soldier (TV series) | 1991 - 1997 | |||
| JAG - Season 4 | 1998 - 1999 | |||
| Ultimate Force | Georgian Soldier | Fed from drum and fitted with a flash-hider/BFA | 2002-2006 | |
| Russian Soldiers | ||||
| Julian Rivett | Klimov | |||
| Painkiller Jane (2007) | 2007 | |||
| Sea Patrol | 2007 - 2011 | |||
| The Unit - Season 4 | 2008 - 2009 | |||
| Nikita (2010) - Season 3 | 2010 | |||
| Strike Back - Season 3 | 2012 | |||
| Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 4 | 2013 - 2014 | |||
| Archer - Season 6 | Bornean Insurgent | Fed from drum magazine | 2015 | |
| The Long Road Home | 2017 | |||
| The Spy | 2019 | |||
| The Man in the High Castle - Season 4 | 2019 | |||
| The Saboteur 3: Crimea (Diversant. Krym) | Aleksandr Oblasov | Senya Korol | Visually modified as MG34 | 2020 |
| German soldiers | ||||
| One Warrior in the Field (Odin v pole voin) | Aleksandr Sokolovskiy | Capt. Andrey Perevezyev | Visually modified as MG34; On motorcycles and an armored car | 2018 |
| Ruslan Sasin | Venya Ladurevich | |||
| German soldiers | ||||
| The Last Battle (Posledniy boy) | Vladimir Gorislavets | Yashka | Visually modified as MG 34 | 2019 |
| Topi | seen on the training poster; "Frenzy" (S1E04), "Transfiguration" (S1E05) | 2021 | ||
| SEAL Team - Season 5 | 2021 - 2022 | |||
| Riverdale - Season 6 | 2021 - 2022 | |||
| Halo (TV Series) - Season 1 | 2022 | |||
| Fallout - Season 1 | NCR Fighters | "The Beginning" (S1E08) | 2024 |
Video Games
| Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | Unusable | 1999 | ||
| Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix | 2002 | |||
| Vietcong | 2003 | |||
| Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | 2003 | |||
| Line of Sight: Vietnam | 2003 | |||
| Battlefield: Vietnam | 2004 | |||
| Conflict: Vietnam | 2004 | |||
| Shellshock Nam '67 | 2004 | |||
| Men of Valor | 2004 | |||
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory | 2005 | |||
| Vietcong 2 | 2005 | |||
| Elite Warriors Vietnam | 2005 | |||
| Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory | 2005 | |||
| Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction | 2005 | |||
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | RPD | Incorrectly used by Russian Troops in the 2010s | 2007 | |
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2008 | |||
| Fallout 3 | 2008 | |||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | RPD | w/ RIS foregrip, suppressor, red dot sight, EOTech holographic sight, Trijicon ACOG, thermal sight, and/or extended magazine | Incorrectly used by Russian Troops in the 2010s | 2009 |
| Men of War (Video Game) | 2008 | |||
| Fallout: New Vegas | 2010 | |||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | 2011 | |||
| Max Payne 3 | RPD | 2012 | ||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | RPD | Incorrectly used by Russian Troops in the 1980s; model reused from Modern Warfare 2 | 2012 | |
| Resident Evil 6 | 2012 | |||
| Binary Domain | 2012 | |||
| Survarium | 2013 | |||
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | RPD | 2014 | ||
| Squad | RPD | Introduced with V2.0 update | 2015 | |
| Fallout 4 | 2015 | |||
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | 2016 | |||
| Escape from Tarkov | "Degtyarev RPD 7.62x39 machine gun" | short barrel | Added in 0.14.0.0.28333 patch (2023) | 2016 |
| "Degtyarev RPDN 7.62x39 machine gun" | short barrel, side mount for sights | |||
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | 2017 | |||
| Ironsight | 2018 | |||
| Fallout 76 | 2018 | |||
| Phantom Doctrine | 2021 | |||
| Days Gone | 2019 | |||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | RPD | With a variety of attachments | 2020 | |
| Far Cry 6 | Cut-down MACV-SOG/Rhodesian style | 2021 | ||
| Ready or Not (VG) | 2021 | |||
| Military Conflict: Vietnam | 2022 | |||
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GAMMA | 2022 | |||
| Operation: Harsh Doorstop | 2023 |
Animation
| Title | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer - Season 6 | 2015 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Punk | 2004 | ||
| Jormungand: Perfect Order | 2012 | ||
| Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System | 2019 | ||
| Darwin's Game | 2020 | ||
| Girls' Frontline | 2022 |
DS Arms RPD
The DS Arms RPD is an American-made modernization to the RPD. It features an AR-15 style collapseble stock, new pistol grip, and a universal rail system.
Specifications
(Production: 2010 – present)
- Type: Light machine gun
- Country of Origin: United States
- Caliber: 7.62mm
- Cartridge: 7.62x39mm
- Weight: 14.3 lbs (6.5 kg)
- Length: 38 in (96.5 cm)
- Barrel length: 20 in (50.8 cm)
- Capacity: 100-rnd drum magazine with belt feed
- Rate of fire 700-750 rpm
The DS Arms RPD and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doom: Annihilation | 2019 |
Video Games
| Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty Online | RPD | DS Arms RPD | 2013 | |
| Warface | RPD Custom | DS Arms RPD | 2013 | |
| Contract Wars | DS Arms RPD | 2014 |