sustained fire. About 500 rounds could be fired continuously before the barrel had to be swapped or allowed to cool down. Also had a user-adjustable gas system, with three holes of varying diameters provided, to cope with varying environmental conditions and residue buildup. Although the empty weight of the RP-46 exceeded that of DP by 2.5 kg, when considered together with a single ammo box of 250 rounds, the RP-46 weighed 10 kg less than the DP together with the same amount of ammunition in DP pans. The RP-46 remained in Soviet service for 15 years before it was replaced (together with the SGM) by the PK machine gun. The RP-46 was later manufactured in China as the Type 58 and in North Korea as the Type 64. The RP-46 could still fire from DP-style magazines by removing its belt-feeding system. Users : DPM and RP-46 variants : RP-46 variant. : RP-46 variant. : RP-46 variant. : RP-46 variant. : RP-46 variant. : RP-46 variant. : Received 5,600 from the Soviet Union as aid from 1938. : DPM and RP-46 locally built as Type 53 and Type 58 : RP-46 and Type 58 variants. : RP-46 variant. : DP, DT, DTM, DPM and RP-46 variants. : DP, DPM and RP-46 variants. : RP-46 variant. : RP-46 variant. : Used captured examples during World War II. : DT and DTM variants. : Captured models were issued to the Volkssturm. : DP, DPM and DTM variants. Locally produced as M-27. : Iraqi insurgents used RP-46 variant. : RP-46 variant. : RP-46 variant. : RP-46 variant. : DPM, Type 53 and RP-46 variants. Palestine Liberation Organization : Used by Polish Army in USSR during World War II and then during the Cold War era (DPM and RP-46 variants). Romania: DP and DPM used after the war. : RP-46 variant. : RP-46 variant. : Type 58 variant : RP-46 variant. : RP-46 variant. : Regular DP27. Used by the Martyrs Of Islam rebel faction. : RP-46 variant. : RP-46 variant. : DPM, Type 53, RP-46 and Type 58 variants : RP-46 variant. See also Kucher Model K1 Lahti-Saloranta M/26 Lewis gun List of Russian weaponry References External links The Battles of the Winter War Modern Firearms – Degtyarev DP DPM RP-46 Soviet DT-28 Repair and Operation Manual Degtyarov machine gun variants 7.62×54mmR machine guns Light machine guns World War II infantry weapons of the