PK Belt
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Classes | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 VC |
 PK Belt |
 |
 Gunner |
175+1/175 |
| Damage Base | Headshot × | Chest × | Stomach × | Leg × | Arm × | Bayonet | Rifle Grenades | Reload Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Empty | ||||||||
| 41 | ×2.3 = 94.3 | ×1 = 41.0 | ×0.95 = 38.95 | ×0.6 = 24.6 | ×0.55 = 22.55 | NO | NO | Seconds | Seconds |
| Designation | Weapon Type | Fire Modes | Fire Rate | Bullet Spread ° | Range Modifier | Muzzle Velocity | Projectile weight | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK (Pulemyot Kalashnikova) | Machinegun | Auto | 650 RPM | 9.23° & 2.42° ADS | 0.925 | 853 m/s | 10.0 g (154.32 gr) | 10.5 kg (23.15 lbs) |
| Full name | Caliber | Place of Origin | Date | Manufacturer | Barrel Length | Total Length | Weapon Script Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalashnikov PK (Pulemyot Kalashnikova) general-purpose machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | Soviet Union | 1961 | Degtyaryov Plant (Kovrov Mechanical Plant / ZiD) | 23.8 in (605 mm) | 46.2 in (1173 mm) | weapon_pk |
The PK (Pulemyot Kalashnikova) is a Soviet belt-fed general-purpose machine gun chambered in 7.62×54mmR. It is a gas-operated, long-stroke piston, open-bolt design feeding from non-disintegrating metal-link belts, typically carried in 100- or 200-round boxes. The PK is best known for AK-pattern mechanical heritage, robust reliability, and its use as an infantry bipod gun or on tripods and vehicle mounts.
HISTORY
The PK was developed after the Soviet Army issued requirements in the mid-1950s for a new universal 7.62mm company/battalion machine gun, and competing designs were trialed through the late 1950s. Kalashnikov’s design was adopted in 1961 and entered production in multiple configurations, including the bipod-equipped infantry gun and the PKS tripod-mounted version for sustained fire support.
The PK family was exported widely and produced or copied in several countries, becoming a common general-purpose machine gun across the Cold War. In the Vietnam War era, the PK is sometimes listed as appearing only in very limited numbers toward the end of the conflict, especially compared to more common communist machine guns like the RPD; clearer documentation is more common for later Vietnamese service with PKM-pattern guns.
Sources
- Imperial War Museums — PKM
- Royal Armouries — Kalashnikov PK (about 1970)
- Royal Armouries — Kalashnikov PKM
- Smithsonian (NMAH) — PKM
- List of weapons of the Vietnam War — PK (very limited use)