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Wikipedia: RPK

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The English Wikipedia article on RPK, consulted for its own description of the weapon. The RPK is a Soviet 7.62×39mm light machine gun/squad automatic weapon that was developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the early 1960s, in parallel with the AKM assault rifle.

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Citation
Publisher
Wikipedia
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPK
Source Type
Encyclopedia
Assessment
Reliability Tier
4
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Wikipedia: RPK
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)

This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Weapons Systems, 9 claims: 2 well-attested, 4 holds, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.

Well-attested

7

Weapons Systems

Holds

4

Weapons Systems

General References

3

Weapons Systems

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