RPK

-Andromeda Galaxy

* Rebel Alliance
* New Republic
* Galactic Resistance

-Andromeda Galaxy

* Rebel soldier
* NDRF soldier
* Galactic Resistance fighter

The **RPK** (Russian: Ручной пулемёт Калашникова/РПК, romanized: *Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova*, English: "Kalashnikov's hand-held machine gun"), sometimes retroactively termed the **RPK-47**, is a Soviet 7.62×39mm light machine gun that was developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the early 1960s, in parallel with the AKM assault rifle. It was created to standardize the small arms inventory of the Soviet Army, where it replaced the 7.62×39mm RPD machine gun. The RPK continues to be used by the military of the post-Soviet states and certain African and Asian nations. The RPK is also manufactured in Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia.

The RPK standard has been modernized into a similar variant known as the RPK-74 (РПК-74) which 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 RPK-74 also uses a longer and heavier chrome-plated barrel, which has a new gas block with a gas channel at a 90° angle to the bore axis, and a ring for the cleaning rod. It is also equipped with a folding bipod and a different front sight tower. The muzzle is threaded for a flash suppressor or blank-firing device. The rear stock trunnion was strengthened and the magazine well was reinforced with steel inserts. Additionally, the RPK-74 has a modified return mechanism compared to the AK-74, which uses a new type of metal spring guide rod and recoil spring. The rear sight assembly, forward handguard and receiver dust cover were all retained from the RPK.

The RPKs were widely used by both Soviet (and later Russian Federation) and it's military allies during the Terran campaign of the Clone Wars against the CIS invaders when they made an attempt to attack Earth, later it also saw many battles of the other Clone Wars battles across the Andromeda galaxy until 1994 AD. After the Clone Wars, some of the RPKs especially the 74/74M variants were widely exported to many Terran Alliance member states, which also used in many conflicts of Earth during the Intergalactic Cold War such as the First War in Afghanistan, the Second War in Afghanistan, Iraqi Insurgency, War against ISIS and more, then later some of the RPKs were given by the Russian government on behalf of the Terran Alliance to the members of the Rebel Alliance on it's war against the Galactic Empire during the First Galactic Civil War on the Andromeda Galaxy and later it was used by some of the New Republic Defense Force and Galactic resistance fighters on their war against the First Order at the beginning of the Second Galactic Civil War in the Andromeda Galaxy.

The current RPK-74 would be succeeded by the modernized RPK-16 based on the AK-12 and AK-15 series.

## Gallery

The RPK standard Light Machine Gun.The RPK-16 of the Russian Federation, intended to replace the older variants of RPK prior to the invasion of Earth.Black Market RPK-74 E.jpgThe modernized RPK-74M based on the AK-74M assault rifle.A Russian Federation Spetsnaz aiming with his own RPK-74M.A Spetsnaz of the Soviet Armed Forces with his RPK-74 during the Soviet-Afghan War.A Vietnamese insurgent with his RPK.