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'''The RPK light machine gun and variants have been seen in the following films, television series, and video games by the following actors:'''
''NOTE: Some films use the [[Valmet M78]] to impersonate the RPK. please see the Valmet M78 page for differences between these two weapons. The [[Zastava M72]] is also on the M70 series page.''


''NOTE: Some films use the [[Valmet M78]] to impersonate the RPK. please see the Valmet M78 page for differences between these two weapons.''
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= RPK =
[[File:RPK lmg.jpg|thumb|right|500px|RPK with 40 round magazine - 7.62x39mm. This is an RPKN variant with a scope mount bracket.]]
[[File:Rpk 01 drum.jpg|thumb|right|500px|RPK with 75-round Soviet type drum magazine - 7.62x39mm]]


== RPK ==
==Specifications==
[[Image:RPK lmg.jpg|thumb|right|500px|RPK Light Machine Gun with 40 round magazine - 7.62x39mm]]
(1961 – 1978)
[[Image:Rpk 01 drum.jpg|thumb|right|500px|RPK light machine gun with 75-round drum magazine - 7.62x39mm]]


* '''Type:''' Light Machine Gun
* '''Caliber:''' 7.62×39mm M43
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.8}}
* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|1040}}
* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|590}}
* '''Feed System:''' 30, 40-round box magazines or 75-round drum magazine
* '''Fire Modes:''' Full-Auto
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{{Gun Title|RPK}}


=== Film ===
=== Film ===
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[I Was Nineteen (Ich war neunzehn)]]'' || || German soldiers || LMG-K, heavily anachronistic || 1968
|-
| ''[[The End of Ataman (Konets atamana)]]'' || || || Seen in Dutov's headquarters; described as a Japanese machine gun || 1970
|-
| ''[[Parade of the Planets (Parad planet)]]'' || || Soviet Army soldiers || || 1984
|-
| ''[[I Love Maria]]''|| ||Maria's gang members|| ||1988
|-
| ''[[Red Scorpion]]'' || [[Dolph Lundgren]] || Lt. Nikolai Rachenko ||  || 1989
|-
| ''[[Navy SEALs]]'' || [[Rick Rossovich]] || Leary ||  || 1990
|-
| ''[[Fit to Kill]]'' || [[Julie Strain]] || Blu Steele || with 75-round drum magazine || 1993
|-
| ''[[Fit to Kill]]'' || || Po's commando || with 75-round drum magazine || 1993
|-
| ''[[Three Kings]]'' ||  || Iraqi soldier ||  || 1999
|-
| ''[[Proof of Life]]'' |||| ELT rebel ||  || 2000
|-
| ''[[Tears of the Sun]]'' ||  || Militia fighter ||  || 2003
|-
| ''[[Detention]]'' || || A terrorist || || 2003
|-
| ''[[Preacher, The|The Preacher]]'' || [[Christian Kmiotek]] || Jutka||  || 2004
|-
| ''[[Moscow Heat]]'' || || || Seen in the pile of weapons || 2004
|-
|-
| [[Universal Soldier: Regeneration]] || || Terrorists || || 2009
|''[[Tiger_and_the_Snow,_The_(La_tigre_e_la_neve)|The Tiger and the Snow]]''|| ||Irregular fighter|| With drum magazine || 2004
|-
|-
| [[Blood Diamond]] ||  || RUF fighter ||  || 2006
| ''[[Blood Diamond]]'' ||  || RUF fighter ||  || 2006
|-
|-
| [[Tears of the Sun]] || || Militia fighter || || 2003
| ''[[Mark of Cain, The|The Mark of Cain]]'' || || Iraqi insurgent || || 2007
|-
|-
| [[Proof of Life]] |||| ELT rebel ||  || 2000
| ''[[Universal Soldier: Regeneration]]'' || || Terrorists ||  || 2009
|-
|-
| [[Three Kings]] ||  || Iraqi soldier || || 1999
| ''[[Machine Gun Preacher]]'' ||  || LRA troops ||   || 2011
|-
|-
| [[Navy SEALs]] || [[Rick Rossovich]] || Leary || || 1990
|''[[Resident Evil: Damnation]]''|| || Russian Soldiers || Anachronistic, with drum magazines || 2012
|-
|-
| [[Red Scorpion]] || [[Dolph Lundgren]] || Lt. Nikolai Rachenko ||  || 1989
| ''[[Resident Evil: Damnation]]'' ||  || East Slavic Army soldiers || With drum magazines || 2012
|-
| ''[[Red Dawn (2012)|Red Dawn]]'' ||  || KPA soldiers ||  || 2012
|-
| ''[[Cockneys vs. Zombies]]'' ||  || ||  || 2012
|-
|-
|}
|}


=== Television ===
=== Television ===
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Show Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|''[[E-Ring]]  || || Chinese Soldier ||  "Pilot", With drum magazine  || 2005-2006
|-
|-
|  || Chinese Soldier || [[E-Ring]] / "Pilot" || With drum magazine || 2005-2006
|''[[Over There]] || || Iraqi insurgent ||  "Prisoner"  || 2005
|-
|-
|  || Iraqi insurgent || [[Over There]] / "Prisoner" ||  || 2005
|'' [[Unit, The|The Unit]] || || Terrorist ||  "Always Kiss Them Goodbye"  || 2006 - 2009
|-
|-
| || Terrorist || [[Unit, The|The Unit]] / "Always Kiss Them Goodbye" || || 2006 - 2009
|'' [[Falling Skies - Season 1]] || [[Mpho Koaho]] || Anthony || "The Armory"  || 2011 - present
|-
|-
| [[Vyacheslav Burlachko]] || GRU Spetsnaz "Cobra" || Purgatory (Chistilishche) ||  || 1998
|''[[Magnum P.I. (2018) - Season 1|Magnum P.I.]]'' || || Taliban fighters ||  || 2018
|-
|-
| [[Viktor Stepanov]] || Colonel Vitaly Suvorov || Purgatory (Chistilishche) || || 1998
| ''[[Alex the Fierce (Alex Lyutyj)]]'' || || Soviet border guards || || 2020
|-
|-
|}
|}
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Referred as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
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|-
|-
| [[America's Army]] || || With 75-round drum magazine ||  || 2002
| ''[[America's Army]]'' || || With 75-round drum magazine || || 2002
|-
| ''[[Conflict: Desert Storm]]'' || || || || 2002
|-
| ''[[Conflict: Desert Storm II]]'' || || || || 2003
|-
| ''[[Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising]]'' || || || || 2004
|-
| ''[[Close Combat: First to Fight]]'' || RPK || With 75-round drum magazine || || 2005
|-
| ''[[Project Reality]]'' || || || With optional AK-style stock || 2005
|-
| ''[[Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2]]'' || AK-47 LMG || With 75-round drum magazine || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat]]'' || || With 75-round drum magazine || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Soldier of Fortune: Payback]]'' || PKR-47 || || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Cross Fire (2007 VG)|Cross Fire]]'' ||"RPK" ||With 75-round drum magazine || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Mercenaries 2: World in Flames]]'' || Automatic Rifle || w/ drum magazine || || 2008
|-
| ''[[7.62 High Calibre]]'' || || || || 2008
|-
| ''[[ArmA II]]'' || || With 75-round drum magazine || || 2009
|-
| ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker]]'' || RPK || w/ drum magazine || || 2010
|-
| ''[[Medal of Honor (2010)|Medal of Honor]]'' || RPK || w/ various attachments || digital pre-order bonus || 2010
|-
| ''[[Battlefield 3]]'' || RPK-74M || RPKM with options of various sights, muzzle devices, and vertical foregrip or bipod || has performance of 5.45x39mm RPK-74, probably accidentally modeled on RPKM || 2011
|-
| ''[[Battlefield Play4Free]]'' || RPK-74M || With Harris bipod replacing integral bipod || || 2011
|-
| ''[[Project Reality: Vietnam]]'' || || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Jagged Alliance: Back in Action]]'' || RPK-74 || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Ghost Recon: Future Soldier]]'' || RPK || RPKM with various attachments || uPlay bonus weapon || 2012
|-
| ''[[Payday 2]]'' || RPK||Romanian handguard ||added in Gage Weapon Pack 02 (2014) || 2013
|-
| ''[[State of Decay]]'' || "RPK" || ||with black stock and [[RPK-74]]-style 7,62x39mm magazine, added in Breakdown DLC || 2013
|-
|-
| [[Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising]] || || || || 2004
| ''[[Battlefield 4]]'' || RPK || Various sights, muzzle devices, and vertical foregrip or bipod || Added in "China Rising" DLC; initially misidentified as RPK-74M until a 2015 patch || 2013
|-
|-
| [[Spec Ops: Ranger Elite]] || || || || 2001
| ''[[Warface]]'' || ||w/75-round drum magazine, black plastic handguard and [[RPK-74M]]-style folding stock|| ||2013
|-
|-
| [[Close Combat: First to Fight]] || RPK || With 75-round drum magazine || || 2005
| [[Insurgency]] || RPK || Slanted muzzle brake; Various optional accessories || Used by the Insurgents || 2014
|-
|-
| [[Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2]] || AK-47 LMG || With 75-round drum magazine || || 2007
| ''[[Squad]]'' || || || 75-round drum magazine || 2015
|-
|-
| [[Insurgency]] || || With 75-round drum magazine || ||  
| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || RPK || || Used to be named "Vepr-V3" || 2016
|-
|-
| [[ArmA II]] ||  || With 75-round drum magazine || || 2009
| rowspan=2 | ''[[Vigor]]'' || RPK ||  || with 75-round drum, replaced "RPK-74" || rowspan=2 | 2018
|-
|-
| [[Project Reality]] ||  || ||  || 2005
| "RPK-74" ||  || with 40-round magazine, removed from game
|-
|-
| [[Soldier of Fortune: Payback]] ||PKR-47  || || || 2007
| ''[[Call to Arms]]'' || || || || 2018
|-
|-
| [[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker]]||RPK||w/ drum magazine||||2010
|''[[Battlefield 2042]]'' || RPK || || Added in Update 4.1 || 2021
|-
|-
| [[Call of Duty: Black Ops]] || RPK || Optional red dot sight/scope/IR scope and dual mags || w/ ribbed forend, relocated rear sight, and drum magazine || 2010
|}
 
===Anime ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
|-
| [[Medal of Honor (2010)]] || RPK ||w/ various attachments  ||digital pre-order bonus || 2010
| ''[[Upotte!!]]'' || RPK || || 2012
|-
|-
| [[Battlefield 3]] || RPK-74M || Vertical foregrip and various attachments || || 2011
|}
|}


== RPK-74 ==
= RPK-74 =
[[Image:Soviet RPK-74.jpg|thumb|right|500px|RPK-74 light machine gun with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm]]
[[File:Soviet RPK-74.jpg|thumb|right|501px|RPK-74 with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm]]
[[Image:rpk74m.jpg|thumb|right|501px|RPK-74M light machine gun with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm]]
[[File:rpk74m.jpg|thumb|right|500px|RPK-74M with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm]]
==Specifications==
(1974 – present)
 
* '''Type:''' Light Machine Gun
 
* '''Caliber:''' 5.45x39mm; 7.62x51mm NATO (RPK-308)
 
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.7}}
 
* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|1060}}
 
* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|590}}
 
* '''Feed System:''' 30, 45-round box magazines


* '''Fire Modes:''' Full-Auto
-----
{{Gun Title|RPK-74}}
=== Film ===
=== Film ===


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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Parade of the Planets (Parad planet)]]'' || || Soviet soldiers || || 1984
|-
| ''[[Afghan Breakdown]] || || Soviet soldiers || || 1991
|-
| ''[[KGB Agents Also Fall in Love (Agenty KGB tozhe vlyublyayutsya)]]'' || || || Seen in the evidence warehouse || 1991
|-
| ''[[Checkpoint (Blokpost)]] ||  || Russian soldier || || 1998
|-
| ''[[GoldenEye]] ||  || Soviet soldier ||Mockup only || 1995
|-
| ''[[Jisai (Dzisay)]]'' || || Soldiers ||  || 2004
|-
| ''[[Countdown (Lichnyy nomer)]]'' ||  || Russian soldiers || RPK-74M || 2004
|-
| ''[[9th Company]]'' || || Soviet soldiers || || 2005
|-
| ''[[9th Company]]'' || || Afghan soldiers || || 2005
|-
| ''[[He Will Be Left Behind (Arxada qalmis gelecek)]]'' || Abbas Gahramanov || Ağaəli || || 2005
|-
| ''[[Tins (Konservy)]]'' || [[Aleksey Serebryakov]] || Usoltsev (Solyonyy) || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Tins (Konservy)]]'' || [[Sergey Shakurov]] || Foma || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Hooked (Na Igre)]] ||  || Boris Sergeevich's guard  ||RPK-74M || 2009
|-
|-
| [[Checkpoint (Blokpost)]] ||  || Russian soldier || || 1998
|'' [[Hooked (Na Igre)]] ||  || Muslim terrorists  ||RPK-74M || 2009
|-
|-
| [[GoldenEye]] ||  || Soviet soldier ||Mockup only || 1995
| ''[[Hooked 2. Next Level (Na Igre 2. Novyy Uroven)]] ||  ||Contrabandists and Boris Sergeevich's guard  || || 2010
|-
|''[[Hooked 2. Next Level (Na Igre 2. Novyy Uroven)]] || [[Sergey Chirkov]] ||Vampire  || || 2010
|-
| ''[[22 Minutes (22 minuty)]]'' || || Somali Pirates || || 2014
|-
| ''[[The Guy from Our Cemetery (Paren s nashego kladbishcha)]]'' ||  ||  || at the gun shop || 2015
|-
|-
|}
|}


=== Television ===
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Show Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|''[[I Have The Honor! (Chest Imeyu!)]]||  || Russian paratroopers and Chechen terrorists ||    || 2004
|-
|-
|  || Chechen terrorists || [[Stormgate]]||  || 2006
|''[[Storm Gate, The|The Storm Gate]]||  || Chechen terrorists ||   || 2006
|-
|-
|}
|}
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| [[Battlefield 2]] ||  || Available hand-held and in fixed positions, and vehicle-mounted || Inaccurately shown with drum magazine || 2005
| [[Battlefield 2]] ||  || Available hand-held and in fixed positions, and vehicle-mounted || Inaccurately shown with drum magazine || 2005
|-
|-
| [[Project Reality]] ||  || Mounted on pickup truck dashboard || Inaccurately shown with drum magazine || 2005
| [[Project Reality]] ||  || || || 2005
|-
|-
| [[Jagged Alliance 2]] ||  || || || 1999
| [[Project Reality]] ||  || With optional 1P29 scope || RPK-74M || 2005
|-
|-
| [[Ghost Recon]] || RPK74 ||  || w/ 75-round drum magazine || 2001
| [[Ghost Recon]] || RPK74 ||  || w/ 75-round drum magazine || 2001
|-
| [[7.62 High Calibre]] ||  || ||RPK-74M || 2008
|-
|-
| [[ArmA II]] ||  ||  || Inaccurately shown with drum magazine || 2009
| [[ArmA II]] ||  ||  || Inaccurately shown with drum magazine || 2009
|-
|-
| [[MAG]] || RTK-74 || || w/ muzzle brake removed and nonexistent drum magazine || 2010
| [[Call of Duty: Black Ops]] || RPK || Optional red dot sight/scope/IR scope and dual or drum mags || w/ ribbed forend and relocated rear sight || 2010
|-
| [[SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3]]|| RTK-74|||| ||2010
|-
|-
| [[Combat Arms]] ||  ||  || With muzzle brake removed and nonexistent drum magazine || 2004
| [[Combat Arms]] ||  ||  || With muzzle brake removed and nonexistent drum magazine || 2004
|-
|[[SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs]]||RTK-74||||||2011
|-
| [[War Inc. Battlezone]] || || w/ various attachments  ||RPK-74M || 2011
|-
| [[Jagged Alliance: Back in Action]] || RPK-74 ||  || w/ 45-round box magazine || 2012
|-
| [[Survarium]] || ||  || w/ 45-round box magazine, RPK-74M || 2013
|-
| [[Contract Wars]] || ||  || || 2014
|-
| [[World of Guns: Gun Disassembly]] ||RPK-74M  || 1PN93 night scope || RPK-74M  || 2014
|-
| [[Squad]] || || || RPK-74 and RPK-74M, 45-round box magazine || 2015
|-
| [[Call of Duty: Black Ops III]] || RPK || w/ various attachments || Added via update; relocated rear sight || 2018
|-
| [[Call to Arms]] ||  |||| RPK-74M || 2018
|-
| [[The Division 2]] ||  |||| || 2019
|-
|''[[Battlefield 2042]]'' || RPK-74M || || Added in Update 4.1; model is actually an RPK-74 with polymer furniture || 2021
|-
|-
|}
|}
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
|-
| [[Angel Beats!]] || || ||  || 2010
| [[Angel Beats!]] || Hinata ||  || 2010
|-
|}
 
== Zastava M72B1 ==
[[Image:ZastavaM72.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Zastava M72B1 Light Machine Gun with 40-round box magazine - 7.62x39mm]]
 
=== Film ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="220"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
| [[Black Hawk Down]] |||| Somali militiaman || || 2001
|-
| [[No Man's Land]] ||  || Serbian soldiers ||  || 2001
|-
| [[No Man's Land]] ||  || Bosnian soldiers ||  || 2001
|-
|-
|}
|}


=See Also=
* [[Vyatskie Polyany Machine Building Plant "Molot"]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Vyatskie Polyany Machine Building Plant "Molot".
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 21 July 2023

NOTE: Some films use the Valmet M78 to impersonate the RPK. please see the Valmet M78 page for differences between these two weapons. The Zastava M72 is also on the M70 series page.

RPK

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RPK with 40 round magazine - 7.62x39mm. This is an RPKN variant with a scope mount bracket.
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RPK with 75-round Soviet type drum magazine - 7.62x39mm

Specifications

(1961 – 1978)

  • Type: Light Machine Gun
  • Caliber: 7.62×39mm M43
  • Weight: 10.6 lbs (4.8 kg)
  • Length: 40.9 in (104 cm)
  • Barrel length: 23.2 in (59 cm)
  • Feed System: 30, 40-round box magazines or 75-round drum magazine
  • Fire Modes: Full-Auto

The RPK and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
I Was Nineteen (Ich war neunzehn) German soldiers LMG-K, heavily anachronistic 1968
The End of Ataman (Konets atamana) Seen in Dutov's headquarters; described as a Japanese machine gun 1970
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet) Soviet Army soldiers 1984
I Love Maria Maria's gang members 1988
Red Scorpion Dolph Lundgren Lt. Nikolai Rachenko 1989
Navy SEALs Rick Rossovich Leary 1990
Fit to Kill Julie Strain Blu Steele with 75-round drum magazine 1993
Fit to Kill Po's commando with 75-round drum magazine 1993
Three Kings Iraqi soldier 1999
Proof of Life ELT rebel 2000
Tears of the Sun Militia fighter 2003
Detention A terrorist 2003
The Preacher Christian Kmiotek Jutka 2004
Moscow Heat Seen in the pile of weapons 2004
The Tiger and the Snow Irregular fighter With drum magazine 2004
Blood Diamond RUF fighter 2006
The Mark of Cain Iraqi insurgent 2007
Universal Soldier: Regeneration Terrorists 2009
Machine Gun Preacher LRA troops 2011
Resident Evil: Damnation Russian Soldiers Anachronistic, with drum magazines 2012
Resident Evil: Damnation East Slavic Army soldiers With drum magazines 2012
Red Dawn KPA soldiers 2012
Cockneys vs. Zombies 2012

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
E-Ring Chinese Soldier "Pilot", With drum magazine 2005-2006
Over There Iraqi insurgent "Prisoner" 2005
The Unit Terrorist "Always Kiss Them Goodbye" 2006 - 2009
Falling Skies - Season 1 Mpho Koaho Anthony "The Armory" 2011 - present
Magnum P.I. Taliban fighters 2018
Alex the Fierce (Alex Lyutyj) Soviet border guards 2020

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
America's Army With 75-round drum magazine 2002
Conflict: Desert Storm 2002
Conflict: Desert Storm II 2003
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising 2004
Close Combat: First to Fight RPK With 75-round drum magazine 2005
Project Reality With optional AK-style stock 2005
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 AK-47 LMG With 75-round drum magazine 2007
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat With 75-round drum magazine 2007
Soldier of Fortune: Payback PKR-47 2007
Cross Fire "RPK" With 75-round drum magazine 2007
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Automatic Rifle w/ drum magazine 2008
7.62 High Calibre 2008
ArmA II With 75-round drum magazine 2009
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker RPK w/ drum magazine 2010
Medal of Honor RPK w/ various attachments digital pre-order bonus 2010
Battlefield 3 RPK-74M RPKM with options of various sights, muzzle devices, and vertical foregrip or bipod has performance of 5.45x39mm RPK-74, probably accidentally modeled on RPKM 2011
Battlefield Play4Free RPK-74M With Harris bipod replacing integral bipod 2011
Project Reality: Vietnam 2012
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action RPK-74 2012
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier RPK RPKM with various attachments uPlay bonus weapon 2012
Payday 2 RPK Romanian handguard added in Gage Weapon Pack 02 (2014) 2013
State of Decay "RPK" with black stock and RPK-74-style 7,62x39mm magazine, added in Breakdown DLC 2013
Battlefield 4 RPK Various sights, muzzle devices, and vertical foregrip or bipod Added in "China Rising" DLC; initially misidentified as RPK-74M until a 2015 patch 2013
Warface w/75-round drum magazine, black plastic handguard and RPK-74M-style folding stock 2013
Insurgency RPK Slanted muzzle brake; Various optional accessories Used by the Insurgents 2014
Squad 75-round drum magazine 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades RPK Used to be named "Vepr-V3" 2016
Vigor RPK with 75-round drum, replaced "RPK-74" 2018
"RPK-74" with 40-round magazine, removed from game
Call to Arms 2018
Battlefield 2042 RPK Added in Update 4.1 2021

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Upotte!! RPK 2012

RPK-74

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RPK-74 with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm
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RPK-74M with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm

Specifications

(1974 – present)

  • Type: Light Machine Gun
  • Caliber: 5.45x39mm; 7.62x51mm NATO (RPK-308)
  • Weight: 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)
  • Length: 41.7 in (106 cm)
  • Barrel length: 23.2 in (59 cm)
  • Feed System: 30, 45-round box magazines
  • Fire Modes: Full-Auto

The RPK-74 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet) Soviet soldiers 1984
Afghan Breakdown Soviet soldiers 1991
KGB Agents Also Fall in Love (Agenty KGB tozhe vlyublyayutsya) Seen in the evidence warehouse 1991
Checkpoint (Blokpost) Russian soldier 1998
GoldenEye Soviet soldier Mockup only 1995
Jisai (Dzisay) Soldiers 2004
Countdown (Lichnyy nomer) Russian soldiers RPK-74M 2004
9th Company Soviet soldiers 2005
9th Company Afghan soldiers 2005
He Will Be Left Behind (Arxada qalmis gelecek) Abbas Gahramanov Ağaəli 2005
Tins (Konservy) Aleksey Serebryakov Usoltsev (Solyonyy) 2007
Tins (Konservy) Sergey Shakurov Foma 2007
Hooked (Na Igre) Boris Sergeevich's guard RPK-74M 2009
Hooked (Na Igre) Muslim terrorists RPK-74M 2009
Hooked 2. Next Level (Na Igre 2. Novyy Uroven) Contrabandists and Boris Sergeevich's guard 2010
Hooked 2. Next Level (Na Igre 2. Novyy Uroven) Sergey Chirkov Vampire 2010
22 Minutes (22 minuty) Somali Pirates 2014
The Guy from Our Cemetery (Paren s nashego kladbishcha) at the gun shop 2015

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
I Have The Honor! (Chest Imeyu!) Russian paratroopers and Chechen terrorists 2004
The Storm Gate Chechen terrorists 2006

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
Battlefield 2 Available hand-held and in fixed positions, and vehicle-mounted Inaccurately shown with drum magazine 2005
Project Reality 2005
Project Reality With optional 1P29 scope RPK-74M 2005
Ghost Recon RPK74 w/ 75-round drum magazine 2001
7.62 High Calibre RPK-74M 2008
ArmA II Inaccurately shown with drum magazine 2009
Call of Duty: Black Ops RPK Optional red dot sight/scope/IR scope and dual or drum mags w/ ribbed forend and relocated rear sight 2010
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 RTK-74 2010
Combat Arms With muzzle brake removed and nonexistent drum magazine 2004
SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs RTK-74 2011
War Inc. Battlezone w/ various attachments RPK-74M 2011
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action RPK-74 w/ 45-round box magazine 2012
Survarium w/ 45-round box magazine, RPK-74M 2013
Contract Wars 2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly RPK-74M 1PN93 night scope RPK-74M 2014
Squad RPK-74 and RPK-74M, 45-round box magazine 2015
Call of Duty: Black Ops III RPK w/ various attachments Added via update; relocated rear sight 2018
Call to Arms RPK-74M 2018
The Division 2 2019
Battlefield 2042 RPK-74M Added in Update 4.1; model is actually an RPK-74 with polymer furniture 2021

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Angel Beats! Hinata 2010

See Also

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