Backstory The AK was great for killing zombies, but it wasn't enough. Use this weapon for crowd control, as it has a large ammo pool 75 on the mag, on reserve. You can aim for headshots to conserve ammo so you can potentially kill more zombies.
Although since the ammo capacity is so high, the RPK is forgiving to any missed shots, becuase the high ammo capacity makes up for it.
You won't notice any difference between reloading the RPK and the AK , unless you compare them side by side. Treat this as an upgraded AK The ammo pool is almost doubled compared to the AK , with only minor downsides. Trivia This gun has a similar look to the AK It also incorporates a number of minor improvements. The main difference is the folding stock. It features polymer parts making the weapon lighter and better magazines. It was developed to complement the AK assault rifle. ASh Tip Albanian produced model.
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Country of origin. Soviet Union. Entered service. Weight unloaded. Weight loaded with 40 round magazine. However, the barrel is not changed to cool it, but to adapt the weapon to different mission scenarios. There are 2 barrels for this purpose: one With the short barrel, the RPK can be used in street and house fighting, for example.
And with the longer barrel for fighting on open ground or in the desert. In addition, there is a practical benefit: a worn out or defective barrel can be replaced directly by the soldier without having to send the weapon back to the workshop or the manufacturer. The RPK has a slotted muzzle flash hider instead of a muzzle brake. By means of a quick release system it can be replaced by a suppressor during special operations. The receiver is more rugged and a bit more massive.
The dust cover has a new holder and can be opened upwards. It seems remarkable, however, that the developers of the RPK have dispensed with the conventional rear stock optimized for prone shooting using the bipod as with the RPD model.
For the AK and RPK, the Russian designers have chosen a telescopic polymer stock that is hinged on the left side of the receiver and can be length-adjusted in 4 positions. Contrary to the widespread opinion that this war weapon does not need an adjustable stock, this feature is an advantage with the RPK- 16, because the shooter can adjust the stock length to a variety of shooting situations dressed in a light summer uniform, wearing body armor or a thick winter coat — the latter for the Russian winter.
Since there is no more room for the cleaning kit in the stock, it is accommodated in the hollow, ergonomically shaped pistol grip with finger grooves. In addition, the RPK features an integrated hooded front sight , the base of which has been moved to the gas block.
A tangent sight is coupled to that. The 1P riflescope serves as the standard optical system. Its magnification can be adjusted step by step from 1 to 4 and can be used as a reflex sight or as a sniper's scope. There are two removable side rails plus one under the handguard, where further accessories such as a bipod can be attached.
The RPK can be equipped with the usual standard and round box magazines. In addition, a round drum magazine, specially developed for the new gun, can also be used. By eliminating belt feeding, the RPK is more reliable, easier, simpler and faster to reload.
When developing their counterpart to the FN Minimi M , the engineers of the Kalashnikov Concern did not use a belt ammunition feed system. This means maximum standardization with the new Russian AK standard assault rifle.
There are two reasons for this. Firstly, Russian military personnel attach great importance to firearms standardization , so that different types of weapons have the same design and mode of operation, differing only in individual parts.
This simplifies production, maintenance, repair and training for handling weapons. And secondly, a wide range of accessories has been developed for Kalashnikov Concern's products, such as various target optics, magazines, gun cases, gun racks, weapon supports for armored vehicles and helicopters, and much more.
Once a new weapon model has been put into service, this "infrastructure" does not have to be renewed if it is based on the same design.
The question remains open, however, whether the RPK variant in 7.
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