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The RPK 74 is a modernized version of the famous Russian RPK light machine gun, and is used to this day in many countries around the world. The RPK 74 was first featured in Battlefield 2, and will return in Battlefield 3 as the starter LMG for the Russian forces.

Introduced in 1974 together with the AK-74 assault rifle and chambered for the new 5.45x39mm high-velocity cartridge. The RPK-74 derives from the AK-74 rifle, with modifications that mirror those made to the AKM to create the RPK. The RPK-74 also uses a longer and heavier chrome-plated barrel, which has a new gas block with a gas channel at a 90° angle to the bore axis, and a ring for the cleaning rod. The RPK-74 was also equipped with a folding bipod and a different front sight tower. The muzzle is threaded for a flash suppressor or blank-firing device.