RPD

The Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyareva (abbreviated RPD) is a light machine gun designed in 1944 in the Soviet Union. It first entered service during the 1950s. Like most weapons of the post-war period in Soviet service, the RPD fires a 7.62x39mm round, which is fed into the RPD from a 2 separate non-disintegrating 50-round belts in a drum magazine. Although first produced in the Soviet Union, significant numbers were also built in China. It was later replaced in Soviet Service with the Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikov (RPK), a light machine gun derivative of the AKM in the late sixties. The RPD is still used by some national armies, including North Korea and Egypt, as well as paramilitary and insurgent groups.

Single Player
In the single-player campaign of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the RPD is frequently used by the Loyalists, Ultranationalists and OpFor. To this end, it can be more useful than the M249 SAW in some stages, as ammunition is frequently available. A mounted form can also be found in the level Safehouse in one of the houses.

Multiplayer
In multiplayer, it is available soon after the start and can be modified with a Red Dot Sight, ACOG Scope and grip. It is primarily used for medium to long distances and is particularly liked for its magazine's high capacity. It is capable of getting long distance kills as the recoil is less that the AK-47's cosmetic recoil, and is very accurate, making a good long range gun. Also, in terms of damage, the RPD is better than both the SAW and M60E4. The SAW does significantly less damage per second than the RPD or M60E4, and the RPD and M60E4 take the same number of bullets to kill (except in close quarters or mid-range, where the M60E4 can kill in two shots without Stopping Power). The RPD is not noticeably better with the Grip attachment, and players are not advised to sacrifice their Perk 1 for it. Double Tap benefits the RPD by 50%.

The RPD's iron sights are large and unobstructed, so many players like the RPD's iron sights and prefer to use it with the foregrip or stand-alone rather than the red dot sight or ACOG, as the front sight is not removed when using the red dot sight so it will be more obstructed, and the ACOG adds sway.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
The RPD is seen in the Worldwide reveal trailer.

Trivia

 * In the mission Safehouse a mounted RPD can be used.


 * Strangely, if you run out of ammo or reload it after it finishes its drum magazine, it has some bullets left in its magazine when it is pulled out and changed.