PM-63 RAK
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Classes | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 VC |
 PM-63 RAK |
 |
 Medic Engineer Radioman |
25 / 75 |
| Damage Base | Headshot × | Chest × | Stomach × | Leg × | Arm × | Reload Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Empty | ||||||
| 34 | ×2.4 = 81.6 | ×1.3 = 44.2 | ×1.2 = 40.8 | ×0.8 = 27.2 | ×0.75 = 25.5 | 2.3 Seconds | 2.66 Seconds |
| Designation | Weapon Type | Fire Modes | Fire Rate | Bullet Spread ° | Range Modifier | Muzzle Velocity | Projectile weight | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[]] | Machine Pistol | Auto+Semi | 650 RPM | 9° & 2.2° ADS | 0.73 | 320 m/s | 4.5 g (69.44 gr) | 1.6 kg (3.52 lbs) |
| Full name | Caliber | Place of Origin | Date | Manufacturer | Barrel Length | Total Length | Weapon Script Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FN | .32acp | Polish Peoples Republic | 1964-1967 | ARM | in ( mm) | in ( mm) | weapon_pm63 |
The PM-63 RAK is a Polish selective-fire machine pistol chambered in 9×18mm Makarov. It is a compact, blowback-operated design with a folding stock and box magazines (commonly 15- or 25-round), intended for personnel who needed more firepower than a standard sidearm. The PM-63 is best known for its distinctive reciprocating slide and under-muzzle “spoon” compensator/cocking aid that helped control and handle automatic fire at close range.
HISTORY
Development of the PM-63 began in the late 1950s at the Warsaw University of Technology under Prof. Piotr Wilniewczyc, with production undertaken at the Radom arms works (Łucznik / Fabryka Broni). The weapon was designed around the 9×18mm Makarov cartridge as a compact defensive arm for troops such as vehicle crews and support personnel, and it entered Polish service in the mid-1960s. In Polish use it was issued to selected military elements and security services, valued for compactness while still offering controllable bursts with the folding stock deployed.
The PM-63 was also exported in limited numbers to allied states during the Cold War, including transfers to North Vietnam, which accounts for its association with the Vietnam War. Surviving museum documentation and manufacturing histories describe its role and export footprint, and later reporting notes that examples captured from Vietnamese forces contributed to the basis for a Chinese copy (Type 82) produced years afterward. While never as widespread as standard assault rifles or submachine guns, the PM-63 filled a niche for compact automatic fire in confined or specialized roles.
Sources
- Imperial War Museums – Polish PM wz. 63 machine pistol (collection entry)
- Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” – PM-63 “Rak” production history (company history)
- Muzeum Rybołówstwa Morskiego w Świnoujściu – PM wz. 1963 (PM-63 “RAK”) (collection entry)
- Small Arms Review – “9mm PM-63 Poland’s First PDW”