12.7x108mm Machine Gun
12.7mm caliber heavy machine gun of Soviet origin, was designed to replace the DShK machine gun and was adopted by the Soviet Army in 1971.
Type
Role
Country of Origin
Introduction
Note
It is no longer being produced in Russia, the manufacturing license for the 12.7x108 mm machine gun ended up in Kazakhstan after the break-up of the Soviet Union. It has been manufactured in Bulgaria, India, Poland and Yugoslavia under license.
Mass:
- 25 kg (55.12 lb) (gun only)
- 41 kg (90.39 lb) on tripod
- 11 kg (24.25 lb) (50-round belt)
Length: 1,560 mm (61.4 in)
Cartridge: 12.7×108mm
Caliber: 12.7 mm
Action: Gas-operated
Rate of fire: 700–800 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 845 m/s (2,772 ft/s)
Effective firing range: - 1500 m vs. air (maximum); - 2000 m vs. ground targets
Feed system: 50-round belt
Sights: Iron sights
Type of packaging
Quantity per pack
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12.7x108mm Machine Gun
Description
Type
Role
Country of Origin
Introduction
Note
12.7mm caliber heavy machine gun of Soviet origin, was designed to replace the DShK machine gun and was adopted by the Soviet Army in 1971.
It is no longer being produced in Russia, the manufacturing license for the 12.7x108 mm machine gun ended up in Kazakhstan after the break-up of the Soviet Union. It has been manufactured in Bulgaria, India, Poland and Yugoslavia under license.
Technical data and Packaging
Mass:
- 25 kg (55.12 lb) (gun only)
- 41 kg (90.39 lb) on tripod
- 11 kg (24.25 lb) (50-round belt)
Length: 1,560 mm (61.4 in)
Cartridge: 12.7×108mm
Caliber: 12.7 mm
Action: Gas-operated
Rate of fire: 700–800 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 845 m/s (2,772 ft/s)
Effective firing range: - 1500 m vs. air (maximum); - 2000 m vs. ground targets
Feed system: 50-round belt
Sights: Iron sights
Type of packaging
Quantity per pack
Number in a wooden case
Dimensions of a wooden case
Weight of the package
Weight of wooden case
Weight
Volume m3
UN Number
Hazard Class
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