Massive thank you to Deni for his invaluable help with this video, find his telegram here - t.me/justgunstg. Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here - armourersbench.com/2024/08/25/rpl-20-russias-new-light-machine-gun/
@eveliinatistelgren17222 күн бұрын
Sorry, isn't this supposed to be brown? I thought no armed forces in the world were fielding black stuff anymore. What's up with that??
@uhavedied1233455725 күн бұрын
>Upside down PKM isn't that just a right side up AK?
@ifyoudontfailyouarenoteven621025 күн бұрын
Yes and no. Some elements of PKM are taken from the guns much earlier than AK, and some are taken from AK.
@jic125 күн бұрын
No, it's an upside-down Garand.
@shinjiikari102125 күн бұрын
@jic1 technically kinda true
@XtreeM_FaiL25 күн бұрын
@@jic1 Sideways Garand.
@MostlyPennyCat25 күн бұрын
Front to back 122mm field gun.
@randomwarehouse470225 күн бұрын
TAB replying to the bots commenting: *I AM FOUR PARALLEL UNIVERSES AHEAD OF YOU*
@TheArmourersBench25 күн бұрын
Hahaha
@randomwarehouse470225 күн бұрын
@@TheArmourersBench OH MY GOD THIS IS THE CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT OF MY LIFE
@Canis_dirus30025 күн бұрын
Are you ok?
@randomwarehouse470225 күн бұрын
@@Canis_dirus300 I don't think so, but not for this reason.
@The_ZeroLine15 күн бұрын
@@randomwarehouse4702Great comment. Follow up comment a little sad. lol
@wurzel967125 күн бұрын
Belt-fed CZ Bren kinda looking thing. Or if Negev and Bren 2 had a baby.
@Nathan-jh1ho25 күн бұрын
The feeding mechanism apears to be closer to that of the Negev which is based on the Czechosolvak UK59, as opposed to the MG42 style with top cover used in the FN MAG(M240)/Minimi(M249)/ HK MG4/5 and M60
@frankrenda251923 күн бұрын
Czecks copy russia not the other way round
@DOMINIK9901322 күн бұрын
@@frankrenda2519 What lol?
@maurikunnas626625 күн бұрын
"an upside down PKM" ... the PKM is an upside down AK :D .... so it's an AK internally?
@levanpkh688225 күн бұрын
legit question
@ThePizzaGoblin25 күн бұрын
So it's a belt fed RPK
@yo38823 күн бұрын
Belt fed Garand
@maurikunnas626623 күн бұрын
@@yo388 modernized musket :D
@demxn88273 күн бұрын
every small arms russian have is probably based on the AK xD
@David_Crayford25 күн бұрын
"Textile Box" = Bag.
@kittycatpilot25 күн бұрын
it still has a rigid frame, but the mental image of a hobo sack of loose cartridges dangling from the bottom of the gun is p funny
@goldenknight00722 күн бұрын
Lovingly called a "nutsack" by US troops.
@vncube125 күн бұрын
One of the prettier recent LMGs I've ever seen.
@Del_S25 күн бұрын
Lack of a quick change barrel seems like something they might regret if they're trying to add a true LMG rather than just an automatic rifle into the mix.
@Nathan-jh1ho25 күн бұрын
As a SAW it's very rare to actually use the quick change barrel. They don't have a quick change barrel on their PKP. For fire support for close combat this should be decent, more sustained fire than RPK and lighter (mainly with ammo) than the PKM/P, assuming it's reliable
@jic125 күн бұрын
The XM250 doesn't have a quick-change barrel either (well, it kind of does because it's part of SIG's platform, but the features needed to use it in the field weren't implemented); so if it's a mistake, it's a fashionable one.
@tristanc387325 күн бұрын
Seems that everyone is going that direction these days. I don't really agree with it myself. I think a QC barrel, even if you don't issue spare barrels every time people go on patrol, is a necessary feature to build into the MG. Just in case. Part of it might be the move to suppressors on every rifle. No one wants a grunt discarding a burning hot barrel when it has an expensive suppressor attached to the end as well.
@minhducnguyen927625 күн бұрын
@@jic1 Both the US and Russia realized that while quick change barrels is a nice feature to have, it's unlikely that the users will ever get into the situation where it's needed and in such cases, having a forced cooling barrel like the PKP is adequate without the added weight of the spare barrel.
@justgunsyt25 күн бұрын
First of all, the main reason for the lack of the quick change barrel is told in the video itself - the RPL is a direct successor to the RPK. Changing the doctrine for the RPL specifically would be an unexpected outcome. Second of all, it's not that weird of a thing, to be honest. The new FN Evolys lacks such capability, the SIG M250 lacks it as well. In a sense, the KAC LAMG also follows the same logic since while it does feature a quick change barrel that is going to be basically impossible to implement in combat since there is no way to safely take it into one's hands while it's hot. I am going to release a longer video that would hopefully answer such questions about MGs in general and the RPL specifically, however, if you just want to call it an 'Automatic rifle' and that's it - that's your choice! 😀
@80m63rM4n25 күн бұрын
It's not the first attempt to create a belt fed SAW in 5.45. Check out PU-21 article on modernfirearms.
@justgunsyt25 күн бұрын
The PU-21 case was a bit different. What the Soviets were looking for was an increase in combat rate of fire which they failed to achieve via use of belts. What the Russians are looking for is the capability to provide longer suppression at low-level units such as detachments and groups.
@KSmithwick198925 күн бұрын
@@justgunsyt It was basically a Soviet equivalent of the NGSW program. Their 6x49 mm cartridge was a rough equivalent of the current 6.8x51mm used by XM-250.
@terrified057t425 күн бұрын
It'd be easier just getting a backdoor into FN lol
@justgunsyt24 күн бұрын
@@KSmithwick1989 It was not really. I have an upcoming article on it based on the interview of one the designers of the cartridge, Mr. Dvoryaninov. To cut it short, while the NGSW is intended for replacing the 5.56, the 'intermidiate' cartridge, the Soviet 6 mm is intended for replacing the 7,62 by 54, the rifle cartridge. Mr. Dvoryaninov has explicily specified that 6 by 49 mm cartridge could not be used as the main cartridge of a squad. Russian equivalent of the NGSW program would have been Alatau program.
@KorianHUN25 күн бұрын
0:48 ahhh the classic "i have no experience with the AK platform" badly inserted mag. Lifting the gun causes it to fall out almost immediately.
@ironraccoon353624 күн бұрын
Might've been for display purposes, to put the rest of the gun at a slightly different angle.
@TheJMan1K25 күн бұрын
Actually looks like a well thought out design. Bet it’s lighter than even the current MK48.
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
5.5 kilos empty, excellent for a steel gun
@ф_стрелец23 күн бұрын
it is
@va_sirberpasir970824 күн бұрын
People used to say PK(m) is upside down AK, now RPL is upside down PK, so its just flipped back to its roots then LoL
@prfwrx249725 күн бұрын
We're probably never going to see this thing get fielded.
@AHalz25 күн бұрын
Given that the war in Ukraine will be fought for a long time, this may in fact get fielded, probably in small quantities though
@UnosRecens25 күн бұрын
@@AHalz and no scopes / muzzle devices, it also looks too complicated for most of the orcs
@tiortedrootsky25 күн бұрын
@@UnosRecens and PK is so complicated, no one can use/maintain it, right?
@AHalz25 күн бұрын
@@UnosRecens there isn’t a need for a muzzle device on a LMG. In terms of optics, Russians already have knock offs of Eotechs which they’ve been using for over a decade now
@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket25 күн бұрын
@@AHalz They have a few knock off's but they don't have a meaningful number of optics; we've all seen the footage Russians are using iron sites.
@survivaloptions499925 күн бұрын
Minus the bling and you've got THE state of the art machine gun for the 1919 sping offensive.
@rudolfthecat117624 күн бұрын
There will be like 5 of these produced in the next 10 years if it follows the trend of Russia's recent arms development
@lil__boi302724 күн бұрын
Tell me you are autistic without telling me you are autistic@@rudolfthecat1176
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
@@rudolfthecat1176 There have been more than 200'000 AK-12's produced total a year ago...
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
@@ligmasurvivor5600 it is still in it's trials phase
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
@@ligmasurvivor5600 the way to go with most things a human life might depend on
@Willy_Tepes25 күн бұрын
Weird to see a show casing of the RPK-16 with its magazine incorrectly inserted.
@mastervitty1088Күн бұрын
Maybe that's why it wasn't reliable
@kawaiiarchive35725 күн бұрын
It look like it got left outside in the rain, I like it.
@Clinton-n7x25 күн бұрын
NP = No Problem AB =Absolute Blast
@matthayward788925 күн бұрын
This must be hot off the presses, never heard of it!
@TheArmourersBench25 күн бұрын
It is, unveiled last week! Hope you're well Matt.
@XtreeM_FaiL25 күн бұрын
Is that a 2-stroke or is the Briggs & Stratton charging handle a coincidence?
@nateweter401225 күн бұрын
Interesting. I’d say the lack of a quick change barrel, being pretty situation specific anyway, won’t be much of an issue since the barrel looks thick enough even with fluting. It is 5.45 and not 7.62x54R after all. I’m a little surprised at the size of it. I would have thought for an intermediate chambered SAW they’d have gone with something much shorter and lighter. I’d like to see a direct weight comparison of one of these fully loaded with optic of choice and something like a loaded Negev with red dot and magnifier, or a Mk.46 with a TA64 x6 ACOG. I wonder what the differences would be and how they’d test against one another.
@Marcellogo24 күн бұрын
Actually is the same barrel length of the old RPK , so they has just kept it as it was.
@ColinMor-fj3qc23 күн бұрын
545 is worse for heat
@napalmholocaust909325 күн бұрын
Great. Now you'll have two dangling sacks to worry about catching thorns on.
@Tragicide25 күн бұрын
I mean if she’s hawt I’d risk it. A holes a goal.
@stevenseibel921625 күн бұрын
rpl stock looks nice
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
The usual AK Evo with a bit of modification
@sibassius767424 күн бұрын
I don't know the performance of this but i like how it looks❤
@Tadicuslegion7825 күн бұрын
*several years from now* “Hey everyone I’m Ian McCollum and this is the Russian RPL-20, this particular one was a battlefield pickup in Ukraine…”
@KSmithwick198925 күн бұрын
Imagine that scenario, he just gets invited to Poland to test fire one. I say Poland, because it serves as a repair/supply area for Ukraine.
@Chiller1125 күн бұрын
Lack of a quick change barrel seems unnecessarily limiting. Looks like the monolithic upper never really went away. Very interesting episode. Interesting glimpse into Russian small arms manufacturing in the midst of a war economy
@80m63rM4n25 күн бұрын
What for do you need a quick change barrel on a SAW, when there is no second gunner to assist you and carry that spare barrel for you?
@olisk-jy9rz25 күн бұрын
But they're not in war economy yet.
@JakubKas25 күн бұрын
@@olisk-jy9rz They literally are lmao
@olisk-jy9rz25 күн бұрын
@@JakubKas They LITERALLY are not, by definition of the term.
@fennoman924125 күн бұрын
@@olisk-jy9rz They literally are in war economy.
@31429925 күн бұрын
Very interesting.
@ImmortalNidhogg23 күн бұрын
Nice job man.
@lefunnyN125 күн бұрын
left side eject yet again like the pkm its almost like they cant learn to fix earlier mistakes
@elitearbor25 күн бұрын
While I agree that it's certainly an oddity, at this point it's also very familiar. It isn't a huge problem, but it can be strange at first. Now if I can get a hold of some of the belts, I'll be really pleased. Perhaps some day!
@nextechsolutions595525 күн бұрын
@@elitearbor The good news is that you can visit Russia without a visa via Ukraine these days.
@Nathan-jh1ho25 күн бұрын
I guess they like left handed people more
@tristanc387325 күн бұрын
Meh, that is just ergonomics and what you learn first is what you find the best to deal with. Right hand feed has advantages when carrying the gun or if you have an assistant who is meant to help tend the gun.
@overlord440425 күн бұрын
@@nextechsolutions5955 Yeah, just dont forget to carry a large white cloth.
@JamesAce25 күн бұрын
Bet im gonna see more of this here Kalashnikov in the coming years
@baneofbanes25 күн бұрын
Eh depends entirely on if it’s adopted.
@geronimo553724 күн бұрын
The barrel is a good change in itself. Though I can already see flaws with reloading and dirt getting in through the very open charging handle design. Also there is no reason not to have a disintegrating belt post 1990. They could even retain their cheaper older links by having a link that falls apart every 10-20 rounds.
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
disintegrating? To have the gun choking with a link ricocheting off the grass? This is mostly a logistical difference - USSR preferred to load the logistical system less by supplying loose ammo in boxes to load into multi-use belts in the field, usually with a crank loader machines, this is why belts do not disintegrate.
@frankrenda251923 күн бұрын
what's good about the disintegrating belt
@geronimo553722 күн бұрын
@@frankrenda2519 its vastly superior. You dont have to carry dead weight or wrapping the used portion of the belt like a rope around the weapon to avoid tripping over it. There are also benefits to more reliable cycling. Use both for a couple hours and it becomes obvious quickly.
@tylerkahler579125 күн бұрын
Can't wait for Ian to get his hands on this.
@Joe-ch6mu24 күн бұрын
NICE!!
@jessicasimp445925 күн бұрын
It’s the Russian equivalent of the HK MG4 because of the very similar looks between the RPL and the MG4, and yes that Russia still uses the 5.45 mm Soviet cartridge which is the answer to our 5.56 mm NATO Western cartridge.
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
just couple kilos lighter
@Willy3Sticks25 күн бұрын
Non disintegrating belt and no quick change barrel ?
@Nathan-Roman25 күн бұрын
It's their first attempt at a belt fed light machine gun, they don't know any better
@rumham812425 күн бұрын
@@Nathan-Roman uh the PKM? RPD? PU-21? etc.
@Nathan-Roman25 күн бұрын
@@rumham8124 Yes, I know what those are
@bombsawaylemay77025 күн бұрын
@@Nathan-Roman0:22
@ironwolfF125 күн бұрын
The Russians are creatures of habit (RE: their belt link system)...and they're _not_ going to trust _their_ average recruit with spare barrel management.
@mastervitty1088Күн бұрын
Clearing malfunctions in the feed mechanism without a traditional feed tray cover is going to be horrible in the field
@aaronkelley14255 күн бұрын
Russia had the PKM. It was a belt fed AKA is my favorite rifle. I choose it over American AR any day and I'm from America. I've had plenty of different AKs
@dannyzero69225 күн бұрын
Very strange for a modern light machine gun to not have disintegrating belts and quick change barrels, I do think the charging handle looked easy to use but could get snagged on when in thick foliage.
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
disintegrating? To have the gun choking with a link ricocheting of the grass? This is mostly a logistical difference - USSR preferred to load the logistical system less by supplying loose ammo in boxes to load into multi-use belts in the field, usually with a crank loader machines, this is why belts do not disintegrate
@dannyzero69223 күн бұрын
@@beibotanov logistically it made sense but the USSR’s logistical ability is absolutely terrible. You really only have to spent 30 mins unboxing a can of Soviet ammo to understand that NATO would’ve won conventional WW3.
@Igniz_aeromozol23 күн бұрын
@@dannyzero692 Major skill issue. Speaking about logistics, those bets can be reloaded waay faster with a tool, while you have to fiddle with links by hand. This to me sounds like a logistical nightmare, providing enough of those.
@beibotanov23 күн бұрын
@@dannyzero692 dunno what a Soviet ammo "zinc" unboxing issues have to do with logistics - unboxees have recieved it already
@colinscott958625 күн бұрын
4:41 what groin protector is that? It looks awesome.
@Jesses00125 күн бұрын
Looks like a rather modern light machine gun. Lots of rails and belt fed. I find it will likely work well as long as there is nothing strange going on under the hood. Upside down PKM? So...and AK action? Long strock gas piston? I mean it makes sense for who is making them.
@or606025 күн бұрын
i had assumed the way it worked was by using the top of the drum as a feed cover, so that you could reload it just like an AK. looks like it's still as clunky to reload as any other belt fed. i wonder how this compares to an ots-128 mechanically, it sounds like that gun functions as i wrongly assumed the rpl-20 did.
@lonewanderer42021 күн бұрын
Gives me stoner 63 vibes i love it
@stadtbekanntertunichtgut25 күн бұрын
Thanks for your work. Could you explain in a new video what weapons, vehicles, aircraft and equipment Russia is currently working on? Since Russia has switched to a war economy, I assume that they are working on some weapons projects, does anyone know anything more specific? I am interested in this topic.
@user-ur9tz7lb2x25 күн бұрын
Everyone switched to a war economy lol, we are out of ammo
@justgunsyt25 күн бұрын
I will try to address all of these questions in my further videos, however, the short answer would be that the focus is actually going away from new developments in favor of quantities of already existing firearms. Most of the 'new' stuff one sees these days is actually pre-war developments that were put into production these days.
@JakubKas25 күн бұрын
@@user-ur9tz7lb2xYou're 'out of ammo' because you cant be bothered to switch back from the peace dividend. Russia is in an actual WAR economy.
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
It is a usual peacetime economy, and the government direly wants to keep it this way. Dunno who said this nonsense, prob. the same entity as "out of missiles tomorrow"
@scothayes922025 күн бұрын
Good show fellows. Thanks Danny.
@huntrezz014 күн бұрын
Finally a Russian gun design that doesn't look sucks
@ИгорьсуздальскийКүн бұрын
Western design is sucks actually. So, I don't think , that this gun will be useful
@ottopartz125 күн бұрын
The belt starting setup seems like they are trying to think things thru. Some older belt fed MGs look like a real pain to get the first round set up, and some footage I've seen shows soldiers starting a few rounds into the belt for speed.
@notachair475725 күн бұрын
New LMG dropped 🔥 🔥 🔥
@ThisOldHelmet25 күн бұрын
My cat’s breath smells like cat food
@EC2333125 күн бұрын
😮
@nam43025 күн бұрын
no way
@kschleic905324 күн бұрын
I am curious why none of these LAMGs are being developed in a bullpup configuration. The necessity for a longer, heavier barrel to absorb and radiate the heat load of sustained full auto fire, combined with the relative unimportance of the trigger pull quality, seems to point right towards a bullpup version... Integrate the folding rear stock into a shroud that covers the trigger mechanism, replace the front handgrip with a pistol grip, connect them with a transfer bar. The shooters face would still be more than far enough back to avoid any need to change the ejection system, and the whole package could be 10" shorter.
@theimmortal471824 күн бұрын
Looks like a variant of the ultimax 100
@commandosaber87199 күн бұрын
Kind of a shame, I kinda liked the Rpk-16. Probably valid issues with it but I just really liked its looks
@yessir632524 күн бұрын
This going to be like their 2 round burst rifle that never made it past 20 models being manufactured
@christopherwang439225 күн бұрын
0:40 to 0:50 Is the RPK-16's 96-round drum magazine compatible with the RPK-74?
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
Yes, but it does not exist
@ShortT-RexLikeArms25 күн бұрын
Interesting that it's still left-side eject, that would mean that the RPL-20 most likely uses a new custom bolt instead of modifying existing 5.45 bolt.
@WarlordEnthusiast25 күн бұрын
I actually quite like it.
@80m63rM4n25 күн бұрын
Already has rust on it... Kalashnikov Concern at its finest.
@claudio657225 күн бұрын
Where?
@80m63rM4n25 күн бұрын
@@claudio6572 2:52 and onwards.
@ERRATAS070725 күн бұрын
@@80m63rM4nlol american guns are way shittier 😂
@MrNebelschatten25 күн бұрын
@@ERRATAS0707 dream little gopnik, dream!
@ERRATAS070725 күн бұрын
@@MrNebelschatten I'm not even Russian, I'm Asian. You dimwit.😂
@su-57stealthfighter735 күн бұрын
The charging handle is inspired on mg42/mg3 ...
@rosaria838423 күн бұрын
I'm surprised DICE managed to nail the RPL-20 for BF2042, despite it still being unreleased.
@hoppinggnomethe415425 күн бұрын
0:35 LMAO 😂😂😂 They couldn't insert the drum mag properly 😂😂😂
@krellio900625 күн бұрын
how is the charging handle already started rusting
@josedorsaith526125 күн бұрын
Where?
@krellio900625 күн бұрын
@@josedorsaith5261 2:58
@XtreeM_FaiL25 күн бұрын
@@josedorsaith5261 In Russia, probably.
@KSmithwick198925 күн бұрын
@@krellio9006 This weapon has clearly been used in testing. You can tell by the wear patterns and the bore also shows moderate wear.
@StacheMan2625 күн бұрын
The vast majority of ammo Russia uses is still corrosive, which means everything that's had more than a few rounds put through it, and not been properly cleaned afterward, is going to start rusting pretty quickly.
@jamesdc959525 күн бұрын
Looks sick and I want it, someone get Jim Fuller the specs
@Azrael1st25 күн бұрын
“And thus the men shall be armed with the finest weapons…”
@fuze310722 күн бұрын
0:25 Confused PKM, PKP noises
@tomlobos287125 күн бұрын
looks good in a videogame i bet. but if spotting details one can make out the crudeness of its manufacturing. for that, the design is quite complicated in its shape. maybe i missed that out, but i'd be intrested in its actual weight.
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
5.5 kilos empty
@randompanda87625 күн бұрын
It has the shoulder thing that goes up!!!
@MrKronikDeception25 күн бұрын
This design is so inline with current russian design; modernization of a weapon system that is missing the basics of modern weapons design. Still using non-disintegrating belts, no quick change barrel, clunky feed system, etc. But it has pic rails! And nutsacks for belts! Optics ready* *not available in all areas, the issued optics have been sold to western airsofters for a bonus.
@olisk-jy9rz25 күн бұрын
Yeah. They also seem completely unable to modernize the AK platform. The AK owners seem to think by painting it black and giving it a collapsible stock and some rails it's all good. But the rails are made of plastic and aren't independedntly fixed, meaning they don't hold zero, and they literally flex in hand if squeezing hard.... Also the sights are still ancient 1950 design. And the piston is still long style instead of short one, altough that's excusable. Oh but they added a 2 rounds burst mode LMAO so now conscripts have to switch between 4 different modes and hope they land on the correct one. How do you fail so bad. Nepotism at its finest.
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
disintegrating? To have the gun choking with a link ricocheting of the grass? Why the hell to introduce the same hassle as the US has, with de-facto two types of 556 ammo, which do not really interchange - try picking cartridges from belts to use in M4 and vice versa. Yet it is mostly a logistical difference - USSR preferred to load the logistical system less by supplying loose ammo in boxes to load into multi-use belts in the field, usually with a crank loader machines, this is why belts do not disintegrate. Why the hell to introduce the same hassle as the US has, with de-facto two types of 556 ammo, which do not really interchange - try picking cartridges from belts to use in M4 and vice versa
@theninearemine849924 күн бұрын
I see Russia trying to Westernize their designs. They should stick to the USSR designs. They make functional guns. We make good guns. 🤭
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
now take an AR magazine and repeat these words to it, maybe it will forget itself being an awful design with no overload stop, overinsert stop, any underinsert mitigating something. AR-15 was a rifle for third-world dictatorships pushed into production with no competitive trials because several levels of corruption, and now half the world has stuck with STANAG🤮 At least it stopped being flimsy transitioning to plastic - feed lips stopped to unbend (which is not a problem in every other mag because they are reinforced), yet I have never heard P-Mags and others having cast-into steel inserts like a good magazine does and should have. AK mag, of course, has these in locking teeth and lips
@tetraxis301122 күн бұрын
The OG RPD was made before any of the belt fed western LMGs.
@CH-tp4wz16 күн бұрын
Not having a quick change barrel sounds like it could be a problem if you are in a sustained fight?
@Андрюша-з2с6 күн бұрын
This machine gun is designed for use by mobile units. Do you understand the difference between light machine guns and general-purpose machine guns? PKM and RPL-20 both have a continuous firing mode until the barrel cools down - 400 rounds. In the PKM, the barrel is replaced only when using the tripod in defensive fortifications when using boxes with belts for 250 rounds. When used mobile - a spare barrel and tripod are not taken with you. A machine gunner armed with an RPL-20 has ammunition - 600 rounds in 6 boxes. He can not carry more. Even in the mode of intensive firing in long bursts, taking into account the time for reloading, it is impossible to overheat the barrel. How do you imagine a modern infantry squad? Like an analogue of the German infantry squad of the Second World War - 1 machine gunner and 9 more soldiers, each of whom carries 600 rounds for the machine gun (a total of 10 x 600 = 6000)? And all these 10 people service 1 machine gun so that it can fire continuously until all these thousands of rounds are used up?
@MaxwellAerialPhotography25 күн бұрын
"Upside down PKM." wait hold on, isn't a PKM just an upside down AK mechanism?
@aaronkelley14255 күн бұрын
Looks like BMK 42 saw
@ripHalo000225 күн бұрын
Do you think the ROF is ~600? Or how do they plan to mitigate the heat build up
@rumham812425 күн бұрын
yeah the cyclic rate of fire is around 600
@MostlyPennyCat25 күн бұрын
That is indeed Russia's new Light Machine Gun. They saved up all year for it. Each unit gets to use it for one week and then it gets passed down the line.
@cigarettesmokingman947125 күн бұрын
Why do I often see OAL of guns and barrels in mm for the metric crowd? Why not cm? Why not 25.4 cm instead of 254 mm?
@norger25 күн бұрын
this feels like a response to US NGSW guns
@jic125 күн бұрын
More like a response to the FN Minimi/M249, over 40 years late.
@norger25 күн бұрын
@@jic1 probably but looks wise it's NGSW
@jic125 күн бұрын
@@norger I'd call it 'post-2000'.
@norger25 күн бұрын
@@jic1 not really because at that time US army used m240 Bravo and minimi they don't look anything like this if we paint this gun all tan it will look like NGSW but feature wise it lacks behind
@jic125 күн бұрын
@@norger Do an image search for an M249, current ones look a lot like that.
@jacobrohlinger903825 күн бұрын
I hate that kalashnikov concern is banned from KZbin
@PaxNovAm177625 күн бұрын
KZbin is run by Khazars, they hate Russians.
@Penigale25 күн бұрын
@@PaxNovAm1776are you upset that ISIS isn't on it too? What about the Taliban?
@UmarFarooq-nl4eq25 күн бұрын
@@Penigale That's against freedom of speech
@iota51525 күн бұрын
@@Penigale Holy shit you're braindead
@HejneMiro25 күн бұрын
@@Penigale that's a weird false equivalence
@neTpoBu4_88 күн бұрын
What is the tactical point of a light machine gun? Wouldn't it be better to have a full-fledged machine gun?
@Андрюша-з2с6 күн бұрын
A full-fledged machine gun has existed for many decades - PKM. This machine gun was needed to strengthen assault units. The ability to accurately shoot from unstable positions.
@TheArklyte25 күн бұрын
Have anybody told Russia where soviet PU-21 prototype still waits for its time? No? If they want to show off even more, they can take that, add AEK/AK-107 style recoil counterweight, chamber it for 6x49.
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
Seen it on Army 2021 in museum section with other stuff like AK-74 competitor with Uzi-style ergonomics and double-barrel AK
@gilraine122525 күн бұрын
i wonder how this would compare to m249? similar jobs but the 249 seems like a better design. 249 is probably heavier though
@nitroxide1722 күн бұрын
Spicy boi 😮
@Sk0lzky25 күн бұрын
>an upside down PKM Fuck, they reinvented the AK
@kennethquinnies602325 күн бұрын
Just looking at it, it appears way too complicated to repair, keep it operating smoothly. But then again in general the Russians tend to develop B grade weapon systems.
@tetraxis301122 күн бұрын
And Thats why the AK-47 is the most widely used assault rifle in the world. Right?
@germanwarrabbit25 күн бұрын
looks like an RPD but modern
@shanenonwolfe410925 күн бұрын
Wonder when we will see Ian reviewing a captured one
@2ndCanpipe23 күн бұрын
0:57 The RPK-16 is in maglock
@FrankDyer4 күн бұрын
You sound a bit like history with hilbert.
@nam43025 күн бұрын
coming back in a hour or 2 when the bots are done doing their stuff
@kju52025 күн бұрын
Snowflake.
@baneofbanes25 күн бұрын
Bots are never done
@ShimomuraTakezoWong24 күн бұрын
Barrel shouldn't overheat/needs change if it dowsn't fires auto/burst continously pass 270-300 rounds.
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
400 rounds, this is probably also a gunners standard ready load, two 100 and one 200 round ballsacks
@ShimomuraTakezoWong23 күн бұрын
@@beibotanov without changing barrels i always keep it to below 300 rounds continous for auto/burst on SAWs like M249/FN Minimi or M240/GPMGs especially not newly issued/above 6 years old otherwise it's heating up even using M16 for sustained burst fire, that was my service issues.
@beibotanov23 күн бұрын
@@ShimomuraTakezoWong I've heard that recommended burst length for MAG is around 200, I'm no professional though
@ShimomuraTakezoWong22 күн бұрын
@@beibotanov i change barrels after 300 rounds sustain fire 😄 conserving both barrels from heating up for a 2000 rounds capacity per day.
@tandaominh85122 күн бұрын
H&K-421, FN Evolys, CZ Bren, Negev, RPL-20... which is one better?
@MarkModesty-s9c3 күн бұрын
Hermiston Fork
@FieldBurnell2 күн бұрын
0950 Ernser Grove
@Kurdati25 күн бұрын
That charging handle looks like something I'd expect the Swiss to use on their firearms
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
the handle is a safety mechanism - if the gunner can not load the belt with it's tongue (I forgot the word) or the first round in the belt is missing, thus needing to load with opening the feed tray, the handle gets charged back, belt loaded, tray closed, then the handle must be returned forward thus turning this safety off
@80m63rM4n24 күн бұрын
>tongue (I forgot the word) @@beibotanovit's called "pull tab".
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
@@80m63rM4n thanks! (I will definitely forget it when the need for the word comes next time😀)
@alexdemoya211925 күн бұрын
No barrel swap. The limited reload to feeding in new belts manually. The bulkiness. The lack of select fire. And finally my personal favorite the awful looking bipod with dumb barrel forward option on rails. Wow. What a hunk of junk.
@tristanc387325 күн бұрын
>the bulkiness Looks fairly light and restrained as far as SAWs go. Compare this to the HK MG4, for an example of an overly bulky modern SAW.
@justgunsyt25 күн бұрын
The RPL is definetely not bulky. The weight of the LMG is 5,5 kilos only and it almost feels like a rifle in one's hands.
@josedorsaith526125 күн бұрын
Bot commenter
@WhoopityDoo25 күн бұрын
@@josedorsaith5261 I've seen you comment multiple times on people posting anything critical of the gun. If you want to suck Russia off, grab a flight to Moscow and go join your vatnik buddies in the trench. Don't know why you're calling anyone else a bot when you're the very definition of it.
@tetraxis301122 күн бұрын
Why do you need select fire on a gun whose entire purpose is to fling a lot of lead down range quickly?
@rodiculous946424 күн бұрын
Hopefully they add it in tarkov, only way i can enjoy this thing as an american
@bombsawaylemay77025 күн бұрын
That's a mean looking machine gun
@rodiculous946424 күн бұрын
"Reliability issues with the drum mag" well maybe if you inserted it correctly...
@crazybiscut25 күн бұрын
Upside down PKM🙄
@EscapeEFT25 күн бұрын
EFT! Please add this weapon to the game!
@AR15SP124 күн бұрын
I prefer the rpd
@subratasadhukhan747120 күн бұрын
Danie Alaskanov 👍
@herknorth869125 күн бұрын
"Described it as an 'upside-down PKM'". So, it's a right side up AKM? xD
@Marcellogo24 күн бұрын
First and foremost difference with western weaponries: they have not fallen into the short barrelled craziness than seems to pervade our designs. It sport a 590mm one giving its own ammo the maximum power possible. AFAIK the state trials have been passed and it would be adopted BUT as an addition to PKM/PHP not as their own substitute. Maybe one of the riflemans would use it instead than an AK.
@beibotanov24 күн бұрын
Russian squad has two MG's, an assault one and a supporting one, the latter being PKM or PKP. This one is a substitute for an RPK-74, despite it actually receiving praise from grunts on the ground