Russian engineers from the "Labi" design bureau have developed a new 7.62-millimeter compact PKZ machine gun. The weapon weighs approximately 7 kg without a box of ammunition, and its length is 850 mm. The box is designed for 100 rounds.
The PKZ machine gun is 1.5 kg lighter than the modernized Kalashnikov machine gun. It will be in demand when storming buildings, field strongholds and guarding motor convoys.
The technical task set several conditions. One of them is that the machine gun must be carried discreetly under the arm, covered with a cloak. In combat, they try to hit the fighters with the "long black paddle" first, that is, machine gunners and snipers. This immediately reduces the firepower and capabilities of the unit.
Military expert Alexey Leonkov noted that the new machine gun is capable of providing accuracy and high intensity of fire during assaults on trenches and battles in an urban environment. According to him, in such conditions, the length of the barrel and the ability to hit at 800 meters and beyond do not matter, since the firing distance is about 300 meters.
At the same time, the chairman of the Union of Paratroopers of Russia, Colonel Valery Yuryev, expressed the opinion that it will be possible to talk about the effectiveness of the new weapon after the completion of military tests.
Now the PKZ is undergoing field tests, after which it will be sent to units of the Russian army.
Earlier www1.ru reported that the "PPSh Laboratory" developed the Krechet sight for the Utes and Kord machine guns. The product will be used to counter unmanned boats in the Black Sea.
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