UKM-2000
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| 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, |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 2000 |
| Variants | UKM-2000P, UKM-2000D, UKM-2000C |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 8.4 kg (18.52 lb) |
| Length | 1,203 mm (47.4 in) |
| Barrel length | 547 mm (21.5 in) |
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| Cartridge | 7.62x51mm NATO |
| Action | Gas-actuated, rotating bolt |
| Rate of fire | 600-700 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 840 m/s (2,756 ft/s) |
| Feed system | Belt (100, 200 or 250-round) |
The UKM-2000 is a 7.62x51 mm NATO general purpose machine gun designed in Poland. The name stands for Uniwersalny Karabin Maszynowy 2000 ("Universal Machine Gun model 2000").
[edit] Development
When on March 12, 1999 Poland joined North Atlantic Treaty Organisation a problem arose with modifying the weapons of the Polish Army to use standard NATO ammunition. After the introduction of the new assault rifle Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl (5.56x45mm NATO), the WIST-94 pistol and the wz. 84 (9x19mm Parabellum) 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.
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