SALW GUIDE RPD (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyareva)

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RPD (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyareva)
Category: Light Machine Guns
Technical Specification
Operating system:
Cartridge:
Gas operated, full auto only
• 7.62 x 39mm
Length:
1037 mm
Weight:
7400 g
Muzzle velocity:
735 m/s
Feeding:
Boxed belt
Magazine capacity:
100 rounds
Rate of fire:
650 rounds/min
Effective range:
800 m
Estimated production count:
-not available-
Description -not available-
Remarks The RPD (Ruchnoy Pulemet Degtyarova - Degtyarov Light MG) was one of the first
weapons designed to fire a new, intermediate cartridge 7.62x39mm. During its service life, the
weapon was modernized several times. The weapon was in service with several armed forces,
both regular and irregular, and it can be found in many countries in Asia and Africa.
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Global proliferation
Figure 1: Global proliferation – RPD (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyareva)
Country of Origin
• Russian Federation
(RUS)
Licensed production
• China (CHN)
• Poland (POL)
Proven in-country circulation 1
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Afghanistan (AFG)
Angola (AGO)
Albania (ALB)
Azerbaijan (AZE)
Benin (BEN)
Bangladesh (BGD)
Central African Republic
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(CAF)
Congo, the Democratic
Republic of the (COD)
Comoros (COM)
Cape Verde (CPV)
Djibouti (DJI)
Algeria (DZA)
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Egypt (EGY)
Eritrea (ERI)
Ethiopia (ETH)
Finland (FIN)
Equatorial Guinea (GNQ)
Iraq (IRQ)
Cambodia (KHM)
includes licit and illicit SALW (both governmental and non-governmental/civilian holdings)
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• Lao People’s Democratic
Republic (LAO)
• Liberia (LBR)
• Morocco (MAR)
• Malta (MLT)
• Nigeria (NGA)
• Nicaragua (NIC)
• Pakistan (PAK)
• Korea, Democratic
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People’s Republic of
(PRK)
Romania (ROU)
Sudan (SDN)
Sierra Leone (SLE)
Somalia (SOM)
South Sudan (SSD)
Seychelles (SYC)
Syrian Arab Repulic
(SYR)
• Chad (TCD)
• Togo (TGO)
• Tanzania, United
Republic of (TZA)
• Uganda (UGA)
• Viet Nam (VNM)
• Yemen (YEM)
• Zimbabwe (ZWE)
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