DP-28
«Degtyaryov Pekhotny / Pulemyot Degtyaryova»
Light machine gunRussia1928Historic
Soviet 7.62×54R mm light machine gun designed by Vasily Degtyaryov; 47-round pan magazine atop the receiver, nicknamed 'record player' by German soldiers.
Light machine gun//Russia
ID — DP-28
Designation
DP-28
Arsenale di Kovrov
Caliber
7.62×54R mm
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Identity
- Designation
- DP-28
- Alias
- Degtyaryov Pekhotny / Pulemyot Degtyaryova
- Manufacturer
- Arsenale di Kovrov
- Country
- Russia
- Year
- 1928
- Category
- Light machine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.62×54R mm
- Muzzle velocity
- 840 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~550 rpm
- Effective range
- 800 m
- Maximum range
- 2500 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 605 mm
- Overall length
- 1270 mm
- Empty weight
- 9.12 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Gas-operated, long-stroke piston
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore con tenoni laterali oscillanti
Feed
- System
- Tamburo pan-shaped
- Standard capacity
- 47 rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
Adopted in 1928 by the Red Army, replacing the obsolete Madsen as squad weapon; only 80 total parts for simplified production.
Soviet WWII squad standard (1 DP per 10 infantrymen) and widely exported to all Socialist Bloc clients.
Updated as DPM (1944, recoil spring moved to the stock) and RP-46 (belt-feed, 1946); kept in Soviet service into the 1950s and in China/North Korea/Vietnam much longer.
Variants
DP-28DPM (1944)DT (per veicoli)RP-46 (a nastro)
Main users
USSR · China · Corea del Nord · Vietnam del Nord · Finlandia (preda) · Poland · Hungary
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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