PKP Pecheneg

The Pulemyot Kalashnikova Pekhotny "Pecheneg" (Russian: Пулемёт Калашникова Пехотный Печенег)'s bullpup variant, known simply as in-game is a powerful LMG that uses 7.62mm ammunition and was added in v0.7.5 "" update on April 16th, 2019. The PKP Pecheneg is one of the rarest Weapons in the game, being even rarer than the M249 in gold air drops - although it is more common overall due to its spawn in the Crimson Ring Club's main Vault. The PKP has a high damage and DPS, making it very capable of overpowering other Players. Despite being rare, during the Woods Spring event, it could occasionally be found in the Pavilion in the top left Vase from the. In the Woods Map, the PKP Pecheneg spawns more frequently in the map. Drop rates from golden Air Drops have a much higher chance of obtaining a PKP in Desert Maps.

Pros

 * High DPS
 * High capacity for a machine gun, let alone the highest capacity of any weapon in the game
 * Does the most extra damage to Obstacles (2x)
 * Short reload time for the capacity it has, in fact, it has the shortest reload per bullet of 0.025 seconds per bullet
 * Can last very long without reloading, due to the fact that it fires relatively slow for an automatic weapon but it’s high damage more than makes up its low fire rate for an auto gun

Cons

 * Very Rare
 * High recoil, like any LMGs
 * You will be targeted with this gun, so be careful at all times
 * Slow movement when held
 * If found while you don't have a pack, it will take a while to get it to its high capacity.
 * Inaccurate.

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 weapon also has extremely high structure damage. Finding cover behind a rock or a tree is not a great idea because this weapon will mow it down. Instead, try to find cover behind something invincible to gunfire like a building or an ammo crate.
 * The M249 with twice the few bullets to spare can be an effective counter if one places their shots correctly far away.
 * 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 afterward.
 * If you have an M249 by whatever chance, try to keep your distance and spray down the PKP user, as the M249 doesn't slow you down as much and is more accurate than it's eastern brother.
 * Since the QBB-97 is one of the most accurate high-capacity magazine weapons in the game, you can nail the PKP user at a distance without worries of being hit (as the PKP is highly inaccurate).

History

 * Added in the v0.7.5 update

Sounds

 * Firing


 * Reloading


 * Swapping To

Trivia

 * PKP stands for pulemyot kalashnikova pekhotny, which translates as Kalashnikov infantry machine gun.
 * The PKP Pecheneg is distantly related to the AK-47, designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov who also headed the design team for the PK machine gun.
 * The Pecheneg are semi-nomadic Turkic people. The language Pecheneg is a member of the Oghuz branch of the Turkic family.
 * This weapon feed system is belt-fed by 100, 200 & 250 round belts typically carried in a large box. In the squad support role, it is almost always fitted with the 100 round box. The 200 and 250 round boxes are for use as a tripod mounted weapon.
 * The PKP has a faster reload time than the M249 despite being able to hold twice the bullets
 * In real life, this gun uses 7.62×54mmR. 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 Screenshot_2019-06-16_at_07.06.56.pngnegs and a Military Pack).
 * The PKP boasts the best damage per magazine in any weapon.
 * It was made much more common during the Desert Rain update in the golden Air Drops and also slightly more common in The Woods event.
 * Only gun with a scope on the sprite.
 * The name Pekhotny means the gun in real life was built by the same manufacturer that created the DP-28.
 * It looks a tiny bit identical to the M249.

Links

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