The RPD was fielded by the USSR as a light weight machine gun that fired the new 7.62x39 for support fire within squads. Eventually it was replaced by the RPK and was exported to other Pro-USSR countries.

Classification: Machine Gun Caliber: 5.56x45mm Action: Gas operated Length: 1037 mm Barrel Length: 520 mm Weight: 7.4kg Empty, 9.2 kg Loaded (no bipod) Magazine: 100 rounds Effective range: ~400 meters Cyclic rate of fire: 650 rounds per minute Fire Mode: Automatic