RPD軽機関銃 РПД
The [b]RPD[/b] (Russian: РПД, ручной пулемёт Дегтярёва [Degtyaryov hand-held [[machine gun]]]) is a [[Soviet]] [b][[light machine gun]][/b], fed from an [[ammunition belt]] contained in a [[ammunition box|drum container]]. Chambered in intermediate 7.62×39mm [[ammunition|cartridge]], it is the precursor of modern squad automatic [[weapon]]s. It is usually equipped with a [[bipod]], fixed wooden stock and handguard. The weapon was created as a replacement for the [[DP-27|DP machine gun]]. Both weapons were designed by "Vasily Degtyaryov":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Degtyaryov]. 

Although the [[RPD (girls' frontline)|]] was ready for mass production during the final stages of [[World War II]] in 1944, it was adopted in 1948. In 1960s, the [[RPK]] largely replaced it in [[Soviet army|Soviet military]] service. The RPD converted into 5.56×45mm NATO was used by [[Israel]] in limited quantity.

h4. See also
* [[List of Weapons]]
* [[PPD-40]]
* [[PTRD-41]]
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