PK Machine Gun

The PK machine gun and variants can be seen in the following films, video games, and television series used by the following actors:

Kalashnikov PK/PKM Machine Gun

PKM with classic (most seen) version of the flash hider - 7.62x54mm R

PKM with latest version of Flash hider - 7.62x54mm R

PKT machine gun 7.62x54mm R with 250-round ammo drum

In 1961, Mikhail Kalashnikov's design for a General Purpose Machine Gun, the PK (Pulemyot Kalashnikova) was formally adopted by the Soviet Military. It fired the standard cartridge for the SVD Dragunov and the M91/30, the 7.62x54 Rimmed cartridge in non-disintegrating belts. In 1969 a modernized version, the PKM (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovanniy) was fielded, with a lighter, unfluted barrel and a hinged shoulder strap on the buttstock.

There are four versions of the PK/PKM in use today.

1) The PK/PKM - basic GPMG version with Bipod.

2) PKS/PKMS (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Stankoviy) which is a tripod mounted version

3) PKT/PKMT (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Tankoviy) which is a solenoid fired coaxial version for vehicles.

4) PKB/PKMB (Pulemyot Kalashnikova na Bronetransportere) flex vehicle mounted version w/spade grips & butterfly trigger.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Red	Background Extra	CIA operative	Modified with BHI SOPMOD accessory kit	2010
D-Day (Den'D)	Mikhail Porechenkov	Ivan		2008
Body of Lies	None	None	Seen lying on a wall	2008
Babylon A.D.	Background Extra	Soldier		2008
Postal	Background Extra	Paradise resident		2007
Blood Diamond	Background Extra	Mercenary	Mounted on ATE Mi-24 'Superhind'	2006
Children of Men	Background Extra	British Army soldier		2006
9th Company	Ivan Kokorin	Chugan		2005
Sahara	Background Extras	Soldiers		2005
Black Hawk Down	None	None	Seen on arms dealer's table	2001
Goldeneye	Background Extra	Soviet soldier		1995
Afghan Breakdown	Background Extras	Soviet paratroopers	With and without bipods	1990
Rambo III	Sylvester Stallone	John Rambo		1988
Solo Voyage		Soviet Naval Infantry soldiers		1985
Pirates of the XXth Century (Piraty XX veka)		Pirates	Modified to resemble MG34	1979

Television

Actor	Character	Show Title / Episode	Note	Air Date
Background Extras	Iraqi soldiers	Generation Kill	With and without tripods	2008
Background Extras	African soldiers	The Unit/"Stress" S01E02		2005-2009
Background Extra	Iranian Revolutionary Guard	E-Ring/"Escape and Evade" S01E03		2005 - 2006
Sergei Bezrukov	Alexander Belov	Brigada		2002
	Russian SG member	Stargate SG-1 "Metamorphosis"		1997 - 2007

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
ArmA II				2009
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men				2007
Army of Two		Numerous modifications to the weapon		2008
Battlefield 2				2005
Battlefield 2		PKT, mounted in T90 tank		2005
Project Reality		Hand-held and in fixed defensive mountings		2005
Project Reality		PKT, mounted in BRDM-2 scout vehicle, BTR-60, BTR-80, BTR-80A, MT-LB, & BMP-3 APC's, and T62, T72, & T90 tanks		2005
Operation Flashpoint				2001
The Sum Of All Fears	"7.62mm LMG"			2002
Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad				2003
Freedom Fighters	Heavy Machine Gun			2003
Far Cry 2				2008
Steel Beasts		PKT, mounted on Soviet vehicles, non-playable		2000
Red Alert: A Path Beyond				2007
Resident Evil 5		w/ RPD handguard, mounted on Humvee		2009
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3	"PK-M"			2010
Delta Force: Xtreme 2				2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	PKM			2010
Battlefield Bad Company 2	PKM LMG	With short flash suppressor		2010
Medal of Honor (2010)	PKM	w/ various attachments		2010
Battlefield Play4Free		With optional tan stock and ammo box		2011
Battlefield Play4Free	PKT	mounted in T90 tank		2011

PKP Pecheneg Machine Gun

PKP Pecheneg machine gun with ammo box - 7.62x54mm R

The PKP Pecheneg General Purpose Machine Gun is a modernized version of the PKM with an air-cooled, non-changeable barrel that allows for longer periods of fire and greater accuracy. Further improvements include the shifting of the bipod towards the muzzle to improve stability, and the capability to mount optical sights. The Pecheneg currently is in service with some Russian military and interior ministry units.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
D-Day (Den'D)	Mikhail Porechenkov	Ivan	Mounted on Ural motorcycle	2008

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
ArmA II		w/ optical sight		2009
MAG	PSK MG			2010
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3	PK-P			2010
Battlefield 3		With unknown optic		2011
Operation Flashpoint: Red River				2011