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UKM-2000

UKM-2000
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UKM-2000P
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)

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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