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Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun
The Degtyaryov Light Machine gun was developed by Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov at the Soviet Small Arms design bureau and was the standard issue light Machine gun for the Red Army during World War II and some years after, until it was replaced by the RPK. The most common versions are the DP (Degtyaryov Pechotnyi), the DPM and the RP-46. The DP and DPM were issued in tank mounted versions known as DT models (DTM/DA). DA and its twin version DA-2 were mounted on airplanes.
- Note: This gun (and it's inventor) is almost universally mispronounced in the English speaking world as Degtyarev. That is due to the reading of the original Cyrillic of the name. Despite having an "e" before the last letter, the "e" has an umlaut (ё) so it is pronounced "yo" rather than "eh". But many times the umlaut is hard to see or omitted entirely. Thus the correct pronunciation is Degtyaryov, despite being mispronounced and mis-written all over the net.
The Degtyaryov machine gun and variants have appeared in the following films and video games used by the following actors:
Degtyaryov DP-27/DP-28
Film
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czterej pancerni i pies | Janusz Gajos | Cpl. Janek Kos | 1966-1970 | |
| Soviet and Polish soldiers | ||||
| The State Border: Film 3 | Russian border guards | 1982 | ||
| Bandits and Chinese soldiers | modified to resemble Lewis machine gun | |||
| The State Border: Film 4 | Russian border guards | 1984 | ||
| Basmachi fighters | modified to resemble Lewis machine gun | |||
| The State Border: Film 5 | Russian border guards | 1986 | ||
| The State Border: Film 6 | Russian border guards | 1987 | ||
| Liquidation (Likvidatsiya) | Soviet soldiers | 2007 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield: 1942 | 2002 | ||
| Vietcong | Fist Alpha Expansion Pack | 2003 | |
| Ghost Recon: Island Thunder | Russian 7.62 DP | 2003 | |
| Call of Duty: United Offensive | 2004 | ||
| Vietcong 2 | 2005 | ||
| Sniper Elite | 2005 | ||
| Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | 2006 | ||
| Call of Duty: World at War | 2008 | ||
| Hidden & Dangerous 2 | 2003 | ||
| Karma Online | 2011 | ||
| Project Reality: Vietnam | 2012 |
Degtyaryov DPM
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enemy at the Gates | Soviet Army soldiers | 2001 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield: Vietnam | Chinese Type 53 copy | 2004 |
Degtyaryov RP-46
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Recon: Island Thunder | RP46 | 2003 |
Degtyaryov DT
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lad from Our Town (Paren iz Nashego Goroda) | Mounted in T-34 tank | 1942 | ||
| Two Soldiers (Dva boytsa) | Mounted in T-34 tank | 1943 | ||
| Maksim Perepelitsa | Mounted in IS-2 heavy tank | 1955 | ||
| The Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt) | Mounted in T-34-85 tanks | 1965 | ||
| At War as at War (Na Voyne kak na Voyne) | Mounted in T-34-85 tanks | 1968 | ||
| The Hot Snow (Goryachiy Sneg) | Mounted in fake Tiger tanks (visually modified T-34) | 1972 | ||
| Stalingrad | Mounted in T-34-85 tanks | 1993 | ||
| The Star (Zvezda) | Mounted in T-34-85 tanks | 2002 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czterej pancerni i pies | Malgorzata Niemirska | Sgt Lidka Wisniewska | Mounted in tank T-34 "Rudy" | 1966-1970 |
| The State Border: Film 5 | German troops | Mounted in fake German tanks | 1986 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty | Mounted in T-34 tanks | 2003 | |
| Call of Duty: Finest Hour | Mounted in T-34 tanks | 2004 | |
| Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | Mounted in T-34 tanks | 2006 | |
| Project Reality: Vietnam | Mounted in T-34 tanks | 2012 |
Degtyaryov DA
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sea Outpost (Morskoy post) | Soviet aerial gunner | Mounted on hydroplane | 1938 |
See Also
- V.A. Degtyarev Plant - A list of all firearms manufactured by V.A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD).