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|[[RP-46]]||[[LMG]]||Auto+Semi||600 RPM||9.87° & 2.35° [[ADS]]||2.58° & 0.67° [[ADS]]||0.925||800 m/s||9g (138.89 gr)||13 kg (22.66 lbs)   
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The RP-46 is a machine gun of Soviet origin. It was designed to provide more firepower than the [[DP-28]] machine gun. The development was completed during World War 2 and production began in 1946. RP-46 stands for "Rotnyi Pulemet 1946", which is Russian for "company level machine gun model 1946".
The RP-46 is a Soviet light machine gun designed for company-level fire support, chambered in [[7.62×54mmR]]. It is a postwar development of the Degtyaryov DP/DPM family, best known for its detachable belt-feed system while retaining the ability to use the DP-style pan magazine. The designation is derived from the Russian abbreviation for “company machine gun, model 1946.”
=HISTORY=
==HISTORY==
The RP-46 is a further development of the DPM. It features a belt feed system, thicker barrel and sturdier bipod. The belt feed system can be removed to allow DP drum magazines to be used. The barrel can be changed, but it is not a true quick change barrel system. The RP-46 can only be used from its bipod and cannot be mounted on a vehicle or tripod.
The RP-46 was adopted after World War II as an upgraded, more sustained-fire variant of the DPM, entering production in the mid-1940s. Its key change was a belt-feed module that attaches in place of the pan magazine, paired with updates intended to better support longer firing periods, including a heavier barrel and a sturdier bipod arrangement. In Soviet service it filled a niche between lighter squad automatic weapons and heavier, mounted machine guns, before being superseded in the early 1960s by newer general-purpose machine guns.


The RP-46 was widely used by Soviet forces but was rapidly replaced by the lighter and more reliable PK. The RP-46 was also widely exported to Soviet allies and produced under license in China as the Type 58 and in North Korea as the Type 64. Nowadays it is obsolete but remains in service with third world nations.
The RP-46 was also exported widely and influenced licensed or direct-copy production abroad, including Chinese manufacture as the Type 58 and other regional variants. In Southeast Asia, Chinese Type 58 examples (a copy of the RP-46) were fielded by North Vietnamese forces and were captured during the [[Vietnam War]], reflecting the broader pattern of Soviet- and Chinese-supplied small arms in the conflict. While later replaced by newer designs, RP-46-pattern guns remained in circulation for years through transfers, war capture, and long-term use in secondary roles.


<br>[https://weaponsystems.net/system/913-RP-46 SOURCE]
===Sources===
* [https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30030053 Imperial War Museums – RP46 light machine gun (collection entry)]
* [https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C236585 Australian War Memorial – Chicom Type 58 machine gun (copy of Soviet RP-46), captured in Vietnam]
* [https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-277485 Royal Armouries – Type 58 (Degtyarev RP46) (collection entry)]
* [https://www.kalashnikov.ru/legendarnyj-dp/ Kalashnikov.ru – “Легендарный ДП” (overview including RP-46 and replacement timeline)]
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Latest revision as of 04:30, 25 February 2026

Factions Weapon Icon Classes Ammo

VC
RP-46		 Gunner
 125 / 250
Damage Base Headshot × Chest × Stomach × Leg × Arm × Bayonet Rifle Grenades Reload Speed
Partial Empty
43 ×2.4 = 103.2 ×1.3 = 55.9 ×1.25 = 53.75 ×0.8 = 34.4 ×0.75 = 32.25 NO NO 3.66 Seconds 4.5 Seconds
Designation Weapon Type Fire Modes Fire Rate Bullet Spread ° Bipod Bullet Spread ° Range Modifier Muzzle Velocity Projectile weight Weight
RP-46 LMG Auto+Semi 600 RPM 9.87° & 2.35° ADS 2.58° & 0.67° ADS 0.925 800 m/s 9 g (138.89 gr) 13 kg (22.66 lbs)
Full name Caliber Place of Origin Date Manufacturer Barrel Length Total Length Weapon Script Name
Rotnyi Pulemet 1946 7.62x54mm Soviet Union 1946 State Factories 23.9 in (607 mm) 50 in (1270 mm) weapon_rp46


The RP-46 is a Soviet light machine gun designed for company-level fire support, chambered in 7.62×54mmR. It is a postwar development of the Degtyaryov DP/DPM family, best known for its detachable belt-feed system while retaining the ability to use the DP-style pan magazine. The designation is derived from the Russian abbreviation for “company machine gun, model 1946.”

HISTORY

The RP-46 was adopted after World War II as an upgraded, more sustained-fire variant of the DPM, entering production in the mid-1940s. Its key change was a belt-feed module that attaches in place of the pan magazine, paired with updates intended to better support longer firing periods, including a heavier barrel and a sturdier bipod arrangement. In Soviet service it filled a niche between lighter squad automatic weapons and heavier, mounted machine guns, before being superseded in the early 1960s by newer general-purpose machine guns.

The RP-46 was also exported widely and influenced licensed or direct-copy production abroad, including Chinese manufacture as the Type 58 and other regional variants. In Southeast Asia, Chinese Type 58 examples (a copy of the RP-46) were fielded by North Vietnamese forces and were captured during the Vietnam War, reflecting the broader pattern of Soviet- and Chinese-supplied small arms in the conflict. While later replaced by newer designs, RP-46-pattern guns remained in circulation for years through transfers, war capture, and long-term use in secondary roles.

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Real-Life Photos
  • RP-46 light machine gun.
    RP-46 light machine gun.
  • RP-46 with belt-feed equipment fitted.
    RP-46 with belt-feed equipment fitted.
  • Captured weapons display showing an RP-46 alongside an MG 34.
    Captured weapons display showing an RP-46 alongside an MG 34.
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