Печенег — почему российская армия отказалась от ПКМ ради этого монстра

A thousand shots in a row without losing accuracy sounds like science fiction, but that's precisely the requirement the Russian Army set for its Tula designers. Thus was born the PKP Pecheneg—a machine gun that changed the paradigm of what an infantry support weapon should be. In this episode, you'll learn why the PKM—one of the best machine guns of the Soviet era—failed to satisfy the army after Afghanistan and the Chechen campaigns. We'll explore how Tula engineers solved the problem of barrel overheating without increasing the weapon's weight—using forced-injection cooling, which uses the energy of each shot. We'll explain why the non-removable barrel, which at first glance seems like a step backward, actually became a major advantage in real combat. You'll hear how the Pecheneg performed in the urban areas of Grozny, in the mountains of Dagestan, and during the Syrian campaign—and why the crews who received this weapon were reluctant to return to its predecessor. You'll also learn what the Russian machine gun has in common with the nomadic people who terrified medieval Rus'. The history of its creation, design, baptism of fire, and fate of one of the most reliable machine guns of our time—all in one episode. Music: Eyes of Glory — Aakash Gandhi, Duty Calls — Rod Kim. Photos taken from archive.org and are publicly available. The content of the Arsenal of Times channel is protected by copyright. Copying of the video, text, and audio, in whole or in part, without the written permission of the author is prohibited. #Pecheneg #PKP #weaponshistory #russianarmy #machinegun