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PKP 6P41 "Pecheneg"
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A PKP Pecheneg on
display with a bipod
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Type
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Place of origin
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Service
history
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In service
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2001 - present
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Used by
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Wars
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Production
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Designer
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Specifications
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Weight
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8.2 kilograms (18 lb) on bipod; 27.7 pounds
(12.6 kg) on infantry tripod mount
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Length
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1,200 mm (47 in)
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Barrel length
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658 mm (25.9 in)
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600–800 RPM
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825 m/s (2,707 ft/s)
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Effective firing range
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1500 m
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Feed system
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Belt. 100, 200 or 250-round
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The
PKP "Pecheneg" (Russian: Печенег) is a Russian General-purpose
machine gun chambered for the 7.62×54mmR round. It is a modernized PK machine gun. The Pecheneg is said to be
more accurate than all its predecessors due to a heavier, non-removable, forced-air-cooling barrel with radial
cooling ribs and a handle which eliminates the haze effect from hot gases and
keeps the barrel cooler, making the weapon more reliable. Furthermore, the
weapon is capable of having a telescopic sight or other sights mounted on it, increasing its
accuracy and effective range. The GRAU index of the Pecheneg is 6P41
or 6P41N (Pecheneg-N) when fitted with a mounting rail for a night vision sight.
The Pecheneg is currently in use by Russian Army Spetsnaz and other troops in significant
numbers.
The
Pecheneg is named for the Pecheneg people, a
warlike tribe of Turkic origin who lived in what later became steppes of
Southern Russia and Ukraine. The Pecheneg is a standard 7.62×54mmR PKM machine gun without the
rapid barrel-change option, and intended for use from an integral bipod as a
squad support weapon. It can provide more sustained firepower than the
standard-issue RPK-74, and the 7.62×54mmR cartridge offers
a longer effective range and better penetration
of light structures and improvised covers in urban and forest environments.
INTERNET
SOURCE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecheneg_machine_gun
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Design
The
Pecheneg MMG can be considered as a modification of the PKM machine gun, but it
is built for only one tactical role; that is, as a true General-purpose machine gun for mechanized infantry and Spetsnaz troops. Its
key difference from the parent design is the barrel, which is not a "quick-change"
barrel, meaning that it is not intended to be replaced in the field, although
it can be removed for inspection and maintenance. The barrel is somewhat
heavier than that of the PKM, and has radial cooling ribs. This is enclosed in
a steel jacket, which runs up to the muzzle to provide forced air cooling,
similar to the distinctive Lewis machine gun designed during the World War I era.
Cooling air enters the jacket through oval windows at the rear of the jacket,
and exits at the muzzle, propelled by the pressure differential created by the
high-velocity gun gases escaping from the muzzle. Whereas early versions of the
Pecheneg had a standard PKM-type flash
suppressor, resulting in significant muzzle
blast once the gun had warmed up, current production version guns have a
special flash suppressor that eliminates the issue. The rear of the
barrel-encasing steel jacket features a permanently attached carrying handle
with a characteristic elongated profile, as it is also intended to protect the
line of sight from mirages generated by convection
of air heated up by the barrel. The manufacturer claims that the Pecheneg can
fire 600 rounds in continuous sustained
fire without any danger to the barrel. The practical sustained rate of fire
is 250 RPM.
Another
change from the PKM parent design is the location of the integral,
non-removable folding bipod which is placed near the muzzle. This feature
improves stability and long-range accuracy when firing from the bipod, but it
also limits the arc of fire available without moving the position of bipod or
shooter. Another consequence of said placement is that the Pecheneg is less
comfortable to fire from the shoulder or the hip, as it does not have a handguard
and the bipod is located too far forward to be used to hold the gun. However,
the Pecheneg has sling swivels and can be fired from the hip using a sling and
carrying handle to hold the gun, or by supporting it under the ammunition box
with the off hand.
In
all other technical respects, such as action, feed, sights and stock, the
Pecheneg is similar to modern PKM machine guns. It also retains the standard
PKM mounting interface and therefore can be used from the same tripod, but it
is always issued as a general-purpose machine gun(without tripod mount).
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Close-up of scope mounting rail on a 6P41N
(Pecheneg-N). The receiver cover release on the right is similar to
those of the AK-family
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A Russian GAZ-2975 high-mobility multipurpose
military vehicle.
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Variants
- Pecheneg 2 - improved variant currently in development
- Pecheneg Bullpup - conversion by the Degtyarev plant
Users
Печенег
Буллпап
Pecheneg Bullpup
Published
on Sep 29, 2012
Армейский
пулемет «Печенег» (модернизированный пулемет Калашникова (ПК) стараниями
московской компании «Зенит» стал оружием спецназа благодаря применению схемы
буллпап (bullpup — ударный механизм и магазин находятся позади спускового
крючка). Директор «Зенита» Николай Горбунов сообщил «Известиям», что
тюнингованный пулемет уже поступил на апробацию в одно из подразделений ФСБ и
сразу заслужил положительные отзывы. Спецназовцам понравилась возросшая огневая
мощь и кучности боя в условиях городской постройки.
Published on Sep
29 , 2012
Army machine gun
" Pecheneg " (modernized machine gun Kalashnikov (PC ) through the
efforts of the Moscow company " Zenith " became the weapon of special
forces due to the use Bullpup scheme (bullpup - hammer mechanism and the shop
are located behind the trigger ) The director of "Zenith" Nikolai
Gorbunov told "Izvestia" that . tuned machine gun has entered the
testing of one of the units of the FSB and immediately earned positive reviews.
commandos enjoyed increased firepower and accuracy of the battle in the urban
construction .
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGRYxgsw7O8
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