UKM-2000
| UKM-2000 | |
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UKM-2000P
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun |
| Place of origin | Poland |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Poland |
| Wars | Iraq War, War in Afghanistan |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 2000 |
| Manufacturer | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów |
| Variants | UKM-2000P, UKM-2000D, UKM-2000C, UKM-2000CL |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 8.4 kg (18.52 lb) (P) 8.9 kg (19.62 lb) (D) 10.7 kg (23.59 lb) (C/CL) |
| Length | 1,203 mm (47.4 in) (P/D) 1,098 mm (43.2 in) (C/CL) |
| Barrel length | 547 mm (21.5 in) (P/D) 636 mm (25.0 in) (C/CL) |
| Width | 91.5 mm (3.60 in) |
| Height | 212 mm (8.3 in) (P/D) 117 mm (4.6 in) (C/CL) |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO |
| Action | Gas-operated, open bolt |
| Rate of fire | 700-850 rounds/min Practical: 250 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 840 m/s (2,756 ft/s) (P/D) 850 m/s (2,789 ft/s) (C/CL) |
| Effective firing range | 1,500 m (1,640 yd) |
| Feed system | Belt 100 or 200 (P/D) or 250-round ((C/CL)) in ammunition boxes |
The Zakłady Mechaniczne "Tarnów" UKM-2000 is a 7.62×51mm NATO general-purpose machine gun designed in Tarnów, Poland.
On March 12, 1999 Poland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. A problem arose with modifying the weapons of the Polish Army to use the standard NATO ammunition. A decision was made to develop a new general-purpose machine gun. The construction was based on the design of the successful PK/PKS machine gun.
The UKM-2000 is a primary GPMG on most vehicles used by Polish Forces in Afghanistan (Cougar H, MaxxPro Dash, M-ATV, Humvee) and is a coaxial machine gun in KTO Rosomak and Polish-modernized BRDM-2.
There is a proposal of modernization of the Polish UKM-2000 general purpose machine gun (GPMG) fed by 7.62×51mm NATO to the new UKM-2013 standard. The upgraded GPMG will be equipped with a new folding and telescopic buttstock with a cheekpiece and additional grip/pod, the integrated Picatinny rail with iron sight and 3-rail forehand attached to the gas tube, new grip, new cocking handle new safety switch selector, a new 440-mm barrel (as an option) plus some additional internal changes. The Polish Army is interested in this machine gun fed from the 100-round soft ammo bag instead of a steel box. Because of external similarity to the Russian PKM GPMG chambered to the 7.62×54mmR some elements like a buttstock, a grip or a forehand with rails will able to be used with the Kalashnikov design.
The L in a coaxial version denotes the ammunition is fed from the left instead of from the right.
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