List of Proletarian Liberation Army equipment in the Second Great War

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Individual Equipment

Knives

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
N-36  Gorbatov Knife/Bayonet File:N-36.png Bayonet knife issued for the AV-36 battle rifle, mainly saw service with units armed with the aforementioned rifle.
N-40  Gorbatov
 Stasnov
Knife File:N-40.png Copy of the Stasnovan NR-40 combat knife, saw widespread use by Gorbatov during GW2.

Firearms

Pistols

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
R-86  Gorbatov
 Stasnov
Revolver 7.62×38mmR File:R-86.png 7-round cylinder, Gorbatovic version of the Stasnovan Nagant revolver, saw widespread use by the PLA in the early years of GW2, with continued late-war use by special forces, due to its capability of having a silencer attachment.
P-31  Gorbatov
 Stasnov
Semi-automatic pistol 7.62×25mm File:P-31 Old.png 8-round magazine, copy of the Stasnovan TT-33 pistol, mainstay pistol of the PLA during the span of the war, modernized variant (P-31M) still sees service with Gorbatov's paramilitary forces.
P-42  Gorbatov Semi-automatic pistol 7.62×25mm File:P-42.png 8-round magazine, developed from captured Grozyar PP pistols during the Siege of Voronezh, mainly saw use by officers and elite units of the PLA during the span of the war.

Submachine guns

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
PP-38  Gorbatov Submachine gun 7.62×25mm File:PP-38.png 30-round magazine, first submachine gun used and developed by Gorbatov, but due to its fairly expensive cost, production was phased towards the cheaper PP-40, mainly used by special forces due to their limited numbers.
PP-40  Gorbatov Submachine gun 7.62×25mm File:PP-40.png 30-round magazine, developed as an answer to replace the fairly expensive PP-38, due to substantial mechanical troubles during the early years of the war, it was quickly phased out towards the more reliable PP-43.
PP-43  Gorbatov Submachine gun 7.62×25mm File:PP-43.png 35-round magazine, developed during the Siege of Voronezh, developed as a more reliable and cheaper alternative for the PP-40, it continued regular service with the PLA till 1956, and still sees continued use by paramilitary forces.

Rifles

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
V-91  Gorbatov
 Stasnov
Bolt-action rifle 7.62×54mmR File:V-91.png 5-round integral magazine, Gorbatovic version of the Stasnovan Mosin–Nagant rifle, mainstay rifle used by the PLA during the span of GW2.
V-44  Gorbatov
 Stasnov
Semi-automatic rifle 7.62×39mm File:V-44.png 10-round integral magazine, jointly developed by Gorbatov and Stasnov, sees the introduction of a newly developed intermediate cartridge (7.62x39mm), the rifle still sees continued use by the PLA as a ceremonial weapon.
AV-36  Gorbatov Battle rifle 7.62×54mmR File:AV-36.png 15-round magazine, Gorbatov's first self-loading rifle, also one of the first selective fire rifles adopted for military service in Atlas, soldiers often refrained from using the rifle in full-auto, as it was very unwieldy and wore down the rifle to a significant rate.

Machine guns

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
RK-30  Gorbatov
 Stasnov
Light machine gun 7.62×54mmR File:RK-30.png 47-round magazine, Gorbatovic version of the Stasnovan DP machine gun, main light machine gun used by the PLA during the span of GW2.
RK-44  Gorbatov Light machine gun 7.62×39mm File:RK-44.png 30-round magazine, uses a newly developed intermediate cartridge (7.62x39mm), mostly used by shock troops and elite units.
RK-46  Gorbatov Light machine gun 7.62×54mmR File:RK-46.png 250-round belt, essentially is a RK-30 converted into a belt fed machine gun, still sees limited service with the Gorbatov's paramilitary troops.
SK-39  Gorbatov
 Stasnov
Medium machine gun 7.62×54mmR File:SK-39.png 250-round belt, copy of the Stasnovan DS-39 machine gun, saw limited service during the war due to technical issues.
SK-43  Gorbatov
 Stasnov
Medium machine gun 7.62×54mmR File:SK-43 Old.png 200- or 250-round belt, copy of the Stasnovan SG-43 machine gun, made to replace the aging yet reliable CK-10 machine gun, modernized variant (SK-43M) continued regular service with the PLA till 1963, but continues limited service with the PLA's paramilitary troops.
CK-10  Gorbatov
 Stasnov
Heavy machine gun 7.62×54mmR File:CK-10.png 250-round belt, Gorbatovic version of the Stasnovan PM M1910 machine gun, one of the main machine guns used by the PLA during the war.
CK-39  Gorbatov
 Stasnov
Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm File:CK-39 Old.png 50-round belt, Gorbatovic version of the Stasnovan DShK machine gun, main heavy machine gun used by the PLA during the war, modernized variant (CK-39M) still continues service with the PLA.

Anti-tank rifles

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
PV-31  Gorbatov Recoilless anti-tank rifle 37mm File:PV-31.png 3-round integral magazine, one of the earliest examples of a weapon of this type to be adopted in Atlas, due to its complexity and poor service record in the war, the PV-31 was quickly phased out in favour with the lighter and more reliable PV-41.
PV-41  Gorbatov
 Stasnov
Semi-automatic anti-tank rifle 14.5×114mm File:PV-41.png 5-round integral magazine, jointly developed by Gorbatov and Stasnov, main anti-tank rifle of the PLA during the span of the war, also designers of the rifle used a scaled-down PV-41 design for the V-44, that would accommodate the new 7.62×39mm cartridge.

Grenade launchers

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
HP-28  Gorbatov
 Stasnov
Rifle grenade launcher 40.5mm File:HP-28.png Gorbatovic copy of a Stasnovan grenade launcher attachment for V-91 rifle.
AHP-31  Gorbatov Automatic grenade launcher 40.8x17mm File:AHP-31.png 5-round clip, later versions had 5-round magazines inserted from the top, similarly with the PV-31, the AHP-31 was one of the earliest examples of a weapon of this type to be adopted in Atlas, saw limited service during the war due to various technical issues that plagued the innovative weapon.
RH-44  Gorbatov Rocket-propelled grenade launcher 30mm File:RH-44.png Re-loadable anti-tank grenade launcher developed by Gorbatov after extensive test from captured Axis rocket launchers, saw extensive use by Stasnovan and Gorbatovic forces use during the latter half of the war.