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PK Machine Gun
The PK machine gun and variants can be seen in the following films, video games, and television series used by the following actors:
Kalashnikov PK/PKM Machine Gun
In 1961, Mikhail Kalashnikov's design for a General Purpose Machine Gun, the PK (Pulemyot Kalashnikova) was formally adopted by the Soviet Military. It fired the standard cartridge for the SVD Dragunov and the M91/30, the 7.62x54 Rimmed cartridge in non-disintegrating belts. In 1969 a modernized version, the PKM (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovanniy) was fielded, with a lighter, unfluted barrel and a hinged shoulder strap on the buttstock.
There are four versions of the PK/PKM in use today.
1) The PK/PKM - basic GPMG version with Bipod.
2) PKS/PKMS (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Stankoviy) which is a tripod mounted version
3) PKT/PKMT (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Tankoviy) which is a solenoid fired coaxial version for vehicles.
4) PKB/PKMB (Pulemyot Kalashnikova na Bronetransportere) flex vehicle mounted version w/spade grips & butterfly trigger.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Survivor | Taliban fighters | 2013 | ||
| Zombie Fever | Yuliya Volkova | Natasha | 2013 | |
| Vladimir Putin | ||||
| Red Dawn | North Korean soldiers | 2012 | ||
| The Expendables 2 | Nepalese guerrillas | Mounted on Mercedes-Benz G-Wagens and boats | 2012 | |
| R2B: Return to Base | North Korean soldiers | 2012 | ||
| August. Eighth | Russian and Georgian soldiers | PKM and PKT machine guns | 2012 | |
| Winter of the Dead. Meteletsa | Sergey Shirochin | Khan | PK machine guns | 2012 |
| Special Forces | Taliban fighter | 2011 | ||
| 5 Days of War | Georgian soldiers | Mounted on M1114 HMMWV | 2011 | |
| Home (Dom) | Igor Skurikhin | Veselyj | 2011 | |
| Burnt by the Sun 2 (Utomlennye solntsem 2) | German soldier | Mocked up as MG34 | 2011 | |
| A Quiet Outpost (Tikhaya zastava) | Andrey Chadov | Capt. Pankov | 2011 | |
| A Quiet Outpost (Tikhaya zastava) | Aleksandr Alyoshkin | Sgt. "Trasser" Kiryanov | 2011 | |
| A Quiet Outpost (Tikhaya zastava) | Islamist fighters | 2011 | ||
| Kandahar | Taliban fighter | 2010 | ||
| Red | Background Extra | CIA operative | Modified with BHI SOPMOD accessory kit | 2010 |
| The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) | German soldiers | Mocked up as MG34 | 2010 | |
| Mounted as main armament of the BA-20 armored car | ||||
| A Yakuza's Daughter Never Cries | Irina Rozanova | Marfa Dorofeeva | 2010 | |
| Dnieper Line: Love and War | German soldiers | Mocked up as MG34 | 2009 | |
| Mounted as main armament of the BA-20 armored car | ||||
| District 13: Ultimatum | 2009 | |||
| Back in Time (My iz budushchego) | German troops | Modified to resemble MG34 | 2008 | |
| Captive (Plennyy) 2008 | 2008 | |||
| D-Day (Den'D) | Mikhail Porechenkov | Ivan | 2008 | |
| Body of Lies | None | None | Seen lying on a wall | 2008 |
| Babylon A.D. | Background Extra | Soldier | 2008 | |
| The Apocalypse Code | Various terrorists | PKM and PKT machine guns | 2007 | |
| Postal | Background Extra | Paradise resident | 2007 | |
| Blood Diamond | Background Extra | Mercenary | Mounted on ATE Mi-24 'Superhind' | 2006 |
| Children of Men | Background Extra | British Army soldier | 2006 | |
| Bastards (Svolochi) | German soldiers | Mocked up as MG34 | 2006 | |
| 9th Company | Ivan Kokorin | Chugan | 2005 | |
| Artur Smolyaninov | Lyutyy | |||
| Extras | Soviet soldiers | |||
| Extras | Afghan Mujahideen | |||
| Extras | Soviet soldiers | mounted on T-64 tanks | ||
| Sahara | Background Extras | Soldiers | 2005 | |
| On an Unnamed Hill (Na bezymyannoy vysote) | Vladimir Yaglych | Lt. Malyutin | Modified to resemble MG34 | 2004 |
| Aleksey Chadov | Pvt. Kolya Malakhov | |||
| German soldiers | ||||
| Downfall (Der Untergang) | German soldiers | Mocked up as MG34 | 2004 | |
| Moscow Heat | Richard Tyson | Nikolay Klimov | 2004 | |
| Moscow Heat | Russian police | Mounted on Tigr armored car | 2004 | |
| Beyond Borders | Chechen rebels | 2003 | ||
| The Star (Zvezda) | German soldiers | Mocked up as MG34 machine gun | 2002 | |
| War (Voyna) | Chechen rebels | 2002 | ||
| Chechen rebel | PKT tank machine gun converted to light machine gun | |||
| Black Hawk Down | None | None | Seen on arms dealer's table | 2001 |
| Avalon | Malgorzata Foremniak | Ash | Mounted on tank turret | 2001 |
| Savior | UN peacekeepers | 1998 | ||
| Checkpoint (Blokpost) | Yuri Grigoriev | Pisser | 1998 | |
| Prisoner of the Mountains (Kavkazskiy plennik) | A Chechen fighter | 1996 | ||
| Goldeneye | Background Extra | Soviet soldier | 1995 | |
| Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach | Mikhail Kokshenov | Kravchuk | 1992 | |
| Afghan Breakdown | Background Extras | Soviet paratroopers | With and without bipods | 1990 |
| Rambo III | Sylvester Stallone | John Rambo | 1988 | |
| The Action (Aktsiya) | Artyom Kaminsky | Lt. Albert Volkov | Mocked up as MG34 machine gun | 1987 |
| The Action (Aktsiya) | Aleksandr Novikov | Lt. Vsevolod Veselov | Mocked up as MG34 machine gun | 1987 |
| Battle for Moscow | German soldiers | modified to resemble MG34s | 1985 | |
| Come and See (Idi i smotri) | Soviet partisan | Mocked up as MG34 machine gun | 1985 | |
| The Battalions Request Fire (Batalyony prosyat ognya) | Igor Sklyar | Sgt. Vitkovsky | Modified to resemble MG34 | 1985 |
| German soldiers | ||||
| Snipers (Snaypery) | German soldiers | Modified to resemble MG34 | 1985 | |
| Solo Voyage | Soviet Naval Infantry soldiers | 1985 | ||
| Parade of the Planets (Parad planet) | PKT mounted on T-55 tank and BRDM-2 armored car | 1984 | ||
| Start Liquidation (Pristupit k likvidatsii) | Bandits | Modified to resemble MG34 | 1983 | |
| Front in the Rear of the Enemy (Front v tylu vraga) | Soviet soldiers | Modified to resemble MG34 | 1981 | |
| Corps of General Shubnikov (Korpus generala Shubnikova) | German soldiers | Modified to resemble MG34 | 1980 | |
| Pirates of the XXth Century (Piraty XX veka) | Pirates | Modified to resemble MG34 | 1979 | |
| Long Miles of War (Dolgie vyorsty voyny) | German soldiers | Mounted on BTR-40 | 1975 | |
| Trial of the Road (Proverka na dorogakh) | Vladimir Zamansky | Lazarev | PK (not PKM!) modified to resemble MG42 | 1971 |
| German soldiers |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State Border: Film 5 | German soldiers | Modified to resemble MG34. With and without tripods | 1986 | |
| The State Border: Film 6 | Ukrainian Insurgents | Modified to resemble MG34 | 1987 | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Russian SG member | "Metamorphosis" | 1997 - 2007 | |
| Purgatory (Chistilishche) | Russian soldiers and Chechen fighters | 1998 | ||
| Brigada | Sergei Bezrukov | Alexander Belov | 2002 | |
| I Have The Honor! (Chest Imeyu!) | Russian paratroopers and Chechen rebels | 2004 | ||
| The Unit | African soldiers | "Stress" S01E02 | 2005-2009 | |
| E-Ring | Iranian Revolutionary Guard | "Escape and Evade" S01E03 | 2005 - 2006 | |
| The Storm Gate | Russian soldiers and Chechen terrorists | 2006 | ||
| The Storm Gate | PKT coaxial tank machine gun mounted in BMD-1 | 2006 | ||
| Generation Kill | Iraqi soldiers | With and without tripods | 2008 | |
| Deadliest Warrior | Somali Pirate | 2009 | ||
| Ultimate Weapons | 2010 | |||
| Defiance | Sensoth | Modified with BHI SOPMOD accessory kit | 2013 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Beasts | PKT, mounted on Soviet vehicles, non-playable | 2000 | ||
| Operation Flashpoint | 2001 | |||
| The Sum Of All Fears | "7.62mm LMG" | 2002 | ||
| Ghost Recon: Desert Siege | PKM | 2002 | ||
| Conflict: Desert Storm | 2002 | |||
| Freedom Fighters | Heavy Machine Gun | 2003 | ||
| Söldner: Secret Wars | 2004 | |||
| Battlefield 2 | 2005 | |||
| Battlefield 2 | PKT, mounted in T90 tank | 2005 | ||
| Project Reality | Hand-held and in fixed defensive mountings | 2005 | ||
| Project Reality | PKT, mounted in BRDM-2 scout vehicle, BTR-60, BTR-80, BTR-80A, MT-LB, BMP-1, BMP-2, & BMP-3 APC's, and T62, T72, & T90 tanks | 2005 | ||
| Rainbow Six: Vegas | cut weapon | 2006 | ||
| Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | mounted | 2007 | ||
| ArmA: Armed Assault | 2007 | |||
| Army of Two | Numerous modifications to the weapon | 2008 | ||
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2008 | |||
| Far Cry 2 | 2008 | |||
| Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | cut weapon | 2008 | ||
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | 2008 | |||
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | PKM | PKT also shown mounted on BMP-3 | 2008 | |
| ArmA II | 2009 | |||
| Resident Evil 5 | w/ RPD handguard, mounted on Humvee | 2009 | ||
| SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | "PK-M" | 2010 | ||
| Delta Force: Xtreme 2 | 2010 | |||
| Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | PKM | 2010 | ||
| Battlefield Bad Company 2 | PKM LMG | With short flash suppressor | 2010 | |
| Medal of Honor (2010) | PKM | w/ various attachments | 2010 | |
| Battlefield Play4Free | With optional tan stock and ammo box | 2011 | ||
| Battlefield Play4Free | PKT, mounted in T90 tank | 2011 | ||
| Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | PKT, shown mounted on BDRM-2 | 2011 | ||
| Counter-Strike Online | PKM | With 3-round burst mode | 2011 | |
| NCIS: The Video Game | 2011 | |||
| Uncharted 3 | 2011 | |||
| Project Reality: Vietnam | Anachronistically used by NVA | 2012 | ||
| Project Reality: Vietnam | PKT, mounted on BTR-60 | 2012 | ||
| War Inc. Battlezone | 2011 | |||
| Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | PKT, mounted in T-90 tank | not usable | 2012 | |
| Far Cry 3 | PKM | 2012 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto V | "MG" | 2013 | ||
| Ghost Recon: Phantoms | PKM | 2014 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil: Damnation | PKT, mounted in BMP-3 | 2012 |
PKP Pecheneg Machine Gun
The PKP Pecheneg machine gun is a modernized version of the PKM with a forced-air-cooled, non-changeable barrel that allows for longer periods of fire and greater accuracy. Further improvements include the shifting of the bipod towards the muzzle to improve stability, and the capability to mount optical sights. The Pecheneg currently is in service with some Russian military and interior ministry units.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-Day (Den'D) | Mikhail Porechenkov | Ivan | Mounted on Ural motorcycle | 2008 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Reality | With optional PK-A scope | 2005 | ||
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2008 | |||
| ArmA II | w/ PK-A scope | 2009 | ||
| Rogue Warrior | 2009 | |||
| SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | PK-P | 2010 | ||
| Battlefield 3 | With various Russian optics | 2011 | ||
| Battlefield Play4Free | As the "Pecheneg" | With optional EOTech red dot sight & M145 MGO scope | 2011 | |
| Operation Flashpoint: Red River | 2011 | |||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | PKP Pecheneg | With various optics | Incorrectly feeds from left | 2011 |
| SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs | PKP | 2011 | ||
| War Inc. Battlezone | Pecheneg | 2011 | ||
| Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | PKP | 2012 | ||
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | PKP | Can be fitted with PKM furniture. | 2012 | |
| Ghost Recon: Phantoms | 6P41 | 2014 |
Zastava M84 Machine Gun
The Zastava M84 is a clone of the PK Machine Gun built by Zastava Arms. The M84 is distinguishable by its solid wooden stock and unfluted barrel, and is common in the former Yugoslavia and Iraq.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coriolanus | Volscian soldiers | 2011 |
See Also
- V.A. Degtyarev Plant - A list of all firearms manufactured by V.A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD).
- TsNIITochMash - A list of all firearms manufactured by TsNIITochMash.
- Zastava Arms - A list of all firearms manufactured by Zastava Arms.