RPK

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==Summary==
The RPK (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova, Russian: РПК Ручной пулемёт Калашникова or "Kalashnikov hand-held machine gun") is a 7.62×39mm light machine gun of Soviet design, developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the late 1950s, parallel with the AKM assault rifle. It was created as part of a program designed to standardize the small arms inventory of the Red Army, where it replaced the 7.62×39mm RPD light machine gun. The RPK continues to be used by the armed forces of countries of the former Soviet Union and certain African and Asian nations.
The RPK-74 (РПК-74) was introduced in 1974 together with the AK-74 assault rifle and chambered for the new 5.45×39mm intermediate cartridge. It was derived from the AK-74 rifle, with modifications that mirror those made to the AKM to create the RPK. The gun is still in use today in several former Soviet states and in Bulgaria.
The RPK-16 is a highly modernized variant of the RPK-74, also chambered in the same 5.45x39mm cartridge, first introduced in 2016. The gun is expected to succeed the RPK-74 in service in the Russian Armed Forces. The gun holds several advantages over the standard RPK-74, like Picatinny rails for compatibility with many attachments, interchangeable barrels to accomodate for suppressors and an ergonomic pistol grip for better grip comfort.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with piercing damage | , higher with piercing damage
Key: RPK | RPK-74, RPK-16
Name: RPK | RPK-74
Origin: Real Life
Age: Made in 1960 | First introduced in 1974
Classification: Machine gun
Wielders: Various
Attack Potency: Street level (Fires 7.62x39mm cartridges, functions identically to a AK-47 but with a longer-and-heavier barrel and better range), higher with piercing damage | Street level (Fires a 5.45x39mm cartridge. Essentially an AK-74 with a longer-and-heavier barrel with better range. The RPK-16 is essentially a highly-modernized variant of the RPK-74), higher with piercing damage
Speed: Supersonic (Muzzle velocity is 745 m/s) | Supersonic+ (Muzzle velocity is 960 m/s. The much more modern RPK-16 should likely have similar velocities)
Durability: Street level | Street level
Range: Hundreds of Meters (100 to 1000 meters depending on sight adjustments) | Varies from Hundreds of Meters to Kilometers (100 to 1000 meters depending on sight adjustments, maximum effective range however, can reach up to 3150 meters. The RPK-16's minimum operating range is at least 800 meters)
Weaknesses: Due to functioning the same as an AK-47 it should have the same drawbacks | Due to functioning in the same manner as an AK-74, it should likewise have the same drawbacks, though the modern RPK-16 irons out most of those flaws
Category:Real World
Category:Items
Category:Military Weapons
Category:Guns