rpd
The RPD (Russian: РПД, ручной пулемёт Дегтярёва [Degtyaryov hand-held machine gun]) is a Soviet light machine gun, fed from an ammunition belt contained in a drum container. Chambered in intermediate 7.62×39mm cartridge, it is the precursor of modern squad automatic weapons. It is usually equipped with a bipod, fixed wooden stock and handguard. The weapon was created as a replacement for the DP machine gun. Both weapons were designed by Vasily Degtyaryov.
Although the ]] was ready for mass production during the final stages of World War II in 1944, it was adopted in 1948. In 1960s, the [[RPK largely replaced it in Soviet military service. The RPD converted into 5.56×45mm NATO was used by Israel in limited quantity.
h4. See also
* List of Weapons
* PPD-40
* PTRD-41