Pecheneg

14 Jan, 2017 - 10:26
Machine Guns

Pecheneg - Pecheneg-N 6P41 7.62mm machine gun

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Description

The Pecheneg is a Russian-made machine gun chambered for the 7.62x54mm rounds designed and manufactured by the Russian Company TsnIITochMash. The Pecheneg is a standard 7.62x54mm PKM machine gun without the rapid barrel-change option, and intended for use from an integral bipod as a squad support weapon. It can provide more sustained firepower than the standard-issue RPK-74, and the 7.62x54R cartridge offers a longer effective range and better penetration of light structures and improvised covers in urban and forest environments. It combines great firepower of an heavy machine gun and mobility of a light machine gun. It is a modernized PKM machine gun. Modernization was aimed at increasing accuracy of fire, service life of parts, and improving operating capabilities of the weapon. Reliability of moving parts together with superb accuracy of fire and high survivability open vast prospects for the weapon.

Variants

- Pecheneg-N: fiited with night vision sight
- Pecheneg 2: improved variant currently in development
- Pecheneg Bullpup: conversion by the Zenit company

Technical Data

Design

Pecheneg is gas operated. Its barrel is blocked by rotation of the breech. A striker-type trigger mechanism is activated by the breech block. It has a rear sear, and provides for automatic fire only. A safety catch blocks the trigger and sear when activated. The new barrel is heavy, ribbed, and enclosed in a metallic sleeve. During fire, hot powder gases emerging from the barrel cause air in the sleeve to circulate along the barrel cooling it so that it reportedly can sustain rates of fire of about 1000 rounds per hour without decrease of performance or barrel life. Overall barrel life is claimed by the Russians to be over 30,000 rounds A handle for carrying the machine gun also plays the part of anti-mirage belt, thus decreasing aiming errors resulting from the haze when the barrel is heated. The fire selector is located on the left side of the weapon near the pistol grip with two position safe and fire.

Ammunition

The Pecheneg machine gun can fire all types of 7.62x54mm rounds. The weapon is fed from a 25- or 50- rounds disintegrating metal belt. Loaded belts are transported in boxes for 100 and 200 rounds each.

Sight

The sights are calibrated up to 1,500 meters. It is claimed that at this range, shot dispersion is stated to be a maximum of 300 mm in width and 342 to 820 mm in height. An open-type sight includes a foresight and an adjustable sector-type back sight with a device for lateral adjustments. The machine gun mounts a standard attachment point for various optical and optronic sights.

Accessories

The Pecheneg machine gun is fitted with non-removable folding bipod which is placed near the muzzle. This feature is said to improve stability and long-range accuracy when firing from the bipod. It also retains the standard PKM mounting interface and therefore can be used from the same tripod. The Pecheneg cna be fitted with the night sight 1PN90-3.

Pecheneg-N fitted with night sight 1PN90-3

Specifications

Ammunition

- 7.62x54

Technical Data

Barrel Lenght : 658 mm
Weight : 9.5 kg without box and belt
Rate of fire : 600 - 800 rds/min
Magazine : 30 rounds

Country users

Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan.

Designer Country

Russia

Belt

100 and 200 rounds

Lenght

1,200 mm
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Range

Effective: 1,500 m

Muzzle velocity

825 m/s

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