So glad bfbs featured the foremost expert on firearms Jonathan Ferguson, the Keeper of the Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, Which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history.
@Tailssonic1999x4 ай бұрын
That's actually his full name. His father had incredible foresight.
@NSGrendel4 ай бұрын
@@Tailssonic1999x 😂Slava Jonathan!
@peterjones-b5b4 ай бұрын
I used the yugoslavian RPK , or kalashnikov PM as they called it , during the croation war and found it to be an ideal weapon in all combat situations ... The longer barrel meant it had a bit more range and accuracy than a normal AK'47 and once slung from the sling it gave good fire rates for covering fire . All in all i liked this gat and would carry into combat again without hesitation...
@Nattleby4 ай бұрын
Did you use drums or magazines with it?
@goose66044 ай бұрын
I heard a lot of people saying it was bad, I guess that is just people parroting what they hear someone else say. Where there any glaring negatives to it from your experience?
@TomGodson954 ай бұрын
Sorry you had to go through that but not only did you survive you more likely thrived
@peterjones-b5b4 ай бұрын
@@Nattleby i had 30 round AK47 mags ! drum mags were like rocking horse poo to get hold of , and i never saw a 40 round mag ..... Most of the drum magazines were on the ak's of various ' sminker' troops in police special units .... who conducted the war from inside of town in a coffee bar ! lol
@peterjones-b5b4 ай бұрын
@@goose6604 no not really , apart from being a bit heavy it was my choice to carry it , and i found it to be the right tool for what i was doing , which was aggressive patroling/ scouting the lines
@EC233314 ай бұрын
Good to see Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of the Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses thousands of iconic weapons throughout history in todays video
@johnathan6514 ай бұрын
lol
@tavish46994 ай бұрын
@@johnathan651 is this you lord and savior Jonathan Ferguso,he keeper of the Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses thousands of iconic weapons throughout history?
@KoRbA23104 ай бұрын
I think that Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of the Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses thousands of iconic weapons throughout history is one of the best gun history creators on the platform right beside Gun Jesus
@AwesomeRepix4 ай бұрын
@@tavish4699 I think you meant "Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of the Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, which houses thousands of iconic weapons throughout history in todays video"
@Keithrrr4 ай бұрын
Rapid People Destroyer- The RPD
@А106-б8т4 ай бұрын
"R"eally bad accuracy and "P"oor-quality shot, the slightest displacement of the cartridge in the tape is a "D"elay in firing
@strikerstriker33784 ай бұрын
А теперь на родной мове, юмор уроженца кизяка и соломы не понят@@А106-б8т
@RustyBear4 ай бұрын
@@А106-б8тfr. It sucks. But western media needs new stories to keep the dumb average western media viewer occupied 🤦♂️
@Guido-FawkesАй бұрын
@@А106-б8т aerta e mata, é o suficiente, gringo...
@MrLoobu4 ай бұрын
In my opinion, the coolest looking gun ever made.
@zoiders4 ай бұрын
It wasnt the Navy SEALs who adopted the RPD it was the Green Berets of the Army SF. The SEALs had their own new Stoners. The Army SF never saw any Stoners but they wanted something like it. So they lopped the barrel down on the RPD and then they added an off cut of linoleum to the belt box to dampen the noise the belt makes on the move. The Army SF were specifically tasked with interception of arms from the Ho Chi-min trail and finding arms caches so they didnt have a shortage of Chi-Com and Russian weapons. The SEALs being tasked with raiding along the Mekong Delta never really hung around long enough to do that on the same scale. They were in and out. The SF guys tended to call in engineers and support if they found something.
@seancidy60084 ай бұрын
Stoner was a lot heavier surely.
@weronikazalewska20984 ай бұрын
Countless photos of navy seals with them in vietnam
@seancidy60084 ай бұрын
@@weronikazalewska2098 Didn't have to carry them very far I suspect.
@zoiders4 ай бұрын
@@weronikazalewska2098 Well no actually there isn't if you check the photo credits.
@zoiders4 ай бұрын
@@seancidy6008 No. An RPD is a machined steel weapon which is 7.4kg unloaded. The Stoner 63 is made of stampings and plastics and weighs only 5.3kg unloaded. The MACV SOG favoured the RPD as it was all they had other than the M60 or the BAR. The SOG being involved with the CIA special activities as well had fairly unlimited access to Chi-Com arms and ammunition as they employed mercenaries. Many of whom were ex Viet Minh or NVA.
@samuelseymour78504 ай бұрын
Recieved a few good squirts from this MG in the Rhodesian Army, was used by our SAS in external ops in Mozambique and Zambia
@thetankhunter1004 ай бұрын
What were you guys doing in Zambia?
@stevee74674 ай бұрын
@@thetankhunter100 Counter terrorist operations.
@thetankhunter1004 ай бұрын
@@stevee7467 Oh yeah i remembered reading about em. Cool.
@hshocker984 ай бұрын
@@stevee7467nah, that'll be ethnostate uprising.
@cm-pr2ys4 ай бұрын
Rhodesians never die.
@karoltakisobie66384 ай бұрын
Just wait until they rediscover ppsh41 smg. Trench broom at its finest.
@ballsack89374 ай бұрын
Favorite sub machine gun of all time. Straight up bullet hose
@skipperclinton10874 ай бұрын
The VC/NVA used these to great effect on US & SVN forces during the Vietnam War, especially from ambushes and fortified positions like bunkers.
@boondocker79644 ай бұрын
Tell me about it.
@zhuangsaur227Ай бұрын
The RPD indeed would have been more portable than the M60
@LinksRoyal4 ай бұрын
of all the firearms expert i really enjoy listening to Jonathan Ferguson, the Keeper of the Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, Which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history.
@norb02544 ай бұрын
Modern does not always mean better
@FyokeYuo4 ай бұрын
Yeah I guess that means the recruits too. Really scrapping the barrel. RU W incoming. Don't mess with the elections of other countries.
@lancebrown90194 ай бұрын
The original 7.62x39 weapons family was meant to replace the WW 2 era of weapons in the Red Army. The RPD was meant to replace the DP-28 and Maxim machine guns. The Mosin Nagant 92/30 and later M-44 rifles were meant to be replaced by the SKS-45. And the PPsH family of SMG where replaced by the AK-47. However production problems and budget issues in the 1950s the Reds never fully adopted this family of weapons for the whole Red Army. In 1959 the ease and success of AKM made the Soviets replace the milled receiver AK and SKS with the AKM. The RPD was then replaced by the RPK and PK families of weapons.
@weronikazalewska20984 ай бұрын
Most army's have realised you need to still have full scale rifle calibres around for certain rifles and MGs
@chost-0594 ай бұрын
never realised this thing dates back to 1943, crazy to think they had this but were stuck with the less than ideal DP28 all the way to berlin
@holdenroth59294 ай бұрын
That was when it was designed. It didn't actually see service until 1953.
@Radbot7764 ай бұрын
Dp28 shot a 7.62x54r Rpd shoots 7.62x39 Dp28 did amazing things in street fighting was a badass gun
@rostyslavadamchuk33004 ай бұрын
Rpd is a suppress fire machine gun... while DP28 assault machine gun!!!
@TwixSvK4 ай бұрын
@@rostyslavadamchuk3300 Quite the opposite... DP28 have quick change barrel and can be used for sustained suppressive fire, while RPD cannot exchange the barrel.
@rostyslavadamchuk33004 ай бұрын
@TwixSvK indeed may be, but think of cartridge and ammo... RPD is hand-held... 7,62 x 39 same as AK's, while DP28 is 7,62 x 54 old rifle cartridge rare to find on the battlefield except another machine gunner, so one is quick maneuverable: "suppress fire" machine gun and another DP28 "assault" machine gun... which is supposed to provide suppression from cover! Think of year of manufacturing also!!!
@one-metallica41564 ай бұрын
This is literally one of the coolest machine guns I’ve seen. I loved using it in COD games and I’m surprised that the Russians haven’t tried to modernize it for their military. Fun fact: special forces in Vietnam always wanted the RPD over the M60 because of its weight.
@alexvanderlinden60274 ай бұрын
They are being to busy on the new pkm special ❤🎉 but yeah this weapon needs a new modern version too for sure
@kermitthefragg4 ай бұрын
Loved using it in COD 😂
@angreyhewe40094 ай бұрын
It because it uses 7.62*39, which is used but not the main calibre, which is 5.45*39. So there’s little point. Moreover they are making the RPK-16, which is essentially the modern version of this, based off the AK-12
@one-metallica41564 ай бұрын
@@angreyhewe4009 they could have chambered it for 5.45x39 and figured out how to do a quick barrel replacement, just saying.
@TwixSvK4 ай бұрын
@@one-metallica4156 Why would they do that? Just use purpose built LMG like RPL-20 at that point.
@JewsRock-ILJАй бұрын
It's light weight 9kg loaded. Reliable, high rate of fire, accurate to 1000 meters. Only downside is the barrel is not removable. But as a squad foot patrol weapon it is superior.
@Chyrosran224 ай бұрын
I find the drum is really in the way when you're trying to hold the thing, it's okay when you use the bipod, but aiming from the shoulder is really annoying with that drum in the way xD .
@yodaz1014 ай бұрын
Oldie but goodie ..works quite well and lighter than m60...rbd and rpk... Still in service. We find them all over mid east and Africa..... retired US Army special forces.
@HanSolo__4 ай бұрын
So glad to see Jonathan Ferguson here. Cutting off this barrel would make for an absolute atrocity LMG. My understanding of short case 7.62 is only when you can push the projectile for a bit longer in the barrel. If it makes sense. Many don't see the sense of RPK with a 40-round mag. I do. This trench warfare is a hell on the wheels.
@TinyLegend4 ай бұрын
This is the weapon of choice because the Ukrainian Front is significantly short of machine guns. Not because the old stuff is special.
@1joshjosh14 ай бұрын
I always like this weapon. Spent a little time in the Canadian infantry. It just looks handy and usable.
@tnreprasentog77694 ай бұрын
Man that thing looks like it's in top notch condition smh that's sick af... one of the best LMGs ever created other then the PKM
@sergecashman48224 ай бұрын
It's a good SAW. Definitely better than the RPK. I think they went with the RPK because the magazines are interchangeable with the AK 47, plus internal politics. Overall you don't need to change barrels on a gun like this if you pace yourself properly. It's not like German WW2 tactics where you go through boxes of ammo in minutes. Three things that I don't like: - There's an open gap between the gas port and the piston tube. Kind of bad things waiting to happen. - Belts don't disintegrate. At least they could make them in shorter pieces, if the idea is to reload them. 100 round empty belt is a lot to drag around. -Sights are on the top cover. -Metal ammo drum instead of a modern style ammo bag. It would work better, as it works better today. You can bend them out of the way and they don't rattle.
@calummackenzie17974 ай бұрын
During the Rhodesian bush war, we used a canvas bag, rather than the metal drum magazine, because of the noise factor. If l remember correctly the belt came in 25 round links, but it was 45 years ago that l last used one so l can't be sure
@sergecashman48224 ай бұрын
@@calummackenzie1797 That would be a very reasonable setup for the time. Really forward thinking. I'm not kidding - for some reason machine guns take forever to evolve. Thank you for your service. Metal on metal noise is a big deal. Belt bags work really well to avoid it. And you don't want a long empty chain hanging between your legs as you run. I think Negev and Negev 7 have it figured out now, but the Soviets had it almost figured out 80 years ago. And the Rodesians improved on it.
@ifv20894 ай бұрын
You can just load disintegrating link, but the fact you can't change the barrel disqualifies it as an LMG in the traditional sustained role imo.
@sergecashman48224 ай бұрын
@@ifv2089 You know, I carried a spare barrel for my MAG for 2.5 years. I never had to change it once, and I don't know of any magist who had to change it. Not during the training and not in combat. You'd have to be in some serious sustained firefight to get to that point. You'd run out of ammo first. Maybe if you're defending Omaha beach or something it's different. :) But overall you might be carrying 800 rounds or something maximum. If you pace yourself it will not blow up the barrel.
@ifv20894 ай бұрын
@sergecashman4822 then you never really worked that weapon system in the sustained mate, why even carry the spare barrel if you weren't switching over every six hundred to a grand even 400 hundred in some countries.. your accuracy be all over the shop.
@johnathan6514 ай бұрын
It's only old until you're on the other end of it.
@TheDirtyvermonter4 ай бұрын
Wouldn't be surprised to start seeing the cut down version as well over there
@johngeiger37704 ай бұрын
Soviet era machine guns are so beautiful. It's like the Soviets were trying to seduce the enemies into its iron sights.
@jerryle3794 ай бұрын
Vietnam still produce them till today and it still main squad lmg , it interest how we ditch tul-1(vietnam rpk copy ) to switch back to producing the rpd
@ThePecky19664 ай бұрын
I like the way that MACV-SOG teams used the RPD. They would cut the barrel down, just in front of the gas block. It would make it a great short-range weapon for jungle combat.
@olenagoncharuk50614 ай бұрын
Many thanks for a very interesting story.
@Slava59824 ай бұрын
Our Bangladesh army still produced this LMG. (Chinise copy variant)
@SeeOhBeeWhy4 ай бұрын
The more things change the more things stay the same.
@s.weissenberger81022 ай бұрын
The German Army still has those snail drums for the MG3, but nowadays they are made in plastic.
@cedhome79454 ай бұрын
If it ain't broke.....
@ryanbales81164 ай бұрын
This might sound ridiculous, but the RPD was my favorite weapon on Call of Duty MW2 multiplayer. It’s cool to see this weapon being such a beast in Ukraine.
@poorfordtransitowner16274 ай бұрын
I was looking for the same comment as mine lol
@gregghuge32704 ай бұрын
There is almost zero chance the rpd is seeing front line troop usage. It is old, heavy and uses an awful round for the current war. x39 has a truly effective range of like 350 yards at most, while they are in trench warfare engaging at 1000 plus yards. Most front line troops are using 223 or 308 rifles so its not even like its sharing ammo type with them which was one of its strongest points back in the day. I would be amazed to see one in service above way rear echelon border national guard or irregular troops given scraps.
@ScreamingSturmovik4 ай бұрын
i have a hard time believing that the quick detach barrel is the reason why the guns would be so much heavier as it's deliberately done to ensure a relatively light barrel can be used while maintaining a large amount of fire, most of the B.A.R variants are close to 20 lbs without a quick change barrel
@ppgnurse18474 ай бұрын
I love rpd
@mcuffman13 ай бұрын
A old lmg with a lot of potential put a barrel with built in coil fins on it add plastic furniture like a adjustable stock and optics rail maybe a bipod with built in grip mind blowing it wasn't further refined
@alexvanderlinden60274 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤love from day one make it the rpd special and its pure magic
@boondocker79644 ай бұрын
If it's not broke, don't try to fix it.
@pariscommune97424 ай бұрын
Ruchnoi Pulemet Degtyareva viz RPD
@KeystoneCarcajou4 ай бұрын
SOG modified RPD's, not the SEALs.
@nerminerminerminermi4 ай бұрын
A legend und beauty
@kowell4 ай бұрын
RPD doesn't seem too bad considering they've also been seen using 100 years old Maxims
@weronikazalewska20984 ай бұрын
I'd rather have a maxim in a defensive position than most modern MGs, the weight/size/having to mess about with water is it's obvious downfall but thats not so important in a stationary position. it's reliability, continuous firing ability and indirect fire role is unmatched in non electrical powered MGs
@TwixSvK4 ай бұрын
@@weronikazalewska2098 Ability to quickly relocate the MG is far more important than sustained fire.
A belt box is also a magazine. Anything that holds ammo outside of the chamber on a weapon system is a magazine.
@infantryattacks4 ай бұрын
We grunts often referred to it as the Rapid People Destroyer MG.
@TheStrayHALOMAN4 ай бұрын
I really want RPD grips for the AK platform... I was to turn my Type-56 into the Fallout 3 Chinese Type-93
@dookiepost4 ай бұрын
It's a nice looking weapon
@mikewinston87094 ай бұрын
Still in use, just like a GPMG, because it works…..
@fredhercmaricaubang18834 ай бұрын
I just LOVE how you make these weapon presentations! You just keep it simple & sensible WITHOUT insulting people's intelligence or disdaining them! WELL DONE! MORE! MORE!
@alijankhan33304 ай бұрын
If it ain't broke don't fix it
@yutuniopati4 ай бұрын
Weapon of choice ? Never seen a video featuring it in Ukraine
@georgewashington33932 ай бұрын
Neither have I, these people just like to hear themselves talk. Sure they have a lot laying around to train with though. I think I'd seen one video of an rpd on the frontline and it was sitting in a corner in a bunker...🙄
@robertsolomielke51344 ай бұрын
TY Jonathan. I never carried one, but I recall the hand guards will combust when used by semi-trained troops, firing long bursts, as reported by mercs in Africa. 1980's report so it must be true, with NO barrel change ability.
@PandaMan-xy1he4 ай бұрын
It can happen, but requires a very unlikely situation. Kalashnikov Concern's youtube channel (before it got taken down due to the war) had a video firing an RPD until it broke, and it started burning only after like 500 or 600 rounds continuous. Given that's as much ammo as a gun team is likely to carry, it's unlikely someone's going to fire off their entire load as fast as possible.
@robertsolomielke51344 ай бұрын
@@PandaMan-xy1he TY. Yes I get that we are talking about very low-end troops in the article, and otherwise I like what I know about the RPD, and it is a milestone in the class.
@shinigami117s84 ай бұрын
Bren gun?
@georgewashington33932 ай бұрын
This guy is just rambling, he doesn't know what he's talking about.
@keuroe2 ай бұрын
근데 저 RPD가 소련제인지 중국제인지 제대로 알아봐야 할겁니다.왜냐하면 월남전 당시 소련제 무기는 거희 없다 할수없고 대부분 중국이 라이센스 생산한 중국제 물건밖에 없을겁니다.
@unter11033 ай бұрын
everytime I visit a video "Ukraine is using X weapon from X years ago" everyone seems to like it despite the fact 30+ countries are funding Ukraine they should be equipped with something more modern on the contrary if its russia alone the cmments take a negative turn
@drr3014 ай бұрын
British say, “To Fire in Anger”.
@georgewashington33932 ай бұрын
Seals didn't use the rpd in Vietnam, that was sog...
@zulubeatz14 ай бұрын
I have seen these cutdown in use by US sof in Vietnam
@danielandjenny94 ай бұрын
Haha I could watch Jonathan talk about historical firearms all day but that’s not allowed as I’d be considered a gun nut lol 😆
@jon68154 ай бұрын
This was the preferred LMG of the Golani Brigade Recce Coy. up to around 1990, even though the rest of the IDF had the FN MAG (GPMG).
@casioak16834 ай бұрын
Yep. The behind-enemy-lines commandos of the IDF often used captured Egyptian/Syrian Soviet arms like AKM, RPK, RPG7, and RPD
@AryehDenn4 ай бұрын
we are awake, semper fi, who wah ! we are awake ! God bless take care
@will59894 ай бұрын
Ask anyone who’s carried a gpmg.
@BadBomb5554 ай бұрын
So RPD was produced in 1953, only 69 years before war in Ukraine.
@angelogoreham41554 ай бұрын
1943 but produced on a large scale in 1953.
@Aex3f44 ай бұрын
War began in 2014
@angelogoreham41554 ай бұрын
@@Aex3f4 really? My nutsack stretches from here to 2014.
@Aex3f44 ай бұрын
@@angelogoreham4155 Don't talk to me about your gayness
@ifv20894 ай бұрын
If this was titled Russia using RPD in Ukraine, all the comments would be about how much of a joke of a museum peice it is 😂
@ravusursi8934 ай бұрын
Stop with the silly editing and close-up faces, it distracts from the legitimacy of the topic.
@MichaelPelestano-it4ym4 ай бұрын
Look at all the Russian guns 😮😮😮😮
@peroceketic34514 ай бұрын
Pkm is m60 of Russia Rpd is m249 of Russia
@MQurashi5564 ай бұрын
Yes Pakistan Army still use it and when its fired its too fast tak tak tak
@thediner89294 ай бұрын
Loved that gun in the COD Modern Warfare.
@NoahBranch503Ай бұрын
GREEN BERETS NOT SEALS green berets macv sog used the shorty rpd seals used a different type that was reliable if cleaned regularly. Macv sog used a bunch of them to ambush and confuse sounds like your buddy's are firing😂
@meiteimandies54064 ай бұрын
Call of duty fans?
@dkcorderoyximenez33824 ай бұрын
I can't imagine going prone with a 40 rd magazine....
@lws73943 ай бұрын
What a bullcrap title. The rpd is an effective machine gun still used by many armies... The AK47 is still in full use ... You could make a similar title "Western armies still use 90 year old machine guns to surpress and attack enemy forces "... ... with the M2 Browing .50 and the M34/M3 machine guns
@smittydubs36394 ай бұрын
“The RPD is the gold standard for the US military. RPD has unlimited ammo,” -Dunkey
@georgewashington33932 ай бұрын
Ramblings full of misinformation 👍
@joemama3974 ай бұрын
Fave weapon in Cod😂😂
@Mr-Science-Stevens4 ай бұрын
More or less accurate than equivalent western assault gun?
@AutieTortie4 ай бұрын
Accuracy is not really much of a muchness with machine guns usually used for area suppression.
@drewpackman29294 ай бұрын
Not exactly.
@TheSuspectOnFoot4 ай бұрын
@@AutieTortie Area suppression with continous fire is one thing but the effective range and accuracy of a machine gun is typically higher than the standard-issue personal weapons used by average riflemen meaning that the MG is actually the most accurate weapon in a squad unless they have a designated marksman with a marksman rifle.
@andrewbantick63114 ай бұрын
LSW a awful support weapon no support just a longer barrel
@umanoomgombi38424 ай бұрын
used it in black ops 2 zombies; I can tell you its reliable.
@cccc76664 ай бұрын
Thank you for your service. Get a life.
@cccc76664 ай бұрын
Thank you for your service. Get a life.
@ifv20894 ай бұрын
@@cccc7666do you understand *fun*
@poorfordtransitowner16274 ай бұрын
My favourite in mw2
@klimentvoroshilov82734 ай бұрын
Is Ukraine winning?... I guess... 😂😂😂
@takumifujiwara29514 ай бұрын
Saw my cousin gave the lil fella my chain told him when the city fella make it rain
@bryandow28274 ай бұрын
The American SEAL teams in Vietnam used these. It was shortened for there uses but they always if possible use them.
@zoiders4 ай бұрын
No they didn't. The SEALS had Stoners. The Green Berets of the MACV-SOG never recieved any Stoners so they were the ones who used RPDs. They cut the barrel down and they inserted a round off cut of linoleum into the ammunition box to dampen the noise of the belt inside it.
@chadclay16434 ай бұрын
They mostly used napalm and agent orange
@RustyBear4 ай бұрын
@@chadclay1643🤦♂️
@improvisedsurvival59674 ай бұрын
The avt 40 is more interesting to me
@jesseterrell21094 ай бұрын
Lol. This is what it’s come down to. 😂
@tacokoer78214 ай бұрын
wdym?
@J9_j34 ай бұрын
why such a terrible video quality? watching it on a computer so it's very apparent.
@improvisedsurvival59674 ай бұрын
Leever
@peterpanini964 ай бұрын
Yeah where the weastern ammo west? 😂
@RustyBear4 ай бұрын
That’s not a weapon of choice lol 😂. Who ever said that is lying
@markkierznowski61214 ай бұрын
So why is Ukraine losing so badly?
@AnythingForSouls4 ай бұрын
cod 4 was right all along
@Rusbomb214 ай бұрын
Ukraine troops poor. Begging begging weapons and vehicles. For free? Suggest white flags 🏳️
@napalmholocaust90934 ай бұрын
Your watermark instead of theirs is theft.
@AutieTortie4 ай бұрын
This guys should serioisly plan his video scripts a bit better. Very overly verbose, repetitive and stuttery. Hard to watch. Cringe.
@___AND___4 ай бұрын
справа в тому, що всі 30-ть років в Україні препизденти і влада злочинців розграбовували і продовжуюють дограбовувати державу Україна. І нам доводиться воювати тим чим є, бо запаси, зброя, ракети, арта, танкі було розпродані в Африку і по світу злочинцями -казнокрадами препиздентами України усі 30 років. Дякую всім Людям планети , які допомагаюють ЗСУ зброєю і літаками!
@hoilst2654 ай бұрын
I wish Jonathan would write scripts. Because the Stammering Hugh Grant Luvvie speech he does is rather irritating.
@ericmiddleton83674 ай бұрын
Only to you.
@hoilst2654 ай бұрын
@@ericmiddleton8367 Very good, eric! Yes, that bit where I spoke for myself was, indeed, me speaking only for myself and not anyone else. You're very good for recognising that! Well done! Your interpersonal skills are coming along nicely! Soon, you'll be able to go outside and interact with people in person!
@ericmiddleton83674 ай бұрын
@@hoilst265 - Your grammar and your sarcasm are rather lacking.
@hoilst2654 ай бұрын
@@ericmiddleton8367 I mean, if you think Jonathan's coherent and literate, I supposed you'd think that, wouldn't you?
@sergelynch62004 ай бұрын
Just out of curiosity...., how can it be made in 1943, if cartridge 7.62x39 was introduced in 1945 ???...
@mikepj674 ай бұрын
known as the M 43 cartridge developed in 1943
@DyingNuggetzАй бұрын
The RPD is perfectly adequate for the job these soldiers have. I wish a company would re-manufacture these and sell them in the USA for $1500 I love my American weapons, but I love Russian calibers more.. they are more deadly in my personal experience. The US needs to stockpile and adopt its new AP rifles and calibers ASAP!!!!!!
@tonyyarbray4 ай бұрын
it's the one thing they always accidentally make well cheap weapons that spew lead in the general direction of the enemy at a high rate of fire and these are light compared to other light machineguns but I can still think of other light machineguns I would rather have but you only have access to what you have access to ... I wonder if any Ukrainians chop them? I haven't seen any Ukrainian footage of a chopped RPD yet
@OperatorMax19934 ай бұрын
Would be interesting to see the return of short barreled RPDs like what the Navy SEALs did in the Vietnam war
@frankrenda25194 ай бұрын
Russian masterpiece
@robbarrett40384 ай бұрын
British Army should never got rid of the Bren 7.62 LMG
@JohnJohnson-xj6xd4 ай бұрын
when you wanted to be Poland but ended up being Libya ….. west you are cowards. Cope ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️