dp-27
Russian: Пулемёт Дегтярёвa Пехотный "Degtyaryov's infantry machine gun"
The DP-27 or Degtyaryov machine gun (DP) a Soviet light machine gun that fires 7.62×54mmR cartridge, designed by Vasily Degtyaryov. Service trials starting in 1927, followed by general deployment in 1928. It is the standard Soviet_infantry LMG during World War II. With various modifications it was used in aircraft and almost all Soviet tanks as either a flexible bow machine gun or a co-axial one controlled by the gunner. It was improved in 1943 into the DPM, then replaced in 1946 with the belt-fed RP-46.
The most iconic feature of DP-27 is its standard 47-round pan magazine. So it was nicknamed the "record_player". Speaking of pop culture depiction, it is the signature weapon of Tachanka from Rainbow Six Siege and a popular gun in PUBG.
h1. See also
* DP28 (Girls' Frontline)
* DShK
* list of weapons
* PTRD-41
* PPD-40
* RPD
* Wikipedia entry: Degtyaryov machine gun
Aliases: none