PKP Pecheneg

The Pulemyot Kalashnikova Pekhotny "Pecheneg" (Russian: Печенег), known simply as PKP Pecheneg in-game is an extremely powerful LMG that uses 7.62mm ammunition and was added in v0.7.5 "" update on April 16th, 2019. The PKP Pecheneg is the rarest weapon in the game, surpassing even the M249 itself. Despite being rare, during the Woods Spring event, it could occasionally be found in the Pavilion in the top left vase from the Tier Pavilion. In the Woods Spring Map, the PKP Pecheneg spawns more frequently in the map. Drop rates from golden Air Drops are much higher in Desert Maps, but only Desert Maps.

Pros

 * High damage per shot
 * High damage per second
 * High fire rate for an LMG
 * High capacity for a machine gun, let alone the highest capacity of any weapon in the game
 * Use the most common ammo for LMGs

Cons

 * Extremely rare
 * Very inaccurate, and is the least accurate LMG
 * Slow movement when firing
 * Quite long reload time, although the time is reasonable for having a large magazine
 * You will be targeted with this gun

Countering

 * The PKP Pecheneg is the king of the open fields, and has the largest magazine of any gun in the game, and certainly excellent DPS, so the only few counters against the PKP Pecheneg would be guns with higher DPS or quick firing shotguns like the MP220 at close range. The M249 with twice the few bullets to spare can be an effective counter if one places their shots correctly in the open field. If possible, but very rare, if you can get a PKP Pecheneg player while reloading, do so. The long reload time should be enough for a player to finish them off. Also, although strangely, players might team up on a PKP Pecheneg player to kill it, although this tactic proves lucky and deadly, as the opponent might betray them right afterwards.

History

 * added in the v0.7.5 update

Sounds
Firing

Reloading

Swapping To

Trivia

 * PKP stands for pulemyot kalashnikova pekhotny. The PKP Pecheneg is related to the AK-47 because they both share the same name, kalashnikova.
 * The Pecheneg is semi normadic turkic people. The language Pecheneg is member of oghuz branch of the turkic family.
 * This weapon feed system is belt fed 100, 200 & 250.
 * The PKP has a faster reload time than the M249 despite being able to hold twice the bullets
 * In real life, this gun uses 7.62×54 mmR. The Mosin-Nagant, DP-28 and SV-98 all also use this round.
 * In real life, this is also an MMG, not an LMG, however in-game it is referred to as an LMG.
 * The design of PKP is actually bullpup in surviv.io. The real-life PKP has a straight magazine instead of a tilted magazine, in game. This makes it the third bullpup weapon in the game.
 * With the Firepower Perk, the PKP Pecheneg is able to hold 250 7.62mm ammo - almost the same capacity the biggest pack, the Military Pack, can do.
 * However, even without the Firepower Perk, a player can at most carry 700 7.62 ammo (with two PKP Pechenegs and a Military Pack).

Links

 * http://surviv.io/img/loot/loot-weapon-pkp.svg