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 19, 2019 · soviet machinegun RPD-44 isolated In 1943 Degtyaryov and his design team began work on a gun to use the 7.62x39 short-case cartridge, which made possible more compact weapons requiring...

"Degtyaryov light machine gun") is a Soviet machine gun designed by Vasily Degtyaryov from 1943 to 1944 and produced by the Degtyaryov Plant from 1944 to 1960. A precursor to most squad automatic weapons, the RPD was originally created as a lighter and more wieldy replacement for the DP machine gun.

Feb 15, 2024 · The RPD was developed as a companion light machine gun for the AK-47 to fire the same 7.62x39mm cartridge. An argument can be made that as good as this decision was logistically; tactically, it limited the Soviet squad automatic weapon in range and striking power.

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.

The RPD-44 (abbreviation for 7,62-mm puchnoj pulyemyet Dyegtyaryeva obr. 1944g.) (GAU Index: 56-R-327) is a Soviet light machine gun developed in the early 1940s.

Jan 3, 2024 · Designed for sustained automatic fire, the RPD is a belt-fed light machine gun. In contrast, the RPK is a magazine-fed light machine gun that shares its chambering of 7.62x39mm but features a design reminiscent of the AK-47 assault rifle.

The legendary machine gun RPD-44 was created in the Soviet Union by the arms designer Degtyarev. Another of his offspring - SVD rifle - is used in our time. Especially its intensive use is observed in special forces and airborne troops, where …

In 1944, during competition tests, a sample of Degtyarev's design, known as the RD-44 (RUS: Ручной Дегтярёва 1944 года / Ruchnoy Degtyarova 1944 goda | ENG: Manual Degtyareva 1944), came to light. Until the end of the war, RD-44 machine guns were produced in small series and were tested by the military.