PKM

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The **Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovany** (Russian: **пулемёт Калашникова модернизированный**, lit. **Kalashnikov's Modernized Machine Gun**), known in-game as the **PKM**, is an LMG added in the v0.9.0 "*Stay frosty*" update on January 13, 2020. It only appears in the Potato and Woods Map. It has stats similar to those of the M249 and the PKP Pecheneg.

## Comparison to PKP Pecheneg

It is very similar to the PKP Pecheneg, acting like a nerfed PKP Pecheneg with slightly faster bullets. Both the PKM and the PKP Pecheneg use 7.62mm blue ammunition.

* The mag size is 100 less than PKP (the PKP having 200, and the PKM having 100) (200 if you have Firepower for PKM, and 250 for PKP Pecheneg).
* Same ammo and ammo spawn count.
* 1 second longer reload time.
* Identical firing delay, spread, and firing slowdown as the PKP.
* 3 less damage (6 less on Obstacles because both have 2x obstacle damage; the PKP deals 36 damage, while the PKM deals 30).
* Identical range, 10 faster bullet speed (130 instead of 120).
* Same sounds, except for firing sounds.

## Pros and Cons

### Pros

* High damage per bullet
* 2x obstacle damage
* Good DPS
* Decent accuracy

### Cons

* Extremely rare
* Long reload
* Long barrel
* High recoil

## Strategies

### Using

* This weapon should be used as a cross between the M249 and the PKP Pecheneg. It doesn't have the high fire rate and accuracy of the M249, or the massive magazine size and damage of the PKP Pecheneg, but performs very well overall as it is superior to most LMGs in the Woods Map, such as the DP-28 or the BAR M1918.
* It should be used at mid-range, as the average-high bullet velocity and good accuracy increases the chance for you to hit the target, and the sheer amount of cover in the Woods Map means there is little chance of you hitting your target from far away until you get rid of the cover of your opponents.
* It can be used to clear obstacles, like most LMGs, and it is more effective than low-tier LMGs and the QBB-97 at doing so.

### Countering

* The M249, PKP Pecheneg, and nearly all Shotguns overpower the PKM at close range.
* If you are lucky enough to obtain a Mosin-Nagant from the Tree Cache, you can use Adrenaline and dodge the PKM user's bullets while sniping. PKM's slowdown makes the user an easy target.
* The QBB-97 can easily overpower the PKM at long range, as it has much better accuracy than the PKM.
	+ The BAR M1918 also works for this strategy but is harder to use since it has a smaller magazine.
* Take cover behind an obstacle and wait until the user needs to reload. Due to the long time needed to reload this weapon, the user will be vulnerable long enough for you to strike with a high DPS weapon such as the MP220 or Saiga-12.
	+ Be wary, as this weapon has a very high obstacle damage multiplier of 2x, and it destroys cover easily.

## Sounds

* Firing
* Reloading
* Switching to

## Trivia

* Ironically, though it was technically added with the Snow Map and many other winter-themed items, it isn't available on the Snow Map as it is exclusive to the Woods Map.
* The PKM is the second PK series machine gun variant to be added to the game. First being PKP Pecheneg. In real life, the PKP comes after the PKM.
* This is the 3rd weapon added in game to be designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov or based off of one of his designs, others include the AK-47, Saiga-12, SVD-63, VSS, and the PKP Pecheneg.
* Because its bi-pod always flipped down, it looks more like a harpoon gun instead.
* This is the third belt-fed gun to be added into the game, behind the PKP Pecheneg and M249.
* It's the 5th weapon to have a visible magazine in the world sprite, others include the M249, PKP Pecheneg, QBB-97, and DP-28.
* It's the second GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun) added in the game. Similar to the PKP Pecheneg, the PKM is referred to in-game as an LMG.
	+ GPMGs fulfill the role of both light machine guns and medium machine guns. The PKM can be used among the infantry, mounted on vehicles, tripods, bipods, etc.
* It is the first LMG in the game with its bi-pod always flipped down. Despite this, it's unusable in-game like any weapon with a bi-pod, such as the Mk 20 SSR. It is also the second LMG in the game to be exclusive to a certain map.
* In #announcements on the official surviv.io Discord server and Instagram account, there is a poster showcasing a screenshot from the 2020 Snow Event. The PKM world sprite is featured in it. However, it cannot be obtained in the snow event since it's a Woods Map only gun.
* On the official discord server, Justin confirmed that the PKM in the snow mode promo was just a teaser image and is not actually in the Snow Map and is only in the Woods Map.
* This is one of the first 2 weapons designed by Kongregate, the other being the Hawk 12G.
* The reload time is longer than the time it takes for the reload sound to play all the way through.
	+ It has the same reload sound as the PKP Pecheneg.

## Gallery

A fellow survivr finding the PKM as World Loot