Though not requested, I decided to give a shot in creating another Finnish weapon for 2013.
7.62 KvKK 62
The Finnish light machinegun, now being phased out in the favour of heavier PKM machinegun. It, like the PKM, is used as a SAW and imbedded in every infantry squad. While frontline troops have already been equiped with the PKM, second line of reservists still field this very fast firing and accurate weapon.
The operation is mostly copied from the Czech vz. 52 machinegun. The weapon has no quick-changee barrel, but the hard-chromed barrel can withstand a huge volume of fire before heating up to a degree where it starts to bend (this has been tested by the author
). It has a very high rate of sustainable fire, around 1000-1100 rounds per minute, but individuals with experience with the weapon can actually use it to fire single shots (single shots posible by the decree of the GM).
The weapon has an integrated bipod as well as a carrying handle on the top as well as a suspender styled dual sling that allows stowing the weapon on the back like a rucksack (usefulness can be debated) and the cleaning rod is mounted on the side of the buttstock. For logistical purposes the KvKK, short for Kevyt Konekivääri (=light machinegun), uses the same 7.62x39mm cartridge as the Finnish assault rifle, which allows the squad to allocate ammo for the machinegun from it's own internal stores (and by the time of it's creation, from the most probable enemy, the USSR).
Many of those, who have gotten to handle and fire this weapon learn three or four things very quickly. First, the weapon is very, very accurate. Second, when assembling the weapon after cleaning it, be careful whe attaching the upper reciever to the lower, or you lose some skin as the parts slide in place and the recoil spring and rod asembly can be screwed in to place so that the weapon can neither be loaded or fired. Third, when firing blanks or weaker charges than the normal combat round (the Soviet/Russian M43), the heavy bolt assembly will not far enough to recharge the weapon and thus causing jams. Fourth thing is that the trigger assembly in the older weapons will most probably fail at some point, causing the weapon to cyclic through the remaining belt unless the gunner grasps the belt and yanks it, causing a missfeed.
Caliber 7.62x39mm
Capacity 100
Damage 7
Penetration x2/x3
Range M/S
Rate of Fire B4/B14
Speed 4/6/9
Recoil 6
Bulk 5
Weight 8.5kg
Barter Value GG1,300
Street Price $4,400
Stage III quirks:
Quirky Trigger: Once the Wear-value of the weapon reaches 6 or higher, roll twice for malfunctions with the latter roll recieving +1 to the actual Wear-value. If the second roll fails, the weapon enters in a 'wild fire'-condition, emptying the remaining rounds on the belt at the highest possible rate of fire, unless the gunner uses an action to stop it by yanking the belt. The trigger spring must be replaced after this, either by cannibalizing or manufacturing a new one.
Cold Tolerance: Built on standards to allow reliable operation in the Finnish climate, the weapons maintenance requirements are not raised by cold weather and extreme cold is treated like cold.