The PU-21 (Russian: ПУ-21 Пулемёт с унифицированной подачей) is a 5.45x39mm machine gun designed by V. M. Kalashnikov and M. E. Dragunov between 1972 and 1977. The PU-21 can be fed from either a 45-round magazine or a 200-round belt. The PU-21's sights are graduated to distance of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).[1][2]
The PU-21 prototypes were thoroughly tested by the Soviet Army in Leningrad, but military experts did not see convincing arguments for replacing the RPK and RPK-74 with the PU-21 design. According to the Soviet military, the design was too complex compared to other weapons then in service, and failed to enhance combat effectiveness.
this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2013, learn, when,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources IP 2 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The PU 21 Russian PU 21 Pulemyot s unificirovannoj podachej is a 5 45x39mm machine gun designed by V M Kalashnikov and M E Dragunov between 1972 and 1977 The PU 21 can be fed from either a 45 round magazine or a 200 round belt The PU 21 s sights are graduated to distance of 1 000 metres 3 300 ft 1 2 PU 21 PU 21 Pulemyot s unificirovannoj podachej TypeLight machine gunPlace of originSoviet UnionProduction historyDesignerYu K Aleksandrov M E Dragunov V M KalashnikovManufacturerTsNIITochMashSpecificationsMass5 7 kgLength1060 mm 41 73 in Barrel length590 mm 23 2 in Cartridge5 45 39mmCaliber5 45 mmActionGas operatedRate of fire750 rpmMuzzle velocity960 m s 3150 ft s Effective firing range1000 m 1094 yds Feed system20 or 45 round box magazine200 round beltSightsIronThe PU 21 prototypes were thoroughly tested by the Soviet Army in Leningrad but military experts did not see convincing arguments for replacing the RPK and RPK 74 with the PU 21 design According to the Soviet military the design was too complex compared to other weapons then in service and failed to enhance combat effectiveness See also editList of machine guns List of dual feed firearms Ares Shrike 5 56 RPK 74 RPL 20 a similarly belted 5 45 machine gun drew some inspiration from this project PKM FN Minimi List of Russian weaponryReferences edit Pulemet PU in Russian Archived from the original on 2013 10 29 Retrieved 2012 02 18 Otechestvennye pulemety s unificirovannoj podachej in Russian Archived from the original on 6 December 2010 Retrieved 13 Jun 2012 nbsp This article relating to machine guns is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title IP 2 amp oldid 1182503759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
