Infantry Motorized Brigade of Russian army has received first new Pecheneg-N 7.62mm machine gun 0711

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Thursday, November 7, 2013 11:07 AM
 
Infantry Motorized Brigade of Russian army has received first new Pecheneg-N 7.62mm machine gun.
One Infantry Motorized Brigade from the Russian army has received the first new 7.62 caliber machine gun Pecheneg-N. This weapon is especially designed to engage manpower, light armoured vehicles and aerial targets during night and day.
     

Pecheneg-N Russian-made 7.62mm machine gun fitted with night sight 1PN90-3.
     

This delivery was made under a plan to modernise weaponry of motorized brigade of the Central Military District.

The Pecheneg is based on the PKM machinegun, sharing about 80% of common parts. It retains many features of the PKM except that it now features a new heavy fixed barrel that is claimed to enhance accuracy out to a range of 1500- meters.

The Pecheneg-N is the version fitted with a night vision sight.

The Pecheneg machine gun 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.