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General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)
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MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 79
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Sustained Firepower
85
Effective Range
75
Penetration
70
Reliability
90
Accuracy
80
Barrel Endurance
85
Mount Versatility
70
Controllability
85
Portability
60
Cost-Effectiveness
80
Methodology ↗ → General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG) ranking
ManufacturerDegtyarev plant
CategoryGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)
Operators24 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)ranking ↗methodology ↗
79
General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG) MASS Rating
17/131
All-Time
General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG) · 10 axes scored
Sustained Firepower
85
Effective Range
75
Penetration
70
Reliability
90
Accuracy
80
Barrel Endurance
85
Mount Versatility
70
Controllability
85
Portability
60
Cost-Effectiveness
80
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the general purpose machine guns (gpmg) category.
01 / Overview
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Category
General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)
Prime contractor
Degtyarev plant
Operators
24 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUNS (GPMG)
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
88
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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MASS SCORE ↗
79
general purpose machine guns (gpmg) category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the general purpose machine guns (gpmg) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
04 / Operators
Operator Countries24country
AustraliaACTIVECanadaACTIVECzech RepublicACTIVEFranceACTIVEGermanyACTIVEIndiaACTIVEIsraelACTIVEItalyACTIVEJapanACTIVEJordanACTIVENew ZealandACTIVENorwayACTIVEPolandACTIVEPortugalACTIVERomaniaACTIVESaudi ArabiaACTIVESingaporeACTIVESouth KoreaACTIVESpainACTIVESwedenACTIVE
05 / MASS Score
GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUNS (GPMG) RANKING General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)
#19 RU Pecheneg machine gun VARIANT 79 #20 IT Beretta MG 42/59 VARIANT 79 #21 DA (this weapon) 79 #22 US M134 Minigun 79 #23 RU NSVT 78
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
17GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUNS (GPMG)16PERFORMANCE/PRICE · GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUNS (GPMG)
ⓘ Rankings are within theGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)category.
General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG) Degtyarev plant
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