7.62mm PECHENEGStandard Machine Gun

Standard Machine Gun

Mission

The Pecheneg standard machine gun is designed to engage personnel and enemy weapon systems. It is a formidable weapon designed to provide fire support to motorised rifle units. It combines great firepower of a heavy machine gun and mobility of a light machine gun. General description

The machine gun is a derivative of the worldwide famous PKM machine gun. Modernisation was aimed at increasing accuracy of fire, service life of parts, and improving operating capabilities of the weapon.

Pecheneg can fire all types of 7.62x54mm rounds. The weapon is fed from a 25- or 50-round disintegrating metal belt. Loaded belts are transported in boxes for 100 and 200 rounds each.

Pecheneg is gas operated. Its barrel is blocked by rotation of the breech. A strikertype trigger mechanism is activated by the breech block. It has a rear sear, and provides for automatic fire only. A safety catch blocks the trigger and sear when activated.

Special design of the barrel assembly allowed for reduction of non-removable barrel temperature warp, thus immensely increasing accuracy of fire. Ensuring high survivability, the non-removable barrel improves operating characteristics of the weapon. A handle for carrying the machine gun also plays the part of anti-mirage belt, thus decreasing aiming errors resulting from the haze when the barrel is heated.

An open-type sight includes a foresight and an adjustable sector-type backsight with a device for lateral adjustments. The machine gun mounts a standard attachment point for various optical and optronic sights.

Reliability of moving parts together with superb accuracy of fire and high survivability open vast prospects for the weapon.

Basic specifications

Cartridge 7.62x54 Muzzle velocity, m/s 825 Effective range of fire, m 1,500 Weight, kg: without box and belt 9.5 box with belt for 100/200 rounds 3.9/8 bipod 4.5 Length, mm 1,200 Belt capacity, rds 100 and 200 Rate of fire, rds/min 600-800