The SKS (Russian: Самозарядный карабин системы Симонова, romanized: Samozaryadny karabin sistemy Simonova, lit. 'self-loading carbine of the Simonov system') is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in the 1940s.

Mar 12, 2024 · Contrary to popular belief, the SKS was not the first 7.62×39 mm weapon put into service in the Red / Soviet Army: it was in fact preceded by a few months by the “RPD” light machine gun: validated in 1944, the weapon was put into production in …

Dec 19, 2019 · The RPD was a belt-fed, gas-operated weapon with a locking system similar in principle to that of its World War II predecessor.

Dec 1, 2001 · The Rushnol Pulemet Degtyareva (RPD) was fielded in the early 1950s and would become the Red Army’s standard issue light machine gun and squad automatic weapon. An evolution of other designs by design engineer Vasily Alexseyevich Degtyarev, the RPD is a gas operated, open-bolt, locked-breech design.

Jan 1, 2023 · Along with the RPD light machine gun, the SKS was among the first small arms to be chambered for the 7.62x39mm M43 round, which the Soviets developed in response to the German Army’s 7.92x33mm Kurz ammo that was used for the StG44/MP44 (Sturmgewehr).

Aug 5, 2021 · The original ‘new’ soviet post-WWII infantry layout was going to be the SKS as the primary, the AK replacing the PPsh sub gun types, and the RPD as the squad light machine gun. Simple. All ate the new 7.62×39 M43 ammunition.

Oct 15, 2013 · Designed by Vasily Degtyaryov, Sergei Simonov, and Alexei Sudayev, designers respectively of the DP-28/DPM, the SKS, and the PPS submachine gun; the RPD was chambered for the new 7.62x39mm cartridge and was initially intended as a companion weapon to the SKS.

Jun 8, 2015 · If taken in the general weapon system, then the PK + RPK + AK system is better than the SKS + RPD. The RPD bridged the gap between the SKS and RP-46, which was at the company level, i.e. was a machine gun in the "squad-platoon" link.

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Mar 12, 2024 · Pour ses travaux sur la SKS, S.G. Simonov recevra le Prix Staline en 1949, en même temps que M.T. Kalashnikov pour ses travaux sur l’AK et V.A. Degtyarev pour ses travaux sur la RPD. Ce dernier, décédé le 19 Janvier 1949, recevra ce prix à titre posthume.