HMG PK-16 vs Vz. 58: Specs Compared

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of HMG PK-16

ASmall arms

HMG PK-16

Heavy machine gun

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

BSmall arms

Vz. 58

Assault rifle

Credit

Jan Hrdonka ( en:User:Hrd10 ) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

HMG PK-16Length

1.5 m

Length source ↗

Vz. 58vz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

HMG PK-16larger figure on 1 of 2

Barrel length+157%

Vz. 58larger figure on 1 of 2

Rate of fire+40%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 48 rows sourced on both sides

1.5m

1mvz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.5 m

Length

Single source

1,500 mm^[source]

0.845 m

vz. 58 P

Single source

0.845 m

vz. 58 V stock extended /

Single source

0.636 m

vz. 58 V stock folded

Single source

1 m

vz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

Single source

vz. 58 P: 845 mm (33.3 in) vz. 58 V 845 mm (33.3 in) stock extended / 636 mm (25.0 in) stock folded 1,000 mm (39.4 in) with bayonet fixed^[source]

520mm

72mmstock folded

Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.52 m

Width

Single source

520 mm^[source]

0.057 m

stock extended

Single source

0.072 m

stock folded

Single source

57 mm (2.2 in) stock extended 72 mm (2.8 in) stock folded^[source]

—

255mm

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.255 m

Height

Single source

255 mm (10.0 in)^[source]

30±2 kg

2.91kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

30±2 kg^[source]

2.91 kg

Mass

Single source

2.91 kg (6.42 lb)^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

Crew

Single source

2^[source]

1.5–1.6kmEffective; Effective firing range

2.8kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1.5–1.6 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1,500-1,600 m^[source]

0.1–0.8 km

Effective; sight adjustments

Single source

2.8 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

100–800 m sight adjustments^[source]

2,800 m^[source]

390mm

Barrel length+157%

All recorded figures & sources

1.003 m

Barrel length

Single source

1,003 mm^[source]

0.39 m

Barrel length

Single source

390 mm (15.4 in)^[source]

540–600rounds/min

800rpm

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

540–600 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

540-600 rounds/min^[source]

800 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

800 rounds/min^[source]

810m/s

705m/sMuzzle energy : 1988 J

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

810 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

810 m/s^[source]

705 m/s

Muzzle energy : 1988 J

Single source

705 m/s (2,313 ft/s) Muzzle energy : 1988 J^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

HMG PK-16 and Vz. 58 configuration
Specification	HMG PK-16	Vz. 58
Type	Heavy machine gun^[source]	Assault rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Pakistan^[source]	Czechoslovakia^[source]
In service	November 2016-present^[source]	1959–present^[source]
Used by	Pakistan^[source]	See Users^[source]
Designer	POF^[source]	Jiří Čermák^[source]
Manufacturer	POF^[source]	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]
Calibre	12.7×108mm^[source]	—
Action	Gas operated^[source]	Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock^[source]
Feed system	Ammunition belt^[source]	Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded^[source]
Wars	—	Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Communist rebellion in the Philippines Cyprus conflicts Lebanese Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) The Troubles South African Border War Eritrean War of Independence Gulf War Burundian Civil War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kivu Conflict First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]
Designed	—	1956–1958^[source]
Produced	—	1959–1982^[source]
No. built	—	Approx. 920,000^[source]
Variants	—	See Variants^[source]
Cartridge	—	7.62×39mm^[source]
Sights	—	Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Burundi Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Cyprus Reported operator · Eritrea Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Guatemala Reported operator · Guinea Reported operator · India Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Kurdistan Reported operator · Ivory Coast Reported operator · Laos Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Mozambique Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Slovakia Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Tanzania Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam

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HMG PK-16

Vz. 58

Type

Heavy machine gun^[source]

Assault rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Pakistan^[source]

Czechoslovakia^[source]

In service

November 2016-present^[source]

1959–present^[source]

Used by

Pakistan^[source]

See Users^[source]

Designer

POF^[source]

Jiří Čermák^[source]

Manufacturer

POF^[source]

Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]

Calibre

12.7×108mm^[source]

—

Action

Gas operated^[source]

Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock^[source]

Feed system

Ammunition belt^[source]

Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded^[source]

Wars

—

Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Communist rebellion in the Philippines Cyprus conflicts Lebanese Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) The Troubles South African Border War Eritrean War of Independence Gulf War Burundian Civil War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kivu Conflict First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Designed

—

1956–1958^[source]

Produced

—

1959–1982^[source]

No. built

—

Approx. 920,000^[source]

Variants

—

See Variants^[source]

Cartridge

—

7.62×39mm^[source]

Sights

—

Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Burundi
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Cyprus
Reported operator · Eritrea
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Guatemala
Reported operator · Guinea
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Kurdistan
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Mozambique
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Slovakia
Reported operator · Somalia
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam