The Zakłady Mechaniczne "Tarnów" UKM-2000 is a 7.62x51 mm NATO medium machine gun or medium machine gun designed in Tarnów, Poland.
On March 12, 1999 Poland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. A problem arose with modifying the weapons of the Polish Army to use the standard NATO ammunition. A decision was made to develop a new general purpose machine gun. The construction was based on the design of the successful PK/PKS machine gun.
The UKM-2000C is a secondary arment of KTO Rosomak IFV.
| UKM-2000 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Medium machine gun |
| Place of origin | Poland |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Poland |
| Wars | Iraq, Afghanistan |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 2000 |
| Variants | UKM-2000P, UKM-2000D, UKM-2000C |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 8.4 kg (18.52 lb) |
| Length | 1,203 mm (47.4 in) |
| Barrel length | 547 mm (21.5 in) |
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| Cartridge | 7.62x51mm NATO |
| Action | Gas-actuated, rotating bolt |
| Rate of fire | 600-700 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 840 m/s (2,756 ft/s) |
| Feed system | Belt (100, 200 or 250-round) |
