PKM/FC2

Overview	Far Cry 2	Far Cry 3	Far Cry 4

PKM
Stats
Damage	Medium
Magazine Size	100
Maximum Ammunition	400
Prices
Price	10
Reliability upgrade	3
Accuracy upgrade	3
Ammunition upgrade	15

The PKM is a light machine gun featured in Far Cry 2.

This weapon is a very nice supplement to any primary weapon. Its large magazine size allows the player to take out several enemies before having to reload. In addition, its large ammunition capacity ensures that the player is unlikely to run out of ammunition. The PKM is also very durable, which makes it even more useful, especially as a backup weapon for a sniper.

However, it has extremely high recoil, especially when hip-firing. Burst-firing is a necessity in order to be accurate when attacking a distant target. It is strongly recommended to purchase the accuracy upgrade in order to reduce the recoil.

The upgraded PKM is an excellent all-around special weapon — it has moderately high damage, a decent rate of fire, good accuracy, more manageable recoil with the Accuracy Upgrade, and can last for over 1500 shots with the Reliability Upgrade. It becomes an extremely powerful, balanced, all-purpose weapon. It is almost instantly available to the player, as it can be bought in Weapon Shop right after finishing the tutorial.

Although it has much higher recoil than the M249, the PKM is superior in its reliability. The PKM (along with the AK-47) is one of the few weapons in Far Cry 2 you can trust for long periods of use. This, combined with the fact that the PKM can be purchased and upgraded for relatively cheap, means that the PKM is still a worthwhile weapon to use even if the player has unlocked the M249.

Reliability

With the Reliability Upgrade, the PKM will start to jam somewhere between the 615th shot and the 1130th shot and will eventually break on the 1875th (compared with the M-249 SAW's 1500th) shot (3 full bandoliers x 500 rounds + 3 full magazines x 100 rounds + 75 rounds).

Trivia

• The real-life PKM fires the 7.62x54mmr (Or Rimmed) cartridge. These are centerfire rounds that often are corrosive to the firearm and will necessitate detailed cleaning after firing to prevent the arm from rusting.

Gallery

A real PKM