RKP-12 Squad Automatic Weapon
РКП-12 Ручной Пулемёт 6П72
The 5.45mm RKP-12 is the standard Squad Automatic Weapon of the Kliegmean infantry and other units.
This model is the newest of the RKP Fmaily, different from the previous generation by its reliability, and adoption of new designs.
The RKP-12 is chambered in 5.45×39mm which features the traditional gas-operated long-stroke piston system, and shares several novel technical and ergonomic features derived from the KP-12 program. Such as a Picatinny rail on the top of the receiver for mounting various optical sights and on the bottom of the handguard to mount the Picatinny rail mounted detachable bipod instead of the fixed bipod of the RKP-76, an ergonomic pistol grip and a folding buttstock.
While it mainly uses a 95-round Drum Magazine, which allows it to have 700RPM, it can also use 30-round box magazines from the KP Family.