Kucher KGK
Notes: In the
former Soviet Bloc, the Czechs were not the only country designing their own
versions of Russian weapons. In the
late 1960s, Jozsef Kucher designed the KGK GPMG, which may be thought of as a
sort of Frankenweapon. The guts of
the gun are those of an SGM machinegun, while the externals look much like a PK.
The stock, pistol grip, trigger pack, and bipod are from the RPD light
machinegun. The tripod used is that
of the PK. This is coupled to a
quick-change fluted 31.1-inch barrel.
Most of the internals are in fact interchangeable with those of an SGM.
However, the primary GPMG of the Hungarian Army was the PK (and later
PKM), which was arriving in large numbers at about the time of the KGK’s design,
and the KGK was a larger, heavier gun than the PK or PKM, so the KGK was used
only on a limited basis, mostly from field fortifications and vehicles. Only
about 1000 KGKs were built and put into service. These were later replaced by
the PKM.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
KGK |
7.62mm Nagant |
13.4 kg |
25 Belt, 50 Belt, 100 Belt, 200 Belt, 250 Belt |
$2710 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
KGK |
5 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
9 |
2 |
6 |
111 |
Bipod |
5 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
9 |
1 |
3 |
144 |
Tripod |
5 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
9 |
1 |
1 |
222 |