RPD

The RPD is a light machine gun featured in BlastGen. It appears in all modes.

Campaign
It appears in the hands of both the Czech Militia and Russian Army soldiers alike, used by machine gunners. However, the RPD is a rare weapon seen only in Prison Break while Czech Militia machine gunners will only appear in the later stages of the campaign, such as Final Fight. It is a very powerful weapon, killing in one shot to the chest, and has a 75 round belt and a good rate of fire, however it has a large amount of recoil to counteract this.

Multiplayer
The RPD is unlocked at Rank 10 and is the second light machine gun unlocked. It is an overall balanced LMG, with a fair ammo capacity and good damage. It deals about 45 damage per shot, leading to a 3 shot kill, or a 2 shot kill if one bullet hits the head. This damage is average for its class, with only the Priest dealing higher damage. The fire rate is average for its class, capping at about 788 RPM. This is faster than the UMP-5 but is outclassed by the MAC-12. It has superior surface penetration, being able to shoot through most thin surfaces with relative ease with little to no damage penalty. It has an average capacity of 75 rounds, only being outclassed by the M249 SAW in terms of default ammo capacity. On top of all of that, it has a very long range, with a maximum damage range of about 100 metres before damage dropoff occurs. The only downside on top of all of this is the high recoil, which bounces sideways a little bit much, but it can be managed.

Attachments wise the RPD has very good choices. The ACOG Sight or Sniper Scope essentially turn the RPD into a long range killing machine, combined with the recoil reducing effects of the Foregrip, turn the RPD into a formidable weapon at medium to long range. Extended Mags increases the magazine size to a jaw-droppping 120 rounds, allowing it to maintain suppressing fire in an area without needing to reload. Laser Sight is not a good option for the RPD, as its meant to be used as more of a suppressive fire weapon. Rapid Fire is a very good option as it increase the fire rate to a gargantuan 1182 RPM, which will dramatically increase recoil, but will speed up the TTK speed by a large amount.

Overall, the RPD is a balanced weapon, however it has some minor weaknesses that can be remedied with certain attachments. While it isn't a terrible weapon, it is nowhere close to a good one either. The M249 SAW and MG12 surpass the RPD in fire rate and capacity while the Priest beats it out in the damage department. Despite this, the RPD is a good weapon for laying down suppressive fire. It simply cannot function well without attachments, however.

Zombies
The RPD appears in the Zombies mode as one of the three LMGs avaliable, alongside the Priest and MG12. It appears as a wallbuy on the map Townhouse for 2000 points and in the Strongbox in other maps. It deals a decent amount of damage, about 90 damage per shot which is a 2-3 shot kill when aiming at the chest or a one shot to the head in the early rounds. It has a lower fire rate than its multiplayer counterpart, which caps at about 709 RPM. While this is faster than most semi automatic weapons can fire, its still very slow. The slow fire rate can somewhat be remedied using Speedy Trigger, which will increase the fire rate to about 921 RPM.

When upgraded in the Upgrade Machine, it becomes the Blade of Taisiya, sporting a large increase in damage and a larger magazine. It also gains a Foregrip which offers no real benefit except when Speedy Trigger is active, to then it will reduce the added recoil. The Blade of Taisiya's one shot headshot potential lasts until about round 13-15, to which it will slowly become a 3-5 shot kill. It is much more effective than the MG12, as it has higher damage and more ammo to work with. However, the MG12 has a faster fire rate and a larger magazine, at the cost of a lower amount of reserve ammo.

Trivia

 * The SVU shares ammo with the RPD, despite them not being chambered in the same round.
 * The RPD gains a unique reskin when Hollow Points is attached, gaining a rail system.
 * The upgraded name references Queen Taisiya, the queen of Russia in the game's timeline.