The RPD (Russian: ручной пулемёт Дегтярёва, romanized: Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova, English: Degtyaryov hand-held machine gun) is a 7.62x39mm light machine gun developed in the Soviet Union by Vasily Degtyaryov for the 7.62×39mm M43 intermediate cartridge.

Mar 20, 2023 · The RPD was an automatic machine gun featuring a gas-operated long-stroke piston system paired with the locking system of earlier small arms developed by Vasily Degtyaryov. Weighing just 16.31 pounds, it was considerably lighter than other machine guns from the time, such as the M60 , Bren Gun and M14A1.

Dec 1, 2001 · The Rushnol Pulemet Degtyareva (RPD) was fielded in the early 1950s and would become the Red Army’s standard issue light machine gun and squad automatic weapon. An evolution of other designs by design engineer Vasily Alexseyevich Degtyarev, the RPD is a gas operated, open-bolt, locked-breech design.

Jan 31, 2023 · The RPD was a belt-fed 7.62x39mm adaptation of the basic Degtyarev action that drove the WWII-vintage Soviet DP pan-fed machine gun. The RPD fed from a pair of non-disintegrating 50-round belts that linked together to provide 100 rounds of onboard firepower, all packed into a sheet steel drum.

Feb 15, 2024 · RPD stands for Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova, (Degtyarov Hand-Held Machine Gun). It was designed as a replacement for the DP Machinegun recognizable in WWII photos by its large pan magazine atop the weapon.

The RPD (Russian: ручной пулемёт Дегтярёва Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova, English: hand-held machine gun of Degtyaryov) is a 7.62mm light machine gun developed in the Soviet Union by Vasily Degtyaryov for the intermediate 7.62x39mm M43 cartridge.

The RPD is a belt fed machine gun that fires the 7.62x39mm Soviet round, which is also used in the Kalashnikov rifle. The 100 round belt is contained in a round box that is clipped under the weapon. The RPD is only capable of automatic fire and the cyclic rate of fire is 650 rpm.

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The RPD is a gas-operated machine gun using a locking system recycled from most Degtyaryov small arms. The weapon is hammer-fired and fires from the open bolt only; the weapon does not have a quick change barrel unlike most machine guns of the time.

Nov 21, 2018 · The RPD was the culmination of Soviet light machine gun designs that began with the DP-28 of pre-World War Two days, and ending with the RPD, or Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova. It was a lightweight, belt-fed from a drum, gas operated machine gun chambered in the Soviet M43 7.62x39mm cartridge.