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RPK machine gun facts for kids

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Soviet RPK
The original RPK
Soviet RPK-74
The modern RPK-74

The RPK is a Soviet machine gun that was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. The RPK is a replacement of the older RPD. The RPK production began in 1961 and ended in 1978. The RPK-74 began in 1974 replacing the older RPK. The RPK was based on the AK-47. The RPK was used by the NVA and Viet Congs in the Vietnam War.

Images for kids

  • AK-74 RPK-74 DA-ST-89-06612reversed

    Comparison of the AK-74 (top) and RPK-74 (bottom)

  • RPK-74M (1)

    RPK-74M with a bipod

  • RPK-16 machine gun at Military-technical forum ARMY-2016 01

    RPK-16 equipped with a 95-round drum magazine and a sound suppressor

  • Iraq RPK Machine Gun

    Iraqi soldiers training with the Romanian Model-1964 (RPK)

  • Спецназ 0074 (23458020139)

    Soldier of National Guard of Ukraine with the RPK

  • Підготовка військових 28 окремої механізованої бригади

    Ukrainian JMTG-U soldier firing the RPK

See also

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