The RPD is a light machine gun featured in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops (Nintendo DS), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty Online, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, Call of Duty: Mobile and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. It was cut from Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It serves as the main light machine gun used by the Russian forces.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare & Modern Warfare Remastered[]
- "Fully automatic with good power and quick fire rate. Effective at medium to long range."
- — Weapon description
Campaign[]
In the campaign, 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 of the RPD can be found in the mission "Shock and Awe" in the building after rescuing the stranded platoon, as well as the mission "Safehouse" in two of the houses.
Multiplayer[]
The RPD is unlocked at level 4.
The weapon is very powerful, even without any attachments. It deals 40 damage at all range, with no dropoff, killing three hits anywhere to the body. Stopping Power increases damage to 56, making it a two hit kill at any range. Head shots are only useful when not using Stopping Power, reducing the three hit kill to two hits. Complementing the high damage is a medium rate of fire of 700 rounds per minute, giving the RPD the fastest time to kill among all light machine guns in most situations with Stopping Power. Even more, it has rather low recoil. However, it does have some drawbacks, such as having the longest reload time of all guns and poor hip fire accuracy, which can be mitigated somewhat by Sleight of Hand and Steady Aim respectively.
The RPD can be modified with a Red Dot Sight, ACOG Scope, or a Grip. It is primarily used for medium to long distances and is particularly liked for its magazine's high capacity as well as high power. It is capable of getting long distance kills as the recoil is less than the AK-47's visual recoil and it has no idle sway. Also, in terms of damage per second, the RPD is better than both the M249 SAW and M60E4 when using the Stopping Power perk. The M249 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). Using the Grip increases the RPD's already excellent long range capabilities.
The RPD's iron sights are large and unobstructed, so the Red Dot Sight and the ACOG Scope are less beneficial. The front sight is not removed when using the Red Dot Sight so it is more obstructive than on most other weapons, and the ACOG Scope adds sway. However, the RPD features slightly misaligned iron sights. This can be seen when equipped with an optical attachment, as the reticle will lie slightly to the right of the front post.
The RPD has fairly low recoil when fired automatically, so it is very helpful for keeping enemies at bay and spraying large groups of enemies down.
In Modern Warfare Remastered, the reloading animation has been altered to have the charging handle pulled after changing the belt drum rather than before.
Weapon Attachments[]
Old School Mode[]
The RPD appears in Old School Mode with 100 rounds in the magazine and 100 rounds of reserve ammunition.
- Bog - Found in the grassy area behind the shipping containers, near Double Tap.
- Broadcast - Found with a Red Dot Sight in the middle of the office area.
- Crash/Winter Crash - Found in between the two parts of the crashed helicopter.
- Pipeline - Found in the building between the power building and train tracks.
- Strike - Found outside the front of the cafe across the road from the statue, near Stopping Power.
- Vacant - Found with a Grip in the room to the southeast of the center of the map, near the M1014.
- Wet Work - Found with a Grip to the west of the southern bridge.
Gallery[]
- For camouflage images, see RPD/Camouflage.
- For attachment images, see RPD/Attachments.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[]
Campaign[]
The RPD is occasionally found on Russian soldiers throughout the campaign, as well as in the hands of the Brazilian Militia, Opfor, and Shadow Company soldiers.
It is one of two starting weapons in "Endgame" if the player does not play the level through the previous mission, along with the Mini-Uzi. It sees very little use however, as it is unusable as soon the player enters the Zodiac.
It is usually found with a Red Dot Sight, ACOG Scope, or no attachments at all.
Multiplayer[]
The RPD in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is unlocked at level 4, alongside Create-a-Class.
The RPD will deal forty damage at all ranges, netting a three shot kill, or a two shot kill to the head with two headshots. The RPD also has high penetration power. In Hardcore game types, the RPD is a one shot kill at all ranges, making it quite effective in that game mode. The RPD's damage with Stopping Power equipped is boosted to 56 damage per bullet, needing two shots to kill at all ranges. A single headshot from the RPD with Stopping Power applied will deal 78 damage.
The RPD fires fully automatically, with a fire rate of 705 RPM.
The RPD has recoil values of 70 to the left and 70 to the right. The RPD has no downwards recoil values, and two upwards recoil values. The RPD will kick upwards with a value of either 15 or 60. The RPD has a centerspeed value of 1700.
The RPD slows users down to 87.5% of the base movement speed, or 35% when strafing. The RPD's hip-fire accuracy is poor, and aiming down the sight takes 350 milliseconds. The RPD's reload animation is 9.7 seconds long. The user can Reload Cancel after 7.13 seconds.
The RPD, like other belt-fed LMGs, has a large 100 round belt to feed from. The user spawns in with two full belts for the RPD, one already loaded.
The RPD has the standard assortment of LMG attachments available for it. All attachments work as expected for the RPD.
Weapon Attachments[]
- Grip
- Red Dot Sight
- Silencer
- ACOG Scope
- FMJ
- Holographic Sight
- Heartbeat Sensor
- Thermal Scope
- Extended Mags
Images[]
- For camouflage images, see RPD/Camouflage.
- For attachment images, see RPD/Attachments.
Call of Duty: Black Ops[]
The RPD is cut from final version of the game, but it is possible to find it in weapon files, and it is most likely replaced by the RPK. The cut version used the same model as the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare model. Although the RPD does not appear in the final version of Call of Duty: Black Ops, occasionally on the main menu, footage on the TV screens will show Viet Cong using RPDs. It does appear in the sequel, Black Ops II.
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Nintendo DS)[]
The RPD appears in the Nintendo DS version of Call of Duty: Black Ops, first spotted in the game's launch trailer. It can be seen with its original iron sights. It has a 100 rounds magazine, decent rate of fire and relatively fast reload time, however suffers from poor damage, (Stopping Power is recommended), though the almost non-existent recoil helps placing all shots on target. It is pre-unlocked for the enemy faction in multiplayer and 150 kills with it will unlock the PPSh-41. It is also possible to find the RPD in Zombie mode, in the Mystery Box. It can be found very frequently in the campaign and is extremely useful overall. It retains its original look from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 despite the fact that no attachments can be used. Overall, compared to the other LMGs, the M60 and XM22, the RPD has lower damage and slow reload, that are however compensated by much clearer ironsights and minimum recoil, which is almost the opposite, as the M60 and XM22 have both high recoil but high damage.
Gallery[]
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3[]
The RPD has appeared on the first two trailers of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, however it was cut later in development and most likely replaced with PKP Pecheneg.[1] Also, in a cutscene in "Return to Sender", one of the militiamen is holding the RPD.
And in the Persona Non Grata cutscene, a loyalist soldier can be seen using a RPD.
Gallery[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance[]
The RPD returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance with the same stats as in Call of Duty: Black Ops DS.
Gallery[]
Call of Duty: Black Ops II[]
- "Fully automatic with good power and quick fire rate. Effective at medium to long range."
- — Description
The RPD appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops II in campaign and Zombies. It has a high rate of fire, low recoil, clean iron sights and a 100-round magazine. Its appearance is very similar to its Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 counterpart, but has a different firing sound. In the campaign, it is used by many enemy forces (occasionally mounted), and is also available in the customized loadout from the beginning.
Attachments[]
Zombies[]
- "Ah, the Soviet RPD light machine gun with a 100-round 7.62mm drum magazine...I will not be changing clips very often."
- — Marlton Johnson, when acquiring the RPD from the Mystery Box in Green Run.
The RPD can be acquired from the Mystery Box for 950 points in Green Run, Nuketown Zombies and Die Rise. It only does decent damage, but has a high rate of fire, large magazine and ammo reserve, making it good for earning points. However, it has extremely high visual recoil, which may disturb prolonged fire, making burst fire essential and limiting the advantages of the high rate of fire. It is inferior in almost every way to the HAMR, notably magazine size and reload speed. It falls short in its extremely slow reload time, therefore, Speed Cola is important. Double Tap II Root Beer is also a good fit, doubling damage and adding 33% increase to rate of fire, although this makes the recoil almost unmanageable under constant fire as well as emptying the magazine even faster.
When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch machine, it becomes the Relativistic Punishment Device, and gains a magazine of 125 rounds and increased damage. It can only be Pack-a-Punched once, like all other non-2025 weapons. Pack-a-Punching this gun gives the player the same style of shooting with more rounds and more power. Its overall effectiveness when Pack-a-Punched surpasses that of the HAMR; it has less recoil, and a good rate of fire. Compared to the SLDG-HAMR, the Relativistic Punishment Device has significantly less recoil and has cleaner iron sights, but the SLDG-HAMR has a higher rate of fire, much faster reload time, and has the ability to support attachments. It is mostly up to personal preference and playstyle as to which is better.
The RPD was nerfed in a patch, the same one that increased the recoil of many 2025 weapons (including the HAMR) by 30%. It too had a recoil increase of 30%. The Relativistic Punishment Device is not affected by this, and retains its low recoil.
RPD vs. Relativistic Punishment Device[]
Gallery[]
- For attachment images, see RPD/Attachments.
- For camouflage images, see RPD/Camouflage.
Call of Duty Online[]
The RPD appears in Call of Duty Online with a modernized model and black furniture.
Attachments[]
- Reflex Sight
- Suppressor
- Quickdraw Handle
- Foregrip
- Angled Grip
- Fast Mag
- Flash Suppressor
- COS Scope
- Bipod Grip
- Adjustable Stock
- Armor-Piercing
- Heartbeat Sensor
- Holographic Sight
- Thermal Scope
- ORS Red Dot Sight
- Extended Mags
Customized Variant[]
- RPD-Flyswatter (Integrated Extended Mags and Armor-Piercing; not customizable)
Gallery[]
- For attachment images, see RPD/Attachments.
Call of Duty: Mobile[]
- "Fully automatic LMG, suitable for medium & long range firefights."
- — In-game description
The RPD returns in Call of Duty: Mobile.
Multiplayer[]
The RPD is a mid to long range LMG. It has high damage at close to medium range, however the damage is still very high even at 40 meters range. It has mediocre rate of fire which allows it to have very comfortable recoil patterns, enabling it to engage long range fights with ease. Like other LMGs, it has slow mobility and a very slow ADS time.
Battle Royale[]
Although the RPD deals mediocre damage at close range, it truly excels at long range with its very low damage drop-off. It also has very comfortable recoil patterns. However, the gun suffers from huge mobility problems, making close range gunfights extremely disadvantageous.
Attachments[]
Muzzle[]
- OWC Light Suppressor
- OWC Light Compensator
- RTC Light Muzzle Brake
- Tactical Suppressor
- Monolithic Suppressor
Barrel[]
- OWC Heavy Barrel
- OWC Compact Barrel
- OWC Extended Barrel
- Cooling Compressor Barrel
Optic[]
- Classic Red Dot Sight
- Red Dot Sight 1
- Tactical Scope
- Classic Holographic Sight
- Red Dot Sight 2
- Holographic Sight 2
- Holographic Sight 1
- 3X Tactical Scope 2
- RTC 4.4X Tactical Scope
- Red Dot Sight 3
- 3X Tactical Scope 1
- Holographic Sight 3
- Red Dot Sight 4
- Red Dot Sight 5
- Red Dot Sight 6
- 4X Tactical Scope
- 3X Tactical Scope 3
- OWC 4.4X Tactical Scope
Stock[]
- YKM Light Stock
- RTC Steady Stock
- YKM Combat Stock
- No Stock
Perks[]
- FMJ
- Stealth Kill
- Empty Reload
- Headshot XP
- Sleight of Hand
- Wounding
- Full Ammo
- Disable
Laser[]
Underbarrel[]
Ammunition[]
Rear Grip[]
Blueprints[]
Epic[]
- Werewolf Fighter
- Cyberspace
- Mirage
- Orbit
- Carnivorous
- Festive
- Mainframe
- Ghostyard
- Dog Fighter
- Wave Lord
- Emerald Scales
- Smeared Hand
- Gold Elixir
- Nuclear Fallout
- Liquid Portal
- Demon Spawning
- Apex Predator
- Topaz Cavern
- Fire Charge
- Big Comrade
- Side Scroller
- Mermaid's Beckoning
- 4th Anno Blammo
- Elemental Aggression
Legendary[]
- Practical Joker
- Yellowjacket
- Luxury Carving
Gallery[]
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]
- "Full-auto light machine gun. Excellent handling speeds with less ammo capacity. Less recoil control when sustaining fire."
- — In-game description
The RPD returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
Overview[]
Campaign[]
The RPD is the Main LMG for the USSR. It is also used by Viet Cong Units during the 1968 Flashback missions. Qasim Javadi wields a RPD in "Nowhere Left to Run", but drops it to make a jump. Bell, Russell Adler and Dimitri Belikov wield RPD's when escaping from the KGB Headquarters.
Zombies[]
Within Dead Ops Arcade 3: Rise of the Mamaback, the RPD has replaced the M60 and BRM from the previous two Dead Ops Arcade installments as the default weapon of the series.
While in the standard Zombies mode the RPD can be brought into any map via Create-A-Class, at Loadout rarity and can be found at any rarity via the Mystery Box for 950 Essence. When upgraded by the Pack-a-Punch Machine it becomes the Ruinous Pain Distributor, garnering increased stats.
Attachments | Magazine Size and Max Capacity | Pack-A-Punch Magazine Size and Max Capacity |
---|---|---|
No Magazine Affecting Attachments Fast Mag Vandal Speed Loader |
50/250 | 135/405 |
20.3” Task Force Vandal Speed Loader + 20.3” Task Force |
46/230 | 126/378 |
75 Rnd 75 Rnd Speed Mag |
75/375 | 202/606 |
Spetsnaz 100 Rnd VDV 100 Rnd Fast Mag |
100/500 | 270/810 |
75 Rnd + 20.3” Task Force 75 Rnd Speed Mag + 20.3” Task Force |
70/350 | 188/564 |
Spetsnaz 100 Rnd + 20.3” Task Force VDV 100 Rnd Fast Mag + 20.3” Task Force |
93/465 | 251/753 |
Attachments[]
Optic[]
- Kobra Red Dot
- Axial Arms 3x
- Visiontech 2x
- Millstop Reflex
- Sillix Holoscout
- Royal & Kross 4x
- SUSAT Multizoom
- Quickdot LED
- Hawksmoor
- Hangman RF
- Vulture Custom Zoom
- Noch Sova Thermal
Muzzle[]
Barrel[]
- 16.5" Cut Down
- 16.5" Spetsnaz RPK Barrel
- 16.5" Division
- 14.7" GRU Cut Down
- 20.3" Match Grade
- 20.3" Task Force
Body[]
- Steady Aim Laser
- Mounted Flashlight
- KGB Target Designator
- GRU 5mw Laser Sight
- Tiger Team Spotlight
- Ember Sighting Point
Underbarrel[]
Magazine[]
Handle[]
Stock[]
Blueprints[]
Blueprint | Image | Rarity | How to obtain |
---|---|---|---|
Big Comrade | Legendary | Tracer Pack: Violet Anime Bundle | |
Bunker Beetle | Legendary | Battle Pass Season One Tier 65 | |
Bush Snapper | Epic | Battle Pass Season Two Tier 51 | |
Carbon Composite | Legendary | Gilded Age III Pro Pack | |
Controlled Mayhem | Legendary | Tracer Pack: Disciple of Chaos Ultra Skin Bundle | |
Dark Forest | Legendary | Reward for completing the Call of Duty: Vanguard reveal event in Call of Duty: Warzone | |
Dawn Breaker | Epic | Blood Lust Bundle | |
Dead Bit | Legendary | Dead Ops Arcade Reactive Bundle | |
Dead Pharaoh | Legendary | Season One Combat Pack | |
Death's Protest | Legendary | Death's Veil Maxis Bundle | |
Dime Piece | Rare | Spoiled Rotten Bundle | |
Noxious | Legendary | Rebirth Island event Warzone reward | |
Prompt Input | Rare | Battle Pass Season Five Tier 35 | |
Rapid Projectile Destroyer | Epic | Jackhammer Bundle | |
Runaway Thunder | Rare | Sticky Situation Bundle | |
Shield Breaker | Legendary | Conqueror Bundle | |
The Cleaver | Legendary | Zeyna Operator Bundle | |
Viscosideath | Legendary | Tracer Pack: Ferro Fury Reactive Mastercraft Bundle | |
War Ship | Epic | The Destroyer Bundle | |
Wave Lord | Epic | Killer Surf Bundle |
Gallery[]
- For camouflage images, see RPD/Camouflage#Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
- For attachment images, see RPD/Attachments#Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
Trivia[]
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare[]
- The RPD has increased zoom in the campaign than its multiplayer counterpart. The same is true with the AK-47 and the AK-74u.
- The RPD's bipod will be removed if the Grip is attached.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[]
- In multiplayer, the RPD is always reloaded as if there was an optical attachment (the casing is simply closed instead of being slammed with the player's fist).
- The Create-a-Class image shows the RPD with a grip attachment, mostly obscured by the drum.
- The remastered RPD has a serial number of 毛 22056 and a Chinese Factory 36 logo (36 in a triangle).
Call of Duty: Black Ops II[]
- When put into the Weapon Locker in TranZit or Die Rise, it becomes the Galil in Buried.
- Unlike other soviet weapons, the RPD uses the United States version of ACOG.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered[]
- Upon the left side of the weapon near the buttstock, the number "38469" can be seen. This is easily noticeable without a camouflage applied.
- The bipod of the RPD is folded in the world model, HUD icon and Create-a-Class icon.
- The number 100 can be seen written on the belt drum. It is not visible on the world model, but can be seen whilst inspecting the weapon.
- The RPD has a serial number of "220846" and the Chinese Factory 46 logo with a number 46 inside a triangle can both be seen engraved behind the belt feed mechanism.
Call of Duty: Mobile[]
- The RPD has a serial number of "15900719"
- The inscription can be seen written on the gun however, the third line is not clear enough to be seen.
- 'MACHINE GUN 7.62mm'
- 'SERIAL NO 9/4A 00-ST C-1249'
- 'ASN 1052-C1-0277-6422'
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