PKP Pecheneg

The  is a light machine gun featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It was first seen in the Survival Mode trailer in the hands of enemy Juggernauts.

Campaign
The PKP Pecheneg is found wielded by Russian soldiers and Africa Militia members. It is one of Price's starting weapons on "Dust to Dust", and is equipped with a Red Dot Sight.

The PKP Pecheneg is the de facto weapon for Juggernauts both in the Campaign and Special Ops.

Multiplayer
It is unlocked at level 18 in Multiplayer. The weapon has medium recoil and damage. Its iron sights are open but rather small, making the optical attachments possibly favorable. Still, it is manageable to fire fully automatically at close range targets, but burst firing is essential for long ranges unless the Kick proficiency or Grip is used, in which case it can be used full-auto at medium ranges fairly easily; if choosing optics, non-zooming choices, like the Red Dot Sight, are better with the recoil. The Rapid Fire attachment used with the Grip makes the PKP extremely deadly at close-mid range, but 3-4 round bursts are recommended for longer ranges.

The PKP Pecheneg is one of the two LMGs (the other LMG is the M60E4) that cannot be used with the Heartbeat Sensor.

Attachments

 * Red Dot Sight - Unlocked at weapon level 2.
 * Silencer - Unlocked at weapon level 5.
 * Grip - Unlocked at weapon level 8.
 * ACOG Scope - Unlocked at weapon level 11.
 * Rapid Fire - Unlocked at weapon level 14.
 * Heartbeat Sensor (with glitch only)
 * Holographic Sight - Unlocked at weapon level 22.
 * Extended Mags - Unlocked at weapon level 25.
 * Thermal Scope - Unlocked at weapon level 27.

Proficiency

 * Kick - Unlocked at weapon level 4.
 * Impact - Unlocked at weapon level 9.
 * Attachments - Unlocked at weapon level 12.
 * Focus - Unlocked at weapon level 16.
 * Speed - Unlocked at weapon level 21.
 * Stability - Unlocked at weapon level 28.

Survival Mode
The PKP Pecheneg is avaliable in Survival mode from level 18 and costs $7000. The PKP Pecheneg is also used by both types of juggernauts.

Trivia

 * The PKP Pecheneg is the weapon used by all Juggernauts in Survival Mode, including the ones who wield Riot Shields. The Juggernauts do not drop this weapon after being killed.
 * On the back of the PKP Pecheneg, the word "Пулемёт" (Pulyemiot) is written, which is the Russian word for "machine gun".
 * The kills and headshots emblems for the PKP Pecheneg have the name misspelled as "PKP Pecheng,".
 * The PKP and the MK46 are the only LMGs that have their magazine affected by Gold Camouflage.