The DShK is a belt-fed machine gun firing the 12.7×108mm cartridge, and uses a butterfly trigger. [16] Firing at 600 rounds per minute, it has an effective range of 2.4 km ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi), and can …

Nov 21, 2024 · A DShK captured by German troops during the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. The wheeled mount with an armored shield for infantry use weighed 346 lbs.

The 12.7×108mm cartridge is a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and anti-materiel rifle cartridge used by the former Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries, including Russia, China, Iran, North …

Feb 6, 2017 · The DShK is as famous in Russia as the 0.50" (12.7 mm) caliber M2 BMG is in the USA. First installed on ships just prior to World War II and it gradually replaced the ineffective …

The DShK 1938 is a Soviet heavy machine gun with a V-shaped "butterfly" trigger, firing the 12.7×108mm cartridge. The weapon was also used as a heavy infantry machine gun, in which …

The DShK or Degtyaryova-Shpagina Krupnokaliberny(Russian: Дегтярёва-Шпагина Крупнокалиберный; English: Degtyaryov-Shpagin Large Calibre) is an improved version of …

DShK is a belt-fed, air-cooled, gas-operated weapon that fires only in full-auto. Gas system has the 3 positions gas regulator. Bolt is locked in the receiver via two horisontally pivoted locking …

The DShK is a belt-fed machine gun firing the 12.7×108mm cartridge, and uses a butterfly trigger. Firing at 600 rounds per minute, it has an effective range of 2.4 km (1+1⁄2 mi), and can …

DShK Soviet, 12.7 mmMachine Gun Basic technical data Length 1 625 mm Barrel length 1 070 mm Cartridge 12.7 mm Rate of fire 600 rounds/min Muzzle velocity 850 m/s (2,788 ft/s) Feed …

The DShK was used through WW2 as main armamment of early light tanks, an anti-aircraft weapon and also as an heavy infantry support gun. Some DShK were used on pintle mounts …