Discussion: RPK Light Machine Gun: Russia’s IAR?

[Mike H.]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “RPK Light Machine Gun: Russia’s IAR?” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/rpk-light-machine-gun/.

 

[Talyn]

Since the RPK came first it's more like, "Is the IAR the USAs RPK?.

But the bottom line is neither the IAR, RPK and BAR are/where adequate squad-support weapons compared to a light/medium belt-fed MG.