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	CALIBER	7.62mm Russian
	DAMAGE	2d6+4
	RATE OF FIRE	20 per round
	MAGAZINE CAPACITY	47 rounds
	ACTION	full-automatic
	LOADING	drum magazine
	BASE RANGE	110 yards
	MALFUNCTION	98-96-75
	YEAR	1926
COMBAT USE: Red Army troops

The Degtyarev Pakhontnyi (DP) was the standard issue light machine gun for Soviet infantry throughout the Second World War. The gun was used extensively during the Spanish Civil War, which revealed several defects that were corrected to make the DP thoroughly effective.