7.62x39mm Soviet Other Weapons

The RPD is a Soviet light machine gun designed by Vasily Degtyaryov, chambered in 7.62x39mm M43. It was one of the first light machine guns designed around an intermediate cartridge and fed from a distinctive 100-round belt contained in a drum magazine. The RPD served as the standard squad automatic weapon of the Soviet Union and its allies for decades.

The RPK-203 is a light machine gun chambered in 7.62x39mm, developed by the Kalashnikov Concern as an export variant of the RPK series. It is designed for the 7.62x39mm cartridge and is based on the AK-103 assault rifle platform. The RPK-203 features a longer, heavier barrel for improved sustained fire accuracy. It has a side-folding polymer stock and a bipod for stable firing. The weapon is intended to provide squad automatic fire capability with the widely available 7.62x39mm round.

The RPD (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova, or Degtyaryov Light Machine Gun) is a Soviet light machine gun designed by Vasily Degtyaryov. It was chambered in 7.62x39mm M43 and fed from a 100-round drum magazine or 100-round linked belt. The RPD combined the firepower of a machine gun with the mobility of an assault rifle.