UKM-2000

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UKM-2000
UKM-2000P
Type	machine gun
Place of origin	Poland
Service history
In service	?? - present
Used by	Poland,
Production history
Designed	2000
Produced	?? - present
Number built	??
Variants	UKM-2000P, UKM-2000D, UKM-2000C
Specifications
Weight	8.4 kg
Length	1203 mm
Barrel length	547 mm
Cartridge	7.62 x 51 mm NATO
Caliber	7.62
Action	Gas-actuated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire	600-700 round/min
Muzzle velocity	840 m/s
Feed system	belt (100,200 or 250)

The UKM-2000 is a 7.62 x 51 mm NATO medium general purpose machine gun designed in the Poland. The name stands for Uniwersalny Karabin Maszynowy 2000 (Universal Machine Gun model 2000)

[edit] History

When on March 12, 1999 Poland joined North Atlantic Treaty Organisation a problem arose with modifing the weapons of the Polish Army to use standard Nato ammunition. After the introduction of the new assult rifle Kbk wz. 96 Beryl (5.56 x 45 mm NATO), the WIST-94 pistol and the wz. 84 (9 x 19 mm NATO) submachine gun, a decision was made to develop a new general purpose machine gun. The construction was based on the design of the successful and battle tested PK/PKS machine gun.