The [b]RPK-16[/b] is a [[Russia]]n squad automatic weapon/[b][[light machine gun]][/b] chambered in 5.45×39mm, first developed in 2016. It features the famous [[kalashnikov rifle|AK]] gas-operated long-stroke piston system, and shares several novel features derived from the [[AK-12]]. Such as a Picatinny rails, detachable [[bipod]] instead of the fixed one of the [[RPK-74]] and a side-[[folding stock]]

The RPK-16 wo main barrel lengths; a 550 mm long barrel for [[light machine gun|LMG]] role and a 370 mm one  for [[assault rifle]] role. Its design enables it to have an interchangeable barrels that can easily be removed, and the ability to quickly attach a [[suppressor]]. It primarily uses a 95-round [[drum magazine]] and also compatible with standard [[magazine (weapon)|magazines]] from earlier [[AK-74]], AK-12 and RPK-74.

h4. See also
* [[list of weapons]]
* [b][[RPK]][/b]
* [[RPK-16 (Girls' Frontline)]]
* Wikipedia entry: "RPK#RPK-16":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPK#RPK-16]
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