For a similar weapon, see PKP Pecheneg.

The PKM (Russian: Пулемёт Калашникова Модернизированный Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovannyĭ; English: Kalashnikov's machine-gun modernized) is a Soviet general purpose machine gun variant of the PK machine gun, designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the early 1960s. It was put into service with the Soviet armed forces and currently in production in Russia. It fires 7.62x54mmR rounds at a rate of fire of around 750 rounds per minute up to an effective range of 1500 meters (1640 yards).

Contents 1 Battlefield 2 1.1 PKT 2 Battlefield 2: Modern Combat 3 Battlefield: Bad Company 4 Battlefield Heroes 4.1 PKM 4.2 Specialist's Tier 1 PKM 4.3 SOF PKM 5 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 5.1 PKT 6 Battlefield Play4Free 6.1 PKM 6.2 Veteran's PKM (Vanished from the game) 6.3 Elite's PKM (Vanished from the game) 6.4 PKT 7 Battlefield 3 8 Videos 9 See also 10 References

Battlefield 2Edit

PKM
Damage	45
Unlocked at	Tier One
Ammunition capacity	100 rounds
Reload time	6.3 seconds
Rate of fire	450 rpm
Recoil	0.25-0.45 (hip) 0.5 (zoomed)
Fire mode	Fully Automatic
Kit	Support
Source of statistics	[1]
BF2 PKM(03:36) 121 views

"The 7.62mm PKM is a 16 kilo machine gun which has amazing firepower but extremely inaccurate due to its massive recoil. Best results are achieved when firing from prone, stationary position." — In game description.

In Battlefield 2, the PKM is the Tier One unlock for the Support Kit in Battlefield 2. It is both more powerful and more accurate than the other support weapons, and is one of the two weapons most commonly employed in "Dolphin diving" (the other being the M95).

PKTEdit

The PKT appears as an Co-Axial mount alongside the main gun on the T-90 tank

PKT
Fire mode	Automatic

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield 2 All Kits Pistols - 92FS · MR-444 · QSZ-92 Equipment - Knife · Grenade · Night Vision (SF) · Gas Mask (SF) Assault Kit Assault Rifles - AK-101 · AK-47 · F2000 · M16A2 · L85A2 (EU) Battle Rifles - G3 · SCAR-H (SF) Equipment - M203 · GP-25 · GP-30 · GL1 · AG-36 · Flashbang (SF) · Smoke Grenade (SF) · Grappling Hook (SF) Medic Kit Assault Rifles - M16A2 · AK-101 · AK-47 · L85A1 · G36E · FAMAS (EU) Equipment - Defibrillator · Medic Bag Anti-tank Kit Submachine guns - MP5 · PP-19 · P90 · Type 85 Shotguns - DAO-12 Launchers - ERYX · SRAW · RPG-7 (SF) Equipment - Grappling Hook (SF) Support Kit Machine Guns - M249 SAW · MG36 · PKM · QBB-95 · RPK-74 · HK21 (EU) Equipment - Ammo Bag · Tear Gas (SF) Special Forces Kit Assault Carbines - AK-74u · G36C · M4 · QBZ-97 · SCAR-L · HK53A3 (EU) · G36K (SF) Equipment - C4 · Zip Line (SF) Engineer Kit Shotguns - Benelli M4 · M11-87 · MK3A1 · NOR982 · S12K Submachine guns - MP7 Equipment - Landmine · Wrench Sniper Kit Sniper Rifles - L96A1 · M24 · M95 · SVD · Type 88 Equipment - Claymore · Zip Line (SF) Cut Content Weapons - M82A1 · APS (SF) · Poison Gas (SF) · Spear Gun (SF) Equipment - LP7

Battlefield 2: Modern CombatEdit

PKM
Damage	Medium
Ammunition capacity	100 rounds
Reload time	5 seconds
Rate of fire	600 rpm
Fire mode	Fully Automatic
Faction	MEC
Kit	Support

In Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, the PKM is issued to the MEC Support kit. It has a 100 box magazine and 2 in reserve. It has high power, a good rate of fire, but poor accuracy when continuously firing, even when prone.

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat All Kits Pistols - M92F · Glock 17 · QSZ-92 · Tariq Assault Kit Assault Rifles - Type 95 · L85A2 · AK-47 Assault Carbines - M4 Carbine Launchers - M203 · GP-25 · Type 91 Equipment - Grenade · AN-M8 Smoke Grenade Sniper Kit Sniper Rifles - M95 · Type 88 DMR · Dragunov SVU · Dragunov SVD DMR Equipment - GPS · ANPQ Laser Target Designator · AN-M8 Smoke Grenade Spec Ops Kit Submachine guns - MP5-N · Type 79 · UMP .45 Assault Carbines - AKS 74U Equipment - C4 · Knife · XM84 Stun Grenade Engineer Kit Shotguns - SPAS-12 · RMB-93 · Benelli M3 · Mossberg 500 Launchers - SMAW · PF-98 · Carl-Gustaf M3 · RPG-7V Equipment - Blowtorch Repair Kit · Anti-Vehicle Mine Support Kit Machine Guns - M249 SAW · QJY-88 · PKM Equipment - Auto Injector · Mortar Strike

Battlefield: Bad CompanyEdit

PKM
Damage	Medium
Unlocked at	Unlocked at start
Ammunition capacity	150
Starting ammunition	450
Rate of fire	Medium
Range	Mid-Long
Fire mode	Fully Automatic
Faction	Russia
Kit	Support

"Russian general purpose machinegun. This high calibre machinegun is famous for its power and reliability and is used in many different countries. " — In game description.In Battlefield: Bad Company's singleplayer, the PKM is the standard light machine gun for Russian and Serdaristani forces. It first appears in Acta Non Verba, Air Force One and can be found multiple times during Par for the Course, once as a collectible on a crate.

In multiplayer, the PKM is the default light machine gun for the Russian Support kit. The American counterpart of the gun is the M249 SAW and the MEC counterpart is the QJY-88. It has a 150 round magazine and the player will have two 150 magazines in reserve. It has a good rate of fire and medium damage, but its performance is hampered by low accuracy.

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield: Bad Company Assault rifles M416 · AEK971 · AUG · AN94 · F2000 (Find-All-Five) · M16 · XM8 Shotguns 870MCS · S20K · T194 · SPAS15 · USAS12 (Find-All-Five) · SPAS12 · NS2000 Sniper rifles M24 · SV98 · GOL · VSS · QBU88 (Find-All-Five) · SVU · M95 Compact assault rifles SCAR · AKS74u · 9A91 · XM8C · UZI (Find-All-Five) · UMP45 · PP2000 Light machine guns M249 · PKM · QJY88 · MG3 · M60 (Find-All-Five) · XM8 LMG · MG36 Sidearms M9 · MP443 · MP412 Rocket launchers M136 · RPG-7 · M2CG Grenade launchers M203 · GP30 · XM320 · GL1 Gadgets HG-2 · LIFE-2 · ATM-00 · MTN-55 · LZ-537 · DTN-4 · TRCR-357 · MDK-132 · MRTR-5 · PWR-200 · KNIV-1

Battlefield HeroesEdit

PKMEdit

PKM
Damage	Close Range 3-7 Medium Range 7-15 Long Range 5-12
Damage multipliers	Critical - +8 damage (8 % chance)
Unlocked at	1
Ammunition capacity	120 Rounds
Reload time	4 Seconds
Rate of fire	360 RPM
Range	Long
Fire mode	Automatic

The PKM was released as part of the Battlefield Heroes Gets Bad Company event, and is available through the store to both the National Army and the Royal Army. The PKM has a 120 round magazine and works best at longer ranges, thanks to its low rate of fire and decent accuracy. However, as with all Gunner weapons, the PKM's accuracy degrades at extreme range, which can prove problematic on maps such as Midnight Madness and Sunset Showdown, where long range firing is prevalent.

Read more about Bad Company 2 Weapons on our partner wiki, Battlefield Heroes Wiki

Specialist's Tier 1 PKMEdit

Specialist's Tier 1 PKM
Damage	Close Range 5-13 Medium Range 3-9 Long Range 2-6
Damage multipliers	Critical - +8 damage (6 % chance)
Ammunition capacity	130
Reload time	4 seconds
Rate of fire	600 RPM
Range	Short
Fire mode	Automatic

The Specialist's Tier 1 PKM was released as part of the Tier 1 event, and acts as the close range machine gun variant of the PKM. The Specialist's Tier 1 variant has a 130 round magazine and a high rate of fire, making it very effective at close range encounters, but it's low accuracy means it is less effective at longer ranges. A special desert camouflage, similar to that of the Tier 1 Specialist outfit, is present on the weapon, but has very little use. Maps such as Riverside Rush and Victory Village, where the fighting is mostly close range combat, are where the Specialist's Tier 1 PKM works very well, although other, more specialized weapons, such as shotguns and knifes, can be superior at those ranges.

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SOF PKMEdit

SOF PKM
Damage	Close Range 2-6 Medium Range 5-13 Long Range 2-9
Damage multipliers	Critical - +8 damage (7 % chance)
Ammunition capacity	110 Rounds
Reload time	4 Seconds
Rate of fire	450 RPM
Range	Moderate
Fire mode	Automatic
Special feature(s)	Useable scope

Released as part of the Battlefield Heroes Christmas event, the SOF PKM is available to National Army gunners.

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v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield Heroes Machine Guns Regular • M249 • PKM • Grenade Launcher MG Shotguns Regular • 870 MCS Shotgun • 590 Assault Shotgun Submachine Guns Regular • AK-74 • M16 • Grenade Launcher SMG Pistols Regular • Uzi • TEC-9 • Pirate Pistol • Shotgun Pistol Sniper Rifles Regular • M95 • SVD • M21 • SV-98 • Anti-Tank Rifle Melee Knife • Machete • Katana Rocket/Grenade Launchers Bazooka • Panzerschreck • Ship Cannon • M32 MGL • MGL 140 • Anti-Air Missile Explosives Hand Grenade • TNT • Blowtorch

Battlefield: Bad Company 2Edit

PKM LMG
Damage	16.7-14.3
Damage multipliers	2.1x Head
Unlocked at	0 exp
Ammunition capacity	100 rounds
Maximum ammunition	200+100 (without Ammo Upgrade) 400+100 (with Ammo Upgrade)
Reload time	8.5 seconds
Rate of fire	650 rpm
Range
Recoil	Low
Fire mode	Fully Automatic
Kit	Medic
Source of statistics	[2]
HUD Icon
Sound(s)	Firing sound
Inventory slot	Primary Weapon
PKM LMG(01:35) 56 views

"Russian general purpose machine gun adopted worldwide for its rugged operation and reliability. With a high rate of fire and 7.62x54mm caliber it provides excellent long range capability." — In-game description

Only available in multiplayer, the PKM LMG is the first light machine gun issued to the Medic kit, and boasts medium power and low recoil. For a starting weapon, the PKM is surprisingly effective having both considerable damage and high accuracy, even during prolonged bursts. While moving however, it suffers massive accuracy penalties, as do all other light machine guns. Its main drawback is the slow rate of fire, a common disadvantage for LMGs, which makes it inferior to most assault rifles when on the move. The addition of wide crosshairs and terrible accuracy when hip firing also place it below most other guns at close range. The PKM deals some of the most damage per second out of the LMGs, with good accuracy.

PKTEdit

PKT
Damage	12.5-11.2
Damage multipliers	2.1x Head
Rate of fire	750 rpm
Range
Fire mode	Automatic
Sound(s)	Firing sound
Battlefield Bad Company 2 - PKT (Co-Axial MG)(00:12) 24 views

The PKT is an coaxial variation of the PKM, it appears to be mounted on the T-90.

v • d • e Vehicles of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Main battle tanks M1A2 Abrams (M2 Browning/M240C) • T-90 MBT (KORD/PKT) Infantry fighting vehicles M3A3 Bradley (M2 Browning) · BMD-3 Bakhcha (KORD) Anti-Aircraft Vehicles ACV-S (VADS) (cut) · BMD-3 Bakhcha AA (ZU-23-2) Light vehicles Vodnik 4WD · Cobra 4WD · HMMWV 4WD · Quad Bike · CAV · M939 Truck · Type 95 Kurogane (SP only) Helicopters Mi-28 Havoc · AH-64 Apache · UH-60 Black Hawk (M134 Dillon minigun) · Mi-24 Hind · UAV-1 Naval craft Personal Watercraft · Patrol Boat · Mark V patrol boat (Onslaught Only) . Sampan (SP only) · Raft (SP only) Emplacements ZU-23-2 · BGM-71 TOW · 9M133 Kornet · KORD · XM312 · QLZ-87 Auto GL · XM307 · VADS · M1919 Browning (SP only) Unusable vehicles 40mm Bofors (SP only) · A-10 Thunderbolt II · A6M Zero (SP only) · Antonov An-124 · F4U Corsair (SP only) · F/A-18 Hornet · Ka-52 · Su-25 Frogfoot · Type 97 Chi-Ha (SP only) · Type B1 submarine (SP only)

Battlefield Play4FreeEdit

PKM
Damage	27 - 17
Damage multipliers	2.1x Head
Unlocked at	Level 3
Unlock cost	17500
Ammunition capacity	80 rounds
Starting ammunition	160
Reload time	7.3 seconds
Rate of fire	675 rounds per minute
Range	Mid-Long
Recoil	Mid
Fire mode	Automatic
Source of statistics	Battlefield Play4Free game files

PKMEdit

The PKM is issued to the Medic kit. It has a average rate of fire, medium damage, high recoil and high accuracy . It boasts an 80-round belt with 160 rounds in reserve. Compared to its closest counterpart, the M60, the PKM is slightly more accurate and fires faster at the cost of lower damage.

Veteran's PKM (Vanished from the game)Edit

Veteran's PKM
Damage	30 - 24
Damage multipliers	2.1x Head
Ammunition capacity	120 rounds
Maximum ammunition	480 rounds
Reload time	7.3 seconds
Rate of fire	600 rounds per minute
Range	Mid-Long
Recoil	Low-Mid
Fire mode	Automatic
Source of statistics	Battlefield Play4Free game files

The Veteran's PKM features higher bullet damage and twenty more rounds per magazine, but it costs more Credits per day or Battlefunds for unlimited use as a side effect. The weapon's appearance itself is very rugged and shows heavy use.

Since December 1st, the Veteran's PKM vanished from the game. Owners of Veteran's PKM had their weapon replaced with a PKM "+3" .

Elite's PKM (Vanished from the game)Edit

Elite's PKM
Damage	32 - 26
Damage multipliers	2.1x Head
Ammunition capacity	120 rounds
Maximum ammunition	480 rounds
Reload time	7.3 seconds
Rate of fire	600 rounds per minute
Range	Mid-Long
Recoil	Low-Mid
Fire mode	Automatic
Source of statistics	Battlefield Play4Free game files

The Elite's PKM does even more damage per bullet than the veteran version, as well as being more expensive. The weapon has a very clean appearance, like all of the elite weapons, and sports a tan paint scheme on the stock, pistol grip, and magazine.

Since December 1st, the Elite's PKM vanished from the game. Owners of Elite's PKM had their weapon replaced with a PKM "+3" .

PKTEdit

The PKT is an coaxial variation of the PKM, it appears mounted on T-90.

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield Play4Free Assault rifles G3A4 · M16A2 · AEK-971 · STG77AUG · SCAR-L · M4A1 · AN-94 Abakan · 416-Carbine · XM8 · AK-47 · F2000 · FAMAS · L85A2 Submachine guns PP-2000 · P90 · MP7 · UMP45 · MP5 · UZI · AKS-74U · 9A-91 · XM8C · PP-19 · PDW-R · AS Val · G53 Light machine guns MG3 · PKM · M60 · M249 SAW · MG36 · M240B · QJY-88 · FN Minimi Para · XM8AR · RPK-74M· M27 IAR · QBB-95 · Pecheneg Sniper rifles SV-98 · SVD · M24 · M95 · SVU-A · M14 EBR · M110 · VSS Vintorez · GOL · L96A1 · SKS · M82A3 Shotguns 870 Combat (BF 3 Edition) · SPAS-12 (Veteran · Elite) · USAS-12 (Veteran · Elite) · Saiga-12 · SPAS-15 · Scattergun (Nosferatu · EASY-Piece) · MK3A1 Handguns M9 Pistol (Only the Few) · MP-443 (Veteran · Elite) · M1911 (Veteran · Elite) · MP-412 REX · P226 · DEagle 50 (Steel Deagle) · 93R Launchers Anti-Vehicle RPG · XM25 Explosives Anti-Vehicle Mine · Claymore · Fragmentation Grenade · C4 Gadgets Ammo Box · Smoke Grenade · Flare Gun · Medic Box · Vehicle Repair Tool · Motion Sensor · Defibrillator · Combat Knife · Tracer Dart · Adrenaline Shot · Field Bandages · Mortar Strike Barrels Stand-off Barrel · Close-in Barrel · Precision Barrel · Heavy Barrel · Predator Barrel · Barrakuda Barrel · Copperhead Barrel Ammunition and magazines CQC Ammo · Soft Point Ammo · Hi-power Ammo · Casket Mags · High Capacity Mags · Extra Magazines · Viper Mags · Nimrod Magazines · Piranha Mags · Stingray Mags Stocks Balanced Stock · Precision Stock · Tactical Stock · Stabilized Stock · Thunderbolt Stock · Nemesis Stock · Cerberus Stock · Sidewinder Stock Optics Holographic Sight (Desert) · Standard Marksman Scope · Standard Sharpshooter Scope · Standard Sniper Scope (Desert Ballistic Scope) · M145 (Desert) · Vulcan Range-Ace · Vulcan Dead-Eye · Rapid-Aim Red Dot Sight · PSO SVD (Simonov) · Panthera Range-Ace · Panthera Dead-Eye · Ballistic Range-Ace · Ballistic Dead-Eye

Battlefield 3Edit

In Battlefield 3, the PKT is used by passengers riding in the BMP-2M. It is also used as the coaxial light machine gun for the T-90A and BMP-2M. It performs similarly to its Bad Company 2 equivalent, allowing a driver with the Coaxial LMG vehicle specialization to be more effective against infantry.

The PKP Pecheneg is a modernization of the PKM much like the AK-74M is to the AK-74. It is available for Support class as an unlockable weapon.

v • d • e Vehicles of Battlefield 3 Light armored vehicles Growler ITV (M2 Browning) · M1114 HMMWV (M2 Browning) · VDV Buggy (KORD) · GAZ-3937 Vodnik (KORD) · Technical (KORD) (SP) · Logistics Vehicle System (SP) · Civilian Sedan (Co-Op) · DPV (M2 Browning) (BtK) · Skid Loader (BtK) · ATV (AK) · Phoenix (M2 · Mk 19) (AM) · Barsuk (KORD · QLZ-87) (AM) · Rhino (KORD) (AM) · HMMWV ASRAD (EG) · Vodnik AA (EG) · Dirt Bike (EG) Infantry fighting vehicles LAV-25 (M2 Browning) · AAV-7A1 AMTRAC (Mk 19 · M2 Browning) · BMP-2M (KORD) · BTR-90 (KORD) (BtK) Tank destroyers M1128 Mobile Gun System (M240C · M2 Browning) (AK) · Sprut-SD (PKT · KORD) (AK) Main battle tanks M1 Abrams (M240C · M2 Browning) · T-90A (PKT · KORD) · T-72 (SP) · Type 72Z (SP) Anti-aircraft vehicles LAV-AD · 9K22 Tunguska-M · HMMWV ASRAD (EG) · Vodnik AA (EG) Artillery M142 HIMARS (AK) · BM-23 (AK) Helicopters AH-6J Little Bird · AH-1Z Viper · UH-1Y Venom (M134) • Z-11W · Mi-28 Havoc · Ka-60 Kasatka (M134) Tiltrotor aircraft V-22 Osprey (SP) Fixed-wing aircraft F/A-18E Super Hornet · A-10 Thunderbolt II · B-1 Lancer (SP) · Su-35BM Flanker-E · Su-25TM Frogfoot · Antonov An-22 (SP) · F-35 Lightning II (BtK) · AC-130 Spectre (AK) · C-130 Hercules (EG) Naval craft RHIB (M2 Browning)· LCAC · Oliver Hazard Perry-Class Frigate (SP) · Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer (SP) · Henry J. Kaiser-Class Oiler (SP) · USS Essex (LHD-2) · USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) (SP) Emplacements Centurion C-RAM · Pantsir-S1 · BGM-71 TOW · 9M133 Kornet Cut Vehicles F-16 Fighting Falcon · Su-37 Flanker-F

VideosEdit

See alsoEdit

• PKM on Wikipedia
• PKM on Modern Firearms

ReferencesEdit

↑ BF2S Wiki | PKM - retrieved December 20, 2010 ↑ Bad Company 2 DenKirson on Xanga - retrieved March 10, 2010