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PKMB
7.62 mm Kalashnikov modernized APC machine gun

The 7.62mm Kalashnikov modernized PKMB armored personnel carrier (APC) machine gun is a heavy automatic weapon designed to engage enemy manpower, fire weapons and air targets.

The modernized PKMB APC machine gun is fed from a 250-round non-disintegrating belt stowed in a portable box.

The machine gun can fire cartridges with conventional, tracer and armor-piercing incendiary and enhanced penetration bullets.

The machine gun features a sighting device for firing at targets from different distances.

Main characteristics
Caliber, mm
7,62
Cartridge, mm
7,62х54R
Rate of fire, rds/min
600-800
Muzzle velocity, m/s
825
Sighting range of fire, m
up to 1,500
Belt capacity, rds
250
Weight (w/o mount), kg
7,5
Weight (w/mount), kg
17,1
Operating temperature range, °C
±50
Effective rate of fire, rds/min
up to 250