DP-28

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The **Degtyaryov Machine Gun** or the **DP-27** (Russian: **Пулемёт Дегтярёвa Пехотный =** *Pulemyot Degtyaryova Pekhotny* literally: "Degtyaryov's infantry machine gun") , known as the **DP-28** in the game, is a fully-automatic LMG in surviv.io, added in the "*LMGesus!*" update on December 12th, 2017, that is chambered in the powerful 7.62mm Ammunition.

## Pros and Cons

### Pros:

* Decent magazine size
* Above average damage per bullet for an automatic
* Very accurate when standing

### Cons:

* Long reload time
* Somewhat slow fire rate for an LMG
* Bad moving accuracy

## Sounds

* Firing
* Reloading
* Swapping To

## Strategies

### Using

* The DP-28's advantage lies in its large magazine size. When using the DP-28, it is important to use this advantage by not giving your opponents time to hide while reloading.
* Although the DP-28 has a reputation for poor accuracy, it is as accurate as the AK-47 when moving and slightly more accurate when not. This makes the DP-28 essentially superior to common automatics in mid-range conventional battles.
* Since it is an LMG, it has increased damage to cover, and with its large magazine size, you can easily flush people out of cover by destroying it. (though sturdier cover can lead to wasted ammo)
* Pack a lot of 7.62mm ammo. You will need a lot when using this gun.
	+ If you don't have a lot, then make sure you have an SMG that you can rush your opponent with.
* The key to using the DP-28 to its full power is to use it at a far-range. An 8x Scope or better is recommended.

### Countering

* You can try to rush the enemy as the DP is weaker at close range. Because of its low DPS, fighting the DP-28 at close range with an Assault Rifle or SMG will often work very well, especially if it has a fast fire rate. An M416 or MAC-10 is a common and effective close-range counter to the DP-28.
* Because of how slow one travels while firing the DP-28, using Sniper Rifles will work very effectively.
* The DP-28 is most effective at mid-to-long range, so if you find yourself there, find some temporarily sufficient cover. They will try to flush you out of cover because they have plenty of bullets to run through and the fact that LMGs have increased obstacle damage (they may also try grenades). By staying behind sturdier or indestructible cover, you can waste your opponents' bullets then rush them as they try to reload.
* Shotguns are very effective against DP-28 users since the slow movement speed while firing makes them an easy target, especially when reloading.

## Trivia

* The correct name of the machine gun is actually "DP-27". It is known as the DP-28 in Western countries. It was originally tested in 1927 but fully deployed in 1928.
* In the game, the 60-round capacity is inaccurate. A DP magazine in real life only holds 47 rounds of ammunition, but can accept 30 round box magazines or an even larger 63 round pan magazine. It could be argued that the weapon was modified to accept a 60-round DP pan magazine. However, this is not the case, as the icon for the DP-28 features the 47-round magazine. Justin stated that the 60-round capacity was added for gameplay purposes, but the 47-round visuals were kept for looks.
* In real life, the DP-28 uses the 7.62×54mmR cartridge.
* When firing, the DP-28 ejects spent casings to the right of the gun. In real life, the DP-28 ejects cartridges downwards.
* This is the first gun to have a bi-pod in the loot image.
	+ Other guns with bipods after the DP-28 are the Mk 12 SPR, QBB-97, Mk 20 SSR, L86A2 and PKM.
* It is one of the few guns with a visible magazine in the world sprite, along with the QBB-97, M249, PKM, and PKP Pecheneg.
* It is also the only gun in the game to have a pan-shaped magazine.
* This was the first LMG added to the game.
* Before the v0.6.31 update, the DP-28 was relatively rare and an Air Drop-caliber weapon. As of that update, it was removed from airdrops and had its drop rate boosted.
* The DP-28 is the most common LMG on the Normal Map.
* This is the second WW2 era Russian (Soviet) gun in the game along with the Mosin-Nagant. The DP-28 is also the second Cold War-era Russian (Soviet) gun in the game along with the AK-47.
* The DP-28 is a noticeable gun in-game because it is long and features a black circle drum magazine over a part of it while being held in a Survivr 's hand.
* Soviet soldiers nicknamed the DP-28 the "record player" because of the pan magazine rotating when it was fired.

## Rarity

The DP-28 is the most common LMG. It was common in Air Drops, but it was removed from them in the 0.6.31 update.

## Gallery

A survivr clearing the woods with the DP-28 (Source: surviv.io DP-28 demonstration video)A DP-28 being held.A survivr holding a DP-28A DP-28 on the groundA survivr holding a DP-28 in a Carbon Fiber skin
## Links

* https://surviv.io/img/loot/loot-weapon-dp28.svg