PKM

PKM (ПКМ, Пулемёт Калашникова Модернизированный: "Kalashnikov's Machine-gun Modernized") is a Russian general-purpose machine gun in Counter-Strike Online.

Overview
The Russian PKM is a belt-fed, general purpose machine gun that holds 150 cartridges of 7.62 NATO per belt container. It is equipped with the same operation system that the AK-47 utilizes and its successful light weight body boasts excellent mobility as well as reliability. It uses three-round burst for its secondary fire mode.

Advantages

 * High magazine size
 * Conserve ammunition when switched to burst fire mode
 * High accuracy in burst fire mode
 * High rate of fire
 * High damage
 * Can undergo Weapon Enhancement
 * Free to obtain permanently for Indonesia during event

Disadvantages

 * Expensive
 * High recoil
 * Heavy weight
 * Long reload time
 * Purchasable only by cash points (except in Indonesia. Obtained freely by login in from 11 September - 14 September)

Release date

 * Japan: This weapon was released on October 19, 2011.
 * Singapore/Malaysia: This weapon was released on February 13, 2013 alongside Skyline.
 * Indonesia: This weapon can be obtained permanently free by logging in on September 11, 2013 after maintenance until 23:59 P.M, September 14, 2013 (GMT+7).
 * South Korea: The gold edition was released on 5 December 2013 alongside Savery.

Tips

 * 150 rounds of PKM can deal 4500 ~ 9000 damages to zombies if all bullets hit the target.
 * In zombie mods, combine with Deadly Shot for massive damage.
 * PKM deals the same damage as MG3.
 * Rate of fire and reload time are the same as M249.
 * Treat this weapon just like FAMAS and MG3.
 * Fire in brust with primary fire mode is very inaccurate. use s econdary fire mode instead.
 * Use primary fire mode when dealing with enemies in middle/close range, while use s econdary fire mode when dealing with enemies in far distances.

Weapon Enhancement
PKM can undergo Weapon Enhancement to upgrade its performance.

Counter-Terrorist

 * Soviet.png: Used by Spetsnaz.
 * Russia.png: Still using by Spetsnaz today.
 * Usa flag.png: A SEAL operative is seen armed with a PKM in the promotion poster.

PKM Gold Edition


PKM Gold Edition is the gold-plated version of PKM. It is lighter than the original weapon. PKM Gold can only be obtained rarely from Code Box.

Positive

 * Lighter (+1%)
 * Cheaper (-$150)
 * More accurate (+1%)

Neutral

 * Same reload time (4.7 seconds)
 * Same damage (30)

Negative

 * Smaller magazine size (-50)
 * Lower rate of fire (-1%)

PKM
Firing sound

Reload sound

Draw sound



Trivia

 * The PKM in real-life is only chambered with 7.62×54mm Russian only instead of 7.62 NATO.
 * The PKM has no burst-fire mode in real-life. It can be fired in full automatic only.
 * The PKM is usually used by former Soviet states and third-world countries' military. It also has many license and unlicensed copies.
 * The PK machine gun was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov (the designer of the AK-47) in the 1960s and entered service of the Soviet army in the 1965. It has been used in wars such as the,Soviet-Afghanistan war and Chechen wars. Today,this weapon is still in service in the Russian military.
 * This weapon can hold up to 250 rounds.
 * This is the only machine gun in-game that has a burst-fire mode.
 * It is rare to find out users that use this machine gun in most modes,but it is categorized as a hot weapon in shop.
 * Although In-game it uses 7.62 NATO,when you purchasing the PKM in-game it states that it is chambered with 7.62×54mm Russian.