u/Cold_Commander

Situation: I’m currently trying to create a Cold War tabletop wargame. My next milestone is to establish what weapons & equipment the different infantry groups of different nations use.

Question: I’m looking at what weapons are being used at a squad/section level by the Soviets. My biggest dilemma is to do with the allocation of LMGs and GPMGs.
Sources contradict each other without explanation:
- 1 RPK per squad, 1 PKM per company
- 1 RPK per squad, 1 PKM per platoon
- 1 RPK and 1 PKM per squad
- Just 1 PKM per squad

I’m incredibly confused and I don’t know how to go about finding a concrete answer.

Are some sources incorrect or are all correct but dependent on the year of service?

Tank you for any guidance on how to figure this out.