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| backgroundinfo = The DP (Degtyarev Pechotnyi) is a Soviet-made gas operated Light Machine Gun introduced in 1928 that uses the 7.62x54mmR caliber in a 47-round drum. With a barrel length of 23.8 inches, and a total length of 51 inches, the DP's weight unloaded was 20.5 pounds. Firing an average 500-600 rounds per minute, the DP was a simple and rugged design, and so well liked that over 795,000 units were built, and thus has seen 9 wars in combat.
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*Some of DP-28s was modified to be an AAA Machinegun by putting 4 of them, called DTM-4.<ref>[http://www.bratishka.ru/archiv/2010/5/images/2010051007.jpg Quadmount DP-28]</ref>*The experimental Hopper-Fed System for the DP-28 had been conducted after Japanese Invasion of Manchuria and Soviet-Japan Border Skirmish. Using the feeding mechanism as Japanese Type 11 Machinegun does, DP-28 replaced the cumbersome standard pan magazine with detachable hopper where the operator able to refill even the hopper was still attached with 5-stripper clips. However, the hopper mechanism is vulnerable of dust and dirt entrance. This so called Kubynov Hopper-Fed DP-28.<ref>[https://www.forgottenweapons.com/kubynov-hopper-fed-dp28/ Kubynov DP-28 on Forgotten Weapons]</ref>*Later, further experiment of DP-28 known as DPDPM-36 conducted with several improvement and replacement. The DPDPM-36 doesn't use equipped with a standard Pan Magazine, where it replaced by box magazine and Maxim belt-fed system. Also, the Paratrooper version had a bayonet lug attached and shorter barrel.<ref>[https://www.forgottenweapons.com/soviet-experimental-dpm-36-lmg-variations/ DPDPM-38 variations of Forgotten Weapons]</ref>
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