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.
     
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 nigt 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.