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 a LMG added in the v0.9.0 "Stay frosty" update on January 13, 2020. It has stats similar to those of the QBB-97, the M249, and the PKP Pecheneg.

## Comparison to PKP Pecheneg

It is very similar to the PKP Pecheneg, acting like a nerfed PKP with slightly faster bullets.

* Mag Size 100 less than PKP (the PKP having 200, and the PKM having 100) (50 if you have Firepower for both)
* Same ammo and ammo spawn count
* 1s longer reload time
* Identical firing delay, spread, and firing slowdown as the PKP
* 3 less damage (6 on Obstacles because both have 2x obstacle damage)
* Identical range, 10 faster bullet speed
* Same sounds, except for firing sounds

## Strategies (Using)

* This should be used as a cross between the M249 and the PKP Pecheneg. It doesn't have the high fire rate of the M249, or the massive magazine size of the PKP Pecheneg, but performs very well overall as it is superior to common LMGs in the Woods Map.
* It should be used at midrange, as the average-high bullet velocity increases a chance for you to hit the target, but the lower accuracy made it not ideal of longer ranges.
* 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.

## Strategies (Countering)

* The M249, PKP, 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.
* 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.

## Sounds

* Firing
* Reloading
* Switching to

## Trivia

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* 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 into the game. First being PKP Pecheneg.
* 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 box.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 fact that this weapon's loot image is of significantly higher quality than the Hawk 12G somehow only increased criticism of the skill of the Kongregate artist(s).
* The reload time is longer than the time it takes for the reload sound to actually play all the way through.
* This is the only gun only obtainable through World Loot.

## Gallery

Screenshot 2020-02-01 at 4.06.33 PM.pngA fellow survivr finding the PKM as World Loot

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